2022 MLS Re-Entry Draft

The 2022 MLS Re-Entry Draft was conducted in two stages, as it has been in previous years. Stage 1 took place on November 17, 2022, and Stage 2 took place on November 22, 2022. All 28 existing Major League Soccer club and its newest expansion club St. Louis City SC took place in the 2022 MLS Re-Entry Draft. The draft order was set in reverse order of the 2022 Major League Soccer season standing after completion of the 2022 MLS Cup Playoffs. Because St. Louis City SC did not participate in the 2022 MLS season, they would have the last position in the 2022 MLS Re-Entry Draft. Teams have the option to decline a selection throughout the draft.^[1]

2022 MLS Re-Entry Draft
General information
Date(s)	Stage 1: November 17, 2022 Stage 2: November 22, 2022
Overview
League	Major League Soccer
Teams	29
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If a club chooses a player in stage 1 of the Re-Entry draft, that club must either exercise an option for that player or extend them a Bona Fide offer. Clubs may not select any player from their own club who are eligible to be part of the Re-Entry draft. If a player is selected in the Re-Entry draft, and they have a current option on their contract, they will be automatically added to the drafting club's roster. If a club makes a Bona Fide Offer, and the selected player rejects the offer, the drafting club maintains the Right to First Refusal for that player in Major League Soccer.^[2]

Any player not selected by a team in Stage 1 of the Re-Entry draft are available in Stage 2, unless the player requests to opt-out through a written that they submit to the league. If a club selects a player in Stage 2 they have seven days to make an offer to the player. If the club and player cannot reach an agreement, the club retains the Right to First Refusal in Major League Soccer. Just as with Stage 1, clubs may not select their own players in Stage 2.^[2]

Stage One

Pick #	Drafting Team	Player	Position	Former Team
1	Austin FC[R1 trade 1]	Sofiane Djeffal[4]	MF	DC United
2	Toronto FC	Tomas Romero[4]	GK	Los Angeles FC
3	San Jose Earthquakes	PASS
4	Houston Dynamo FC	PASS
5	Chicago Fire FC	PASS
6	Atlanta United FC	PASS
7	Sporting Kansas City	PASS
8	Seattle Sounders FC	PASS
9	New England Revolution	PASS
10	Charlotte FC	PASS
11	Colorado Rapids	PASS
12	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	Karifa Yao[4]	DF	CF Montréal
13	Columbus Crew	PASS
14	Portland Timbers	PASS
15	Real Salt Lake	PASS
16	Orlando City SC	PASS
17	Inter Miami CF	PASS
18	Minnesota United FC	PASS
19	FC Cincinnati	PASS
20	Nashville SC	PASS
21	LA Galaxy	PASS
22	FC Dallas	PASS
23	New York Red Bulls	PASS
24	New York City FC	PASS
25	CF Montréal	PASS
26	D.C. United[R1 trade 1]	PASS
27	Philadelphia Union	PASS
28	Los Angeles FC	PASS
29	St. Louis City SC	PASS

1. No. 1: DC United → Austin FC. November 17, 2022: Austin FC acquired the #1 pick in Stage 1 of the 2022 MLS Re-Entry Draft from DC United in exchange for $50,000 in general allocation money and the 26th pick in Stage 1 of the 2022 MLS Re-Entry Draft^[3]

Stage Two

The second stage of the 2022 MLS Re-Entry Draft took place on Tuesday, November 22, 2022.

Pick #	Drafting Team	Player	Position	Former Team
1	New England Revolution[R2 trade 1]	Bobby Wood[5]	FW	Real Salt Lake
2	Toronto FC	Víctor Vázquez[5]	MF	Los Angeles Galaxy
3	San Jose Earthquakes	Michael Baldisimo[5]	MF	Vancouver Whitecaps FC
4	Houston Dynamo FC	Ifunanyachi Achara[5]	FW	Toronto FC
5	Chicago Fire FC	PASS
6	Atlanta United FC	PASS
7	Sporting Kansas City	PASS
8	Seattle Sounders FC	PASS
9	D.C. United[R2 trade 1]	PASS
10	Charlotte FC	PASS
11	Colorado Rapids	PASS
12	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	PASS
13	Columbus Crew	PASS
14	Portland Timbers	PASS
15	Real Salt Lake	PASS
16	Orlando City SC	PASS
17	Inter Miami CF	PASS
18	Minnesota United FC	PASS
19	FC Cincinnati	PASS
20	Nashville SC	PASS
21	LA Galaxy	PASS
22	FC Dallas	PASS
23	New York Red Bulls	PASS
24	New York City FC	PASS
25	CF Montréal	PASS
26	Austin FC	PASS
27	Philadelphia Union	PASS
28	Los Angeles FC	PASS
29	St. Louis City SC	PASS

After the Second Stage concluded, teams were allowed to select players who were on their own roster in 2022.^[5]

Round 2

Pick #	Drafting Team	Player	Position	Former Team
30	Sporting Kansas City	Nicolas Isimat-Mirin[5]	DF	Sporting Kansas City
31	Colorado Rapids	Lucas Esteves[5]	DF	Colorado Rapids

1. No. 1: DC United → New England Revolution. November 22, 2022: New England Revolution acquired the #1 pick in Stage 2 of the 2022 MLS Re-Entry Draft from DC United in exchange for $50,000 in general allocation money and the 9th pick in Stage 2 of the 2022 MLS Re-Entry Draft^[5]