The Chicago Fire Soccer Club
announced their 11 protected players ahead of the 2010 MLS Expansion Draft on
Wednesday, Nov. 24 at 1 PM CT via conference call and streaming live on www.MLSsoccer.com. The Portland Timbers and
Vancouver Whitecaps will alternate selections through 10 rounds, selecting 20
players total from MLS’ other 16 clubs. Portland has the first overall pick;
Vancouver will select first in the MLS SuperDraft in Baltimore, MD on Thursday,
Jan. 13 at 11:00 AM CT.
“With two teams participating in
the expansion draft, you have to make difficult choices,” said Fire Technical
Director Frank Klopas. “This list reflects what makes the best sense for the
team at this point in time.”
Protected (11):
Mike Banner – MID
Calen Carr – FWD
Wilman Conde – DEF
Baggio Husidic – MID
Steven Kinney – DEF
Patrick Nyarko – MID
Marco Pappa – MID
Logan Pause – MID
Bratislav Ristic – MID
Gonzalo Segares - DEF
Kwame Watson-Siriboe – DEF
Unprotected
(9):
Nery Castillo - MID
Andrew Dykstra – GK
Collins John - FWD
Krzysztof Krol - DEF
Freddie Ljungberg – MID
Peter Lowry – MID
Dasan Robinson – DEF
John Thorrington - MID
Deris Umanzor – DEF
Players unavailable for selection due to Generation adidas/Home Grown
status (3):
Corben Bone – MID
Sean Johnson – GK
Victor Pineda - MID
