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.
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.
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.
Stage One Pick # Drafting Team Player Position Former Team 1 Austin FC Sofiane Djeffal MF DC United 2 Toronto FC Tomas Romero 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 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 PASS 27 Philadelphia Union PASS 28 Los Angeles FC PASS 29 St. Louis City SC PASS
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 Bobby Wood FW Real Salt Lake 2 Toronto FC Víctor Vázquez MF Los Angeles Galaxy 3 San Jose Earthquakes Michael Baldisimo MF Vancouver Whitecaps FC 4 Houston Dynamo FC Ifunanyachi Achara 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 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.
Round 2 Pick # Drafting Team Player Position Former Team 30 Sporting Kansas City Nicolas Isimat-Mirin DF Sporting Kansas City 31 Colorado Rapids Lucas Esteves DF Colorado Rapids
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