CHICAGO (Dec. 14, 2020) – Chicago Fire FC today announced its list of protected players in advance of the 2020 MLS Expansion Draft.
Scheduled to take place on Tuesday, Dec. 15 at 5:00 p.m. CT, the Expansion Draft will provide Austin FC with an opportunity to select up to five players in advance of its inaugural MLS campaign in 2021. Once one player has been selected from a team’s unprotected roster, that team cannot lose any further players.
The following Chicago Fire players are exempt from selection in the Expansion Draft:
Protected Players (12): midfielder Ignacio Aliseda, forward Robert Beriu0107, defender Jonathan Bornstein, defender Francisco Calvo, midfielder Przemysu0142aw Frankowski, midfielder Gastón Giménez, midfielder Fabian Herbers, midfielder Álvaro Medrán, defender Miguel Navarro, goalkeeper Bobby Shuttleworth, midfielder Luka Stojanoviu0107, defender Carlos Terán
Homegrown Exempt Players (11): goalkeeper Chris Brady, midfielder Javier Casas Jr.