COLUMBUS, Ohio - Major League Soccer held its 2007 Expansion Draft Wednesday for the League's 14th team, the San Jose Earthquakes, which selected 10 players to begin constructing its roster for the 2008 season. The Earthquakes selected one player each from 10 of the 13 MLS teams, including midfielder Ned Grabavoy from the Crew. San Jose will begin play in the Western Conference in the 2008 season, at Buck Shaw Stadium on the campus of Santa Clara University.
The 24-year-old Grabavoy recently completed his fourth MLS season. He was originally selected by Los Angeles in the second round (No. 14 overall) of the 2004 MLS SuperDraft, then acquired by the Columbus via trade on May 12, 2006. Grabavoy appeared in 36 games for the Crew, 27 of them stars, and tallied four goals and four assists. An Indiana University product, he has appeared in a total of 70 games in his MLS career.
The Colorado Rapids, Kansas City Wizards and Real Salt Lake were the three teams that did not have a player selected in the draft. Each of the 13 teams was allowed to protect 11 players, leaving all others unprotected and available for selection by the Earthquakes.
Below is the complete list of players selected in the 2007 MLS Expansion Draft:
1. Ryan Cochrane (Houston Dynamo)
- Clarence Goodson (FC Dallas)
- Ned Grabavoy (Columbus Crew)
- James Riley (New England Revolution)
- Joseph Vide (New York Red Bulls)
- Ivan Guerrero (Chicago Fire)
- Brian Carroll (D.C. United)
- Jason Hernandez (Chivas USA)
- Gavin Glinton (LA Galaxy)
- Chris Pozniak (Toronto FC)
