Austin FC select former LA Galaxy midfielder Joe Corona in 2020 MLS Expansion Draft

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Ahead of their 2021 inaugural season, Austin FC continue their roster-building with the Expansion Draft. 


Austin made five selections from the list of unprotected players revealed on Monday. Per draft rules, no MLS club can lose more than one player in the draft. 


Ten MLS teams — New York City FC, FC Cincinnati, Los Angeles Football Club, Columbus Crew SC, Seattle Sounders FC, Minnesota United FC, Portland Timbers, New England Revolution, Atlanta United, and Sporting Kansas City— were exempt after seeing players taken in the 2020 Expansion Draft by Nashville SC or Inter Miami.


1. Danny Hoesen


Forward — Age: 29 — Drafted from San Jose Earthquakes