Major League Soccer held its 2010 Expansion Draft today for the Portland Timbers and Vancouver Whitecaps FC, who begin MLS play in 2011. Each team selected 10 players from among nearly 200 available players unprotected by Major League Soccer clubs.
Four teams did not have a player selected: Houston Dynamo, LA Galaxy, New England Revolution, and New York Red Bulls. Eight teams had two players selected, while four teams had just one player taken in the Expansion Draft.
Below is a complete list of players selected in this year’s draft.
2010 MLS Expansion Draft Selections
(listed in order of selection)
| Pick | Selcted by | Player | Position | Former Club |
| 1 | Portland | Dax McCarty | Midfielder | FC Dallas |
| 2 | Vancouver | Sanna Nyassi | Midfielder | Seattle Sounders FC |
| 3 | Portland | Eric Brunner | Defender | Columbus Crew |
| 4 | Vancouver | Atiba Harris | Forward/Midfielder | FC Dallas |
| 5 | Portland | Adam Moffat | Midfielder | Columbus Crew |
| 6 | Vancouver | Nathan Sturgis | Defender | Seattle Sounders FC |
| 7 | Portland | Anthony Wallace | Defender/Midfielder | Colorado Rapids |
| 8 | Vancouver | Shea Salinas | Midfielder | Philadelphia Union |
| 9 | Portland | David Horst | Defender | Real Salt Lake |
| 10 | Vancouver | Alan Gordon | Forward | Chivas USA |
| 11 | Portland | Robbie Findley | Forward | Real Salt Lake |
| 12 | Vancouver | O’Brian White | Forward | Toronto FC |
| 13 | Portland | Peter Lowry | Midfielder | Chicago Fire |
| 14 | Vancouver | Alejandro Moreno | Forward | Philadelphia Union |
| 15 | Portland | Jonathan Bornstein | Defender | Chivas USA |
| 16 | Vancouver | Joe Cannon | Goalkeeper | San Jose Earthquakes |
| 17 | Portland | Jordan Graye | Defender | D.C. United |
| 18 | Vancouver | Jonathan Leathers | Defender | Sporting Kansas City |
| 19 | Portland | Arturo Alvarez | Forward/Midfielder | San Jose Earthquakes |
| 20 | Vancouver | John Thorrington | Midfielder | Chicago Fire |
