San Diego FC selects Hamady Diop as top pick in MLS Expansion Draft
San Diego FC selected five players in the 2024 MLS Expansion Draft, including top pick Hamady Diop. Three players will stay with the team, while two were traded for assets. Diop, a 22-year-old defender from Senegal, has played four games for Charlotte FC. He joins Loffelsend and Bruseth, who are also part of the new roster. Thiago Andrade and Hosei Kijima were traded for allocation money and draft picks. San Diego FC will begin play in 2025 as the 30th team in MLS.