Major League Soccer's newest expansion team had the opportunity to select five players in the 2024 MLS Expansion Draft. Before the draft even kicked off though, San Diego FC acquired CJ dos Santos from Inter Miami and Christopher McVey from D.C. United, bringing their total number of players up to nine.

San Diego FC added three players to its roster during the MLS Expansion Draft Wednesday night. Why it matters: With its two other picks, SDFC selected and traded two players in exchange for another first-round pick in the upcoming MLS SuperDraft and more money to spend on a prospect's salary.

Jasper Löffelsend is headed to San Diego. San Diego FC, Major League Soccer’s newest club set to begin play in 2025, took the German Colorado Rapids midfielder in the MLS expansion draft on Wednesday night as one of its five picks. As compensation, the Rapids received $50,000 in General Allocation Money (GAM).