2018 MLS Re-Entry Draft
The 2018 MLS Re-Entry Draft took place on December 14, 2018 and December 20, 2018. All 24 Major League Soccer clubs were eligible to participate. The priority order for the MLS Re-Entry Draft was reverse order of finish in 2018, taking into account playoff performance. The 2019 expansion team, FC Cincinnati, had selection #24.
Available to all teams in Stage 1 of the Re-Entry draft were:
- Players who were at least 23 years old and had a minimum of three years of MLS experience whose contract options were not exercised by their clubs. They were available at their option salary for 2019.
- Players who were at least 25 years old with a minimum of four years of MLS experience who were out of contract and whose club did not wish to re-sign them at their previous salary. They were available for at least their 2018 salary.
- Free Agents that chose to participate.
Players who remained unselected after Stage 2 were made available to any MLS club on a first-come, first-served basis.
Teams also had the option of passing on their selection.
Available players
Players were required to meet age and service requirements to participate as stipulated by the terms of the MLS Collective Bargaining Agreement. The league released a list of all players available for the Re-Entry Draft on December 13, 2018.| Player | Released By | Re-Entry Draft Result |
| José Aja | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Not Selected |
| Vytas | D.C. United | Not Selected |
| Giles Barnes | Colorado Rapids | Not Selected |
| Louis Béland-Goyette | Montreal Impact | Not Selected |
| Joe Bendik | Orlando City SC | Not Selected |
| Calle Brown | Seattle Sounders FC | Not Selected |
| Jonathan Campbell | Chicago Fire | Not Selected |
| Ashley Cole | LA Galaxy | Not Selected |
| Drew Conner | Chicago Fire | Not Selected |
| Michael de Leeuw | Chicago Fire | Not Selected |
| Nick DeLeon | D.C. United | Selected by Toronto FC in Stage One |
| Christian Dean | Chicago Fire | Not Selected |
| Kevin Ellis | D.C. United | Not Selected |
| Maynor Figueroa | FC Dallas | Not Selected |
| Kyle Fisher | Montreal Impact | Not Selected |
| Luis Gil | Houston Dynamo | Not Selected |
| Mike Grella | Columbus Crew SC | Not Selected |
| Femi Hollinger-Janzen | New England Revolution | Not Selected |
| Clint Irwin | Toronto FC | Not Selected |
| Dejan Jakovic | Los Angeles FC | Not Selected |
| Jared Jeffrey | D.C. United | Not Selected |
| Taylor Kemp | D.C. United | Not Selected |
| Matt Lampson | Minnesota United FC | Selected by LA Galaxy in Stage Two |
| Richie Laryea | Orlando City SC | Not Selected |
| Wandrille Lefèvre | Unattached | Not Selected |
| Charlie Lyon | Los Angeles FC | Not Selected |
| Calum Mallace | Los Angeles FC | Not Selected |
| Richie Marquez | Philadelphia Union | Not Selected |
| Enzo Martínez | Colorado Rapids | Not Selected |
| Aaron Maund | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Not Selected |
| Jack McBean | Colorado Rapids | Not Selected |
| John McCarthy | Philadelphia Union | Not Selected |
| Patrick McLain | Chicago Fire | Not Selected |
| Tommy McNamara | New York City FC | Selected by Houston Dynamo in Stage Two |
| Luke Mulholland | Real Salt Lake | Not Selected |
| Lawrence Olum | Portland Timbers | Not Selected |
| Kofi Opare | D.C. United | Not Selected |
| Taylor Peay | Real Salt Lake | Not Selected |
| Demar Phillips | Real Salt Lake | Not Selected |
| Andre Rawls | New York City FC | Selected by Colorado Rapids in Stage One |
| Dylan Remick | Houston Dynamo | Not Selected |
| Tosaint Ricketts | Toronto FC | Not Selected |
| Carlos Rivas | New York Red Bulls | Not Selected |
| Quillan Roberts | Los Angeles FC | Not Selected |
| Brian Rowe | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Not Selected |
| Michael Salazar | Montreal Impact | Not Selected |
| Luis Silva | Real Salt Lake | Not Selected |
| Luis Solignac | Chicago Fire | Not Selected |
| Stephen Sunday | Real Salt Lake | Not Selected |
| Brian Sylvestre | LA Galaxy | Not Selected |
| Donny Toia | Orlando City SC | Selected by Real Salt Lake in Stage One |
| Johan Venegas | Minnesota United FC | Not Selected |
| David Villa | New York City FC | Not Selected |
| Jose Villarreal | Orlando City SC | Not Selected |
| Jared Watts | Houston Dynamo | Not Selected |
| Travis Worra | D.C. United | Not Selected |
| Joshua Yaro | Philadelphia Union | Not Selected |