2019 MLS SuperDraft

SportSoccer

DateJanuary 11, 2019

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2019 MLS SuperDraft

General information
Sport	Soccer
Date	January 11, 2019
Location	Chicago, Illinois
Network	MLSSoccer.com
Overview
75 total selections in 4 rounds
League	Major League Soccer
Teams	24
First selection	Frankie Amaya, FC Cincinnati
Most selections (8)	FC Cincinnati
Fewest selections (0)	Philadelphia Union
← 2018 2020 →

The 2019 MLS SuperDraft was the twentieth SuperDraft conducted by Major League Soccer. The SuperDraft is typically held in conjunction with the annual January United Soccer Coaches convention, which in 2019 was held in Chicago, Illinois.^[1] The first two rounds of the 2019 SuperDraft were held on January 11, 2019.^[2] Rounds three and four were held via conference call on January 14, 2019.

The SuperDraft format has remained constant throughout its history and closely resembles that of the NFL draft:

Any expansion teams receive the first picks. In May 2018, MLS named FC Cincinnati as an expansion team to begin play in 2019.^[3]
Non-playoff clubs receive the next picks in reverse order of prior season finish.
Teams that made the MLS Cup Playoffs are then ordered by which round of the playoffs they are eliminated.
The winners of the MLS Cup are given the last selection, and the losers the penultimate selection.

Player selection

Key
*	Denotes player who has been selected for an MLS Best XI team
^	Member of 2019 Generation Adidas class
†	Player who was named to an MLS Best XI and Generation Adidas

Positions key
GK	Goalkeeper		DF	Defender		MF	Midfielder		FW	Forward

Round 1

P	MLS team	Player	Pos.	College	Conference	Club team	Signed
1	FC Cincinnati	Frankie Amaya^	MF	UCLA	Pac-12	—	FC Cincinnati
2	San Jose Earthquakes	Siad Haji^	MF	VCU	Atlantic 10	Portland Timbers U23s	San Jose Earthquakes
3	Orlando City SC	Santiago Patiño	FW	FIU	C-USA	Seattle Sounders FC U-23	Orlando City SC
4	FC Dallas ^{[R1 trade 1]}	Callum Montgomery	DF	Charlotte	C-USA	Victoria Highlanders	FC Dallas
5	Colorado Rapids ^{[R1 trade 2]}	Andre Shinyashiki	FW	Denver	Summit	Colorado Rapids U-23	Colorado Rapids
6	Toronto FC	Griffin Dorsey^	FW	Indiana	Big Ten	Colorado Rapids U-23	Toronto FC
7	Minnesota United FC	Dayne St. Clair^	GK	Maryland	Big Ten	New York Red Bulls U-23	Minnesota United FC
8	Houston Dynamo	Sam Junqua	DF	California	Pac-12	San Francisco Glens	Houston Dynamo
9	New England Revolution	Tajon Buchanan†	FW	Syracuse	ACC	—	New England Revolution
10	FC Dallas ^{[R1 trade 3]}	John Nelson^	DF	North Carolina	ACC	Tobacco Road FC	FC Dallas
11	New England Revolution ^{[R1 trade 4]}	DeJuan Jones	MF	Michigan State	Big Ten	Lansing United	New England Revolution
12	New York City FC ^{[R1 trade 5]}	Luis Barraza	GK	Marquette	Big East	Chicago FC United	New York City FC
13	FC Cincinnati ^{[R1 trade 6]}	Logan Gdula	DF	Wake Forest	ACC	Carolina Dynamo	FC Cincinnati
14	D.C. United	Akeem O'Connor-Ward	DF	Creighton	Big East	Chicago FC United	D.C. United
15	Minnesota United FC ^{[R1 trade 7]}	Chase Gasper	DF	Maryland	Big Ten	FC Golden State Force	Minnesota United FC
16	New York Red Bulls ^{[R1 trade 8]}	Roy Boateng	DF	UC Davis	Big West	San Francisco Glens	New York Red Bulls II (II Division)
17	Real Salt Lake	Sam Brown	MF	Harvard	Ivy	Portland Timbers U23s	Real Monarchs (II Division)
18	Columbus Crew SC	J. J. Williams^	FW	Kentucky	C-USA	Dayton Dutch Lions	Columbus Crew SC
19	LA Galaxy ^{[R1 trade 9]}	Emil Cuello	MF	SMU	American	Ocean City Nor'easters	LA Galaxy
20	Seattle Sounders FC	Tucker Bone	MF	Air Force	WAC	Colorado Pride Switchbacks U23	Colorado Springs Switchbacks (II Division)
21	Sporting Kansas City	Kamar Marriott	DF	Florida Gulf Coast	Atlantic Sun	Seattle Sounders FC U-23
22	New York Red Bulls	János Löbe	FW	Fordham	Atlantic 10	New York Red Bulls U-23	New York Red Bulls II (II Division)
23	Portland Timbers	Ryan Sierakowski	FW	Michigan State	Big Ten	Chicago FC United	Portland Timbers 2 (II Division)
24	Atlanta United FC	Anderson Asiedu	MF	UCLA	Pac-12	FC Golden State Force	Atlanta United FC

Round 2

P	MLS team	Player	Pos.	College	Conference	Club team	Signed
25	New York Red Bulls ^{[R2 trade 1]}	Sean Nealis	DF	Hofstra	CAA	Westchester Flames	New York Red Bulls
26	San Jose Earthquakes	Sergio Rivas	MF	Seattle	WAC	Albuquerque Sol	Reno 1868 (II Division)
27	Orlando City SC	Kamal Miller	DF	Syracuse	ACC	Reading United	Orlando City SC
28	Colorado Rapids	Marcello Borges	DF	Michigan	Big Ten	Michigan Bucks	Detroit City FC (IV Division)
29	FC Cincinnati ^{[R2 trade 2]}	Tommy McCabe	MF	Notre Dame	ACC	Baltimore Bohemians	FC Cincinnati
30	FC Cincinnati ^{[R2 trade 3]}	Jimmy Hague	GK	Michigan State	Big Ten	Michigan Bucks	FC Cincinnati
31	Minnesota United FC	Hassani Dotson	MF	Oregon State	Pac-12	Lane United	Minnesota United FC
32	New York Red Bulls ^{[R2 trade 4]}	Rece Buckmaster	DF	Indiana	Big Ten	Chicago Fire U-23	New York Red Bulls II (II Division)
33	Houston Dynamo ^{[R2 trade 5]}	Andrew Samuels	DF	Maryland	Big Ten	Tampa Bay Rowdies U23	RGVFC Toros (II Division)
34	Montreal Impact	Amar Sejdič	MF	Maryland	Big Ten	Derby City Rovers	Montreal Impact
35	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	Brendan McDonough	DF	Georgetown	Big East	—	Vancouver Whitecaps FC
36	LA Galaxy	Don Tchilao	MF	Oregon State	Pac-12	Portland Timbers U23s	LA Galaxy II (II Division)
37	FC Cincinnati ^{[R2 trade 6]}	Ben Lundt	GK	Akron	MAC	Reading United	FC Cincinnati
38	Orlando City SC ^{[R2 trade 7]}	Tommy Madden	MF	Charlotte	C-USA	—	New Mexico United (II Division)
39	Toronto FC ^{[R2 trade 8]}	Adam Wilson	MF	Louisville	ACC	Cincinnati Dutch Lions
40	Los Angeles FC	Peter-Lee Vassell	MF	—	—	Harbour View	Los Angeles FC
41	Real Salt Lake	Kyle Coffee	FW	Washington	Pac-12	Portland Timbers U23s	Real Monarchs (II Division)
42	Colorado Rapids ^{[R2 trade 9]}	Jacob Hauser-Ramsey	DF	Connecticut	American	Myrtle Beach Mutiny	Memphis 901 (II Division)
43	New York City FC	Abdi Mohamed	DF	Akron	MAC	—	New York City FC
44	Seattle Sounders FC	Joel Rydstrand	MF	Creighton	Big East	Lane United	Tacoma Defiance (II Division)
45	Sporting Kansas City	Camden Riley	MF	Pacific	WCC	Portland Timbers U23s	Swope Park Rangers (II Division)
46	San Jose Earthquakes ^{[R2 trade 10]}	Mamadi Camara	FW	Simon Fraser	GNAC (DII)	Calgary Foothills	Colorado Springs Switchbacks (II Division)
47	Portland Timbers	Lennart Hein	DF	Saint Louis	Atlantic 10	Saint Louis Club Atletico	Carshalton Athletic
48	Atlanta United FC	Amir Bashti	FW	Stanford	Pac-12	Burlingame Dragons	San Francisco Glens (IV Division)

Round 3

P	MLS team	Player	Pos.	College	Conference	Club team	Signed
49	FC Cincinnati	Rashawn Dally	MF	Quinnipiac	MAAC	Myrtle Beach Mutiny	FC Cincinnati
50	San Jose Earthquakes	Nathan Aune	DF	Seattle	WAC	Seattle Sounders FC U-23	Reno 1868 (II Division)
51	LA Galaxy ^{[R3 trade 1]}	PASS	—	—	—	—	—
52	LA Galaxy ^{[R3 trade 2]}	PASS	—	—	—	—	—
53	Chicago Fire	Ebenezer Ackon	DF	Bowling Green	MAC	Lansing United	San Antonio FC (II Division)
54	Toronto FC	Patrick Bunk-Andersen	DF	Clemson	ACC	—	Toronto FC II (III Division)
55	Chicago Fire ^{[R3 trade 3]}	Grant Stoneman	DF	Loyola Chicago	MVC	Chicago FC United	Lansing Ignite (III Division)
56	Houston Dynamo	Brad Dunwell	MF	Wake Forest	ACC	Michigan Bucks	RGVFC Toros (II Division)
57	New England Revolution	PASS	—	—	—	—	—
58	Montreal Impact	PASS	—	—	—	—	—
59	Orlando City SC^{[R3 trade 4]}	Scott DeVoss	DF	Denver	Summit	Colorado Rapids U23	Hartford Athletic (II Division)
60	LA Galaxy	PASS	—	—	—	—	—
61	FC Cincinnati^{[R3 trade 5]}	PASS	—	—	—	—	—
62	D.C. United	Geo Alves	MF	Vermont	America East	Real Boston Rams	New York Cosmos (IV Division)
63	FC Dallas	Eduvie Ikoba	FW	Dartmouth	Ivy	Black Rock FC	ZTE
64	Los Angeles FC	Javier Pérez	MF	Pittsburgh	ACC	—	Los Angeles FC
65	Real Salt Lake	PASS	—	—	—	—	—
66	Columbus Crew SC	Justin Donawa	MF	Dartmouth	Ivy	Black Rock FC	Darlington
67	New York City FC	PASS	—	—	—	—	—
68	Seattle Sounders FC	Aleks Berkolds	DF	San Diego State	Pac-12	Seattle Sounders FC U-23	Tacoma Defiance (II Division)
69	Sporting Kansas City	Franky Martinez	DF	UMass Lowell	America East	Lehigh Valley United	Los Angeles Force (III Division)
70	New York Red Bulls	Rashid Nuhu	GK	Fordham	Atlantic 10	New York Red Bulls U-23	New York Red Bulls II (II Division)
71	Portland Timbers	Francesco Moore	DF	Indiana	Big Ten	Chicago FC United	Retired^[27]
72	D.C. United ^{[R3 trade 6]}	Shinya Kadono	MF	California	Pac-12	San Francisco Glens	Loudoun United (II Division)

Round 4

P	MLS team	Player	Pos.	College	Conference	Club team	Signed
73	Los Angeles FC^{[R4 trade 1]}	Kevin Mendoza	MF	Liberty	Atlantic Sun	OKC Energy U23	Veracruz
74	San Jose Earthquakes	PASS	—	—	—	—	—
75	Minnesota United FC^{[R4 trade 2]}	Kevin Rodriguez	FW	Northern Illinois	MAC	Brazos Valley Cavalry	RGVFC Toros (II Division)
76	Colorado Rapids	Robbie Mertz	MF	Michigan	Big Ten	Burlingame Dragons	Pittsburgh Riverhounds (II Division)
77	Chicago Fire	Mark Forrest	FW	Lehigh	Patriot	Reading United	Pittsburgh Riverhounds (II Division)
78	New York Red Bulls^{[R4 trade 3]}	Sean McSherry	MF	Princeton	Ivy	—	New York Red Bulls II (II Division)
79	Atlanta United FC^{[R4 trade 4]}	PASS	—	—	—	—	—
80	Real Salt Lake ^{[R4 trade 5]}	PASS	—	—	—	—	—
81	New England Revolution	PASS	—	—	—	—	—
82	Montreal Impact	PASS	—	—	—	—	—
83	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	PASS	—	—	—	—	—
84	New York Red Bulls ^{[R4 trade 6]}	Joey Piatczyc	MF	West Virginia	MAC	—	Retired^[36]
85	FC Cincinnati ^{[R4 trade 7]}	PASS	—	—	—	—	—
86	LA Galaxy ^{[R4 trade 8]}	PASS	—	—	—	—	—
87	FC Dallas	Sam Ebstein	FW	California	Pac-12	San Francisco Glens
88	FC Dallas ^{[R4 trade 9]}	Dylan Castanheira	GK	Columbia	Ivy	Long Island Rough Riders	Atlanta United 2 (II Division)
89	Real Salt Lake	PASS	—	—	—	—	—
90	Columbus Crew SC	Rafa Mentzingen	MF	Valparaiso	MVC	Detroit City FC	Lansing Ignite (III Division)
91	Columbus Crew SC ^{[R4 trade 10]}	PASS	—	—	—	—	—
92	Montreal Impact ^{[R4 trade 11]}	PASS	—	—	—	—	—
93	Sporting Kansas City	PASS	—	—	—	—	—
94	Minnesota United FC^{[R4 trade 12]}	Mitch Osmond	DF	UTRGV	WAC	Thunder Bay Chill	Indy Eleven (II Division)
95	Portland Timbers	David Zalzman	MF	Memphis	American	Memphis City FC	Deportivo Táchira
96	Orlando City SC^{[R4 trade 13]}	PASS	—	—	—	—	—

Trades

Round 1

↑ No. 4: Colorado Rapids → FC Dallas. July 23, 2018: FC Dallas acquired a first-round selection in the 2019 SuperDraft, an international roster spot through the 2019 season, and forward Dominique Badji from Colorado Rapids in exchange for midfielder Kellyn Acosta, a first-round selection in the 2019 SuperDraft, and a second-round selection in the 2019 SuperDraft. FC Dallas also retains 50% of any international transfer value on Acosta until the closing of the 2020 summer transfer window.^[4]
↑ No. 5: Chicago Fire → Colorado Rapids. January 11, 2019: Colorado Rapids acquired a first-round selection in the 2019 SuperDraft from Chicago Fire in exchange for a first-round selection in the 2019 SuperDraft (#15 overall) and $100,000 of general allocation money.^[5]
↑ No. 10: Montreal Impact → FC Dallas. December 9, 2018: FC Dallas acquired a first-round selection in the 2019 SuperDraft and $75,000 in targeted allocation money from Montreal Impact in exchange for forward Maximiliano Urruti. FC Dallas also retains 50% of any international transfer value on Urruti before the first game of the 2019 season with additional future considerations beyond that.^[6]
↑ No. 11: Vancouver Whitecaps FC → New England Revolution. December 10, 2017: New England Revolution acquired a first-round selection in the 2019 SuperDraft and a conditional second-round selection in the 2020 MLS SuperDraft from Vancouver Whitecaps FC in exchange for forward Kei Kamara.^[7]
↑ No. 12: LA Galaxy → New York City FC. January 11, 2019: New York City FC acquired a first-round selection in the 2019 SuperDraft from LA Galaxy in exchange for a first-round selection in the 2019 SuperDraft (#19 overall) and $75,000 of general allocation money.^[8]
↑ No. 13: Philadelphia Union → FC Cincinnati. January 9, 2019: FC Cincinnati acquired first-round (No. 13 overall), second-round (No. 29), second-round (No. 37), third-round (No. 61), and fourth-round (No. 85) selections in the 2019 MLS SuperDraft from Philadelphia Union in exchange for $150,000 in General Allocation Money. Should additional performance-based metrics be met, FC Cincinnati could send up to an additional $50,000 in General Allocation Money in 2020.^[9]
↑ No. 15: FC Dallas → Colorado Rapids → Chicago Fire → Minnesota United. January 11, 2019: Minnesota United FC acquired a first-round selection in the 2019 SuperDraft from Chicago Fire in exchange for $50,000 in general allocation money.^[10] Earlier on January 11, 2019, Chicago had acquired this first-round selection and $100,000 in general allocation money from Colorado Rapids in exchange for a first-round selection (#5 overall) in the 2019 SuperDraft.^[5] On July 23, 2018, Colorado had acquired this first-round selection in the 2019 SuperDraft, a second-round selection in the 2019 SuperDraft, and midfielder Kellyn Acosta from FC Dallas in exchange for a first-round selection in the 2019 SuperDraft, an international roster spot through the 2019 season, and forward Dominique Badji. FC Dallas also retains 50% of any international transfer value on Acosta until the closing of the 2020 summer transfer window.^[4]
↑ No. 16: Los Angeles FC → FC Cincinnati → New York Red Bulls. January 11, 2019: New York Red Bulls acquired a first-round selection in the 2019 SuperDraft and a second-round selection in the 2019 SuperDraft from FC Cincinnati in exchange for $100,000 in general allocation money.^[11] On January 9, 2019, FC Cincinnati had acquired this first-round selection in the 2019 SuperDraft, $175,000 in General Allocation Money, and the initial 2020 Allocation Ranking from Los Angeles FC in exchange for a fourth-round selection in the 2019 SuperDraft and the initial 2020 Allocation Ranking. The 2020 Allocation Ranking swap will move to 2021 if FC Cincinnati is ranked in the top five spots in 2020.^[12]
↑ No. 19: New York City FC → LA Galaxy. January 11, 2019: LA Galaxy acquired a first-round selection in the 2019 SuperDraft and $75,000 in general allocation money from New York City FC in exchange for a first-round selection (#12 overall) in the 2019 SuperDraft.^[8]

Round 2

↑ No. 25: FC Cincinnati → New York Red Bulls. January 11, 2019: New York Red Bulls acquired a second-round selection in the 2019 SuperDraft and a first-round selection in the 2019 SuperDraft from FC Cincinnati in exchange for $100,000 in general allocation money.^[11]
↑ No. 29: Chicago Fire → Philadelphia Union → FC Cincinnati. January 9, 2019: FC Cincinnati acquired second-round (No. 29 overall), first-round (No. 13), second-round (No. 37), third-round (No. 61), and fourth-round (No. 85) selections in the 2019 MLS SuperDraft from Philadelphia Union in exchange for $150,000 in General Allocation Money. Should additional performance-based metrics be met, FC Cincinnati could send up to an additional $50,000 in General Allocation Money in 2020.^[9] On December 9, 2018, Philadelphia had acquired this second-round selection from Chicago Fire in exchange for midfielder Fabian Herbers.^[13]
↑ No. 30: Toronto FC → FC Cincinnati. December 27, 2018: FC Cincinnati acquired a second-round selection in the 2019 SuperDraft and the #2 position in the MLS Allocation Order from Toronto FC in exchange for the #1 position in the MLS Allocation Order. Toronto used its allocation position to select defender Laurent Ciman.^[14]
↑ No. 32: Houston Dynamo → Chicago Fire → New York Red Bulls. January 11, 2019: New York Red Bulls acquired a second-round selection in the 2019 SuperDraft from Chicago Fire in exchange for the MLS rights to midfielder Amando Moreno.^[15] On December 10, 2017, Chicago had acquired this second-round selection in the 2019 SuperDraft from Houston Dynamo in exchange for midfielder Arturo Álvarez.^[16]
↑ No. 33: New England Revolution → D.C. United → Houston Dynamo. January 11, 2019: Houston Dynamo acquired a second-round selection in the 2019 SuperDraft from D.C. United in exchange for goalkeeper Chris Seitz.^[17] Earlier on January 11, 2019, D.C. had acquired this second-round selection in the 2019 SuperDraft, a third-round selection in the 2020 MLS SuperDraft, and a fourth-round selection in the 2020 SuperDraft from New England Revolution in exchange for a second-round selection in the 2020 SuperDraft. All three 2020 SuperDraft picks traded are natural selections.^[18]
↑ No. 37: Philadelphia Union → FC Cincinnati. January 9, 2019: FC Cincinnati acquired second-round (No. 37 overall), first-round (No. 13), second-round (No. 29), third-round (No. 61), and fourth-round (No. 85) selections in the 2019 MLS SuperDraft from Philadelphia Union in exchange for $150,000 in General Allocation Money. Should additional performance-based metrics be met, FC Cincinnati could send up to an additional $50,000 in General Allocation Money in 2020.^[9]
↑ No. 38: D.C. United → Orlando City. December 19, 2018: Orlando City SC acquired a second-round selection in the 2019 SuperDraft from D.C. United in exchange for goalkeeper Earl Edwards Jr.^[19]
↑ No. 39: FC Dallas → Colorado Rapids → Toronto FC. December 14, 2018: Toronto FC acquired a second-round selection in the 2019 SuperDraft from Colorado Rapids in exchange for goalkeeper Clint Irwin.^[20] On July 23, 2018, Colorado had acquired this second-round selection, a first-round selection in the 2019 SuperDraft, and midfielder Kellyn Acosta from FC Dallas in exchange for a first-round selection in the 2019 SuperDraft, an international roster spot through the 2019 season, and forward Dominique Badji. FC Dallas also retains 50% of any international transfer value on Acosta until the closing of the 2020 summer transfer window.^[4]
↑ No. 42: Columbus Crew → Colorado Rapids. December 15, 2017: Colorado Rapids acquired a second-round selection in the 2019 SuperDraft from Columbus Crew SC in exchange for midfielder Mike Grella.^[21]
↑ No. 46: New York Red Bulls → San Jose Earthquakes. December 12, 2018: San Jose Earthquakes acquired a second-round selection in the 2019 SuperDraft and the #21 selection in the 2018 MLS Waiver Draft from New York Red Bulls in exchange for the #1 selection in the 2018 MLS Waiver Draft. New York used the waiver selection to choose midfielder Marcus Epps. San Jose did not utilize its waiver selection.^[22]

Round 3

↑ No. 51: Orlando City → LA Galaxy. December 27, 2017: LA Galaxy acquired a third-round selection in the 2019 SuperDraft from Orlando City SC in exchange for forward Jose Villarreal.^[23]
↑ No. 52: Colorado Rapids → LA Galaxy. December 14, 2017: LA Galaxy acquired this third-round pick, originally a conditional fourth-round selection, in the 2019 SuperDraft from Colorado Rapids in exchange for forward Jack McBean.^[24]
↑ No. 55: Minnesota United → Chicago Fire. March 31, 2017: Chicago Fire acquired a third-round selection in the 2019 SuperDraft from Minnesota United FC in exchange for the number one position in the MLS waiver order. Minnesota used the waiver position to select midfielder Sam Cronin.^[25]
↑ No. 59: Vancouver Whitecaps FC → Orlando City SC. December 9, 2018: Orlando City SC acquired a third-round selection in the 2019 SuperDraft from Vancouver Whitecaps FC in exchange for midfielder PC.^[26]
↑ No. 61: Philadelphia Union → FC Cincinnati. January 9, 2019: FC Cincinnati acquired third-round (No. 61 overall), first-round (No. 13), second-round (No. 29), second-round (No. 37), and fourth-round (No. 85) selections in the 2019 MLS SuperDraft from Philadelphia Union in exchange for $150,000 in General Allocation Money. Should additional performance-based metrics be met, FC Cincinnati could send up to an additional $50,000 in General Allocation Money in 2020.^[9]
↑ No. 72: Atlanta United → D.C. United. August 8, 2017: D.C. United acquired a third-round selection in the 2019 SuperDraft from Atlanta United FC in exchange for defender Bobby Boswell.^[28]

Round 4

↑ No. 73: FC Cincinnati → Los Angeles FC. January 9, 2019: Los Angeles FC acquired a fourth-round selection in the 2019 SuperDraft and the initial 2020 Allocation Ranking from FC Cincinnati in exchange for a first-round selection in the 2019 SuperDraft, $175,000 in General Allocation Money, and the initial 2020 Allocation Ranking. The 2020 Allocation Ranking swap will move to 2021 if FC Cincinnati is ranked in the top five spots in 2020.^[12]
↑ No. 75: Orlando City SC → New York City FC → Orlando City SC → Minnesota United FC. January 10, 2019: Minnesota United FC acquired a fourth-round selection in the 2019 SuperDraft, another fourth-round selection in the 2019 SuperDraft (#94 overall), and the #1 spot in the MLS Waiver Order from Orlando City SC in exchange for a second-round selection in the 2020 MLS SuperDraft and the #4 spot in the MLS Waiver Order. Minnesota used its waiver spot to sign midfielder Osvaldo Alonso.^[29] On December 12, 2018, Orlando City had re-acquired this fourth-round selection in the 2019 SuperDraft from New York City FC in exchange for midfielder Tony Rocha.^[30] On January 27, 2017, New York City FC had acquired this fourth-round selection from Orlando City in exchange for goalkeeper Josh Saunders.^[31]
↑ No. 78: Toronto FC → New York Red Bulls. February 14, 2018: New York Red Bulls acquired a fourth-round selection in the 2019 SuperDraft from Toronto FC in exchange for the MLS rights to goalkeeper Caleb Patterson-Sewell.^[32]
↑ No. 79: Minnesota United → Atlanta United. December 10, 2017: Atlanta United FC acquired a fourth-round selection in the 2019 SuperDraft from Minnesota United FC in exchange for midfielder Harrison Heath.^[33]
↑ No. 80: Houston Dynamo → Real Salt Lake. April 23, 2018: Real Salt Lake acquired a fourth-round selection in the 2019 SuperDraft and future considerations from Houston Dynamo in exchange for the MLS rights to midfielder Luis Gil for the 2018 season.^[34]
↑ No. 84: LA Galaxy → Los Angeles FC → New York Red Bulls. August 3, 2018: New York Red Bulls acquired a fourth-round selection in the 2019 SuperDraft from Los Angeles FC in exchange for the MLS rights to defender Danilo Aparecido da Silva.^[35] Trade details needed. As of January 11, 2019, MLS has not reported how or when Los Angeles FC acquired this pick from LA Galaxy. No trade between the LA clubs was announced.
↑ No. 85: Philadelphia Union → FC Cincinnati. January 9, 2019: FC Cincinnati acquired fourth-round (No. 85 overall), first-round (No. 13), second-round (No. 29), second-round (No. 37), and third-round (No. 61) selections in the 2019 MLS SuperDraft from Philadelphia Union in exchange for $150,000 in General Allocation Money. Should additional performance-based metrics be met, FC Cincinnati could send up to an additional $50,000 in General Allocation Money in 2020.^[9]
↑ No. 86: D.C. United → LA Galaxy. December 12, 2016: LA Galaxy acquired a fourth-round selection in the 2019 SuperDraft and midfielder Miguel Aguilar from D.C. United in exchange for a fourth-round selection in the 2018 SuperDraft.^[37]
↑ No. 88: Los Angeles FC → FC Dallas. March 21, 2018: FC Dallas acquired a fourth-round selection in the 2019 SuperDraft and a conditional $50,000 in general allocation money from Los Angeles FC in exchange for the MLS rights to midfielder Shaft Brewer.^[38]
↑ No. 91: New York City FC → Columbus Crew. December 14, 2017: Columbus Crew SC acquired a fourth-round selection in the 2019 SuperDraft from New York City FC in exchange for goalkeeper Brad Stuver.^[39]
↑ No. 92: Seattle Sounders FC → Montreal Impact. August 10, 2017: Montreal Impact acquired a fourth-round selection in the 2019 SuperDraft from Seattle Sounders FC in exchange for midfielder Calum Mallace.^[40]
↑ No. 94: New York Red Bulls → Orlando City → Minnesota United. January 10, 2019: Minnesota United FC acquired a fourth-round selection in the 2019 SuperDraft, another fourth-round selection in the 2019 SuperDraft (#75 overall), and the #1 spot in the MLS Waiver Order from Orlando City SC in exchange for a second-round selection in the MLS SuperDraft and the #4 spot in the MLS Waiver Order. Minnesota used its waiver spot to sign midfielder Osvaldo Alonso.^[29] On December 11, 2018, Orlando City had acquired this fourth-round selection in the 2019 SuperDraft from New York Red Bulls in exchange for defender Amro Tarek.^[41]
↑ No. 96: Atlanta United → Orlando City. December 11, 2016: Orlando City SC acquired a fourth-round selection in the 2019 SuperDraft from Atlanta United FC in exchange for midfielder Harrison Heath.^[42]

Player	Nat.	Position	College	Conference	Team	League	Notes	Ref.
Zico Bailey	USA	DF	Cal State Fullerton	Big West	Helsingør	Danish 2nd Division
Dominic Boland	SCO	DF	Limestone	Conference Carolinas (DII)	Greenville Triumph	USL League One
Kevin Coiffic	FRA	DF	Young Harris	Peach Belt (DII)	Lansing Ignite	USL League One		^[46]
Alex Comsia	CAN	DF	North Carolina Tar Heels	ACC	North Carolina FC	USL Championship	First team 2018 NCAA Men's Soccer All-Americans and ACC Defender of the Year	^[47]
Leo Folla	USA	DF	St. Francis Brooklyn	NEC	Chattanooga Red Wolves	USL League One
Andrew Gutman	USA	DF	Indiana	Big Ten	Celtic	Scottish Premiership	Hermann Trophy winner
Lewis Jones	BVI	MF	Spring Arbor	Crossroads (NAIA)	Lansing Ignite	USL League One
Eric Leonard	USA	MF	Butler	Big East	Forward Madison	USL League One
Eli Lockaby	USA	MF	VCU	Atlantic 10	Richmond Kickers	USL League One
Nick Moon	USA	MF	Milwaukee	Horizon	Lansing Ignite	USL League One
Cameron Saul	ENG	MF	Lenoir–Rhyne	SAC (DII)	Greenville Triumph	USL League One
Travis Ward	USA	FW	Rowan	NJAC (DIII)	Greenville Triumph	USL League One
Marcel Zajac	CAN	FW	Akron	Mid-American	Forge FC	Canadian Premier League		^[48]

Selections	Schools
4	Maryland
3	California, Indiana, Michigan State
2	Akron, Charlotte, Creighton, Dartmouth, Denver, Fordham, Michigan, Oregon State, Seattle, UCLA, Wake Forest

v t e 2019 MLS season by team
SuperDraft All-Star Game Homegrown Game Playoffs MLS Cup Transfers
Eastern	Atlanta United FC Chicago Fire FC Cincinnati Columbus Crew SC D.C. United Montreal Impact New England Revolution New York City FC New York Red Bulls Orlando City SC Philadelphia Union Toronto FC
Western	Colorado Rapids FC Dallas Houston Dynamo LA Galaxy Los Angeles FC Minnesota United FC Portland Timbers Real Salt Lake San Jose Earthquakes Seattle Sounders FC Sporting Kansas City Vancouver Whitecaps FC

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2019 MLS SuperDraft

Player selection

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Round 4

Trades

Notable undrafted players

Homegrown players

Players who signed outside of MLS

Summary

Selections by college athletic conference

Schools with multiple draft selections

References

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Original MLS team	Player	Position	College	Conference	Notes	Ref.
Chicago Fire	Jeremiah Gutjahr	DF	Indiana	Big Ten
Colorado Rapids	Matt Hundley	MF	UCLA	Pac-12	All-Pac-12 Second Team
Colorado Rapids	Sam Raben	DF	Wake Forest	ACC	All-ACC Third Team
Columbus Crew	Aboubacar Keita	DF	Virginia	ACC	All-ACC Rookie Team
D.C. United	Antonio Bustamante	MF	William & Mary	CAA		^[43]
D.C. United	Donovan Pines	DF	Maryland	Big Ten
New England Revolution	Justin Rennicks	MF	Indiana	Big Ten
New York Red Bulls	Omir Fernandez	MF	Wake Forest	ACC	ACC Offensive Player of the Year	^[44]
New York Red Bulls	Jean-Christophe Koffi	MF	Virginia	ACC		^[45]
Orlando City SC	Benji Michel	FW	Portland	WCC	All-WCC First Team
Philadelphia Union	Matt Freese	GK	Harvard	Ivy
Real Salt Lake	Tate Schmitt	FW	Louisville	ACC	All-ACC First Team
Real Salt Lake	Erik Holt	FW	UCLA	Pac-12	All-Pac-12 First Team
Seattle Sounders FC	Trey Muse	GK	Indiana	Big Ten	Big Ten Goalkeeper of the Year

Conference	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Total
NCAA Division I conferences
ACC	3	2	3	0	8
America East	0	0	2	0	2
American	1	1	0	1	3
Atlantic 10	2	1	1	0	4
Atlantic Sun	1	0	0	1	2
Big East	2	2	0	0	4
Big South	0	0	0	0	0
Big Ten	5	5	1	1	12
Big West	1	0	0	0	1
CAA	0	1	0	0	1
Conference USA	3	1	0	0	4
Horizon	0	0	0	0	0
Ivy	1	0	2	2	5
MAAC	0	0	1	0	1
Mid-American	0	2	2	1	5
Missouri Valley	0	0	1	1	2
Northeast	0	0	0	0	0
Pac-12	3	4	2	1	10
Patriot	0	0	0	1	1
SoCon	0	0	0	0	0
Summit	1	0	0	1	1
Sun Belt	0	0	0	0	0
WAC	1	1	1	1	4
West Coast	0	1	0	0	1
NCAA Division II conferences
GNAC	0	1	0	0	1
Non-NCAA conferences
NPL	0	1	0	0	1
Passes
Pass	0	0	8	13	21