2020 MLS SuperDraft

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DateJanuary 9, 2020

Time12:00 p.m. EDT

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2020 MLS SuperDraft

General information
Sport	Soccer
Date	January 9, 2020
Time	12:00 p.m. EDT
Network	Twitter.com
Overview
77 total selections in 4 rounds
League	Major League Soccer
Teams	26
First selection	Robbie Robinson, Inter Miami CF
Most selections	Nashville SC (9)
← 2019 2021 →

The 2020 MLS SuperDraft was the 21st edition of the SuperDraft conducted by Major League Soccer. The 2020 SuperDraft was the first SuperDraft held exclusively via conference call and web streaming.^[1] The first two rounds of the 2020 SuperDraft were held on January 9, 2020 while rounds three and four were held on January 13, 2020.^[2] Previously, the SuperDraft had been held in conjunction with the annual January United Soccer Coaches convention.

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

Any expansion teams receive the first picks. MLS has announced that Inter Miami CF^[3] and Nashville SC^[4] would begin play as expansion teams in 2020. Inter Miami CF would select first, and Nashville SC second.^[5]
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

Player key
*	Denotes player who has been selected for an MLS Best XI team
^	Member of 2020 Generation Adidas class
†	Player who was named to an MLS Best XI and Generation Adidas
Signed key
21	Denotes player who signed for an MLS team (Division I)
30	Denotes player who signed for a USL Championship team (Division II)
16	Denotes player who signed for a USL League One or NISA team (Division III)
4	Denotes player who signed for a team outside the United States soccer league system
Positions key
GK	Goalkeeper	DF	Defender	MF	Midfielder	FW	Forward

P	MLS team	Player	Pos.	College	Conference	Academy team	Amateur team	Signed
1	Inter Miami CF	Robbie Robinson	FW	Clemson	ACC	Charleston Battery	—	Inter Miami CF^[6]
2	Nashville SC	Jack Maher	DF	Indiana	Big Ten	Saint Louis FC	Saint Louis FC U23	Nashville SC^[7]
3	Inter Miami CF ^{[R1 trade 1]}	Dylan Nealis	MF	Georgetown	Big East	BW Gottschee	Long Island Rough Riders	Inter Miami CF^[9]
4	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	Ryan Raposo	MF	Syracuse	ACC	Vaughan SC	Vaughan Azzurri	Vancouver Whitecaps FC^[10]
5	Orlando City SC	Daryl Dike	FW	Virginia	ACC	OKC Energy	OKC Energy U23	Orlando City SC^[11]
6	New England Revolution ^{[R1 trade 2]}	Henry Kessler	DF	Virginia	ACC	New York Red Bulls	Charlottesville Alliance	New England Revolution^[13]
7	Columbus Crew	Miguel Berry	FW	San Diego	WCC	San Diego Surf	Orange County SC U-23	Columbus Crew^[14]
8	Houston Dynamo	Garrett McLaughlin	FW	SMU	American	Oklahoma FC 97	OKC Energy U23	Rio Grande Valley FC^[15]
9	Montreal Impact	Jeremy Kelly	MF	North Carolina	ACC	Carolina RailHawks	North Carolina FC U23	Colorado Rapids^[16]
10	New York Red Bulls ^{[R1 trade 3]}	Patrick Seagrist	DF	Marquette	Big East	Sockers FC	Chicago FC United	New York Red Bulls^[18]
11	Nashville SC ^{[R1 trade 4]}	Alistair Johnston	MF	Wake Forest	ACC	Vaughan SC	Vaughan Azzurri	Nashville SC^[20]
12	San Jose Earthquakes	Tanner Beason	DF	Stanford	Pac-12	North Carolina Fusion	San Francisco City	San Jose Earthquakes^[21]
13	Nashville SC ^{[R1 trade 5]}	Elliot Panicco	GK	Charlotte	C-USA	Carolina Rapids	—	Nashville SC^[20]
14	FC Dallas	Nkosi Tafari	DF	Seattle	WAC	Dix Hills Heat	—	FC Dallas^[22]
15	New York Red Bulls	Cherif Dieye	MF	Louisville	ACC	IMG Academy	—	New York Red Bulls II^[23]
16	Portland Timbers	Aaron Molloy	MF	Penn State	Big Ten	Bohemians	Reading United	Portland Timbers 2^[24]
17	FC Dallas ^{[R1 trade 6]}	Cal Jennings	FW	UCF	American	Georgia United	—	Memphis 901^[26]
18	Minnesota United FC	Noah Billingsley	DF	UC Santa Barbara	Big West	Waitakere United	—	Minnesota United FC^[27]
19	Toronto FC ^{[R1 trade 7]}	Nyal Higgins	DF	Syracuse	ACC	Ajax Soccer Club	Vaughan Azzurri	Toronto FC II^[29]
20	Real Salt Lake	Dayonn Harris	MF	UConn	American	Vaughan Azzurri	Vaughan Azzurri	Real Monarchs^[30]
21	D.C. United ^{[R1 trade 8]}	Simon Lefebvre	GK	Temple	American	Girondins de Bordeaux	Reading United	Loudoun United^[32]
22	New York City FC	Jesus Perez	MF	UIC	Horizon	Chicago Fire FC	Chicago FC United	Tacoma Defiance^[33]
23	Atlanta United FC	Patrick Nielsen	DF	Michigan State	Big Ten	Hvidovre IF	Flint City Bucks	Atlanta United 2^[34]
24	Los Angeles FC	Paulo Pita	GK	Marshall	C-USA	Oklahoma FC 97	FC Wichita	North Carolina FC^[35]
25	Toronto FC	Ifunanyachi Achara	FW	Georgetown	Big East	Chicago Magic PSG	Black Rock FC	Toronto FC^[36]^[37]
26	Chicago Fire FC ^{[R1 trade 9]}	Jonathan Jimenez	DF	Pacific	WCC	—	Portland Timbers U23	Rio Grande Valley FC^[39]

P	MLS team	Player	Pos.	College	Conference	Academy team	Amateur team	Signed
27	San Jose Earthquakes ^{[R2 trade 1]}	Jack Skahan	MF	North Carolina	ACC	Philadelphia Union	North Carolina FC U23	San Jose Earthquakes^[41]
28	Nashville SC	Tanner Dieterich	MF	Clemson	ACC	Real Salt Lake AZ	Nashville SC U23	Nashville SC^[20]
29	FC Cincinnati	Rey Ortiz	FW	Portland	WCC	LA Galaxy	Portland Timbers U23s	FC Cincinnati^[42]
30	New England Revolution ^{[R2 trade 2]}	Simon Lekressner	DF	California	Pac-12	Crossfire Premier	San Francisco Glens	New England Revolution II^[44]
31	Orlando City SC	Joey DeZart	MF	Wake Forest	ACC	Philadelphia Union	Reading United	Orlando City SC^[45]
32	Vancouver Whitecaps FC ^{[R2 trade 3]}	Daniel Gagliardi	GK	FIU	C-USA	Kendall SC	IMG Academy Bradenton	Fort Lauderdale CF^[47]
33	Toronto FC ^{[R2 trade 4]}	Malick Mbaye	DF	Clemson	ACC	SIMA - Montverde Academy	Greenville FC	North Carolina FC^[48]
34	Houston Dynamo	Luka Prpa	MF	Marquette	Big East	Chicago Magic PSG	Chicago FC United	Rio Grande Valley FC^[15]
35	Seattle Sounders FC ^{[R2 trade 5]}	Danny Reynolds	DF	UNC Wilmington	CAA	Cheltenham Town	Brazos Valley Cavalry	Tacoma Defiance^[50]
36	New York Red Bulls ^{[R2 trade 6]}	Wallis Lapsley	GK	UC Davis	Big West	Seattle United	Des Moines Menace	New York Red Bulls II^[52]
37	Colorado Rapids ^{[R2 trade 7]}	Robin Afamefuna	DF	Virginia	ACC	Borussia Mönchengladbach	Long Island Rough Riders	Bonner SC^[55]
38	San Jose Earthquakes	Jon Bell	DF	UMBC	America East	D.C. United	FC Baltimore Christos	New England Revolution II^[56]
39	Orlando City SC ^{[R2 trade 8]}	Jonathan Dean	DF	UCF	American	Georgia United	—	Birmingham Legion^[58]
40	FC Dallas	Manuel Ferriol	MF	James Madison	CAA	Levante	Long Island Rough Riders	FC Tucson^[59]
41	New York Red Bulls	Deri Corfe	FW	Wright State	Horizon	Manchester City	Ocean City Nor'easters	New York Red Bulls II^[60]
42	D.C. United ^{[R2 trade 9]}	Josh Fawole	FW	Loyola (MD)	Patriot	Baltimore Celtic	The Villages SC	Loudoun United^[62]
43	New England Revolution ^{[R2 trade 10]}	Keegan Meyer	GK	High Point	Big South	Baltimore Celtic	Ocean City Nor'easters	New England Revolution II
44	Orlando City SC ^{[R2 trade 11]}	Austin Aviza	GK	Providence	Big East	New England Revolution	—	Orlando City B^[65]
45	LA Galaxy	Tom Smart	DF	Akron	MAC	West Bromwich Albion	FC Golden State
46	Real Salt Lake	Michael Wetungu	DF	Michigan State	Big Ten	Vardar SC	Flint City Bucks	Real Monarchs^[66]
47	Columbus Crew ^{[R2 trade 12]}	Remi Prieur	GK	Saint Mary's	WCC	San Jose Earthquakes	Portland Timbers U23s	Sporting Kansas City II^[68]
48	New York City FC	Félicien Dumas	DF	Notre Dame	ACC	Home United	Chicago FC United	Indy Eleven^[69]
49	Columbus Crew ^{[R2 trade 13]}	Danny Griffin	MF	Providence	Big East	Oakwood SC	—	Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC^[71]
50	Los Angeles FC	Jack Hallahan	MF	Michigan	Big Ten	West Bromwich Albion	AFC Ann Arbor	PAEEK^[72]
51	Toronto FC	Simon Wæver	DF	Indiana	Big Ten	Lyngby BK	—	B.93^[73]
52	Seattle Sounders FC	Timo Mehlich	MF	UNLV	WAC	Borussia Mönchengladbach	OKC Energy U23	Rio Grande Valley FC^[74]

P	MLS team	Player	Pos.	College	Conference	Academy team	Amateur team	Signed
53	FC Cincinnati ^{[R3 trade 1]}	Joris Ahlinvi	MF	Indiana	Big Ten	Valenciennes	Reading United	New Mexico United^[76]
54	Nashville SC	Shak Adams	FW	Florida Gulf Coast	Atlantic Sun	Tennessee SC	Seattle Sounders FC U-23	FC Tucson^[77]
55	Vancouver Whitecaps FC ^{[R3 trade 2]}	PASS	—	—	—	—	—	—
56	Montreal Impact ^{[R3 trade 3]}	PASS	—	—	—	—	—	—
57	Orlando City SC	Nick O'Callaghan	DF	FIU	C-USA	Orlando City SC	SIMA Águilas	Orlando City B^[65]
58	Sporting Kansas City	Jaret Townsend	MF	Washington	Pac-12	Real Colorado	Crossfire Redmond	Sporting Kansas City II^[80]
59	Columbus Crew	Ryo Shimazaki	DF	VCU	A-10	Kawasaki Frontale	South Georgia Tormenta FC 2	New England Revolution II
60	Montreal Impact ^{[R3 trade 4]}	PASS	—	—	—	—	—	—
61	Montreal Impact	PASS	—	—	—	—	—	—
62	New York Red Bulls ^{[R3 trade 5]}	Stavros Zarokostas	FW	Rhode Island	A-10	La Salle Academy	Rhode Island Reds	Charleston Battery^[84]
63	Colorado Rapids	PASS	—	—	—	—	—	—
64	San Jose Earthquakes	PASS	—	—	—	—	—	—
65	D.C. United ^{[R3 trade 6]}	Andrew Verdi	GK	Michigan	Big Ten	Philadelphia Union	West Chester United SC
66	FC Dallas	Derek Waldeck	MF	Stanford	Pac-12	Real So Cal	Southern California Seahorses	North Texas SC^[85]
67	New York Red Bulls	Barry Sharifi	MF	Loyola (MD)	Patriot	New York Red Bulls	New York Red Bulls U-23	New York Red Bulls II^[86]
68	Portland Timbers	Zac McGraw	DF	West Point	Patriot	FC Golden State	—	Portland Timbers^[87]
69	D.C. United	PASS	—	—	—	—	—	—
70	Houston Dynamo ^{[R3 trade 7]}	Duncan Turnbull	GK	Notre Dame	ACC	Sockers FC	—	Portsmouth^[89]
71	LA Galaxy	PASS	—	—	—	—	—	—
72	Real Salt Lake	PASS	—	—	—	—	—	—
73	Philadelphia Union	PASS	—	—	—	—	—	—
74	New York City FC	Parker Siegfried	GK	Ohio State	Big Ten	Columbus Crew	Asheville City SC	South Georgia Tormenta^[90]
75	Atlanta United FC	Phillip Goodrum	FW	UNC Wilmington	CAA	Colorado Rapids	Brazos Valley Cavalry	Atlanta United 2^[91]
76	Los Angeles FC	Jorge González	MF	SIUE	MAC	—	Chicago FC United	Portland Timbers 2^[24]
77	Toronto FC	PASS	—	—	—	—	—	—
78	Seattle Sounders FC	Julian Avila-Good	MF	Seattle	WAC	Winnipeg South End United	OSA FC

P	MLS team	Player	Pos.	College	Conference	Academy team	Amateur team	Signed
79	FC Dallas ^{[R4 trade 1]}	Anders Engebretsen	FW	Saint Mary's	WCC	Skeid	—	North Texas SC^[85]
80	Nashville SC	Luke Haakenson	MF	Creighton	Big East	Shattuck-Saint Mary's	Minneapolis City SC	Nashville SC^[20]
81	LA Galaxy ^{[R4 trade 2]}	PASS	—	—	—	—	—	—
82	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	PASS	—	—	—	—	—	—
83	Orlando City SC	PASS	—	—	—	—	—	—
84	Sporting Kansas City	James Kasak	DF	Virginia Tech	ACC	—	North Carolina FC U23	Chattanooga FC^[94]
85	Columbus Crew	PASS	—	—	—	—	—	—
86	Houston Dynamo	Kyle Edwards	FW	UTRGV	WAC	System 3	Brazos Valley Cavalry	Rio Grande Valley FC^[95]
87	Colorado Rapids ^{[R4 trade 3]}	PASS	—	—	—	—	—	—
88	Minnesota United FC ^{[R4 trade 4]}	Matt Bentley	FW	Missouri State	MVC	—	GPS Portland Phoenix	Richmond Kickers^[98]
89	Colorado Rapids	PASS	—	—	—	—	—	—
90	San Jose Earthquakes	PASS	—	—	—	—	—	—
91	D.C. United ^{[R4 trade 5]}	PASS	—	—	—	—	—	—
92	FC Dallas	Aidan Megally	MF	Loyola Chicago	MVC	Sockers FC	Chicago FC United
93	New York Red Bulls	Niko Petridis	MF	St. John's	Big East	Beachside SC	—
94	Portland Timbers	Joergen Oland	DF	Fordham	Atlantic 10	Strømsgodset	Long Island Rough Riders
95	D.C. United	PASS	—	—	—	—	—	—
96	Minnesota United FC	Andrew Booth	MF	FIU	C-USA	Kendall SC	Treasure Coast Tritons	Greenville Triumph^[99]
97	LA Galaxy	PASS	—	—	—	—	—	—
98	Real Salt Lake	PASS	—	—	—	—	—	—
99	Philadelphia Union	PASS	—	—	—	—	—	—
100	New York City FC	PASS	—	—	—	—	—	—
101	Philadelphia Union ^{[R4 trade 6]}	PASS	—	—	—	—	—	—
102	Los Angeles FC	Younes Boudadi	DF	Creighton	Big East	Club Brugge	Laredo Heat	Reno 1868^[101]
103	Toronto FC	PASS	—	—	—	—	—	—
104	Chicago Fire FC ^{[R4 trade 7]}	PASS	—	—	—	—	—	—

Trades

Round 1

↑ No. 3: FC Cincinnati → Inter Miami CF. November 19, 2019: Inter Miami CF acquired a first-round selection in the 2020 SuperDraft in exchange for $150,000 of General Allocation Money.^[8]
↑ No. 6: Sporting Kansas City → New England Revolution. August 6, 2018: New England Revolution acquired a first-round selection in the 2020 SuperDraft, $100,000 in general allocation money, and $250,000 in targeted allocation money from Sporting Kansas City in exchange for forward Krisztián Németh.^[12]
↑ No. 10: Chicago Fire → New York Red Bulls. January 9, 2020: New York Red Bulls acquired a first-round selection in the 2020 SuperDraft from Chicago Fire FC in exchange for $100,000 of General Allocation Money.^[17]
↑ No. 11: Colorado Rapids → Nashville SC. January 9, 2020: Nashville SC acquired a first-round selection in the 2020 SuperDraft from Colorado Rapids in exchange for $75,000 of General Allocation Money.^[19]
↑ No. 13: New England Revolution → Nashville SC. January 9, 2020: Nashville SC acquired a first-round selection in the 2020 SuperDraft from Colorado Rapids in exchange for $50,000 of General Allocation Money and $50,000 in conditional General Allocation Money.^[19]
↑ No. 17: D.C. United → FC Dallas. May 3, 2019: FC Dallas acquired a first-round selection in the 2020 SuperDraft from D.C. United in exchange for $100,000 in general allocation money. Simultaneously, Dallas also waived defender Marquinhos Pedroso who was subsequently claimed by D.C.^[25]
↑ No. 19: LA Galaxy → Toronto FC. April 11, 2019: Toronto FC acquired a first-round selection in the 2020 SuperDraft and the No. 2 spot in the MLS Allocation Order from LA Galaxy in exchange for the No. 1 spot in the MLS Allocation Order. LA used its allocation spot to sign defender Giancarlo González.^[28]
↑ No. 21: Philadelphia Union → D.C. United. January 9, 2020: D.C. United acquired a first-round selection in the 2020 SuperDraft and the No. 21 spot in the MLS Allocation Order from Philadelphia Union in exchange for the No. 17 spot in the MLS Allocation Order and future considerations.^[31]
↑ No. 26: Seattle Sounders FC → Chicago Fire. November 26, 2019: Chicago Fire FC acquired a first-round selection in the 2020 SuperDraft from Seattle Sounders FC in exchange for a second-round selection in the 2020 SuperDraft and goalkeeper Stefan Cleveland.^[38]

Round 2

↑ No. 27: Inter Miami → San Jose Earthquakes. November 12, 2019: San Jose Earthquakes acquired a second-round selection in the 2020 SuperDraft from Inter Miami CF in exchange for the Homegrown Player Rights to goalkeeper Drake Callender. San Jose may also receive up to $150,000 in general allocation money if certain incentives are met.^[40]
↑ No. 30: Vancouver Whitecaps FC → New England Revolution. December 10, 2017: New England Revolution acquired a conditional second-round selection in the 2020 SuperDraft and a first-round selection in the 2019 MLS SuperDraft from Vancouver Whitecaps FC in exchange for forward Kei Kamara.^[43]
↑ No. 32: Sporting Kansas City → Vancouver Whitecaps FC. December 14, 2018: Vancouver Whitecaps FC acquired a second-round selection in the 2020 SuperDraft and a first-round selection in the 2021 SuperDraft from Sporting Kansas City in exchange for forward Erik Hurtado. The traded picks are Kansas City's natural selections.^[46]
↑ No. 33: Columbus Crew → Toronto FC. Trade details needed. As retrieved on December 14, 2019, the MLS website stated that Toronto acquired this pick from Columbus via a trade. However, no trade between the clubs involving a 2020 SuperDraft pick was ever announced.
↑ No. 35: Montreal Impact → Chicago Fire → Seattle Sounders FC. November 26, 2019: Seattle Sounders FC acquired a second-round selection in the 2020 SuperDraft and goalkeeper Stefan Cleveland from Chicago Fire FC in exchange for a first-round selection in the 2020 SuperDraft.^[38] On August 7, 2019, Chicago had acquired this second-round selection in the 2020 SuperDraft, midfielder Micheal Azira, and the No. 6 spot in the MLS Allocation Order from Montreal Impact in exchange defender Jorge Corrales and the No. 1 spot in the MLS Allocation Order. Montreal used its No. 1 allocation ranking to sign midfielder Ballou Tabla on loan for the remainder of the 2019 MLS season. Chicago will also receive $75,000 in 2020 general allocation money from Montreal if Tabla is on an MLS roster for the 2020 season.^[49]
↑ No. 36: Chicago Fire → New York Red Bulls. January 11, 2019: New York Red Bulls acquired a second-round selection in the 2019 MLS SuperDraft from Chicago Fire FC in exchange for the MLS rights to midfielder Amando Moreno. Per the 2020 Superdraft tracker posted online by MLS, this second-round selection in the 2020 SuperDraft was also included in the trade although it was not publicly announced.^[51]
↑ No. 37: Colorado Rapids → Sporting Kansas City → Colorado Rapids. May 8, 2019: Colorado Rapids acquired a second-round selection in the 2020 SuperDraft, an international roster spot for 2019, $50,000 in targeted allocation money, and defender Abdul Rwatubyaye from Sporting Kansas City in exchange for midfielder Benny Feilhaber and salary budget considerations. The clubs also swapped positions in the MLS Waiver Order.^[53] On February 8, 2018, Kansas City had acquired this second-round selection in the 2020 SuperDraft from Colorado in exchange for goalkeeper Andrew Dykstra.^[54]
↑ No. 39: New England Revolution → Orlando City. November 25, 2019: Orlando City SC acquired a second-round selection in the 2020 SuperDraft and the No. 11 pick in the 2019 MLS End-of-Year Waiver Draft from New England Revolution in exchange for the No. 3 pick in the 2019 MLS End-of-Year Waiver Draft. New England used the No. 3 pick to select goalkeeper Jeff Caldwell.^[57]
↑ No. 42: Portland Timbers → D.C. United. January 23, 2018: D.C. United acquired a second-round selection in the 2020 SuperDraft, an international roster spot for 2018, $100,000 in general allocation money, and $100,000 in targeted allocation money from Portland Timbers in exchange for the MLS rights to midfielder Eryk Williamson.^[61]
↑ No. 43: D.C. United → New England Revolution. January 11, 2019: New England Revolution acquired a second-round selection in the 2020 SuperDraft from D.C. United in exchange for a second-round selection in the 2019 MLS SuperDraft, a third-round selection in the 2020 SuperDraft, and a fourth-round selection in the 2020 SuperDraft. The traded picks are all natural selections.^[63]
↑ No. 44: Minnesota United → Orlando City. January 10, 2019: Orlando City SC acquired a second-round selection in the 2020 SuperDraft and the No. 4 spot in the MLS Waiver Order from Minnesota United FC in exchange for two fourth-round selections in the 2019 MLS SuperDraft and the No. 1 spot in the MLS Waiver Order. Minnesota used its waiver spot to sign midfielder Osvaldo Alonso.^[64]
↑ No. 47: Philadelphia Union → Columbus Crew. July 19, 2019: Columbus Crew SC acquired a second-round selection in the 2020 SuperDraft from Philadelphia Union in exchange for goalkeeper Joe Bendik. Columbus also will receive $50,000 in general allocation money for the 2020 MLS season if Bendik meets certain performance conditions.^[67]
↑ No. 49: Atlanta United → Columbus Crew. May 7, 2019: Columbus Crew SC acquired a second-round selection in the 2020 SuperDraft and $100,000 in general allocation money from Atlanta United FC in exchange for midfielder Justin Meram. Columbus also retains a percentage of any future transfer fee should Atlanta transfer Meram outside of MLS.^[70]

Round 3

↑ No. 53: Inter Miami → FC Cincinnati. November 11, 2019: FC Cincinnati acquired a third-round selection in the 2020 SuperDraft, $50,000 in general allocation money, and the No. 26 selection in Stage One of the 2019 MLS Re-Entry Draft from Inter Miami CF in exchange for midfielder Victor Ulloa and the No. 1 selection in Stage One of the 2019 MLS Re-Entry Draft. The traded pick is Miami's natural selection.^[75]
↑ No. 55: FC Cincinnati → Vancouver Whitecaps FC. December 9, 2018: Vancouver Whitecaps FC acquired a third-round selection in the 2020 SuperDraft from FC Cincinnati in exchange for goalkeeper Spencer Richey. The traded pick is Cincinnati's natural selection.^[78]
↑ No. 56: Vancouver Whitecaps FC → Montreal Impact. December 9, 2018: Montreal Impact acquired a third-round selection in the 2020 SuperDraft and $50,000 in targeted allocation money from Vancouver Whitecaps FC in exchange for goalkeeper Maxime Crépeau. The traded pick is Vancouver's natural selection.^[79]
↑ No. 60: Houston Dynamo → Montreal Impact. December 17, 2018: Montreal Impact acquired a third-round selection in the 2020 SuperDraft from Houston Dynamo in exchange for defender Chris Duvall. The traded pick is Houston's natural selection.^[81]
↑ No. 62: Chicago Fire → FC Cincinnati → New York Red Bulls. August 8, 2019: New York Red Bulls acquired a third-round selection in the 2020 SuperDraft from FC Cincinnati in exchange for a loan of midfielder Derrick Etienne for the remainder of the 2019 season and an option to purchase Etienne at the end of the loan.^[82] On August 1, 2019, FC Cincinnati had acquired this third-round selection in the 2020 SuperDraft and the MLS rights to defender Andrew Gutman from Chicago Fire FC in exchange for $50,000 in general allocation money. Chicago could also receive up to an additional $150,000 in general allocation money if Gutman meets certain performance-based metrics. Chicago will also receive a percentage of any future revenue should Cincinnati transfer or loan Gutman outside of MLS. The traded pick is Chicago's natural selection.^[83]
↑ No. 65: New England Revolution → D.C. United. January 11, 2019: D.C. United acquired a third-round selection in the 2020 SuperDraft, a fourth-round selection in the 2020 SuperDraft, and a second-round selection in the 2019 MLS SuperDraft from New England Revolution in exchange for a second-round selection in the 2020 SuperDraft. The traded picks are all natural selections.^[63]
↑ No. 70: Minnesota United → Houston Dynamo. November 13, 2019: Houston Dynamo acquired a third-round selection in the 2020 SuperDraft and midfielder Darwin Quintero from Minnesota United FC in exchange for midfielder Marlon Hairston, $150,000 in 2020 general allocation money, $150,000 in 2020 targeted allocation money, $150,000 in 2021 general allocation money, and $150,000 in 2021 targeted allocation money.^[88]

Round 4

↑ No. 79: Inter Miami → FC Dallas. January 9, 2020: FC Dallas acquired a fourth-round selection in the 2020 SuperDraft from Inter Miami CF in exchange for the MLS rights to goalkeeper Dylan Castanheira.^[92]
↑ No. 81: FC Cincinnati → LA Galaxy. December 12, 2018: LA Galaxy acquired a fourth-round selection in the 2020 SuperDraft and potentially $50,000 in general allocation money (subject to performance metrics) from FC Cincinnati in exchange for the MLS rights to defender Zico Bailey. The traded pick is Cincinnati's natural selection.^[93]
↑ No. 87: Montreal Impact → Colorado Rapids. August 8, 2018: Colorado Rapids acquired a fourth-round selection in the 2020 SuperDraft from Montreal Impact in exchange for midfielder Micheal Azira.^[96]
↑ No. 88: Chicago Fire → Minnesota United. September 3, 2019: Minnesota United FC acquired a fourth-round selection in the 2020 SuperDraft and $50,000 in 2020 general allocation money from Chicago Fire FC in exchange for $50,000 in 2019 general allocation money.^[97]
↑ No. 91: New England Revolution → D.C. United. January 11, 2019: D.C. United acquired a fourth-round selection in the 2020 SuperDraft, a third-round selection in the 2020 SuperDraft, and a second-round selection in the 2019 MLS SuperDraft from New England Revolution in exchange for a second-round selection in the 2020 SuperDraft. The traded picks are all natural selections.^[63]
↑ No. 101: Atlanta United → Philadelphia Union. December 11, 2016: Philadelphia Union acquired a fourth-round selection in the 2020 SuperDraft from Atlanta United FC in exchange for forward Kevin Kratz. The traded pick is Atlanta's natural selection.^[100]
↑ No. 104: Seattle Sounders FC → Chicago Fire. December 28, 2018: Chicago Fire FC acquired a fourth-round selection in the 2020 SuperDraft from Seattle Sounders FC in exchange for defender Jonathan Campbell. The traded pick is Seattle's natural selection.^[102]

Player	Nat.	Position	College	Conference	Team	League	Ref.
Stanley Alves	BRA	FW	UMass Lowell	America East	Richmond Kickers	USL League One	^[107]
Samuel Biek	GER	DF	Western Michigan Broncos	Mid-American	FC Tucson	USL League One
Evan Conway	USA	FW	Milwaukee	Horizon	Union Omaha	USL League One	^[108]
Jake Crull	AUT	FW	Spring Arbor	Crossroads (NAIA)	Union Omaha	USL League One	^[108]
Victor Falck	SWE	MF	UC Irvine	Big West	Richmond Kickers	USL League One	^[109]
Blake Malone	USA	DF	North Carolina	ACC	Orange County SC	USL Championship
Luca Mayr-Fälten	AUT	MF	South Carolina	C-USA	Tormenta	USL League One	^[110]
Christian Molina	SLV	MF	Northern Illinois	Mid-American	Union Omaha	USL League One	^[108]
Anthony Mwembia	FRA	GK	Bowling Green	Mid-American	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	USL Championship
Baboucarr Njie	GAM	MF	NC Wesleyan	USA South (DIII)	Atlanta United 2	USL Championship	^[111]
Ford Parker	USA	GK	UC Irvine	Big West	Birmingham Legion	USL Championship
Daniele Proch	ITA	FW	Duke	ACC	North Carolina FC	USL Championship	^[112]
Samson Sergi	USA	FW	Xavier	Big East	New Mexico United	USL Championship
Daniel Steedman	SCO	MF	Virginia	ACC	Atlanta United 2	USL Championship	^[113]
Tim Trilk	USA	GK	Western Illinois	Summit	Chattanooga Red Wolves	USL League One	^[114]
Damià Viader	ESP	DF	Iowa Western	NJCAA	Union Omaha	USL League One	^[108]

Selections	Schools
3	Clemson, FIU, Indiana, Virginia
2	Creighton, Georgetown, Marquette, Michigan, Michigan State, North Carolina, Notre Dame, Providence, Stanford, Syracuse, UCF, UNC Wilmington, Wake Forest

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2020 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 FC	Mauricio Pineda	MF	North Carolina	ACC	All-ACC First-Team
Columbus Crew	Sebastian Berhalter	MF	North Carolina	ACC
Columbus Crew	Aidan Morris	MF	Indiana	Big Ten	TDS Freshman of the Year	^[103]
FC Dallas	Eddie Munjoma	DF	SMU	American	AAC Defender of the Year
Orlando City SC	David Loera	MF	NC State	ACC	All-ACC Second-Team	^[104]
Portland Timbers	Blake Bodily	MF	Washington	Pac-12	Pac-12 Player of the Year
Real Salt Lake	Milan Iloski	FW	UCLA	Pac-12	All-Pac-12 First-Team	^[105]
San Jose Earthquakes	Drake Callender	GK	California	Pac-12	Traded to Inter Miami CF	^[106]

Conference	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Total
NCAA Division I conferences
ACC	8	6	1	1	16
America East	0	1	0	0	1
American	4	1	0	0	5
Atlantic 10	0	0	2	1	3
Atlantic Sun	0	0	1	0	1
Big East	3	3	0	3	9
Big South	0	1	0	0	1
Big Ten	3	3	3	0	9
Big West	1	1	0	0	2
CAA	0	2	1	0	3
Conference USA	2	1	1	1	5
Horizon	1	1	0	0	2
Mid-American	0	1	2	1	5
Missouri Valley	0	0	0	2	2
OVC	0	0	1	1	2
Pac-12	1	1	2	0	4
Patriot	0	1	2	1	1
WAC	1	1	1	1	4
West Coast	2	2	0	1	1
Passes
Pass	0	0	11	16	27