2018 MLS SuperDraft live tracker: Watch online
The 2018 MLS SuperDraft is here and live in the City of Brotherly Love. While the host team, the Philadelphia Union do not have a pick in the first two rounds currently, their supporters were still on hand. Three other team’s supporters, Los Angeles Football Club, New York City Football Club, and New York Red Bulls were also on hand for the annual event.
This year’s MLS SuperDraft features a talented generation adidas class as well as other young players looking to make their dreams come true. The first two rounds take place live with rounds three and four to take place over the phone. For all your draft needs, check out the draft order below. The draft is being streamed on the league’s website and can be seen below.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p–GQK-QLjo
LAFC, who already had the first pick overall, traded allocation money – 100 thousand dollars in Targeted Allocation Money (TAM) and 100 thousand dollars in GAM – for the third pick from D.C. United. The MLS SuperDraft started with three defenders coming off the board.
First Round
1. Los Angeles FC – Defender Joao Moutinho (Akron)
2. LA Galaxy – Defender Tomas Hillard-Arce (Stanford)
3. LAFC (from DC United) – Defender Tristan Blackmon (Pacific)
4. FC Dallas (from Montreal Impact from Colorado Rapids) – Midfielder Francis Atuahene (Michigan)
5. Chicago Fire (from Minnesota United) – Forward Jon Bakero (Wake Forest)
6. Orlando City SC – Forward Chris Mueller (Wisconsin)
7. Montreal Impact (from Montreal Impact)- Forward Mason Toye (Indiana)
8. New England Revolution (from the Philadelphia Union) – Defender Brandon Bye (Western Michigan)
9. New England Revolution – Forward Mark Segbers (Grand Canyon)
10. Chicago Fire (from Real Salt Lake) – Fire received the pick for 85,000 dollars in GAM and selected midfielder Mo Adams (Syracuse)
11. FC Dallas – Midfielder Ema Twumasi (Wake Forest)
12. SJ Earthquakes – Defender Paul Marie (Florida International)
13. Sporting Kansas City – Goalie Eric Dick (Butler)
14. Atlanta United FC – Forward Jon Gallagher (Notre Dame)
15. Minnesota United (from Chicago) – Defender Wyatt Omsberg (Dartmouth)
16. New York Red Bulls – After calling a timeout, New York picked forward Brian White (Duke).
17. Vancouver Whitecaps FC – Defender Justin Fiddes (Washington)
18. Sporting KC (from Portland Timbers) – Defender Graham Smith (Denver)
19. New York City FC – Goalie Jeff Caldwell (Virginia)
20. Houston Dynamo – Goalie Michael Nelson (SMU)
21. Columbus Crew SC – Goalie Ben Lundgaard (Virginia Poly Tech)
22. Seattle Sounders FC – Midfielder Alex Roldan (Seattle)
23. Minnesota United (from Toronto FC) – Traded $50,000 TAM and the 28th overall pick (5th pick in the second round) to select defender Carter Manley (Duke).
Second Round
24. Los Angeles FC – Midfielder Pol Calvet Planellas (Pittsburgh)
25. Colorado Rapids (from LA Galaxy) – Forward Alan Winn (North Carolina)
26. Vancouver Whitecaps (from D.C. United) – Defender Lucas Stauffer (Creighton)
27. Colorado Rapids – Forward Frantzdy Pierrot (Coastal Carolina)
28. Toronto FC (from Minnesota United FC) – Defender Tim Kubel (Louisville)
29. FC Dallas (from Orlando City) – Forward Mauro Cichero (SMU)
30. San Jose Earthquakes (from Montreal) – Forward Danny Musovski (UNLV)
31. New York Red Bulls (from Philadelphia) – Defender Niko de Vera (Akron)
32. Columbus Crew SC (from New England) – Midfielder Edward Opoku (Virginia)
33. Real Salt Lake – Midfielder Ricky Lopez-Espin (Creighton)
34. FC Dallas – Midfielder Chris Lema (Georgetown)
35. San Jose Earthquakes – Forward Mohamed Thiaw (Louisville)
36. Atlanta United FC (from Sporting KC) – Midfielder Oliver Shannon (Clemson)
37. Atlanta United FC – Forward Gordon Wild (Maryland)
38. Chicago Fire – Midfielder Diego Campos (Clemson)
39. New York Red Bulls – Forward Tom Barlow (Wisconsin)
40. LA Galaxy (from Vancouver) – Midfielder Drew Skundrich (Stanford)
41. Minnesota United FC (from Portland) – Midfielder Xavier Gomez (Nebraska Omaha)
42. New York City FC – Defender AJ Paterson (Wright State)
43. Houston Dynamo – Forward Mac Steeves (Providence)
44. Columbus Crew SC – Midfielder Jake Rozhansky (Maryland)
45. Seattle Sounders – Defender Marcus Fjortoft (Duke)
46. Toronto FC – Goalie Drew Shepherd (Western Michigan)
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