2008 MLS SuperDraft | |
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General information | |
Sport | Soccer |
Date(s) | January 18, 2008 |
Time | 2:00pm (ET) |
Location | Baltimore, Maryland |
Network(s) | ESPN2 |
Overview | |
56 total selections | |
First selection | Chance Myers, Kansas City Wizards |
Most selections | Chicago Fire Kansas City Wizards Los Angeles Galaxy (6 selections) |
Fewest selections | San Jose Earthquakes Chivas USA (1 selection) |
The 2008 MLS SuperDraft took place on January 18, 2008 in Baltimore, Maryland. It was the ninth annual Major League Soccer SuperDraft. The first selection was made by the Kansas City Wizards, after acquiring the selection from the expansion San Jose Earthquakes. It was followed by the Supplemental Draft.
* | Denotes a player contracted under the Generation Adidas program |
^ | Denotes player who has been selected to an MLS All-Star Game |
§ | Denotes a player who won the MLS Rookie of the Year |
† | Denotes player who has been selected for an MLS Best XI team |
~ | Denotes a player who won the MLS MVP |
Pick # | MLS Team | Player | Position | Affiliation |
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29 | Los Angeles Galaxy[R3 trade 1] | Julian Valentin | D | Wake Forest |
30 | Toronto FC | Mike Zaher | D | UCLA San Fernando Valley Quakes |
31 | Columbus Crew[R3 trade 2] | Ryan Miller | D | Notre Dame Indiana Invaders |
32 | New York Red Bulls[R3 trade 3] | Luke Sassano | M | California San Jose Frogs |
33 | D.C. United[R3 trade 4] | Ryan Cordeiro | M/F | Connecticut |
34 | Los Angeles Galaxy[R3 trade 5] | Matt Allen | GK | Creighton Des Moines Menace |
35 | Toronto FC[R3 trade 6] | Joseph Lapira | F | Notre Dame Baton Rouge Capitals |
36 | Colorado Rapids[R3 trade 7] | Adrian Chevannes | D | SMU |
37 | Real Salt Lake[R3 trade 8] | Brennan Tennelle | M | UC Santa Barbara |
38 | Chicago Fire[R3 trade 9] | Dwight Barnett | F | Lynn University Cape Cod Crusaders |
39 | Kansas City Wizards | Matt Marquess | D | Santa Clara San Jose Frogs |
40 | Chicago Fire | Stephen King | M | Maryland |
41 | New England Revolution | Matt Britner | D | Brown |
42 | Houston Dynamo | Geoff Cameron^† | M | Rhode Island Rhode Island Stingrays |
Pick # | MLS Team | Player | Position | Affiliation |
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43 | Chivas USA[R4 trade 1] | Keith Savage | M | West Florida Central Florida Kraze |
44 | New York Red Bulls[R4 trade 2] | David Roth | M | Northwestern Chicago Fire Premier |
45 | FC Dallas[R4 trade 3] | Jamil Roberts | D | Santa Clara |
46 | Los Angeles Galaxy | Brandon McDonald | M | San Francisco San Jose Frogs |
47 | Colorado Rapids | Brian Grazier | M | Saint Louis |
48 | Columbus Crew | Steven Lenhart | F | Azusa Pacific Southern California Seahorses |
49 | Colorado Rapids[R4 trade 4] | Scott Campbell | M | North Carolina |
50 | FC Dallas | Ben Nason | M | Virginia Tech |
51 | Los Angeles Galaxy[R4 trade 5] | Matt Hatzke | D | Santa Clara |
52 | D.C. United | Tony Schmitz | M | Creighton |
53 | Kansas City Wizards | Rauwshan McKenzie | D | Michigan State Chicago Fire Premier |
54 | Chicago Fire | Austin Washington | D | Gonzaga Spokane Spiders |
55 | New England Revolution | Spencer Wadsworth | F | Duke |
56 | Houston Dynamo | Jeremy Barlow | M | Virginia |