2007 MLS SuperDraft
2007 MLS SuperDraft | |
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General information | |
Sport | Soccer |
Date(s) | January 12, 2007 |
Time | 12:00pm (ET) |
Location | Indianapolis, Indiana |
Network(s) | ESPN2 |
Overview | |
52 total selections | |
First selection | Maurice Edu, Toronto FC |
Most selections | FC Dallas New England Revolution (6 selections) |
Fewest selections | Chivas USA New York Red Bulls Real Salt Lake (2 selections) |
The 2007 MLS SuperDraft was held in Indianapolis, Indiana on January 12, 2007. It was the eighth annual Major League Soccer SuperDraft. The first selection belonged to expansion team Toronto FC.
The SuperDraft was followed by the 2007 MLS Supplemental Draft.
Player selection
[edit]- Key
* | 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 |
Round one
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Pick # | MLS Team | Player | Position | Affiliation |
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1 | Toronto FC | ![]() | M | Maryland |
2 | Chicago Fire[R1 trade 1] | ![]() | D | Virginia |
3 | Kansas City Wizards | ![]() | D | North Carolina |
4 | Real Salt Lake | ![]() | GK | Maryland |
5 | New England Revolution[R1 trade 2] | ![]() | M | Wake Forest |
6 | Colorado Rapids[R1 trade 3] | ![]() | M | Virginia |
7 | Chivas USA | ![]() | F | Fort Lewis College |
8 | Chicago Fire | ![]() | F | Alabama-Birmingham |
9 | FC Dallas | ![]() | D/M | South Florida |
10 | Toronto FC[R1 trade 4] | ![]() | D | New Mexico |
11 | D.C. United | ![]() | D/M | Generation adidas |
12 | New England Revolution | ![]() | D | Santa Clara |
13 | Houston Dynamo | ![]() | M | Indiana |
Round one trades
[edit]- ^ #2: Columbus Crew → Chicago Fire. 2007-01-12: Chicago acquired this pick and forward Ryan Coiner from Columbus in exchange for forward Andy Herron.[ref 1]
- ^ #5: Los Angeles Galaxy → New England Revolution. 2007-01-12: New England acquired this pick from Los Angeles in exchange for a partial allocation and a second-round selection in the 2008 MLS SuperDraft.[ref 2]
- ^ #6: New York Red Bulls → Colorado Rapids. 2006-04-21: Colorado acquired this pick, the #32 pick, and forward Thiago Martins from New York in exchange for forward Peguero Jean Philippe.[ref 3]
- ^ #10: Colorado Rapids → Los Angeles Galaxy → Toronto FC. 2007-01-12: Toronto FC acquired this pick from Los Angeles in exchange for a partial allocation.[ref 2] Los Angeles had acquired this pick from Colorado in exchange for forward Jovan Kirovski on 2005-09-13.[ref 4]
Round two
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Pick # | MLS Team | Player | Position | Affiliation |
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14 | FC Dallas[R2 trade 1] | ![]() | F | Generation adidas |
15 | Columbus Crew | ![]() | M | UC Irvine |
16 | Los Angeles Galaxy[R2 trade 2] | ![]() | F | Oregon State |
17 | Colorado Rapids[R2 trade 3] | ![]() | M/D | Notre Dame |
18 | FC Dallas[R2 trade 4] | ![]() | D | Brown |
19 | New York Red Bulls | ![]() | F | Clemson |
20 | Los Angeles Galaxy[R2 trade 5] | ![]() | M | Indiana |
21 | Chicago Fire | ![]() | M | Notre Dame |
22 | FC Dallas | ![]() | F | San Diego |
23 | Los Angeles Galaxy[R2 trade 6] | ![]() | D | Washington |
24 | D.C. United | ![]() | F | Northwestern |
25 | New England Revolution | ![]() | M | Wake Forest |
26 | Houston Dynamo | ![]() | M | North Carolina |
Round two trades
[edit]- ^ #14: Toronto FC → FC Dallas. 2006-11-17: FC Dallas acquired this pick and defender Adrian Serioux from Toronto in exchange for midfielder Ronnie O'Brien.[ref 5]
- ^ #16: Kansas City Wizards → Los Angeles Galaxy. 2006-12-15: Los Angeles acquired this pick and a second-round selection in the 2008 MLS SuperDraft from Kansas City in exchange for goalkeeper Kevin Hartman.[ref 6]
- ^ #17: Real Salt Lake → Colorado Rapids. 2005-02-23: Colorado acquired this pick from Real Salt Lake in exchange for forward Jordan Cila.[ref 7]
- ^ #18: Los Angeles Galaxy → Colorado Rapids → FC Dallas. 2007-01-12: FC Dallas acquired this pick and a second-round selection in the 2008 MLS SuperDraft from Colorado in exchange for defender Greg Vanney, salary cap considerations, and a third-round selection in the 2008 MLS SuperDraft.[ref 8] Colorado had acquired this pick, forward Herculez Gomez and defender Ugo Ihemelu from Los Angeles in exchange for the #23 pick and goalkeeper Joe Cannon on 2006-12-01.[ref 9]
- ^ #20: Chivas USA → Real Salt Lake → Los Angeles Galaxy. 2005-06-29: Los Angeles acquired this pick from Real Salt Lake in exchange for defender Paul Broome.[ref 10] Real Salt Lake had acquired this pick from Chivas USA in exchange for defender Douglas Sequeira on 2005-02-25.[ref 11]
- ^ #23: Colorado Rapids → Los Angeles Galaxy. 2006-12-01: Los Angeles acquired this pick and goalkeeper Joe Cannon from Colorado in exchange for pick #18, forward Herculez Gomez and defender Ugo Ihemelu.[ref 9]
Round three
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Pick # | MLS Team | Player | Position | Affiliation |
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27 | Toronto FC | ![]() | D/M | Syracuse |
28 | FC Dallas[R3 trade 1] | ![]() | M | UNC-Greensboro |
29 | Kansas City Wizards | ![]() | M | Old Dominion |
30 | Real Salt Lake | ![]() | M | Wake Forest |
31 | Colorado Rapids[R3 trade 2] | ![]() | F | Cincinnati |
32 | D.C. United[R3 trade 3] | ![]() | D | Southern Methodist |
33 | New York Red Bulls[R3 trade 4] | ![]() | M | Akron |
34 | Chicago Fire | ![]() | M | SIU-Edwardsville |
35 | Colorado Rapids[R3 trade 5] | ![]() | M | Rutgers |
36 | Colorado Rapids | ![]() | GK | North Carolina |
37 | D.C. United | ![]() | F | Georgetown |
38 | New England Revolution | ![]() | M | UC Santa Barbara |
39 | Houston Dynamo | ![]() | F | South Carolina |
Round three trades
[edit]- ^ #28: Columbus Crew → FC Dallas. 2006-01-20: FC Dallas acquired this pick from Columbus in exchange for a fourth-round selection in the 2006 MLS SuperDraft.[ref 12]
- ^ #31: Los Angeles Galaxy → Colorado Rapids. 2006-04-07: Colorado acquired this pick from Los Angeles in exchange for forward Cornell Glen.[ref 13]
- ^ #32: New York Red Bulls → Colorado Rapids → D.C. United. 2006-12-15: D.C. United acquired this pick and a third-round selection in the 2008 MLS SuperDraft from Colorado in exchange for defender Brandon Prideaux.[ref 14] Colorado had acquired this pick, the #6 pick, and forward Thiago Martins from New York in exchange for forward Peguero Jean Philippe on 2006-04-21.[ref 3]
- ^ #33: Chivas USA → New England Revolution → Columbus Crew → Chivas USA → New York Red Bulls. 2006-11-27: New York acquired this pick and a designated player slot from Chivas USA in exchange for midfielder Amado Guevara.[ref 15] Chivas USA had re-acquired this pick (as a conditional pick) from Columbus in exchange for defender Ezra Hendrickson on 2006-04-28.[ref 16] Columbus had acquired this pick and a second-round selection in the 2006 MLS SuperDraft from New England in exchange for an allocation on 2006-01-20.[ref 17] New England had acquired this pick (as a conditional pick) and a second-round 2006 selection from Chivas USA in exchange for salary considerations on 2005-09-10.[ref 18]
- ^ #35: FC Dallas → Colorado Rapids. 2006-02-14: Colorado acquired this pick and a third-round selection in the 2007 MLS Supplemental Draft from FC Dallas in exchange for the use of a Youth International slot in 2006.[ref 19]
Round four
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Pick # | MLS Team | Player | Position | Affiliation |
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40 | Toronto FC | ![]() | F | Rhode Island |
41 | Columbus Crew | ![]() | F | San Francisco |
42 | Kansas City Wizards | ![]() | M | James Madison |
43 | FC Dallas[R4 trade 1] | ![]() | F | Jacksonville |
44 | Los Angeles Galaxy | ![]() | GK | San Diego State |
45 | Los Angeles Galaxy[R4 trade 2] | ![]() | D | Loyola Marymount |
46 | Chivas USA | ![]() | D | UC Irvine |
47 | Chicago Fire | ![]() | F | Penn State |
48 | New England Revolution[R4 trade 3] | ![]() | F | Virginia |
49 | Columbus Crew[R4 trade 4] | ![]() | F | North Carolina |
50 | D.C. United | ![]() | GK | Portland |
51 | New England Revolution | ![]() | D | Duke |
52 | Houston Dynamo | ![]() | M | California |
Round four trades
[edit]- ^ #43: Real Salt Lake → FC Dallas. 2005-01-19: FC Dallas acquired this pick from Real Salt Lake in exchange for the rights to defender Brian Dunseth.[ref 20]
- ^ #45: New York Red Bulls → Los Angeles Galaxy. 2006-08-17: Los Angeles acquired this pick and a second-round selection in the 2008 MLS SuperDraft from New York in exchange for forward John Wolyniec.[ref 21]
- ^ #48: FC Dallas → Real Salt Lake → New England Revolution. 2007-01-12: New England acquired this pick from Real Salt Lake in exchange for forward Kyle Brown.[ref 22] Earlier the same day, Real Salt Lake had acquired this pick from FC Dallas in exchange for a fourth-round selection in the 2008 MLS SuperDraft.[ref 23]
- ^ #49: Colorado Rapids → Columbus Crew. 2006-01-20: Columbus acquired this pick, originally a conditional pick, from Colorado in exchange for defender Chris Wingert.[ref 24] The pick became a fourth-rounder when Wingert failed to start 8 games for Colorado in 2006.
Notable undrafted players
[edit]See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Mitchell, Shawn (January 13, 2007). "Crew fills its big need, sends top pick to Fire for goal-scorer". The Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved December 15, 2010.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b "Galaxy select five players in MLS SuperDraft". Our Sports Central. January 12, 2007. Retrieved December 15, 2010.
- ^ a b "Rapids Acquire Forward Thiago Martins and Two Draft Picks from Red Bulls". Our Sports Central. April 21, 2006. Retrieved December 14, 2010.
- ^ "Galaxy trades Kirovski to Colorado". Our Sports Central. September 13, 2005. Retrieved December 15, 2010.
- ^ "FC Dallas acquires Serioux in exchange for O'Brien". ESPN Soccernet. November 17, 2006. Archived from the original on October 24, 2012. Retrieved December 16, 2010.
- ^ "Galaxy trade Kevin Hartman to Kansas City". Our Sports Central. December 15, 2006. Retrieved December 16, 2010.
- ^ "Rapids Acquire Conditional 2007 Second Round SuperDraft Pick from Real Salt Lake". Our Sports Central. February 23, 2005. Retrieved December 16, 2010.
- ^ "Rapids Acquire Greg Vanney From FC Dallas in 2007 MLS SuperDraft Trade". Our Sports Central. January 12, 2007. Retrieved December 13, 2010.
- ^ a b "Rapids Acquire Starters Herculez Gomez and Ugo Ihemelu from Galaxy". Our Sports Central. December 1, 2006. Retrieved December 16, 2010.
- ^ "Galaxy acquire draft pick from Real Salt Lake". Our Sports Central. June 29, 2005. Retrieved December 16, 2010.
- ^ "Real Salt Lake acquires draft pick from Chivas USA for Sequeira". Our Sports Central. February 25, 2005. Retrieved December 16, 2010.
- ^ Oller, Rob (January 21, 2006). "Crew drafts college player of year to bolster offense". The Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved December 16, 2010.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Galaxy acquire forward Cornell Glen from Colorado Rapids". Our Sports Central. April 7, 2006. Retrieved December 16, 2010.
- ^ "United trade defender Prideaux to Colorado". USA Today. December 15, 2006. Retrieved December 14, 2010.
- ^ "Red Bulls Acquire Designated Player Slot, 2007 Draft Pick". Our Sports Central. November 27, 2006. Retrieved December 16, 2010.
- ^ "Chivas USA obtains conditional 2007 SuperDraft pick from Columbus". Our Sports Central. April 28, 2006. Retrieved December 17, 2010.
- ^ "Revs select three players in 2006 MLS SuperDraft". Our Sports Central. January 20, 2006. Retrieved December 17, 2010.
- ^ "September 10, 2005, Friday's Sports Transactions". USA Today. September 10, 2005. Retrieved December 17, 2010.
- ^ "Colorado Rapids Acquire Two Draft Picks in 2007 From FC Dallas". MLSSoccer.com. February 14, 2006. Retrieved December 16, 2010.[dead link]
- ^ "FC Dallas Acquires Fourth Round Selection in 2007 from Real Salt Lake in exchange for Defender Brian Dunseth". Our Sports Central. January 19, 2005. Retrieved December 16, 2010.
- ^ "Red Bulls Acquire Staten Island Native Wolyniec from L.A." Our Sports Central. August 17, 2006. Retrieved December 16, 2010.
- ^ "Revolution Adds Six Players at 2007 MLS SuperDraft". Our Sports Central. January 12, 2007. Retrieved December 16, 2010.
- ^ Cabarrouy, Gabriel (January 14, 2007). "FCD selects young tandem". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved December 16, 2010.
- ^ "Crew Acquires Two SuperDraft Picks In Separate Deals". Our Sports Central. January 20, 2006. Retrieved December 16, 2010.