2014 MLS SuperDraft

2014 MLS SuperDraft
Date(s)	January 16, 2014
Time	12 p.m. ET
Location	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Network(s) (US)	ESPNews
Picks
First selection	Andre Blake, Philadelphia Union
Overall selections	77
	← 2013; MLS SuperDrafts; 2015 →;

The 2014 MLS SuperDraft was the fifteenth SuperDraft presented by Major League Soccer. The first two rounds of the four round draft took place on January 16, 2014 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania at the Philadelphia Convention Center. Rounds three and four took place on January 21, 2014 via conference call.

Changes from 2013

The SuperDraft was expanded from two rounds to four rounds.
The Supplemental Draft, typically held one week after the SuperDraft, was eliminated.

Selection order

The MLS SuperDraft selection order has been constant throughout league history:

The nine clubs which do not qualify for the playoffs receive picks #1 through #9 (in reverse order of season points);
The two clubs eliminated in the Knockout round of playoffs receive picks #10 and #11 (in reverse order of season points);
The four clubs eliminated in the Conference Semifinals receive picks #12 through #15 (in reverse order of season points);
The two clubs eliminated in the Conference Finals receive picks #16 and #17 (in reverse order of season points);
The club which loses 2013 MLS Cup receives pick #18;
The club which wins 2013 MLS Cup receives pick #19.

This selection order pertains to all rounds of the MLS SuperDraft.

*	Denotes player who has been selected for an MLS Best XI team

Round 1

Any player marked with a * is part of the Generation Adidas program.

Pick #	MLS team	Player	Position	Affiliation
1	Philadelphia Union^{[R1 trade 1]}	Andre Blake*	Goalkeeper	Connecticut
2	D.C. United^{[R1 trade 2]}	Steve Birnbaum	Defender	California Orange County Blue Star
3	Vancouver Whitecaps FC^{[R1 trade 3]}	Christian Dean*	Defender	California
4	New England Revolution^{[R1 trade 4]}	Steve Neumann	Forward	Georgetown Reading United
5	Montreal Impact^{[R1 trade 5]}	Eric Miller*	Defender	Creighton Portland Timbers U23s
6	FC Dallas^{[R1 trade 6]}	Tesho Akindele	Forward	Colorado School of Mines Real Colorado Foxes
7	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	Andre Lewis	Midfielder	Portmore United
8	Seattle Sounders FC^{[R1 trade 7]}	Damion Lowe*	Defender	Hartford Reading United
9	San Jose Earthquakes	J. J. Koval	Midfielder	Stanford Ventura County Fusion
10	Toronto FC^{[R1 trade 8]}	Nick Hagglund	Defender	Xavier
11	New England Revolution^{[R1 trade 9]}	Patrick Mullins	Forward	Maryland New Orleans Jesters
12	Colorado Rapids^{[R1 trade 10]}	Marlon Hairston*	Midfielder	Louisville
13	Chicago Fire^{[R1 trade 11]}	Marco Franco	Defender	UC Irvine OC Blues Strikers FC
14	Columbus Crew^{[R1 trade 12]}	Ben Sweat	Defender	USF Reading United
15	Philadelphia Union^{[R1 trade 13]}	Pedro Ribeiro	Midfielder	Coastal Carolina Reading United
16	Houston Dynamo	A. J. Cochran*	Defender	Wisconsin K-W United FC
17	Portland Timbers	Schillo Tshuma*	Forward	Maryland
18	Real Salt Lake	Ryan Neil	Defender	California
19	Colorado Rapids^{[R1 trade 14]}	Grant Van De Casteele	Defender	Notre Dame

Round 1 trades

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Round 2

Pick #	MLS team	Player	Position	Affiliation
20	Chivas USA^{[R2 trade 1]}	Thomas McNamara	Midfielder	Clemson Jersey Express
21	Seattle Sounders FC^{[R2 trade 2]}	Jimmy Ockford	Defender	Louisville Reading United
22	New York Red Bulls^{[R2 trade 3]}	Chris Duvall	Defender	Wake Forest
23	Los Angeles Galaxy^{[R2 trade 4]}	Kyle Venter	Defender	New Mexico Real Colorado Foxes
24	Toronto FC^{[R2 trade 5]}	Daniel Lovitz	Midfielder	Elon Carolina Dynamo
25	Philadelphia Union	Kevin Cope	Defender	Michigan State Michigan Bucks
26	Portland Timbers^{[R2 trade 6]}	Taylor Peay	Defender	Washington North Sound SeaWolves
27	Philadelphia Union^{[R2 trade 7]}	Robbie Derschang	Defender	Akron Austin Aztex
28	San Jose Earthquakes	Joe Sofia	Defender	UCLA Ventura County Fusion
29	D.C. United^{[R2 trade 8]}	Victor Muñoz	Midfielder	UCLA OC Blues Strikers FC
30	Vancouver Whitecaps FC^{[R2 trade 9]}	Mamadou Diouf	Forward	Connecticut
31	New England Revolution	Alec Sundly	Midfielder	California Orange County Blue Star
32	Houston Dynamo^{[R2 trade 10]}	Mark Sherrod	Forward	Memphis Portland Timbers U23s
33	Colorado Rapids^{[R2 trade 11]}	Jared Watts	Midfielder	Wake Forest
34	New York Red Bulls	Eric Stevenson	Midfielder	Akron Seattle Sounders FC U-23
35	Colorado Rapids^{[R2 trade 12]}	John Berner	Goalkeeper	SIU-Edwardsville St. Louis Lions
36	Portland Timbers	Aaron Long	Midfielder	UC Riverside FC Tucson
37	Montreal Impact^{[R2 trade 13]}	George Malki	Midfielder	Cal Poly
38	Sporting Kansas City	Adnan Gabeljic	Forward	St. Louis

Round 2 trades

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Round 3

Pick #	MLS team	Player	Position	Affiliation
39	Portland Timbers^{[R3 trade 1]}	George Fochive	Midfielder	Connecticut Real Maryland
40	Chivas USA	Kris Tyrpak	Forward	Houston Baptist Austin Aztex
41	Sporting Kansas City^{[R3 trade 2]}	Peter Schmetz	Midfielder	UC Santa Barbara Ventura County Fusion
42	Columbus Crew	Fifi Baiden	Midfielder	UC Santa Barbara
43	FC Dallas	Nick Walker	Defender	Fairleigh Dickinson Michigan Bucks
44	Philadelphia Union	Richie Marquez	Defender	Redlands
45	Columbus Crew^{[R3 trade 3]}	Adam Bedell	Forward	Detroit-Mercy Detroit City FC
46	Philadelphia Union^{[R3 trade 4]}	Alex Sweetin	Midfielder	St. Louis
47	San Jose Earthquakes	A. J. Corrado	Midfielder	Indiana
48	Montreal Impact	Pete Caringi	Forward	UMBC Baltimore Bohemians
49	Colorado Rapids	Tolani Ibikunle	Defender	Wake Forest Reading United
50	New England Revolution	Pierre Omanga	Forward	SNHU GPS Portland Phoenix
51	Vancouver Whitecaps FC^{[R3 trade 5]}	Michael Kafari	Midfielder	New Mexico Austin Aztex
52	Philadelphia Union^{[R3 trade 6]}	Aodhan Quinn	Midfielder	Akron Seattle Sounders FC U-23
53	Real Salt Lake^{[R3 trade 7]}	Joey Dillon	Midfielder	Georgetown Michigan Bucks
54	Houston Dynamo	Michael Lisch	Goalkeeper	New Mexico Austin Aztex
55	Seattle Sounders FC^{[R3 trade 8]}	Stefano Rijssel	Forward	W Connection
56	D.C. United^{[R3 trade 9]}	Zach Barnes	Midfielder	Creighton Portland Timbers U23
57	Sporting Kansas City	Alex Martinez	Midfielder	NC State Carolina Dynamo

Round 3 trades

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Round 4

Pick #	MLS team	Player	Position	Affiliation
58	Vancouver Whitecaps FC^{[R4 trade 1]}	Mackenzie Pridham	Forward	Cal Poly
59	Chivas USA	Michael Nwiloh	Defender	Georgia State
60	Toronto FC	Kene Eze	Forward	Rutgers
61	Chicago Fire^{[R4 trade 2]}	Zach Bolden	Midfielder	Denver
62	FC Dallas	Ronny Santos Mendoza	Defender	Manta FC
63	Philadelphia Union	Luca Gimenez	Midfielder	Wake Forest
64	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	Michael Calderón	Midfielder	New Mexico
65	Chicago Fire	Kadeem Dacres	Forward	UMBC Reading United
66	San Jose Earthquakes	Devante Dubose	Defender	Virginia Tech Midland/Odessa Sockers
67	Montreal Impact	Jordan Ongaro	Forward	San Diego State
68	Colorado Rapids	Albert Edward	Defender	Lindsey Wilson College Des Moines Menace
69	D.C. United^{[R4 trade 3]}	Travis Golden	Defender	Campbell Austin Aztex
70	Real Salt Lake^{[R4 trade 4]}	Daniel Jackson	Forward	Coker College D.C. United U-23
71	Portland Timbers^{[R4 trade 5]}	Victor Chavez	Forward	UCLA Ventura County Fusion
72	Los Angeles Galaxy^{[R4 trade 6]}	PASS
73	Portland Timbers^{[R4 trade 7]}	Nikita Kotlov	Midfielder	Indiana
74	San Jose Earthquakes^{[R4 trade 8]}	Billy Knutsen	Goalkeeper	American
75	Chicago Fire^{[R4 trade 9]}	Bryan Ciesiulka	Midfielder	Marquette Chicago Fire Premier
76	Sporting Kansas City	Reinaldo Brenes	Forward	Akron Portland Timbers U23s
77	Seattle Sounders FC^{[R4 trade 10]}	Fabio Pereira	Midfielder	Michigan

Round 4 trades

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Unresolved 2014 SuperDraft Trades

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Conditional, Houston Dynamo → Toronto FC. December 28, 2011: Toronto FC acquired a conditional selection in the 2014 SuperDraft from Houston Dynamo in exchange for midfielder Nathan Sturgis.^{[ref 48]}
Round 6 (Supplemental Draft Round 4), FC Dallas → Columbus Crew. June 14, 2013: Columbus Crew acquired a fourth-round selection in the 2014 Supplemental Draft from FC Dallas in exchange for use of an international roster spot for 2013.^{[ref 49]}

References

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2014 MLS SuperDraft

Contents

Changes from 2013

Selection order

Round 1

Round 1 trades

Round 2

Round 2 trades

Round 3

Round 3 trades

Round 4

Round 4 trades

Unresolved 2014 SuperDraft Trades

References

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