2008 MLS SuperDraft

College draft for soccer teams August 2023 2008 MLS SuperDraft Soccer January 18, 2008 2:00pm (ET) Baltimore, Maryland ESPN2 Chance Myers, Kansas City Wizards San Jose EarthquakesChivas USA(1 selection) Chicago FireKansas City WizardsLos Angeles Galaxy(6 selections) 56 2007 2009 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. Player selection thumb|FC Dallas selected Brek Shea 2nd overall. In 2011, Shea was named an MLS All-Star and selected to the MLS Best XI. He earned 34 caps with the U.S. men's national team. thumb|Real Salt Lake selected Tony Beltran 3rd overall. He was an MLS All-Star in 2013 and 2015. thumb|The LA Galaxy selected Sean Franklin 4th overall. The 2008 MLS Rookie of the Year is a 2x MLS All-Star. 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 Pick # MLS Team Player Position Affiliation1 Kansas City Wizards#1: San Jose Earthquakes → Kansas City Wizards. 2008-01-15: Kansas City acquired this pick from San Jose in exchange for defender Nick Garcia. "R1 trade"USA Chance Myers* D UCLAVentura County Fusion2 FC Dallas#2: Toronto FC → FC Dallas. 2007-03-20: FC Dallas acquired this pick and a partial allocation from Toronto FC in exchange for midfielder Richard Mulrooney. "R1 trade" USA Brek Shea*^† M Generation adidas3 Real Salt Lake USA Tony Beltran*^ D UCLALos Angeles Storm4 Los Angeles Galaxy USA Sean Franklin^§ D Cal State NorthridgeSan Fernando Valley Quakes5 Colorado Rapids USA Ciaran O'Brien* M UC Santa BarbaraTacoma Tide6 Columbus Crew ENG Andy Iro D UC Santa Barbara7 Chicago Fire#7: New York Red Bulls → Chicago Fire. 2007-12-18: Chicago acquired this pick, a third-round selection in the 2011 MLS SuperDraft, and cash from New York in exchange for Juan Carlos Osorio. "R1 trade"GHA Patrick Nyarko* F Virginia Tech8 FC Dallas USA Josh Lambo* GK Generation adidas9 Toronto FC#9: Chivas USA → Toronto FC. 2007-05-04: Toronto FC acquired this pick from Chivas USA in exchange for midfielder Paulo Nagamura. "R1 trade" TRI Julius James D Connecticut10 Toronto FC#10: D.C. United → Toronto FC. 2007-02-01: Toronto FC acquired this pick from D.C. United in exchange for midfielder Rod Dyachenko. "R1 trade" USA Pat Phelan M Wake Forest11 Kansas City Wizards HND Roger Espinoza* M Ohio State12 Chicago Fire USA Dominic Cervi GK Tulsa13 New England Revolution USA Rob Valentino* D San FranciscoSan Jose Frogs14 Real Salt Lake#14: Houston → Toronto FC → Real Salt Lake. 2007-05-22: Real Salt Lake acquired this pick and forward Alecko Eskandarian from Toronto FC in exchange for forward Jeff Cunningham. Toronto FC had acquired this pick and defender Kevin Goldthwaite from Houston in exchange for midfielder Richard Mulrooney on 2007-04-19. "R1 trade" USA David Horst D Old DominionHampton Roads Piranhas Round one trades R1 trade Round two thumb|The San Jose Earthquakes selected Shea Salinas 15th overall. in 15 MLS seasons, he played in 375 games. Pick # MLS Team Player Position Affiliation15 San Jose Earthquakes USA Shea Salinas M FurmanCarolina Dynamo16 New York Red Bulls#16: Toronto FC → New York Red Bulls. 2007-04-19: New York acquired this pick and a partial allocation from Toronto FC in exchange for defender Marvell Wynne. "R2 trade" USA Eric Brunner D Ohio StateMichigan Bucks17 Real Salt Lake USA Alex Nimo* F Generation adidas18 New England Revolution#18: Los Angeles Galaxy → New England Revolution. 2007-01-12: New England acquired this pick and a first-round selection in the 2007 MLS SuperDraft from Los Angeles in exchange for a partial allocation. "R2 trade" USA Michael Videira M DukeCary RailHawks U23's19 FC Dallas#19: Colorado Rapids → FC Dallas. 2007-01-12: FC Dallas acquired this pick and a second-round selection in the 2007 MLS SuperDraft from Colorado in exchange for defender Greg Vanney, salary cap considerations, and the #36 pick. "R2 trade"USA Eric Avila* M UC Santa BarbaraVentura County Fusion20 Columbus Crew USA George Josten M/F GonzagaMichigan Bucks21 Los Angeles Galaxy#21: New York Red Bulls → Los Angeles Galaxy. 2006-08-17: Los Angeles acquired this pick and a fourth-round selection in the 2007 MLS SuperDraft from New York in exchange for forward John Wolyniec. "R2 trade" USA Ely Allen F/M Washington22 Columbus Crew#22: FC Dallas → Columbus Crew. 2008-01-18: Columbus acquired this pick and the #31 pick from FC Dallas in exchange for Columbus' natural second-round and third-round picks in the 2010 MLS SuperDraft. "R2 trade" HAI Ricardo Pierre-Louis F Lee UniversityCape Cod Crusaders23 Kansas City Wizards#23: Chivas USA → Kansas City Wizards. 2007-02-21: Kansas City acquired a conditional 2008 SuperDraft selection, which became this pick, from Chivas USA in exchange for defender Alex Zotincă. "R2 trade" CMR Yomby William D Old DominionHampton Roads Piranhas24 D.C. United USA Andrew Jacobson M California25 Kansas City Wizards#25: Kansas City Wizards → Los Angeles Galaxy → Kansas City Wizards. 2007-03-23: Kansas City re-acquired this pick from Los Angeles in exchange for defender Shavar Thomas. Los Angeles had acquired this pick and the #16 pick in the 2007 MLS SuperDraft from Kansas City in exchange for goalkeeper Kevin Hartman on 2006-12-15. "R2 trade" USA Jonathan Leathers D FurmanAtlanta Silverbacks U23's26 Chicago Fire USA Peter Lowry M/F Santa ClaraSan Jose Frogs27 New England Revolution USA Joe Germanese M DukeCary RailHawks U23's28 Toronto FC#28: Houston → Los Angeles → Toronto FC. 2008-01-18: Toronto FC acquired this pick from Los Angeles in exchange for allocation money. Los Angeles had acquired this pick and defender Kelly Gray from Houston in exchange for forward Nate Jaqua on 2007-07-03. "R2 trade" USA Brian Edwards GK Wake Forest Round two trades R2 trade Round three thumb|The Houston Dynamo selected Geoff Cameron 42nd overall. He is a 2x MLS All-Star and a 2009 MLS Best XI selection. Cameron earned 55 caps with the U.S. national team and was selected to the 2014 FIFA World Cup squad. Pick # MLS Team Player Position Affiliation29 Los Angeles Galaxy#29: San Jose Earthquakes → Los Angeles Galaxy. 2007-11-05: Los Angeles acquired this pick from San Jose in exchange for head coach Frank Yallop. "R3 trade" USA Julian Valentin D Wake Forest30 Toronto FC USA Mike Zaher D UCLASan Fernando Valley Quakes31 Columbus Crew#31: Real Salt Lake → FC Dallas → Columbus Crew. 2008-01-18: Columbus acquired this pick and the #22 pick from FC Dallas in exchange for Columbus' natural second-round and third-round picks in the 2010 MLS SuperDraft. FC Dallas had been awarded this pick and a second-round selection in the 2009 MLS SuperDraft from Real Salt Lake on 2007-06-06 as compensation by the league for Real Salt Lake violating league procedure and business etiquette in speaking with and hiring Dallas goalkeeper coach Jeff Cassar. The league also fined RSL $20,000. "R3 trade" USA Ryan Miller D Notre DameIndiana Invaders32 New York Red Bulls#32: Los Angeles Galaxy → New York Red Bulls. 2007-11-20: New York acquired this pick from Los Angeles in exchange for forward Clint Mathis. "R3 trade" USA Luke Sassano M CaliforniaSan Jose Frogs33 D.C. United#33: Colorado Rapids → D.C. United. 2006-12-15: D.C. United acquired this pick and a third-round selection in the 2007 MLS SuperDraft from Colorado in exchange for defender Brandon Prideaux. "R3 trade" USA Ryan Cordeiro M/F Connecticut34 Los Angeles Galaxy#34: Columbus Crew → Los Angeles Galaxy. 2007-01-19: Los Angeles acquired this pick from Columbus in exchange for midfielder Stefani Miglioranzi. "R3 trade" USA Matt Allen GK CreightonDes Moines Menace35 Toronto FC#35: New York Red Bulls → Colorado Rapids → Toronto FC. 2007-04-19: Toronto FC acquired this pick, an allocation, and the rights to forward Riley O'Neill from Colorado in exchange for forward Conor Casey. Colorado had acquired the pick and a fourth-round selection in the 2009 MLS Supplemental Draft, which was canceled, from New York in exchange for defender Hunter Freeman on 2007-03-23. "R3 trade" IRE Joseph Lapira F Notre DameBaton Rouge Capitals36 Colorado Rapids#36: FC Dallas → Colorado Rapids. 2007-01-12: Colorado acquired this pick, defender Greg Vanney, and salary cap considerations from FC Dallas in exchange for the #19 pick and a second-round selection in the 2007 MLS SuperDraft. "R3 trade" USA Adrian Chevannes D SMU37 Real Salt Lake#37: Chivas USA → Real Salt Lake. 2007-12-20: Real Salt Lake acquired this pick from Chivas USA in exchange for forward Atiba Harris. It was later reported that Real Salt Lake also received a fourth-round selection in the 2009 MLS SuperDraft as part of the trade. "R3 trade" USA Brennan Tennelle M UC Santa Barbara38 Chicago Fire#38: D.C. United → Chicago Fire. 2007-09-14: Chicago acquired this pick, originally a conditional selection, from D.C. United in exchange for forward Jerson Monteiro. "R3 trade" JAM Dwight Barnett F Lynn UniversityCape Cod Crusaders39 Kansas City Wizards USA Matt Marquess D Santa ClaraSan Jose Frogs40 Chicago Fire USA Stephen King M Maryland41 New England Revolution CAN Matt Britner D Brown42 Houston Dynamo USA Geoff Cameron^† M Rhode IslandRhode Island Stingrays Round three trades R3 trade Round four Pick # MLS Team Player Position Affiliation43 Chivas USA#43: San Jose Earthquakes → Chivas USA. 2007-11-26: Chivas USA acquired this pick from San Jose in exchange for goalkeeper Preston Burpo. "R4 trade" USA Keith Savage M West FloridaCentral Florida Kraze44 New York Red Bulls#44: Toronto FC → New York Red Bulls. 2007-01-25: New York acquired this pick from Toronto FC in exchange for forward Abbe Ibrahim. "R4 trade" USA David Roth M NorthwesternChicago Fire Premier45 FC Dallas#45: Real Salt Lake → FC Dallas. 2007-01-12: FC Dallas acquired this pick from Real Salt Lake in exchange for the 48th pick in the 2007 MLS SuperDraft. "R4 trade" USA Jamil Roberts D Santa Clara46 Los Angeles Galaxy Guam Brandon McDonald M San FranciscoSan Jose Frogs47 Colorado Rapids USA Brian Grazier M Saint Louis48 Columbus Crew USA Steven Lenhart F Azusa PacificSouthern California Seahorses49 Colorado Rapids#49: New York Red Bulls → Colorado Rapids. 2007-03-30: Colorado acquired this pick and a conditional selection in the 2009 MLS SuperDraft from New York in exchange for forward Clint Mathis. "R4 trade" USA Scott Campbell M North Carolina50 FC Dallas USA Ben Nason M Virginia Tech51 Los Angeles Galaxy#51: Chivas USA → Real Salt Lake → New York Red Bulls → Los Angeles Galaxy. 2007-06-29: Los Angeles acquired this pick, originally a conditional selection, from New York in exchange for midfielder Santino Quaranta. New York had acquired this pick and a fourth-round selection in the 2009 MLS Supplemental Draft, which was canceled, from Real Salt Lake in exchange for goalkeeper Nick Rimando on 2007-02-23. It is likely, though not certain, that Real Salt Lake acquired this selection from Chivas USA in exchange for a first-round selection in the 2007 MLS Supplemental Draft. Chivas USA used the #2 pick in the 2007 Supplemental Draft, a pick RSL had acquired from Columbus, the pick's natural holders, on 2006-05-24. Confirmation of how Chivas USA acquired the 2007 Supplemental pick from Real Salt Lake is needed. "R4 trade" USA Matt Hatzke D Santa Clara52 D.C. United USA Tony Schmitz M Creighton53 Kansas City Wizards USA Rauwshan McKenzie D Michigan StateChicago Fire Premier54 Chicago Fire USA Austin Washington D GonzagaSpokane Spiders55 New England Revolution USA Spencer Wadsworth F Duke56 Houston Dynamo USA Jeremy Barlow M Virginia Round four trades R4 trade Other draft day trades Los Angeles sent Chris Albright to New England for allocation money. Real Salt Lake sent Alecko Eskandarian to Chivas USA for allocation. See also Draft (sports) Generation Adidas Major League Soccer MLS SuperDraft References 30em 2 "ref" San Jose Earthquakes Acquire Defender Nick Garcia http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3580811 Our Sports Central 2008-01-15 2010-12-12 FCD midfield gets makeover http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/spt/stories/032107dnspofcd.2b46647.html Cabarrouy Gabriel The Dallas Morning News 2007-03-21 2010-12-12 Red Bulls Get Their Man http://goal.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/12/18/red-bulls-get-their-man/ Bell Jack The New York Times 2007-12-18 2010-12-12 Toronto deals Nagamura to Chivas USA https://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/toronto-deals-nagamura-to-chivas-usa-1.691280 CBC Sports 2007-05-04 2010-12-12 Dyachenko Is Reacquired By D.C. United https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/02/01/AR2007020101616.html Goff Steven The Washington Post 2007-02-02 2010-12-12 Toronto FC trades Eskandarian https://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/toronto-fc-trades-eskandarian-1.677666 CBC Sports 2007-05-22 2010-12-13 Goldthwaite, first-round pick sent to expansion team http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/sports/soc/4728651.html Fallas Bernardo The Houston Chronicle 2007-04-19 2010-12-13 Red Bulls trade Wynne to Toronto FC http://web.sny.tv/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070419&content_id=1427047&oid=36268&vkey=38 SNY.tv 2007-04-19 2010-12-13 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110724075256/http://web.sny.tv/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070419&content_id=1427047&oid=36268&vkey=38 2011-07-24 Revolution selects Wells Thompson and Ameachi Igwe in MLS SuperDraft First Round http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3414894 Our Sports Central 2007-01-12 2010-12-13 Rapids Acquire Greg Vanney From FC Dallas in 2007 MLS SuperDraft Trade http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3414881 Our Sports Central 2007-01-12 2010-12-13 Red Bulls Acquire Staten Island Native Wolyniec from L.A. http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3364205 Our Sports Central 2006-08-17 2010-12-13 Crew selects Andy Iro, four others at 2008 MLS SuperDraft http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3582037 Our Sports Central 2008-01-18 2010-12-13 Chivas USA acquires Alex Zotinca, re-signs Perez and Marsch http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3429855 Our Sports Central 2007-02-23 2010-12-13 Galaxy Acquire Defender Shavar Thomas From Kansas City http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3440699 Our Sports Central 2007-03-23 2010-12-13 Galaxy trade Kevin Hartman to Kansas City http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3406396 Our Sports Central 2006-12-15 2010-12-13 Dynamo trade Gray to Galaxy for forward Jaqua http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/story?section=news/sports&id=5447754 KTRK-TV, Houston 2007-07-03 2010-12-13 https://web.archive.org/web/20110629050900/http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/story?section=news%2Fsports&id=5447754 2011-06-29 dead Toronto FC picks up top defender at MLS draft https://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/toronto-fc-picks-up-top-defender-at-mls-draft-1.723657 CBC Sports 2008-01-18 2010-12-13 Frank Yallop quits Galaxy, joins Earthquakes https://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/frank-yallop-quits-galaxy-joins-earthquakes-1.638720 CBC Sports 2007-11-05 2010-12-13 RSL coach hire ends in fine, lost draft pick http://www.deseretnews.com/article/660227169/RSL-coach-hire-ends-in-fine-lost-draft-pick.html https://archive.today/20130121092135/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/660227169/RSL-coach-hire-ends-in-fine-lost-draft-pick.html dead January 21, 2013 Black Michael Deseret News 2007-06-06 2010-12-11 Galaxy re-acquires Mathis in a trade https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2007-nov-20-sp-galaxy20-story.html Jones Grahame L. Los Angeles Times 2007-11-20 2010-12-13 United trade defender Prideaux to Colorado https://www.usatoday.com/sports/soccer/mls/2006-12-15-united-rapids-trade_x.htm USA Today 2006-12-15 2010-12-13 Galaxy acquire 2008 conditional third round SuperDraft pick http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3417442 Our Sports Central 2007-01-19 2010-12-13 Rapids Acquire Denver South High Grad Conor Casey http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3456715 Our Sports Central 2007-04-20 2010-12-13 Rapids Trade Defender Hunter Freeman to Red Bull New York http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3440567 Our Sports Central 2007-03-23 2010-12-13 Chivas USA acquires Harris from RSL http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=492799&cc=5901 https://web.archive.org/web/20071230233735/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=492799&cc=5901 dead December 30, 2007 ESPNSoccernet 2007-12-20 2010-12-12 RSL Doesn't Expect Much From Draft http://blogs.sltrib.com/rsl/archive/2009_01_01_archive.htm Lewis Michael C. Salt Lake Tribune 2009-01-14 2010-12-12 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110725014905/http://blogs.sltrib.com/rsl/archive/2009_01_01_archive.htm 2011-07-25 D.C. United acquires Jerson Monteiro from Chicago Fire http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3540742 Our Sports Central 2007-09-14 2010-12-13 Earthquakes acquire Burpo from Chivas USA http://www.seattlepi.com/scorecard/othernews.asp?articleID=217630 Seattle Post-Intelligencer 2007-11-26 2010-12-13 December 2011 RjwilmsiBot Toronto FC trades for Togolese striker https://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/toronto-fc-trades-for-togolese-striker-1.674343 CBC Sports 2007-01-25 2010-12-13 FCD selects young tandem http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/spt/stories/011307dnspofcdallaslede.33ccb002.html Cabarrouy Gabriel The Dallas Morning News 2007-01-14 2010-12-13 Rapids trade Mathis to Red Bulls http://www.accessnorthga.com/detail.php?n=102827 Associated Press 2007-03-30 2010-12-13 March 9, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120309175615/http://www.accessnorthga.com/detail.php?n=102827 dead Galaxy trade midfielder Quaranta to Red Bulls http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=442438&cc=5901 https://web.archive.org/web/20070912231228/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=442438&cc=5901 dead September 12, 2007 ESPN Soccernet 2007-06-29 2010-12-13 Real Salt Lake Re-acquires gk Nick Rimando http://www.ksl.com/?nid=294&sid=923649 KSL TV 2007-02-23 2010-12-13 Crew Acquires Goalkeeper Noah Palmer From Real Salt Lake http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3315745 Our Sports Central 2006-05-24 2010-12-17 Category:Major League Soccer drafts SuperDraft MLS SuperDraft Category:2008 in Baltimore Category:Soccer in Baltimore Category:Organized events in Baltimore MLS SuperDraft