2007 MLS SuperDraft

College draft for soccer teams August 2023 2007 MLS SuperDraft Soccer January 12, 2007 12:00pm (ET) Indianapolis, Indiana ESPN2 Maurice Edu, Toronto FC Chivas USANew York Red BullsReal Salt Lake(2 selections) FC DallasNew England Revolution(6 selections) 52 2006 2008 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 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 thumb|Toronto FC selected Maurice Edu 1st overall. the 2007 MLS Rookie of the Year earned 46 caps with the U..S national team and was selected to the 2010 FIFA World Cup squad. thumb|The Chicago Fire selected Bakary Soumaré 2nd overall. the 2008 MLS Best XI selection has earned 12 caps for the Mali national football team. Pick # MLS TeamPlayer Position Affiliation1 Toronto FC USA Maurice Edu*^§ M Maryland2 Chicago Fire#2: Columbus Crew → Chicago Fire. 2007-01-12: Chicago acquired this pick and forward Ryan Coiner from Columbus in exchange for forward Andy Herron. "R1 trade" Mali Bakary Soumaré*^† D Virginia3 Kansas City Wizards USA Michael Harrington D North Carolina4 Real Salt Lake USA Chris Seitz* GK Maryland5 New England Revolution#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. "R1 trade" USA Wells Thompson M Wake Forest6 Colorado Rapids#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. "R1 trade"USA Nico Colaluca* M Virginia7 Chivas USA ENG John Cunliffe F Fort Lewis College8 Chicago Fire ANG Jerson Monteiro F Alabama-Birmingham9 FC Dallas USA Anthony Wallace* D/M South Florida10 Toronto FC#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. Los Angeles had acquired this pick from Colorado in exchange for forward Jovan Kirovski on 2005-09-13. "R1 trade" New Zealand Andrew Boyens D New Mexico11 D.C. United USA Bryan Arguez* D/M Generation adidas12 New England Revolution USA Amaechi Igwe* D Santa Clara13 Houston Dynamo USA John Michael Hayden M Indiana Round one trades R1 trade Round two thumb|Columbus Crew selected Brad Evans15th overall. He earned 27 caps with the U.S. national team. thumb|The LA Galaxy selected Robbie Findley 16th overall. He earned 11 caps with the U.S. national team and was selected to the 2010 FIFA World Cup squad. Pick # MLS Team Player Position Affiliation14 FC Dallas#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. "R2 trade"Ethiopia Fuad Ibrahim* F Generation adidas15 Columbus Crew USA Brad Evans M UC Irvine16 Los Angeles Galaxy#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. "R2 trade" USA Robbie Findley F Oregon State17 Colorado Rapids#17: Real Salt Lake → Colorado Rapids. 2005-02-23: Colorado acquired this pick from Real Salt Lake in exchange for forward Jordan Cila. "R2 trade" USA Greg Dalby M/D Notre Dame18 FC Dallas#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. 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. "R2 trade" USA Andrew Daniels D Brown19 New York Red Bulls JAM Dane Richards F Clemson20 Los Angeles Galaxy#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. Real Salt Lake had acquired this pick from Chivas USA in exchange for defender Douglas Sequeira on 2005-02-25. "R2 trade" USA Josh Tudela M Indiana21 Chicago Fire USA Nate Norman M Notre Dame22 FC Dallas Guam Ryan Guy F San Diego23 Los Angeles Galaxy#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. "R2 trade" USA Ty Harden D Washington24 D.C. United USA Brad North F Northwestern25 New England Revolution USA Ryan Solle M Wake Forest26 Houston Dynamo USA Corey Ashe^ M North Carolina Round two trades R2 trade Round three thumb|The Colorado Rapids selected Omar Cummings 31st overall. He earned 35 caps with the Jamaica national team. thumb|The Colorado Rapids selected 2011 MLS All-Star Nick LaBrocca 35th overall. Pick # MLS Team Player Position Affiliation27 Toronto FC GHA Richard Asante D/M Syracuse28 FC Dallas#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. "R3 trade" Puerto Rico Scott Jones M UNC-Greensboro29 Kansas City Wizards USA Edson Elcock M Old Dominion30 Real Salt Lake USA Steven Curfman M Wake Forest31 Colorado Rapids#31: Los Angeles Galaxy → Colorado Rapids. 2006-04-07: Colorado acquired this pick from Los Angeles in exchange for forward Cornell Glen. "R3 trade" JAM Omar Cummings F Cincinnati32 D.C. United#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. 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. "R3 trade" USA Jay Needham D Southern Methodist33 New York Red Bulls#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. Chivas USA had re-acquired this pick (as a conditional pick) from Columbus in exchange for defender Ezra Hendrickson on 2006-04-28. 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. 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. "R3 trade" BIH Siniša Ubiparipović M Akron34 Chicago Fire USA Mike Banner M SIU-Edwardsville35 Colorado Rapids#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. "R3 trade" USA Nick LaBrocca M Rutgers36 Colorado Rapids USA Justin Hughes GK North Carolina37 D.C. United USA Ricky Schramm F Georgetown38 New England Revolution IRE Bryan Byrne M UC Santa Barbara39 Houston Dynamo USA Mike Sambursky F South Carolina Round three trades R3 trade Round four thumb|D.C. United selected Luis Robles 50th overall. In 2015, he was the MLS Goalkeeper of the Year and named to the MLS Best XI. Pick # MLS Team Player Position Affiliation40 Toronto FC CAN Jeffrey Gonsalves F Rhode Island41 Columbus Crew USA Aaron Chandler F San Francisco42 Kansas City Wizards CRC Kurt Morsink M James Madison43 FC Dallas#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. "R4 trade" CRO Tommy Krizanovic F Jacksonville44 Los Angeles Galaxy USA Tally Hall^ GK San Diego State45 Los Angeles Galaxy#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. "R4 trade" USA Bobby Burling D Loyola Marymount46 Chivas USA USA Cameron Dunn D UC Irvine47 Chicago Fire Morocco Simon Omekanda F Penn State48 New England Revolution#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. 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. "R4 trade" USA Adam Cristman F Virginia49 Columbus Crew#49: Colorado Rapids → Columbus Crew. 2006-01-20: Columbus acquired this pick, originally a conditional pick, from Colorado in exchange for defender Chris Wingert. The pick became a fourth-rounder when Wingert failed to start 8 games for Colorado in 2006. "R4 trade" ENG Ben Hunter F North Carolina50 D.C. United USA Luis Robles† GK Portland51 New England Revolution USA Kyle Helton D Duke52 Houston Dynamo USA Eric Ebert M California Round four trades R4 trade Notable undrafted players Kenny Schoeni See also Draft (sports) Generation Adidas Major League Soccer MLS SuperDraft References 2 "ref" Crew fills its big need, sends top pick to Fire for goal-scorer http://www.dispatch.com/live/contentbe/dispatch/2007/01/13/20070113-E1-04.html Mitchell Shawn The Columbus Dispatch 2007-01-13 2010-12-15September 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes Galaxy select five players in MLS SuperDraft http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3414988 Our Sports Central 2007-01-12 2010-12-15 Rapids Acquire Forward Thiago Martins and Two Draft Picks from Red Bulls http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3298684 Our Sports Central 2006-04-21 2010-12-14 Galaxy trades Kirovski to Colorado http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3223402 Our Sports Central 2005-09-13 2010-12-15 FC Dallas acquires Serioux in exchange for O'Brien http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=392468&cc=5901 https://web.archive.org/web/20121024010301/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=392468&cc=5901 dead October 24, 2012 ESPN Soccernet 2006-11-17 2010-12-16 Galaxy trade Kevin Hartman to Kansas City http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3406396 Our Sports Central 2006-12-15 2010-12-16 Rapids Acquire Conditional 2007 Second Round SuperDraft Pick from Real Salt Lake http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3129391 Our Sports Central 2005-02-23 2010-12-16 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 Galaxy acquire draft pick from Real Salt Lake http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3185512 Our Sports Central 2005-06-29 2010-12-16 Real Salt Lake acquires draft pick from Chivas USA for Sequeira http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3129998 Our Sports Central 2005-02-25 2010-12-16 Rapids Acquire Starters Herculez Gomez and Ugo Ihemelu from Galaxy http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3401814 Our Sports Central 2006-12-01 2010-12-16 Galaxy acquire forward Cornell Glen from Colorado Rapids http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3290694 Our Sports Central 2006-04-07 2010-12-16 Crew drafts college player of year to bolster offense http://www.dispatch.com/live/contentbe/dispatch/2006/01/21/20060121-C1-03.html Oller Rob The Columbus Dispatch 2006-01-21 2010-12-16September 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes 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 2010-12-14 Red Bulls Acquire Designated Player Slot, 2007 Draft Pick http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3400309 Our Sports Central 2006-11-27 2010-12-16 Chivas USA obtains conditional 2007 SuperDraft pick from Columbus http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3302337 Our Sports Central 2006-04-28 2010-12-17 Revs select three players in 2006 MLS SuperDraft http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3260848 Our Sports Central 2006-01-20 2010-12-17 September 10, 2005, Friday's Sports Transactions https://www.usatoday.com/sports/transactions/20050909.htm USA Today 2005-09-10 2010-12-17 Colorado Rapids Acquire Two Draft Picks in 2007 From FC Dallas http://metrostars.mlsnet.com/content/colorado-rapids-acquire-two-draft-picks-2007-fc-dallas MLSSoccer.com 2006-02-14 2010-12-16March 2015 FC Dallas Acquires Fourth Round Selection in 2007 from Real Salt Lake in exchange for Defender Brian Dunseth http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3118468 Our Sports Central 2005-01-19 2010-12-16 Red Bulls Acquire Staten Island Native Wolyniec from L.A. http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3364205 Our Sports Central 2006-08-17 2010-12-16 Revolution Adds Six Players at 2007 MLS SuperDraft http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3414942 Our Sports Central 2007-01-12 2010-12-16 FCD selects young tandem http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/spt/stories/011307dnspofcdallaslede.33ccb002.html Cabarrouy Gabriel The Dallas Morning News 2007-01-14 2010-12-16 Crew Acquires Two SuperDraft Picks In Separate Deals http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3260803 Our Sports Central 2006-01-20 2010-12-16 Category:Major League Soccer drafts SuperDraft MLS SuperDraft MLS SuperDraft Category:Soccer in Indiana Category:Sports in Indianapolis Category:Organized events in Indianapolis MLS SuperDraft