2006 MLS SuperDraft

College draft for soccer teams August 2023 2006 MLS SuperDraft 2006 MLS SuperDraft logo.png Soccer January 20, 2006 12:00pm (ET) Philadelphia Fox Soccer Channel Marvell Wynne, MetroStars Chivas USAColorado RapidsReal Salt Lake(2 selections) FC Dallas(7 selections) 48 2005 2007 The 2006 MLS SuperDraft, held in Philadelphia on January 20, 2006, was the seventh incarnation of the annual Major League Soccer SuperDraft. The first selection originally belonged to Chivas USA, but they traded it to the MetroStars for the fifth overall selection and Jason Hernandez. The MetroStars then drafted Marvell Wynne. The draft was followed by the 2006 MLS Supplemental Draft. The draft has produced multiple United States men's national soccer team players, including Sacha Kljestan, Jozy Altidore (2nd round), and Jonathan Bornstein (4th round). Player selection thumb|Chivas USA selected Sacha Kljestan 5th overall. The 2016 MLS All-Star is a 2x MLS Best XI selection and earned 52 caps with the U.S. men's national team. thumb|FC Dallas selected Dax McCarty 6th overall. He is a 2x MLS All-Star, a 2015 MLS Best XI selection and a member of the 400 games played club. He earned 13 caps with the U.S. national team. thumb|The Columbus Crew selected Kei Kamara 9th overall. The 2x MLS All-Star is a 2015 MLS Best XI selection and won the 2015 MLS Humanitarian of the Year. He is a member of both the 100 goals club and 400 games played club. He's earned 39 caps for the Sierra Leone national team leading them to the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations. 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 MetroStars#1: Chivas USA → MetroStars. 2006-01-20: MetroStars acquired this pick from Chivas USA in exchange for the #5 pick and defender Jason Hernandez. "R1 trade"USA Marvell Wynne* D UCLA2 Real Salt Lake Morocco Mehdi Ballouchy M Santa Clara3 Columbus Crew USA Jason Garey F Maryland4 Kansas City Wizards ARM Yura Movsisyan* F Pasadena City College5 Chivas USA#5: MetroStars → Chivas USA. 2006-01-20: Chivas USA acquired this pick and defender Jason Hernandez from MetroStars in exchange for the #1 pick. "R1 trade" USA Sacha Kljestan*^† M Seton Hall6 FC Dallas USA Dax McCarty*^† M North Carolina7 D.C. United USA Justin Moose M Wake Forest8 Houston Dynamo USA Patrick Ianni* D UCLA9 Columbus Crew#9: Colorado Rapids → Columbus Crew. 2005-01-14: Columbus acquired this pick from Colorado in exchange for forward Jeff Cunningham. "R1 trade" SLE Kei Kamara*^† F Cal State Dominguez Hills10 Chicago Fire USA Calen Carr F California11 New England Revolution BRA Leandro de Oliveira M UAB12 Los Angeles Galaxy USA Nathan Sturgis* D/M Clemson Round one trades R1 trade Round two thumb|The MetroStars selected 2x MLS All-Star Jozy Altidore 17th overall. Altidore earned 115 caps with the U.S. men's national team and was named to the 2010 and 2014 FIFA World Cup squads. thumb|FC Dallas selected Dominic Oduro 22nd overall. in 13 seasons, he would play in over 300 MLS games. Pick # MLS Team Player Position Affiliation13 Columbus Crew#13: Chivas USA → New England Revolution → Columbus Crew. 2006-01-20: Columbus acquired this pick and a third-round selection in the 2007 MLS SuperDraft from New England in exchange for an allocation. New England had acquired this pick (originally a conditional pick) and the traded third-round 2007 selection from Chivas USA in exchange for salary considerations on 2005-09-10. "R2 trade"USA Jed Zayner* D Indiana14 Chicago Fire#14: Real Salt Lake → Chicago Fire. 2005-01-03: Chicago acquired this pick and a third-round selection in the 2005 MLS SuperDraft from Real Salt Lake in exchange for defender Evan Whitfield and forward Dipsy Selolwane. "R2 trade" USA Jeff Curtin D Georgetown15 FC Dallas#15: Columbus Crew → FC Dallas. 2005-04-26: FC Dallas acquired this pick and a youth international slot for the 2005 season from Columbus in exchange for forward Cornell Glen. "R2 trade" USA Justin Moore M Clemson16 Kansas City Wizards USA Lance Watson M New Mexico17 MetroStars#17: MetroStars → Real Salt Lake → MetroStars. 2005-02-01: MetroStars acquired this pick and an allocation from Real Salt Lake in exchange for defender Eddie Pope. MetroStars had the choice of swapping first-round selections in the 2005 MLS Supplemental Draft with Real Salt Lake or taking the highest RSL second-round 2006 SuperDraft selection. MetroStars chose the latter. Real Salt Lake had previously acquired this pick from MetroStars in exchange for use of a youth international slot for the 2005 season on 2005-01-14. "R2 trade"USA Jozy Altidore*^ F Generation adidas18 FC Dallas USA Blake Wagner* D/M Generation adidas19 Kansas City Wizards#19: D.C. United → Chicago Fire → Kansas City Wizards. 2006-01-11: Kansas City acquired this pick and midfielder Will John from Chicago in exchange for midfielder Diego Gutiérrez. Chicago had acquired this pick from D.C. United in exchange for a third-round selection in the 2005 MLS SuperDraft on 2005-01-14. "R2 trade" USA Tyson Wahl D California20 Chicago Fire#20: Houston Dynamo → Chicago Fire. 2005-06-14: Chicago acquired this pick from San Jose in exchange for defender Kelly Gray. The San Jose franchise moved to Houston after the 2005 MLS season. "R2 trade"USA Brian Plotkin M Indiana21 Colorado Rapids USA Jacob Peterson* F Indiana22 FC Dallas#22: Chicago Fire → FC Dallas. 2005-01-14: FC Dallas acquired this pick and goalkeeper Henry Ring from Chicago in exchange for a third-round selection in the 2005 MLS SuperDraft. "R2 trade" GHA Dominic Oduro F VCU23 New England Revolution GUA Willie Sims* F Cal State Northridge24 Los Angeles Galaxy USA Marc Burch D Maryland Round two trades R2 trade Round three thumb|Real Salt Lake selected Ryan Johnson 26th overall. In 7 MLS seasons, he played 181 games. He earned 36 caps with the Jamaica national team. Pick # MLS Team Player Position Affiliation25 Los Angeles Galaxy#25: Chivas USA → Los Angeles Galaxy. 2005-03-11: Los Angeles acquired this pick (originally a conditional pick) from Chivas USA in exchange for defender Ryan Suarez. "R3 trade" USA Kyle Veris D Ohio State26 Real Salt Lake JAM Ryan Johnson F/M Oregon State27 Columbus Crew USA Brandon Moss M New Mexico28 Kansas City Wizards USA Matt Groenwald M St. John's29 Kansas City Wizards#29: MetroStars → Kansas City Wizards. 2005-11-22: Kansas City acquired this pick from MetroStars in exchange for the rights to defender Taylor Graham. "R3 trade" SCO Stephen Shirley D/M Virginia Commonwealth30 FC Dallas USA Ray Burse GK Ohio State31 D.C. United RUS Rod Dyachenko M UNLV32 Houston Dynamo USA Andre Schmid F St. John's33 Columbus Crew#33: Colorado Rapids → Columbus Crew. 2006-01-20: Columbus acquired this pick from Colorado in exchange for goalkeeper Matt Jordan. "R3 trade" USA Dayton O'Brien M/F Memphis34 Chicago Fire USA Jordan Russolillo D So. Connecticut State35 New England Revolution USA Kyle Brown F Tulsa36 Los Angeles Galaxy USA Chris Dunsheath GK Bradley Round three trades R3 trade Round four thumb|Chivas USA selected Jonathan Bornstein 37th overall. the 2006 Rookie of the Year is a 2x MLS All-Star, and a 2007 MLS Best XI selection. He's earned 38 caps with the U.S. Men's national team and was selected to the 2010 FIFA World Cup squad. Pick # MLS Team Player Position Affiliation37 Chivas USA USA Jonathan Bornstein^§† D UCLA38 Columbus Crew#38: Real Salt Lake → FC Dallas → Columbus Crew. 2006-01-20: Columbus acquired this pick from FC Dallas in exchange for a third-round selection in the 2007 MLS SuperDraft. FC Dallas had acquired this pick (originally one of two "future considerations") from Real Salt Lake in exchange for forward Jason Kreis on 2004-11-17. "R4 trade" USA Duke Hashimoto F Southern Methodist39 D.C. United#39: Columbus Crew → D.C. United. 2004-01-30: D.C. United acquired this pick, originally "future considerations", from Columbus in exchange for forward Devin Barclay. "R4 trade" USA Jeff Carroll M/D St. John's40 Kansas City Wizards USA Eric Kronberg GK California41 MetroStars#41: MetroStars → Houston Dynamo → MetroStars. 2006-01-20: MetroStars re-acquired this pick from Houston in exchange for goalkeeper Zach Wells. Houston (then San Jose) had acquired the pick from MetroStars in exchange for goalkeeper Jon Conway on 2005-12-05. "R4 trade" USA Blake Camp M Duke42 FC Dallas USA Michael Dello-Russo D Maryland43 FC Dallas#43: D.C. United → FC Dallas. 2004-07-23: FC Dallas acquired this pick and a second-round selection in the 2005 MLS Supplemental Draft (originally "future considerations") from D.C. United in exchange for forward Jason Thompson. "R4 trade" USA Mike Ambersley F Indiana44 Houston Dynamo USA Mike Chabala M Washington45 Colorado Rapids USA Josh Brown D New Mexico46 Chicago Fire USA Jeremy Ashe M Marshall47 D.C. United#47: New England Revolution → D.C. United. 2005-01-20: D.C. United acquired this pick from New England in exchange for goalkeeper Doug Warren. "R4 trade" USA Kenney Bertz D Maryland48 Los Angeles Galaxy USA Aaron King F NC State Round four trades R4 trade See also Draft (sports) Generation Adidas Major League Soccer MLS SuperDraft References 2 "ref" MetroStars land Marvell Wynne http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=355817&cc=5901 https://archive.today/20130103154809/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=355817&cc=5901 dead January 3, 2013 Galarcep Ives ESPN Soccernet 2006-01-20 2010-12-17 Crew Acquires 2006 First Round Draft Pick From Colorado For Jeff Cunningham http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3117063 Our Sports Central 2005-01-14 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 Chicago Fire Weekly Update http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3113625 Our Sports Central 2005-01-03 2010-12-17 FC Dallas Trades Cornell Glen to Columbus http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3152967 Our Sports Central 2005-04-26 2010-12-17 MetroStars Acquire an Allocation and Draft Pick from Real Salt Lake in Exchange for Eddie Pope http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3122530 Our Sports Central 2005-02-01 2010-12-17 MetroStars Select Two Players in the 2005 MLS SuperDraft http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3117076 Our Sports Central 2005-01-14 2010-12-17 Midfielder Diego Gutierrez Returns to Chicago http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3117076 Our Sports Central 2006-01-11 2010-12-17 D.C. United Lands Nick Van Sicklen, Tim Merritt in Draft http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3117069 Our Sports Central 2005-01-14 2010-12-17 Fire Sends Kelly Gray to San Jose for 2006 Draft Pick http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3177373 Our Sports Central 2005-06-14 2010-12-17 FC Dallas Acquires GoalKeeper Henry Ring and 2006 Second Round Pick http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3117038 Our Sports Central 2005-01-14 2010-12-17 Galaxy acquire 2006 MLS SuperDraft pick from CD Chivas USA http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3134229 Our Sports Central 2005-03-11 2010-12-17 MetroStars acquire rights to Taylor Graham from Wizards http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3242823 Our Sports Central 2005-11-22 2010-12-17 Crew Acquires Two SuperDraft Picks In Separate Deals http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3260803 Our Sports Central 2006-01-20 2010-12-17 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 Real Salt Lake Introduces Jason Kreis as Team's First-Ever Player http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3102126 Our Sports Central 2004-11-17 2010-12-17 Real Salt Lake trade history http://www.deseretnews.com/article/680194300/Real-Salt-Lake-trade-history.html?pg=1 https://web.archive.org/web/20121022043643/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/680194300/Real-Salt-Lake-trade-history.html?pg=1 dead October 22, 2012 Deseret News 2007-06-27 2010-12-17 Crew acquires Barclay from United http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=2998130 Our Sports Central 2004-01-30 2010-12-17 MetroStars Reacquire 41st Overall Pick; Tab Blake Camp http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3260883 Our Sports Central 2006-01-20 2010-12-17 MetroStars acquire Joe Conway from Earthquakes for top draft pick http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3246872 Our Sports Central 2005-12-05 2010-12-17 D.C. United Signs F Jason Thompson http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3065290 Our Sports Central 2004-07-23 2010-12-17 D.C. United Trades GK Doug Warren to New England http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3118768 Our Sports Central 2005-01-20 2010-12-17 Category:Major League Soccer drafts SuperDraft MLS SuperDraft MLS SuperDraft Category:Soccer in Philadelphia MLS SuperDraft