2003 MLS SuperDraft | |
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General information | |
Sport | Soccer |
Date(s) | January 17, 2003 |
Location | Kansas City, Missouri |
Network(s) | Fox Sports World |
Overview | |
60 total selections | |
First selection | Alecko Eskandarian, D.C. United |
The 2003 MLS Superdraft was held January 17, 2003 in Kansas City, Missouri. It was the fifth annual SuperDraft held by Major League Soccer.
* | Denotes a player contracted under the Project-40 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 |
Pick # | MLS team | Player | Position | Affiliation |
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21 | Dallas Burn [R3 trade 1] | David Comfort | GK | University of Virginia |
22 | New England Revolution [R3 trade 2] | Dimelon Westfield | F | Clemson University |
23 | San Jose Earthquakes [R3 trade 3] | Roger Levesque | F | Stanford University |
24 | Chicago Fire | Logan Pause* | M | University of North Carolina |
25 | Chicago Fire [R3 trade 4] | Ryan Mack | M | Indiana University |
26 | Chicago Fire [R3 trade 5] | Phil Swenda | F | Seton Hall University |
27 | Colorado Rapids [R3 trade 6] | Jason Cole | D | St. Louis University |
28 | Colorado Rapids | Alex Blake | F | Williams College |
29 | New England Revolution | Kyle Singer | GK | Boston College |
30 | MetroStars [R3 trade 7] | Tim Glowienka | D | University of South Carolina |
Pick # | MLS team | Player | Position | Affiliation |
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31 | D.C. United | Hayden Woodworth | M | Messiah College |
32 | MetroStars | Kenny Arena | D | University of Virginia |
33 | Kansas City Wizards | Taylor Graham | D | Stanford University |
34 | Dallas Burn [R4 trade 1] | Mike Tranchilla | F | Creighton University |
35 | Chicago Fire [R4 trade 2] | Rob Friend | F | UC Santa Barbara |
36 | San Jose Earthquakes | Josh Saunders^ | GK | University of California |
37 | Columbus Crew | Michael Ritch | F | Auburn University |
38 | Colorado Rapids | Matt Crawford | M | University of North Carolina |
39 | San Jose Earthquakes [R4 trade 3] | Jamil Walker | M | Santa Clara University |
40 | Los Angeles Galaxy | Hamid Mehreioskouei | F | Bradley University |
Pick # | MLS team | Player | Position | Affiliation |
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41 | D.C. United | John Swann | D | Indiana University |
42 | MetroStars | Jacob LeBlanc* | M | University of Virginia |
43 | Kansas City Wizards | Jack Jewsbury^ | M | St. Louis University |
44 | Chicago Fire | Chad Dombrowski | D | University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee |
45 | Dallas Burn | Michael Mariscalco | M | Butler University |
46 | San Jose Earthquakes | Johanes Maliza | M | Stanford University |
47 | Columbus Crew | Guy Abrahamson | M | Rutgers University |
48 | Colorado Rapids | Casey Schmidt | F | Boston College |
49 | MetroStars [R5 trade 1] | Marco Vélez | M | Barry University |
50 | Los Angeles Galaxy | Jimmy Frazelle | M | UCLA |
Pick # | MLS team | Player | Position | Affiliation |
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51 | D.C. United | Michael Behonick | GK | American University |
52 | Dallas Burn [R6 trade 1] | Andy Rosenband | F | Ohio State University |
53 | Kansas City Wizards | Kevin Friedland | D | Southern Methodist University |
54 | Chicago Fire | Ryan Futagaki | M | UCLA |
55 | Los Angeles Galaxy [R6 trade 2] | Joe Barton | GK | Cal State-Northridge |
56 | San Jose Earthquakes | Frank Sanfilippo | M | San Jose State University |
57 | New England Revolution [R6 trade 3] | PASS | ||
58 | Columbus Crew [R6 trade 4] | Jake Traeger | M | Ohio State University |
59 | D.C. United [R6 trade 5] | PASS | ||
60 | Kansas City Wizards [R6 trade 6] | Byron Carmichael | F | Marshall University |
Player | Pos | Affiliation | Played in MLS | Notes |
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Troy Perkins | GK | University of Evansville | 2004–07; 2010–15 | 7 caps with U.S. national team; 2006 MLS Best XI |
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