2008 MLS SuperDraft

2008 MLS SuperDraft
General information
Sport	Soccer
Date(s)	January 18, 2008
Time	2:00pm (ET)
Location	Baltimore, Maryland
Network(s)	ESPN2
Overview
56 total selections
First selection	Chance Myers, Kansas City Wizards
Most selections	Chicago Fire Kansas City Wizards Los Angeles Galaxy (6 selections)
Fewest selections	San Jose Earthquakes Chivas USA (1 selection)
←  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

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.

Real Salt Lake selected Tony Beltran 3rd overall. He was an MLS All-Star in 2013 and 2015.

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	Affiliation
1	Kansas City Wizards [R1 trade 1]	Chance Myers*	D	UCLA Ventura County Fusion
2	FC Dallas [R1 trade 2]	Brek Shea*^†	M	Generation adidas
3	Real Salt Lake	Tony Beltran*^	D	UCLA Los Angeles Storm
4	Los Angeles Galaxy	Sean Franklin^§	D	Cal State Northridge San Fernando Valley Quakes
5	Colorado Rapids	Ciaran O'Brien*	M	UC Santa Barbara Tacoma Tide
6	Columbus Crew	Andy Iro	D	UC Santa Barbara
7	Chicago Fire [R1 trade 3]	Patrick Nyarko*	F	Virginia Tech
8	FC Dallas	Josh Lambo*	GK	Generation adidas
9	Toronto FC [R1 trade 4]	Julius James	D	Connecticut
10	Toronto FC [R1 trade 5]	Pat Phelan	M	Wake Forest
11	Kansas City Wizards	Roger Espinoza*	M	Ohio State
12	Chicago Fire	Dominic Cervi	GK	Tulsa
13	New England Revolution	Rob Valentino*	D	San Francisco San Jose Frogs
14	Real Salt Lake [R1 trade 6]	David Horst	D	Old Dominion Hampton Roads Piranhas

Round one trades

1. #1: San Jose Earthquakes → Kansas City Wizards. 2008-01-15: Kansas City acquired this pick from San Jose in exchange for defender Nick Garcia. ^{[ref 1]}
2. #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. ^{[ref 2]}
3. #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. ^{[ref 3]}
4. #9: Chivas USA → Toronto FC. 2007-05-04: Toronto FC acquired this pick from Chivas USA in exchange for midfielder Paulo Nagamura. ^{[ref 4]}
5. #10: D.C. United → Toronto FC. 2007-02-01: Toronto FC acquired this pick from D.C. United in exchange for midfielder Rod Dyachenko. ^{[ref 5]}
6. #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. ^{[ref 6]} Toronto FC had acquired this pick and defender Kevin Goldthwaite from Houston in exchange for midfielder Richard Mulrooney on 2007-04-19. ^{[ref 7]}

Round two

The San Jose Earthquakes selected Shea Salinas 15th overall. in 15 MLS seasons, he played in 375 games.

Pick #	MLS Team	Player	Position	Affiliation
15	San Jose Earthquakes	Shea Salinas	M	Furman Carolina Dynamo
16	New York Red Bulls [R2 trade 1]	Eric Brunner	D	Ohio State Michigan Bucks
17	Real Salt Lake	Alex Nimo*	F	Generation adidas
18	New England Revolution [R2 trade 2]	Michael Videira	M	Duke Cary RailHawks U23's
19	FC Dallas [R2 trade 3]	Eric Avila*	M	UC Santa Barbara Ventura County Fusion
20	Columbus Crew	George Josten	M/F	Gonzaga Michigan Bucks
21	Los Angeles Galaxy [R2 trade 4]	Ely Allen	F/M	Washington
22	Columbus Crew [R2 trade 5]	Ricardo Pierre-Louis	F	Lee University Cape Cod Crusaders
23	Kansas City Wizards [R2 trade 6]	Yomby William	D	Old Dominion Hampton Roads Piranhas
24	D.C. United	Andrew Jacobson	M	California
25	Kansas City Wizards [R2 trade 7]	Jonathan Leathers	D	Furman Atlanta Silverbacks U23's
26	Chicago Fire	Peter Lowry	M/F	Santa Clara San Jose Frogs
27	New England Revolution	Joe Germanese	M	Duke Cary RailHawks U23's
28	Toronto FC [R2 trade 8]	Brian Edwards	GK	Wake Forest

Round two trades

1. #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. ^{[ref 8]}
2. #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. ^{[ref 9]}
3. #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. ^{[ref 10]}
4. #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. ^{[ref 11]}
5. #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. ^{[ref 12]}
6. #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. ^{[ref 13]}
7. #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. ^{[ref 14]} 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. ^{[ref 15]}
8. #28: Houston → Los Angeles → Toronto FC. 2008-01-18: Toronto FC acquired this pick from Los Angeles in exchange for allocation money. ^{[ref 16]} Los Angeles had acquired this pick and defender Kelly Gray from Houston in exchange for forward Nate Jaqua on 2007-07-03. ^{[ref 17]}

Round three

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	Affiliation
29	Los Angeles Galaxy [R3 trade 1]	Julian Valentin	D	Wake Forest
30	Toronto FC	Mike Zaher	D	UCLA San Fernando Valley Quakes
31	Columbus Crew [R3 trade 2]	Ryan Miller	D	Notre Dame Indiana Invaders
32	New York Red Bulls [R3 trade 3]	Luke Sassano	M	California San Jose Frogs
33	D.C. United [R3 trade 4]	Ryan Cordeiro	M/F	Connecticut
34	Los Angeles Galaxy [R3 trade 5]	Matt Allen	GK	Creighton Des Moines Menace
35	Toronto FC [R3 trade 6]	Joseph Lapira	F	Notre Dame Baton Rouge Capitals
36	Colorado Rapids [R3 trade 7]	Adrian Chevannes	D	SMU
37	Real Salt Lake [R3 trade 8]	Brennan Tennelle	M	UC Santa Barbara
38	Chicago Fire [R3 trade 9]	Dwight Barnett	F	Lynn University Cape Cod Crusaders
39	Kansas City Wizards	Matt Marquess	D	Santa Clara San Jose Frogs
40	Chicago Fire	Stephen King	M	Maryland
41	New England Revolution	Matt Britner	D	Brown
42	Houston Dynamo	Geoff Cameron^†	M	Rhode Island Rhode Island Stingrays

Round three trades

1. #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. ^{[ref 18]}
2. #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. ^{[ref 12]} 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. ^{[ref 19]}
3. #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. ^{[ref 20]}
4. #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. ^{[ref 21]}
5. #34: Columbus Crew → Los Angeles Galaxy. 2007-01-19: Los Angeles acquired this pick from Columbus in exchange for midfielder Stefani Miglioranzi. ^{[ref 22]}
6. #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. ^{[ref 23]} 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. ^{[ref 24]}
7. #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. ^{[ref 10]}
8. #37: Chivas USA → Real Salt Lake. 2007-12-20: Real Salt Lake acquired this pick from Chivas USA in exchange for forward Atiba Harris. ^{[ref 25]} It was later reported that Real Salt Lake also received a fourth-round selection in the 2009 MLS SuperDraft as part of the trade. ^{[ref 26]}
9. #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. ^{[ref 27]}

Round four

Pick #	MLS Team	Player	Position	Affiliation
43	Chivas USA [R4 trade 1]	Keith Savage	M	West Florida Central Florida Kraze
44	New York Red Bulls [R4 trade 2]	David Roth	M	Northwestern Chicago Fire Premier
45	FC Dallas [R4 trade 3]	Jamil Roberts	D	Santa Clara
46	Los Angeles Galaxy	Brandon McDonald	M	San Francisco San Jose Frogs
47	Colorado Rapids	Brian Grazier	M	Saint Louis
48	Columbus Crew	Steven Lenhart	F	Azusa Pacific Southern California Seahorses
49	Colorado Rapids [R4 trade 4]	Scott Campbell	M	North Carolina
50	FC Dallas	Ben Nason	M	Virginia Tech
51	Los Angeles Galaxy [R4 trade 5]	Matt Hatzke	D	Santa Clara
52	D.C. United	Tony Schmitz	M	Creighton
53	Kansas City Wizards	Rauwshan McKenzie	D	Michigan State Chicago Fire Premier
54	Chicago Fire	Austin Washington	D	Gonzaga Spokane Spiders
55	New England Revolution	Spencer Wadsworth	F	Duke
56	Houston Dynamo	Jeremy Barlow	M	Virginia

Round four trades

1. #43: San Jose Earthquakes → Chivas USA. 2007-11-26: Chivas USA acquired this pick from San Jose in exchange for goalkeeper Preston Burpo. ^{[ref 28]}
2. #44: Toronto FC → New York Red Bulls. 2007-01-25: New York acquired this pick from Toronto FC in exchange for forward Abbe Ibrahim. ^{[ref 29]}
3. #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. ^{[ref 30]}
4. #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. ^{[ref 31]}
5. #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. ^{[ref 32]} 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. ^{[ref 33]} 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. ^{[ref 34]} Confirmation of how Chivas USA acquired the 2007 Supplemental pick from Real Salt Lake is needed.

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

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