2011 MLS supplemental draft

The 2011 MLS supplemental draft is a secondary draft that was held by Major League Soccer on January 18, 2011. The draft consisted of three rounds with each of the 18 MLS clubs participating. ^{[ref 1]} The return of the Supplemental Draft after a two-year hiatus coincided with the return of the MLS Reserve Division in 2011.

Player selection

Fifty-four players were selected during the three rounds. Vancouver Whitecaps FC had the first overall selection in the draft, followed by the Portland Timbers. The following eight selections were from teams that failed to qualify for the 2010 MLS Cup Playoffs, starting with the team holding the fewest 2010 regular-season points (three points per win, one point per draw). The subsequent eight selection positions of clubs were sorted by fewest regular-season points, from among teams that went out in the same round of the MLS Cup Playoffs. As similar in other drafts, teams were permitted to trade these rights away to other teams in exchange for other rights such as players, special roster spots, or other rights of interest.

The fourth round of the 2011 MLS SuperDraft was eliminated when the Supplemental Draft was re-instated. Traded fourth-round selections in the 2011 SuperDraft were converted into traded first-round selections in the 2011 Supplemental Draft. ^{[ref 1]}

Round one

Pick no.	MLS team	Player	Position	Affiliation
1	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	Michael Boxall	Defender	UC Santa Barbara
2	Portland Timbers	Spencer Thompson	Forward	UC Irvine
3	Los Angeles Galaxy [R1 trade 1]	Dan Keat	Midfielder	Dartmouth College
4	New York Red Bulls [R1 trade 2]	James Kirkpatrick	Goalkeeper	University of South Carolina Atlanta Blackhawks
5	Philadelphia Union	Ryan Richter	Midfielder	La Salle University Ocean City Nor'easters
6	New England Revolution	Hunter Christensen	Midfielder	University of Tulsa
7	Houston Dynamo	Evan Newton	Goalkeeper	Old Dominion University
8	Toronto FC	J. C. Banks	Midfielder	University of Wisconsin–Green Bay Chicago Fire Premier
9	Chicago Fire	Amani Walker	Forward	UC Irvine Orange County Blue Star
10	Sporting Kansas City	Sam Scales	Midfielder	Ohio State University
11	Seattle Sounders FC	Josh Ford	Goalkeeper	University of Connecticut
12	Portland Timbers [R1 trade 3]	Robby Lynch	Midfielder	University of Evansville Kalamazoo Outrage
13	Toronto FC [R1 trade 4]	Steven Beattie	Forward	Northern Kentucky University Cincinnati Kings
14	Real Salt Lake	Jeff Attinella	Goalkeeper	University of South Florida Bradenton Academics
15	FC Dallas [R1 trade 5]	Alexis Pradié	Defender	Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University Ottawa Fury
16	Los Angeles Galaxy [R1 trade 6]	Ryan Thomas	Defender	Stanford University
17	FC Dallas	Paul Ogunyemi	Midfielder	Schoolcraft College Portland Timbers U23's
18	FC Dallas [R1 trade 7]	Brayan Martinez	Midfielder	Seton Hall Central Jersey Spartans

Round one trades

1. #3: D.C. United → Los Angeles Galaxy. 2011-01-13: Los Angeles acquired this selection and the #16 selection from D.C. United in exchange for a third-round selection (#50) in the 2011 MLS SuperDraft. ^{[ref 2]}
2. #4: Chivas USA → New York Red Bulls. 2009-09-11: New York acquired this selection from Chivas USA in exchange for goalkeeper Jon Conway. ^{[ref 3]}
3. #12: Columbus → D.C. United → Portland. 2010-11-24: Portland acquired this selection and defender Rodney Wallace from D.C. United in exchange for midfielder Dax McCarty and allocation money. ^{[ref 4]} D.C. United had acquired this pick and defender Jed Zayner from Columbus in exchange for D.C. United's second-round 2012 MLS SuperDraft selection on 2010-08-06. ^{[ref 5]}
4. #13: New York Red Bulls → Toronto FC. 2010-03-11: Toronto FC acquired this selection from New York in exchange for midfielder Carl Robinson. ^{[ref 6]}
5. #15: San Jose → FC Dallas. 2009-04-28: FC Dallas acquired a conditional draft pick in 2011, which became this selection, from San Jose in exchange for defender Aaron Pitchkolan. ^{[ref 7]}
6. #16: Los Angeles → D.C. United → Los Angeles. 2011-01-13: Los Angeles re-acquired this selection and acquired the #3 selection from D.C. United in exchange for a third-round selection (#50) in the 2011 MLS SuperDraft. ^{[ref 2]} D.C. United had acquired this selection from Los Angeles in exchange for forward Adam Cristman on 2011-01-11. ^{[ref 8]}
7. #18: Colorado → FC Dallas. 2010-07-30: FC Dallas acquired this selection and a conditional 2012 MLS SuperDraft selection from Colorado in exchange for defender Anthony Wallace. ^{[ref 9]}

Round two

Pick no.	MLS team	Player	Position	Affiliation
19	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	Joe Anderson	Midfielder	Coastal Carolina University
20	Portland Timbers	Raymundo Reza	Forward	San Diego State
21	D.C. United	Blake Brettschneider	Forward	University of South Carolina Atlanta Blackhawks
22	Chivas USA	Ernesto Carranza	Midfielder	Sacramento State Sacramento Gold
23	Philadelphia Union	Josh Walburn	Defender	Princeton University Central Jersey Spartans
24	New England Revolution	Fernando Cabadas	Midfielder	Sacramento State
25	Houston Dynamo	Sergio Castillo	Midfielder	Creighton University
26	Toronto FC	Spencer Thompson	Forward	Michigan State University Michigan Bucks
27	Chicago Fire	Yannick Salmon	Midfielder	Rutgers University
28	Sporting Kansas City	Mike Jones	Defender	SIUE
29	Seattle Sounders FC	Corey Attaway	Midfielder	UC Irvine Orange County Blue Star
30	Columbus Crew	Ben Sippola	Defender	Butler University Rochester Thunder
31	New York Red Bulls	Teddy Schneider	Defender	Princeton University Central Jersey Spartans
32	Real Salt Lake	Drew Cost	Midfielder	Penn State
33	San Jose Earthquakes	Phil Tuttle	Goalkeeper	University of Notre Dame
34	Los Angeles Galaxy	Dustin McCarty	Midfielder	University of North Carolina Carolina Dynamo
35	FC Dallas	Kekoa Osorio	Midfielder	Southern Methodist
36	Colorado Rapids	Phil Bannister	Forward	Loyola University

Round three

Pick no.	MLS team	Player	Position	Affiliation
37	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	Santiago Bedoya	Defender	Northeastern University
38	Portland Timbers	Taylor Mueller	Defender	University of Washington Tacoma Tide
39	D.C. United	PASS	-	-
40	Chivas USA	Curtis Ushedo	Defender	University of Alabama at Birmingham
41	Philadelphia Union	Matthew Marcin	Midfielder	Providence College Forest City London
42	New England Revolution	Andrew Sousa	Midfielder	Providence College Forest City London
43	Houston Dynamo	PASS	-	-
44	Toronto FC	Scott Rojo	Midfielder	High Point University Carolina Dynamo
45	Chicago Fire	Sam Arthur	Forward	University of South Carolina Atlanta Blackhawks
46	Sporting Kansas City	Michal Mravec	Midfielder	University of Alabama at Birmingham
47	Seattle Sounders FC	Sean Morris	Midfielder	Seattle University Washington Crossfire
48	Columbus Crew	Andy Adlard	Midfielder	Indiana University Chicago Fire Premier
49	New York Red Bulls	PASS	-	-
50	Real Salt Lake	Nick Love	Forward	Gonzaga University Spokane Spiders
51	San Jose Earthquakes	Victor Cortez	Defender	University of San Francisco Bay Area Ambassadors
52	Los Angeles Galaxy	Zach Johnson	Goalkeeper	West Virginia University
53	FC Dallas	Craig Hill	Goalkeeper	Southern Methodist University
54	Colorado Rapids	Javed Mohammed	Defender	University of South Florida

Selections by position

Round	Forwards	Midfielders	Defenders	Goalkeepers
1st	3	8	3	4
2nd	5	8	4	1
3rd	2	6	5	2
Totals	10	22	12	7

References

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2. French, Scott (January 13, 2011). "MLS Draft: Galaxy takes Bell Gardens alum". ESPN Los Angeles. Retrieved January 13, 2011.
3. Rigg, Zac Lee (September 12, 2009). "Chivas USA Net GK Jon Conway, Among Other Moves". Goal.com. Retrieved December 5, 2010.
4. "Timbers Acquire DC United's Rodney Wallace for Dax McCarty" (Press release). Portland Timbers Media Relations. November 24, 2010. Archived from the original on November 29, 2010. Retrieved December 5, 2010.
5. "D.C. United acquires defender Jed Zayner" (Press release). D.C. United Press Relations. August 6, 2010. Archived from the original on December 5, 2010. Retrieved December 5, 2010.
6. Molinaro, John F. (March 10, 2010). "No hard feelings on Robinson: Toronto FC". CBC Sports. Retrieved December 5, 2010.
7. Goff, Steven (April 28, 2009). "Dallas Roster Move(s)". The Washington Post. Retrieved December 5, 2010.
8. "Galaxy acquire forward Cristman from DC" (Press release). MLSSoccer.com/LA Galaxy Communications. January 11, 2011. Retrieved January 11, 2011.
9. "Rapids acquire defender Wallace in trade with FC Dallas". CBSSports.com. July 30, 2010. Retrieved December 5, 2010.