2013 MLS SuperDraft

2013 MLS SuperDraft
General information
Sport	Soccer
Date(s)	January 17, 2013
Time	12:00 p.m. ET
Location	Indianapolis, Indiana
Network(s)	ESPN3
Overview
38 total selections
First selection	Andrew Farrell, New England Revolution
Most selections	2 teams (4 selections)
Fewest selections	6 teams (1 selection)
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The 2013 MLS SuperDraft was the fourteenth SuperDraft presented by Major League Soccer. The draft took place on January 17, 2013 in Indianapolis, Indiana at the Indiana Convention Center. ^[1]

The Colorado Rapids enjoyed returns from the 2013 draft, with its two first-round draft picks Dillon Powers and Deshorn Brown finishing first and second respectively in 2013 rookie of the year voting. ^[2] The 2013 season also showed the ability of MLS teams to develop young talent without turning to the draft, as homegrown players DeAndre Yedlin and Gyasi Zardes finished third and fourth respectively in rookie of the year voting.

Selection order

The official selection order was announced by Major League Soccer on December 6, 2012:

1. The nine clubs which did not qualify for the playoffs received picks #1 through #9 (in reverse order of season points);
2. The two clubs eliminated in the Knockout round of playoffs received picks #10 and #11 (in reverse order of season points);
3. The four clubs eliminated in the Conference Semifinals received picks #12 through #15 (in reverse order of season points);
4. The two clubs eliminated in the Conference Finals received picks #16 and #17 (in reverse order of season points);
5. The club which lost 2012 MLS Cup received pick #18;
6. The club which won 2012 MLS Cup received pick #19.

This selection order pertained to all rounds of the MLS SuperDraft. The same order was followed in the 2013 MLS Supplemental Draft held 5 days later.

*	Denotes player who has been selected for an MLS Best XI team

Round 1

Any player marked with a * is part of the Generation Adidas program.

Pick #	MLS team	Player	Position	Affiliation
1	New England Revolution [R1 trade 1]	Andrew Farrell*	Defender	Louisville River City Rovers
2	Chivas USA	Carlos Alvarez	Midfielder	Connecticut
3	Toronto FC [R1 trade 2]	Kyle Bekker	Midfielder	Boston College
4	Vancouver Whitecaps FC [R1 trade 3]	Kekuta Manneh*	Forward	Austin Aztex
5	Vancouver Whitecaps FC [R1 trade 4]	Erik Hurtado	Forward	Santa Clara Portland Timbers U23s
6	Colorado Rapids	Deshorn Brown*	Forward	UCF Reading United
7	FC Dallas	Walker Zimmerman*	Defender	Furman
8	Montreal Impact	Blake Smith	Midfielder	New Mexico Austin Aztex
9	Columbus Crew	Ryan Finley	Forward	Notre Dame Reading United
10	Seattle Sounders FC [R1 trade 5]	Eriq Zavaleta*	Forward	Indiana
11	Colorado Rapids [R1 trade 6]	Dillon Powers	Midfielder	Notre Dame Austin Aztex
12	Real Salt Lake	John Stertzer	Midfielder	Maryland
13	Houston Dynamo [R1 trade 7]	Jason Johnson*	Forward	VCU
14	Sporting Kansas City	Mikey Lopez*	Midfielder	North Carolina Orange County Blue Star
15	San Jose Earthquakes	Tommy Muller	Defender	Georgetown
16	Toronto FC [R1 trade 8]	Emery Welshman	Forward	Oregon State Portland Timbers U23s
17	D.C. United	Taylor Kemp	Defender	Maryland Real Colorado Foxes
18	Montreal Impact [R1 trade 9]	Fernando Monge	Midfielder	UCLA Seattle Sounders FC U-23
19	Los Angeles Galaxy	Charlie Rugg	Forward	Boston College Worcester Hydra

Round 1 trades

1. #1: Toronto FC → New England Revolution. 16 January 2013: New England Revolution acquired this selection from Toronto FC in exchange for the #4 selection in the first round and allocation money. ^{[ref 1]}
2. #3: Portland Timbers → Toronto FC. 12 December 2012: Toronto FC acquired this selection, goalkeeper Joe Bendik, and allocation money from Portland Timbers in exchange for forward Ryan Johnson and goalkeeper Miloš Kocić. ^{[ref 2]}
3. #4: New England Revolution → Toronto FC → Vancouver Whitecaps FC. 16 January 2013: Toronto FC acquired this selection and allocation money from New England Revolution in exchange for the #1 selection in the first round. ^{[ref 1]} On 17 January 2013, this selection was traded to Vancouver Whitecaps FC in exchange for allocation money and the #10 pick in the first round. ^{[ref 3]}
4. #5: Philadelphia Union → Vancouver Whitecaps FC. 26 June 2012: Vancouver Whitecaps FC acquired this selection, allocation money, and the #12 position in the MLS Allocation Order from Philadelphia Union in exchange for pick #29 of the SuperDraft and the #1 position in the MLS Allocation Order. Philadelphia used the Allocation pick to select defender Bakary Soumaré. ^{[ref 4]}
5. #10: Vancouver Whitecaps FC → Toronto FC → Seattle Sounders FC. 17 January 2013: Toronto FC acquired this first-round selection and allocation money from Vancouver Whitecaps FC in exchange for the #4 pick in the first round. ^{[ref 3]} Later that same day, Seattle Sounders FC acquired this selection in exchange for allocation money and the #16 pick in the first round. ^{[ref 5]}
6. #11: Chicago Fire → Colorado Rapids. 16 January 2013: Colorado Rapids acquired this selection, allocation money, and a 2013 international roster slot from Chicago Fire in exchange for midfielder Jeff Larentowicz and pick #30 in the SuperDraft. ^{[ref 6]}
7. #13: New York Red Bulls → Portland Timbers → Houston Dynamo. 12 January 2012: Portland Timbers acquired this selection and allocation money from New York Red Bulls in exchange for forward Kenny Cooper. ^{[ref 7]} On 30 January 2012, Houston Dynamo acquired this selection in exchange for the MLS rights to forward Kris Boyd. ^{[ref 8] [ref 9]}
8. #16: Seattle Sounders FC → Toronto FC. 17 January 2013: Toronto FC acquired this selection and allocation money from Seattle Sounders FC in exchange for the #10 pick in the first round. ^{[ref 5]}
9. #18: Houston Dynamo → Montreal Impact. 16 February 2012: Montreal Impact acquired a conditional selection in the 2013 SuperDraft, which became this first-round pick, from Houston Dynamo in exchange for forward Brian Ching. ^{[ref 10]}

Round 2

Any player marked with an * is part of the Generation Adidas program.

Pick #	MLS team	Player	Position	Affiliation
20	FC Dallas [R2 trade 1]	Ryan Hollingshead	Midfielder	UCLA
21	New England Revolution [R2 trade 2]	Donnie Smith	Forward	Charlotte Carolina Dynamo
22	New York Red Bulls [R2 trade 3]	Ian Christianson	Midfielder	Georgetown Reading United
23	New England Revolution	Luke Spencer	Forward	Xavier Cincinnati Kings
24	Los Angeles Galaxy [R2 trade 4]	Kofi Opare	Defender	Michigan Michigan Bucks
25	Colorado Rapids	Kory Kindle	Defender	CSU Bakerfield Ventura County Fusion
26	Philadelphia Union [R2 trade 5]	Don Anding	Forward	Northeastern
27	Montreal Impact	Paolo DelPiccolo	Midfielder	Louisville
28	Columbus Crew	Drew Beckie	Defender	Denver Ottawa Fury
29	Real Salt Lake [R2 trade 6]	Devon Sandoval	Forward	New Mexico
30	Chicago Fire [R2 trade 7]	Yazid Atouba	Midfielder	Rainbow FC Bamenda
31	Philadelphia Union [R2 trade 8]	Stephen Okai	Midfielder	Mobile Reading United
32	Montreal Impact [R2 trade 9]	Brad Stuver	Goalkeeper	Cleveland State Akron Summit Assault
33	San Jose Earthquakes [R2 trade 10]	Dan Delgado	Midfielder	San Diego Orange County Blue Star
34	Portland Timbers [R2 trade 11]	Dylan Tucker-Gangnes	Defender	Washington Portland Timbers U23s
35	Seattle Sounders FC	Dylan Remick	Defender	Brown Worcester Hydra
36	New England Revolution [R2 trade 12]	Luis Soffner	Goalkeeper	Indiana
37	Houston Dynamo	Jimmy Nealis	Defender	Georgetown Long Island Rough Riders
38	Los Angeles Galaxy	Greg Cochrane	Defender	Louisville Reading United

Round 2 trades

1. #20: Toronto FC → FC Dallas. 29 November 2011: FC Dallas acquired this selection from Toronto FC in exchange for midfielder Jeremy Hall. ^{[ref 11]}
2. #21: Chivas USA → New England Revolution. 1 August 2012: New England Revolution acquired this selection, midfielder Blair Gavin, and allocation money from Chivas USA in exchange for midfielder Shalrie Joseph. ^{[ref 12]}
3. #22: Portland Timbers → New York Red Bulls. 3 December 2012: New York Red Bulls acquired this selection and defender Kosuke Kimura from Portland Timbers in exchange for allocation money and the homegrown player rights to defender Bryan Gallego. ^{[ref 13]}
4. #24: Philadelphia Union → Los Angeles Galaxy. 1 February 2012: Los Angeles Galaxy acquired this selection and midfielder Kyle Nakazawa from Philadelphia Union in exchange for use of an international roster slot through December 31, 2012. ^{[ref 14]}
5. #26: FC Dallas → Philadelphia Union. 18 February 2011: Philadelphia Union acquired this selection from FC Dallas in exchange for midfielder Andrew Jacobson. ^{[ref 15]}
6. #29: Vancouver Whitecaps FC → Philadelphia Union → Real Salt Lake. 26 June 2012: Philadelphia Union acquired this selection and the #1 position in the MLS Allocation Order from Vancouver Whitecaps FC in exchange for the #5 pick in the SuperDraft, allocation money, and the #12 position in the MLS Allocation Order. Philadelphia used the Allocation pick to select defender Bakary Soumaré. ^{[ref 4]} On 17 January 2013, Real Salt Lake acquired this selection from Philadelphia Union in exchange for the #31 pick in the 2013 SuperDraft and two first-round picks (#12 and #17) in the 2013 MLS Supplemental Draft. ^{[ref 16]}
7. #30: Chicago Fire → Colorado Rapids → Chicago Fire. 10 September 2012: Colorado Rapids acquired a conditional draft pick from Chicago Fire in exchange for midfielder Wells Thompson. ^{[ref 17]} On 29 October 2012, the traded pick was confirmed as this second-round SuperDraft selection. ^{[ref 18]} On 16 January 2013, Chicago Fire re-acquired this selection and acquired midfielder Jeff Larentowicz from Colorado Rapids in exchange the #11 pick in the SuperDraft, allocation money, and a 2013 international roster slot. ^{[ref 6]}
8. #31: Real Salt Lake → Philadelphia Union. 17 January 2013: Philadelphia Union acquired this selection and two first-round picks (#12 and #17) in the 2013 MLS Supplemental Draft from Real Salt Lake in exchange for the #29 pick in the 2013 SuperDraft. ^{[ref 16]}
9. #32: New York Red Bulls → Sporting Kansas City → Montreal Impact. 12 August 2011: Sporting Kansas City acquired this selection from New York Red Bulls in exchange for midfielder Stéphane Auvray. ^{[ref 19]} On 5 December 2012 Montreal Impact acquired this selection from Sporting Kansas City in exchange for defender Josh Gardner. ^{[ref 20]}
10. #33: Sporting Kansas City → San Jose Earthquakes. 12 December 2012: San Jose Earthquakes acquired this selection from Sporting Kansas City in exchange for defender Ike Opara. ^{[ref 21]}
11. #34: San Jose Earthquakes → Portland Timbers. 17 January 2013: Portland Timbers acquired this selection from San Jose Earthquakes in exchange for forward Mike Fucito. ^{[ref 22]}
12. #36: D.C. United → New England Revolution. 18 February 2011: New England Revolution acquired this selection from D.C. United in exchange for midfielder Fred. ^{[ref 23]}

Other SuperDraft trade notes

• Portland Timbers acquired forward Mike Fucito from Montreal Impact in a trade on 20 April 2012. In return, Montreal was to receive either Portland's highest 2013 second-round SuperDraft pick or a 2013 international roster slot depending on Fucito's performance. ^{[ref 24]} Montreal received the international roster slot, not the draft pick.
• On 12 December 2012, Chivas USA acquired the #3 position in the MLS Allocation Order and either a second-round selection in the 2013 SuperDraft or a 2013 international roster slot from Portland Timbers in exchange for the #2 position in the MLS Allocation Order. Chivas USA elected to receive the international roster slot, not the draft pick. ^{[ref 25] [ref 22]}

Notable undrafted players

Homegrown players

Further information: Homegrown Player Rule (Major League Soccer)

Original MLS team	Player	Position	College	Conference	Notes
Columbus Crew	Wil Trapp	Midfielder	Akron	MAC	2016 MLS All-Star 20 USMNT caps
LA Galaxy	Gyasi Zardes	Forward	CSU Bakersfield	WAC	2015 MLS All-Star 68 USMNT caps and 14 goals
New England Revolution	Scott Caldwell	Midfielder	Akron	MAC	2015 Team MVP
Seattle Sounders FC	DeAndre Yedlin	Defender	Akron	MAC	2013 and 2014 MLS All-Star 78 USMNT caps

References

1. "2013 MLS SuperDraft heading to Indianapolis on Jan. 17". MLSsoccer.com. Retrieved December 6, 2012.
2. "Colorado Rapids Midfielder Dillon Powers wins 2013 AT&T Rookie of the Year award". November 25, 2013.

1. "Revolution trades up for No. 1 pick in Thursday's MLS SuperDraft" (Press release). RevolutionSoccer.net. January 16, 2013. Retrieved January 16, 2013.
2. "Timbers acquire Ryan Johnson, Milos Kocic from Toronto FC in exchange for Joe Bendik, 2013 SuperDraft pick and allocation money" (Press release). Portland Timbers Communications. December 12, 2012. Archived from the original on January 30, 2013. Retrieved December 12, 2012.
3. "Whitecaps FC trade up for No. 4 pick and select Generation adidas striker/winger Manneh" (Press release). Vancouver Whitecaps FC. January 17, 2013. Retrieved January 17, 2013.
4. "Union sign central defender Bakary Soumare" (Press release). Philadelphia Union Communications. June 26, 2012. Retrieved June 27, 2012.
5. "Zavaleta excited to join Sounders squad" (Press release). SoundersFC.com. January 17, 2013. Retrieved January 17, 2013.
6. "Rapids trade for allocation money, international slot, and #11 overall pick" (Press release). ColoradoRapids.com. January 16, 2013. Retrieved January 16, 2013.
7. "Timbers Acquire First-Round Draft Pick, Allocation From New York In Exchange For Kenny Cooper" (Press release). Portland Timbers. January 12, 2012. Archived from the original on January 15, 2012. Retrieved January 12, 2012.
8. Ortiz, Jose De Jesus (January 30, 2012). "Dynamo lose out on striker but get a first-round pick" (Press release). Houston Chronicle. Retrieved January 30, 2012.
9. "Dynamo, Timbers agree to terms of trade" (Press release). Houston Dynamo Communications. January 30, 2012. Retrieved January 31, 2012.
10. Lovell, Darrell (February 16, 2012). "Long-awaited deal sends Dynamo hero Ching back home". MLSSoccer.com. Retrieved February 16, 2012.
11. "FC Dallas trades Jeremy Hall to Toronto FC" (Press release). FCD Press Services. November 29, 2011. Retrieved November 29, 2011.
12. "Revolution trades Shalrie Joseph to Chivas USA" (Press release). New England Revolution. August 1, 2012. Retrieved August 1, 2012.
13. "Timbers acquire allocation, Homegrown rights for Bryan Gallego from New York in exchange for defender Kosuke Kimura, 2013 Draft Pick" (Press release). Portland Timbers Communications. December 3, 2012. Archived from the original on January 6, 2013. Retrieved December 3, 2012.
14. "LA Galaxy acquire midfielder Kyle Nakazawa" (Press release). LA Galaxy Communications. February 1, 2012. Retrieved February 1, 2012.
15. "FC Dallas Acquires Midfielder Andrew Jacobson" (Press release). FC Dallas. February 18, 2011. Retrieved February 18, 2011.
16. "Union nab Don Anding and Stephen Okai in 2013 MLS SuperDraft" (Press release). Philadelphia Union Communications. January 17, 2013. Retrieved January 17, 2013.
17. "Chicago Fire Acquire Wells Thompson From Colorado Rapids" (Press release). Chicago Fire Communications. September 10, 2012. Retrieved September 11, 2012.
18. Lindholm, David (October 29, 2012). "Rapids in line to select 6th overall in 2013 MLS SuperDraft" (Press release). ColoradoRapids.com. Retrieved October 30, 2012.
19. "Red Bulls acquire midfielder Stephane Auvray" (Press release). New York Red Bulls. August 12, 2011. Retrieved August 13, 2011.
20. "Sporting Kansas City acquires Josh Gardner from Montreal Impact" (Press release). SportingKC.com. December 6, 2012. Retrieved December 5, 2012.
21. "Earthquakes acquire SuperDraft pick for Opara" (Press release). Earthquakes Media Relations. December 12, 2012. Retrieved December 12, 2012.
22. "Timbers acquire second-round pick in 2013 MLS SuperDraft from San Jose in exchange for Mike Fucito" (Press release). Portland Timbers Communications. January 17, 2013. Archived from the original on January 20, 2013. Retrieved 17 January 2013.
23. "D.C. United re-acquires Brazilian midfielder Fred" (Press release). DC United. February 18, 2011. Archived from the original on February 21, 2011. Retrieved 18 February 2011.
24. "Timbers acquire forward Mike Fucito from Montreal" (Press release). Portland Timbers. April 20, 2012. Archived from the original on May 18, 2012. Retrieved 20 April 2012.
25. "Chivas USA and Portland Timbers trade position in MLS Allocation Ranking" (Press release). Chivas USA Communications. December 12, 2012. Archived from the original on January 13, 2013. Retrieved December 12, 2012.