2014 ISL Inaugural International Draft

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ISL International Draft
Date21 August 2014
Location Mumbai

The 2014 ISL Inaugural International Draft is the second draft in the Indian Super League, the new franchise domestic football league in India. [1] The draft featured 49 foreign players who were selected by the eight franchises in the ISL. [1]

Contents

The draft took place on 21 August 2014 in Mumbai. [2]

Players available to draft

International Players
PlayerLast clubPositionAge
Flag of Argentina.svg Diego Nadaya Flag of Argentina.svg Almirante Brown FW24
Flag of Armenia.svg Apoula Edel Flag of Israel.svg Hapoel Tel Aviv GK28
Flag of Brazil.svg Bruno Pelissari Flag of Brazil.svg Atlético Paranaense MF21
Flag of Brazil.svg Erwin Spitzner Flag of Brazil.svg Atlético Paranaense DF20
Flag of Brazil.svg Guilherme Batata Flag of Brazil.svg Atlético Paranaense MF22
Flag of Brazil.svg Gustavo Marmentini Flag of Brazil.svg Atlético Paranaense MF20
Flag of Brazil.svg Pedro Gusmao Flag of Brazil.svg Atlético Paranaense FW22
Flag of Burkina Faso.svg Saïdou Panandétiguiri Flag of South Africa.svg Chippa United DF30
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Iain Hume Flag of England.svg Fleetwood Town FW30
Flag of Colombia.svg Andrés González Flag of Colombia.svg Junior DF30
Flag of Colombia.svg Jairo Suárez Flag of Colombia.svg Santa Fe DF29
Flag of Colombia.svg Luis Yanes Flag of Colombia.svg Atlético Bucaramanga FW31
Flag of Colombia.svg Omar Andrés Rodríguez Flag of Colombia.svg Once Caldas MF33
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jakub Podaný Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Sparta Prague MF27
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jan Šeda Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Mladá Boleslav GK28
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jan Štohanzl Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Mladá Boleslav MF29
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Marek Čech Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Sparta Prague GK38
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Miroslav Slepička Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 1. FK Příbram FW32
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Pavel Eliáš Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jablonec MF27
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Tomáš Josl Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Vysočina Jihlava DF29
Flag of England.svg Michael Chopra Flag of England.svg Blackpool FW30
Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg Iván Bolado Flag of Spain.svg Real Avilés FW25
Flag of France.svg Bernard Mendy Flag of France.svg Brest DF32
Flag of France.svg Cédric Hengbart Flag of France.svg Ajaccio DF34
Flag of France.svg Gennaro Bracigliano Flag of France.svg Marseille GK35
Flag of France.svg Raphaël Romey Flag of France.svg Bastia DF26
Flag of France.svg Sylvain Monsoreau Flag of France.svg Troyes DF33
Flag of France.svg Youness Bengelloun Flag of France.svg Mulhouse DF31
Flag of Greece.svg Ilias Pollalis Flag of Greece.svg Glyfada DF21
Flag of Portugal.svg André Preto Flag of Portugal.svg Vitória Guimarães GK21
Flag of Portugal.svg Edgar Marcelino Flag of Oman.svg Al-Seeb MF29
Flag of Portugal.svg Henrique Dinis Flag of Portugal.svg Vitória Guimarães DF24
Flag of Portugal.svg Miguel Herlein Flag of Portugal.svg Vilaverdense FW24
Flag of France.svg Grégory Arnolin Flag of Portugal.svg Paços Ferreira DF34
Flag of Senegal.svg Massamba Sambou Flag of France.svg Châteauroux DF27
Flag of Spain.svg Arnal Flag of Spain.svg Alcorcón FW33
Flag of Spain.svg Bruno Herrero Arias Flag of Spain.svg Girona MF29
Flag of Spain.svg Cristian Hidalgo Flag of Israel.svg Bnei Sakhnin MF30
Flag of Spain.svg Eduardo Silva Flag of Spain.svg Alcoyano FW24
Flag of Spain.svg Jofre Mateu Flag of Spain.svg Girona MF34
Flag of Spain.svg Javier Fernández Flag of Spain.svg Algeciras MF26
Flag of Spain.svg Victor Herrero Forcada Flag of Greece.svg Kallithea MF28
Flag of South Korea.svg Do Dong-hyun Flag of Japan.svg Gifu MF20
Flag of South Korea.svg Park Kwang-il Flag of Japan.svg Matsumoto Yamaga MF23
Flag of Sweden.svg Bojan Djordjic Flag of Sweden.svg Vasalunds MF32

Source: [3]

Draft Selection

Round 1

The first round saw Pune go first, with them selecting Bruno Cirillo as the first ever foreign player in ISL history. [4]


Pick #ISL teamPlayerPosition
1 FC Pune City Flag of Italy.svg Bruno Cirillo Defender
2 Atlético de Kolkata Flag of Spain.svg Borja Fernández Midfielder
3 Kerala Blasters FC Flag of England.svg Michael Chopra Forward
4 Mumbai City FC Flag of Argentina.svg Diego Nadaya Forward
5 North East United FC Flag of Zambia.svg Isaac Chansa Midfielder
6 Chennai Flag of France.svg Bernard Mendy Defender
7 Goa Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Miroslav Slepička Forward
8 Delhi Dynamos FC Flag of Denmark.svg Mads Junker Forward

Round 2

[5]


Pick #ISL teamPlayerPosition
1 Delhi Dynamos FC Flag of Denmark.svg Morten Skoubo Forward
2 Goa Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jan Šeda Goalkeeper
3 Chennai Flag of Spain.svg Cristian Hidalgo Midfielder
4 North East United FC Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Cornell Glen Forward
5 Mumbai City FC Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jan Štohanzl Midfielder
6 Kerala Blasters FC Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Iain Hume Forward
7 Atlético de Kolkata Flag of Spain.svg Jofre Mateu Midfielder
8 FC Pune City Flag of Italy.svg Emanuele Belardi Goalkeeper

Round 3

[6]


Pick #ISL teamPlayerPosition
1 Goa Flag of Portugal.svg Bruno Pinheiro Midfielder
2 Delhi Dynamos FC Flag of Spain.svg Bruno Herrero Arias Midfielder
3 FC Pune City Flag of Spain.svg Iván Bolado Forward
4 Atlético de Kolkata Flag of Spain.svg Josemi Defender
5 Kerala Blasters FC Flag of Spain.svg Victor Herrero Forcada Midfielder
6 Mumbai City FC Flag of Spain.svg Javier Fernandez Midfielder
7 North East United FC Flag of Senegal.svg Massamba Sambou Defender
8 Chennai Flag of France.svg Gennaro Bracigliano Goalkeeper

Round 4

[7]


Pick #ISL teamPlayerPosition
1 Chennai Flag of Sweden.svg Bojan Djordjic Midfielder
2 North East United FC Flag of South Korea.svg Do Dong-Hyun Forward
3 Mumbai City FC Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Pavel Čmovš Defender
4 Kerala Blasters FC Flag of Brazil.svg Erwin Spitzner Defender
5 Atlético de Kolkata Flag of Spain.svg Arnal Llibert Forward
6 FC Pune City Flag of Burkina Faso.svg Saïdou Panandétiguiri Midfielder
7 Delhi Dynamos FC Flag of Brazil.svg Gustavo Marmentini Midfielder
8 Goa Flag of France.svg Youness Bengelloun Defender

Round 5

[8]


Pick #ISL teamPlayerPosition
1 North East United FC Flag of Brazil.svg Guilherme Batata Midfielder
2 Chennai Flag of Brazil.svg Bruno Pelissari Midfielder
3 Goa Flag of Portugal.svg Miguel Herlein Forward
4 Delhi Dynamos FC Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Marek Čech Goalkeeper
5 FC Pune City Flag of Colombia.svg Omar Andrés Rodríguez Midfielder
6 Atlético de Kolkata Flag of France.svg Sylvain Monsoreau Defender
7 Kerala Blasters FC Flag of Brazil.svg Pedro Gusmão Forward
8 Mumbai City FC Flag of France.svg Johan Letzelter Defender

Round 6

[9]


Pick #ISL teamPlayerPosition
1 Mumbai Flag of Portugal.svg André Preto Goalkeeper
2 Kerala Blasters FC Flag of France.svg Cedric Hengbart Defender
3 Atlético de Kolkata Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jakub Podaný Midfielder
4 FC Pune City Flag of Colombia.svg Andrés González Defender
5 Delhi Dynamos FC Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Pavel Eliáš Midfielder
6 Goa Flag of France.svg Gregory Arnolin Defender
7 Chennai Flag of Colombia.svg Jairo Suárez Defender
8 NorthEast United FC Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Tomáš Josl Defender

Round 7

[10]

Pick #ISL teamPlayerPosition
1 Kerala Blasters FC Flag of France.svg Raphaël Romey Defender
2 Mumbai Flag of Greece.svg Ilias Pollalis Defender
3 NorthEast United FC Flag of Colombia.svg Luis Yanes Forward
4 Chennai Flag of Spain.svg Eduardo Silva Forward
5 Goa Flag of Portugal.svg Edgar Marcelino Midfielder
6 Delhi Dynamos FC Flag of Portugal.svg Henrique Dinis Defender
7 FC Pune City Flag of South Korea.svg Park Kwang-il Defender
8 Atlético de Kolkata Flag of Armenia.svg Apoula Edel Goalkeeper

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