2009 MLS SuperDraft

2009 MLS SuperDraft
General information
SportSoccer
DateJanuary 15, 2009
Time1:00pm (CT)
LocationSt. Louis, Missouri
NetworkESPN2
Overview
60 total selections
First selectionSteve Zakuani, Seattle Sounders FC
Most selectionsNew England Revolution
(7 selections)
Fewest selectionsHouston Dynamo
(2 selections)
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The 2009 MLS SuperDraft took place on January 15, 2009, in St. Louis, Missouri. It was the tenth annual Major League Soccer SuperDraft. The first selection was owned by the expansion Seattle Sounders FC. Unlike previous years, the SuperDraft was not followed by the Supplemental Draft due to roster changes for the 2009 season decreasing the number of developmental spaces.

Player selection

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

LA Galaxy selected Omar Gonzalez 3rd overall. The 2011 MLS Defender of the Year is as 4x MLS Best XI selection. Gonzalez has earned 52 caps with the U.S. national team and was selected to the 2014 FIFA World Cup squad.
D.C. United selected Chris Pontius 7th overall. In 2012, he was named an MLS All-Star and selected to the MLS Best XI.
The Kansas City Wizards selected Matt Besler 8th overall. The 4x MLS All-Star, is a 2x MLS Best XI selection and was named the 2012 MLS Defender of the Year. Besler has earned 47 caps with the U.S. national team and was named to the 2014 FIFA World Cup squad.
Toronto FC selected Stefan Frei 13th overall. The 2017 MLS All-Star is a 2x MLS Cup champion.
Pick #MLS TeamPlayerPositionAffiliation
1Seattle Sounders FCDemocratic Republic of the Congo Steve Zakuani*FUniversity of Akron
Cleveland Internationals
2Toronto FC United States Sam Cronin^MWake Forest University
Carolina Dynamo
3Los Angeles GalaxyUnited States Omar Gonzalez*^§†DUniversity of Maryland
4Toronto FCJamaica O'Brian WhiteFUniversity of Connecticut
5FC DallasUnited States Peri Marošević*FUniversity of Michigan
Chicago Fire Premier
6D.C. UnitedCosta Rica Rodney Wallace*^DUniversity of Maryland
7D.C. United United States Chris Pontius^†F/MUC Santa Barbara
8Kansas City WizardsUnited States Matt Besler^†DUniversity of Notre Dame
9Chivas USASierra Leone Michael LahoudMWake Forest University
Carolina Dynamo
10New England RevolutionUnited States Kevin Alston*^DIndiana University
11New York Red Bulls Puerto Rico Jeremy Hall*D/MUniversity of Maryland
12Real Salt LakeHaiti Jean AlexandreMLynn University
Ventura County Fusion
13Toronto FC Switzerland Stefan Frei*^GUniversity of California
San Jose Frogs
14FC Dallas United States George JohnM/DUniversity of Washington
15New England RevolutionJamaica Ryan MaxwellMUniversity of Tampa
Bradenton Academics

Round one trades

  1. ↑ #2: San Jose Earthquakes → Toronto FC. 2008-02-28: Toronto received this pick and allocation money from San Jose in exchange for Ronnie O'Brien.
  2. ↑ #7: Colorado Rapids → D.C. United. 2008-02-08: D.C. United received this pick and Colorado's designated player spot for two years in exchange for Christian Gomez.
  3. ↑ #11: Houston Dynamo → San Jose Earthquakes → FC Dallas → New York Red Bulls. 2009-01-13: New York acquired this pick, a second-round selection (#18), and forward Dominic Oduro from FC Dallas in exchange for midfielder Dave van den Bergh and New York's natural first-round selection (pick #14). FC Dallas had acquired this pick and allocation money from San Jose in exchange for forward Arturo Alvarez on 2008-07-28. San Jose had acquired this pick and allocation money from Houston in exchange for forward Kei Kamara on 2008-07-24.
  4. ↑ #13: Chicago Fire → Toronto FC. 2008-07-31: Toronto FC acquired this pick and forward Chad Barrett from Chicago in exchange for the rights to forward Brian McBride.
  5. ↑ #14: New York Red Bulls → FC Dallas. 2009-01-13: FC Dallas acquired this pick and midfielder Dave van den Bergh from New York in exchange for Dallas' first-round selection (#11), a second-round selection (#18), and forward Dominic Oduro.
  6. ↑ #15: Columbus Crew → New England Revolution. 2008-08-07: New England acquired this pick and allocation money from Columbus in exchange for forward Pat Noonan. As part of the trade the clubs also switched positions in the 2008 allocation table and agreed to considerations regarding the 2009 allocation rankings.

Round two

The LA Galaxy selected A.J. DeLaGarza 19th overall. The 3x MLS Cup winner was named the 2014 MLS Humanitarian of the Year.
The Kansas City Wizards selected Graham Zusi 23rd overall. Zusi is a 7x MLS All-Star, 2 MLS Best XI selection and a 2013 MLS Cup winner. He's earned 55 caps with. the U.S. men's national team and was selected to the 2014 FIFA World Cup squad.
Pick #MLS TeamPlayerPositionAffiliation
16Seattle Sounders FCUnited States Evan BrownDWake Forest University
Cary RailHawks U23's
17San Jose EarthquakesUnited States Brad RingMIndiana University
Chicago Fire Premier
18New York Red Bulls United States Babajide OgunbiyiDSanta Clara University
19Los Angeles Galaxy Guam A. J. DeLaGarzaDUniversity of Maryland
20Chicago Fire Bosnia and Herzegovina Baggio Husidić*MUniversity of Illinois at Chicago
21D.C. UnitedSerbia Miloš KočićGLoyola College in Maryland
22Kansas City Wizards United States Doug DeMartinFMichigan State University
Michigan Bucks
23Kansas City WizardsUnited States Graham Zusi^†MUniversity of Maryland
Central Florida Kraze
24New England Revolution Belarus Andrei GotsmanovMCreighton University
25New England RevolutionBosnia and Herzegovina Dado HamzagićMSaint Louis University
Chicago Fire Premier
26D.C. United Jamaica Lyle AdamsDWake Forest University
Central Florida Kraze
27FC Dallas United States Brian ShriverFUniversity of North Carolina
Cary RailHawks U23's
28Colorado RapidsEngland Kwame Adjeman-PamboeFGeorge Mason University
29New York Red BullsUnited States Jack TraynorDUniversity of Notre Dame
30Columbus CrewUnited States Paul GerstenbergerDBoston College Blackwatch Soccer Club

Round two trades

  1. ↑ #18: Los Angeles Galaxy → FC Dallas → New York Red Bulls. 2009-01-13: New York acquired this pick, a first-round selection (#11), and forward Dominic Oduro from FC Dallas in exchange for midfielder Dave van den Bergh and New York's natural first-round selection (pick #14). FC Dallas had acquired this pick and allocation money from Los Angeles in exchange for forward Carlos Ruiz on 2008-01-15.
  2. ↑ #19: Toronto FC → Chivas USA → Los Angeles Galaxy. 2009-01-15: Los Angeles acquired this pick from Chivas USA in exchange for defender Ante Jazic, a 2009 third-round selection (#35), and a 2009 fourth-round selection (#49). Chivas USA had acquired this pick and a 2010 conditional SuperDraft pick from Toronto FC in exchange for the rights to Amado Guevara on 2008-04-09.
  3. ↑ #20: FC Dallas → Colorado Rapids → Chicago Fire. 2009-01-15: Chicago acquired this pick and allocation money from Colorado in exchange for a 2009 second-round selection (#28) and the rights to goalkeeper Matt Pickens. Colorado had acquired this pick and a 2009 third-round pick (#35) from FC Dallas in exchange for midfielder Bruno Guarda on 2008-07-28.
  4. ↑ #22: Colorado Rapids → Kansas City Wizards. 2008-01-16: Kansas City acquired this pick from Colorado in exchange for defender José Burciaga, Jr.
  5. ↑ #24: Chivas USA → Los Angeles Galaxy → New England Revolution. 2008-04-18: New England acquired this pick from Los Angeles in exchange for defender Joe Franchino. Los Angeles had acquired this pick from Chivas USA in exchange for defender Shavar Thomas on 2007-05-03.
  6. ↑ #26: Houston Dynamo → D.C. United. 2007-12-12: D.C. United acquired this pick and goalkeeper Zach Wells from Houston in exchange for defender Bobby Boswell.
  7. ↑ #27: Real Salt Lake → FC Dallas. 2007-06-06: FC Dallas acquired this pick after MLS determined that Real Salt Lake had tampered when it hired goalkeeper coach Jeff Cassar away from FC Dallas. The league also fined RSL $20,000.
  8. ↑ #28: Chicago Fire → Colorado Rapids. 2009-01-15: Colorado acquired this pick and the rights to goalkeeper Matt Pickens from Chicago in exchange for a 2009 second-round selection (#20) and allocation money.

Round three

The San Jose Earthquakes selected Quincy Amarikwa 32nd overall. The 2010 MLS Cup winner played in over 200 MLS matches over his 11-year career.
Pick #MLS TeamPlayerPositionAffiliation
31Seattle Sounders FCUnited States Jared KarkasDAzusa Pacific University
Los Angeles Legends
32San Jose EarthquakesUnited States Quincy AmarikwaFUC Davis
Bakersfield Brigade
33Los Angeles GalaxyGhana Joshua BoatengFLiberty University
34Toronto FCUnited States Mike GrellaFDuke University
Cary RailHawks U23's
35Chivas USA United States Kyle ChristensenFUniversity of Denver
Ogden Outlaws
36D.C. UnitedUnited States Brandon BarklageMSaint Louis University
Chicago Fire Premier
37Colorado RapidsHaiti Steward CeusGUniversity of Albany
38New England RevolutionUnited States Chris SalvaggioneFUNC Charlotte
Austin Aztex U23
39Toronto FC Canada Kyle HallFSyracuse University
40New England RevolutionUnited States Darrius BarnesDDuke University
Cary RailHawks U23's
41Houston DynamoUnited States Danny Cruz*M/FUniversity of Nevada, Las Vegas
Des Moines Menace
42Kansas City Wizards United States Neal KitsonGSt. John's University
Newark Ironbound Express
43Chicago FireUnited States David SiasDUC Irvine
Orange County Blue Star
44New York Red BullsUnited States Nick ZimmermanD/MJames Madison University
45Columbus CrewUnited States Alex GrendiMUniversity of Pennsylvania

Round three trades

  1. ↑ #35: FC Dallas → Colorado Rapids → Los Angeles Galaxy → Chivas USA. 2009-01-15: Chivas USA acquired this pick, a 2009 fourth-round selection (#49), and defender Ante Jazic from Los Angeles in exchange for a 2009 second-round selection (#19). Los Angeles had acquired this pick from Colorado in exchange for the rights to defender Ty Harden on 2009-01-13. Colorado had acquired this pick and a 2009 second-round pick (#20) from FC Dallas in exchange for midfielder Bruno Guarda on 2008-07-28.
  2. ↑ #38: Kansas City Wizards → New England Revolution. 2008-11-24: New England acquired this pick and allocation money from Kansas City in exchange for forward Adam Cristman.
  3. ↑ #39: Chivas USA → FC Dallas → Toronto FC. 2008-08-08: Toronto FC acquired this pick from FC Dallas in exchange for forward Jeff Cunningham. FC Dallas had received this pick (originally a conditional pick) from Chivas USA in exchange for midfielder Ramon Nunez on 2007-08-15.
  4. ↑ #42: Real Salt Lake → Kansas City Wizards. 2007-09-14: Kansas City acquired this pick, its natural 1st round pick in the 2009 MLS Supplemental Draft and a portion of a player allocation from Real Salt Lake in exchange for forward Yura Movsisyan and a Youth International roster spot.

Round four

Pick #MLS TeamPlayerPositionAffiliation
46Seattle Sounders FCUnited States Mike FucitoMHarvard University
47Colorado Rapids United States Ross SchunkFUniversity of Redlands
Los Angeles Legends
48Los Angeles GalaxyEngland Kyle PattersonMSaint Louis University
St. Louis Lions
49Chivas USA United States Jamie FranksMWake Forest University
50Kansas City Wizards Jamaica Akeem PriestleyFUniversity of Connecticut
51Colorado Rapids United States Jordan SeabrookFUniversity of South Florida
Bradenton Academics
52Chicago Fire Iceland Jökull ElísabetarsonMUNC-Greensboro
Carolina Dynamo
53Colorado Rapids Uganda Henry KalungiDWinthrop University
Fredericksburg Gunners
54Real Salt Lake United States Raphael CoxMUniversity of Washington
Tacoma Tide
55New England RevolutionUnited States Tyrel LaceyGUniversity of Tulsa
56Houston DynamoUnited States Marcus TracyFWake Forest University
Carolina Dynamo
57Real Salt LakeEswatini Mfana Futhi BhembeFAlabama A&M University
58Chicago FireUnited States Richard JataMCampbell University
Carolina Dynamo
59Colorado Rapids United States Michael HolodyDUniversity of Michigan
Michigan Bucks
60Columbus CrewUnited States Chris ClementsDUniversity of Tulsa

Round four trades

  1. ↑ #47: San Jose Earthquakes → Colorado Rapids. 2008-05-21: Colorado acquired this pick and goalkeeper Preston Burpo from San Jose in exchange for forward Jovan Kirovski and defender Kelly Gray.
  2. ↑ #49: Toronto FC → Los Angeles Galaxy → Chivas USA. 2009-01-15: Chivas USA acquired this pick, a 2009 third-round selection (#35), and defender Ante Jazic from Los Angeles in exchange for a 2009 second-round selection (#19). Los Angeles had acquired this pick from Toronto FC in exchange for midfielder Kevin Harmse on 2008-02-29.
  3. ↑ #50: FC Dallas → Kansas City Wizards. 2008-07-18: Kansas City acquired this pick from FC Dallas in exchange for use of an international roster spot for the balance of the 2008 MLS season.
  4. ↑ #51: DC United → Colorado Rapids. 2008-09-12: Colorado acquired this pick from DC United in exchange for an international roster spot.
  5. ↑ #52: Colorado Rapids → Chicago Fire. 2007-08-15: Chicago acquired this pick from Colorado in exchange for defender Tony Sanneh.
  6. ↑ #53: Kansas City Wizards → Colorado Rapids. 2007-08-15: Colorado acquired this pick, a first-round selection in the 2009 supplemental draft, and allocation money from Kansas City in exchange for forward Herculez Gomez.
  7. ↑ #54: Chivas USA → Real Salt Lake. 2007-12-20: It is believed Real Salt Lake acquired this pick from Chivas USA in exchange for forward Atiba Harris. RSL also received a 2008 third-round selection from Chivas USA in the trade.
  8. ↑ #59: New York Red Bulls → Colorado Rapids. 2007-03-30: Colorado acquired this pick (originally a conditional pick) and a 2008 fourth-round selection from New York in exchange for forward Clint Mathis.

2009 SuperDraft Trade Note

2009 Supplemental Draft Trades

In December 2008 the league decided to cancel the Supplemental Draft, which had typically been held shortly after the annual SuperDraft. Prior to the cancellation a number of trades were made involving 2009 Supplemental Draft picks. It is unknown what compensation, if any, clubs which acquired 2009 Supplemental Draft picks in trades received in lieu of the draft picks. Announced trades involving 2009 Supplemental Draft selections include:

Notable undrafted players

Homegrown players

Original MLS team Player Position College Conference Notes
Houston Dynamo Tyler Deric Goalkeeper North Carolina ACC

Others

Original MLS team Player Position College Conference Notes
Columbus Crew Josh Williams Defender Cleveland State Horizon 125 MLS appearances
N/a Alejandro Bedoya Midfielder Boston College ACC 66 USMNT appearances
signed for Örebro SK in Sweden

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Climbing the Ladder: 2009 MLS Superdraft Order & Picks".
  2. ↑ "MLS to scrap Supplemental Draft". December 18, 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  1. ↑ "Toronto FC trades Ronnie O'Brien to San Jose". CBC Sports. February 28, 2008. Retrieved December 11, 2010.
  2. ↑ Goff, Steven (February 8, 2008). "Gomez Deal Announced [updated]". The Washington Post. Retrieved December 11, 2010.
  3. 1 2 3 Dure, Beau (January 13, 2009). "Van den Bergh dealt to Dallas". USA Today. Retrieved December 11, 2010.
  4. ↑ "FC Dallas trades Arturo Alvarez to San Jose for 2009 Superdraft first round pick". Dallas Morning News. July 28, 2008. Archived from the original on November 8, 2014. Retrieved December 11, 2010.
  5. ↑ "San Jose's Kamara acquired for draft pick". AmericanSoccerNews.net. July 25, 2008. Retrieved December 11, 2010.
  6. ↑ Molinaro, John F. (August 1, 2008). "Toronto FC welcomes Chad Barrett to town". CBC Sports. Retrieved December 11, 2010.
  7. ↑ "Revs' Noonan traded to Crew". The Sun Chronicle. August 7, 2008. Retrieved December 11, 2010.
  8. ↑ "Dallas trades Ruiz to Galaxy for cash, draft pick". USA Today. January 15, 2008. Retrieved December 11, 2010.
  9. 1 2 3 "Live Draft Update: Trade with Chivas USA completed". The LA Galaxy. January 15, 2009. Retrieved December 11, 2010.
  10. ↑ Galarcep, Ives (April 9, 2008). "Toronto signs Guevara to four-year deal". ESPNSoccernet. Archived from the original on April 15, 2008. Retrieved December 11, 2010.
  11. 1 2 Arroyave, Luis (January 16, 2009). "Chicago Fire selects Baggio Husidic in MLS draft". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved December 11, 2010.
  12. 1 2 "Rapids Trade Bruno Guarda to FC Dallas". Our Sports Central. July 28, 2008. Retrieved December 11, 2010.
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  22. 1 2 "RSL acquires F Movsisyan from Wizards". MLSSoccer.com. January 23, 2010. Retrieved December 11, 2010.
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  25. ↑ "Kansas City Wizards Acquire 4th Round 2009 MLS SuperDraft Pick from FC Dallas". Our Sports Central. July 18, 2008. Retrieved December 11, 2010.
  26. ↑ "D.C. United signs defender Ibrahim Koroma". Our Sports Central. September 12, 2008. Retrieved December 20, 2010.
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  28. 1 2 Forbes, Brian (December 3, 2008). "Gomez traded from Rapids to K.C." The Denver Post. Retrieved December 12, 2010.
  29. ↑ Lewis, Michael C. (January 14, 2009). "RSL Doesn't Expect Much From Draft". Salt Lake Tribune. Archived from the original on July 25, 2011. Retrieved December 12, 2010.
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  33. ↑ "Toronto Deals Zaher's Rights To D.C. United". Our Sports Central. April 3, 2008. Retrieved December 3, 2014.
  34. ↑ "Crew acquires first-round Supplemental Draft pick from FC Dallas in exchange for international pick". Our Sports Central. July 18, 2008. Retrieved December 3, 2014.
  35. 1 2 "Toronto FC get forward Ruiz from LA". Major League Soccer. August 21, 2008. Retrieved December 3, 2014.
  36. ↑ "Rapids Trade Rights to Chris Wingert, Waive Roberto Brown". Colorado Rapids. July 13, 2007. Retrieved December 3, 2014.
  37. ↑ "Rapids Complete Trade With Columbus for Tim Ward and Draft Pick". Colorado Rapids. February 27, 2008. Retrieved December 3, 2014.
  38. ↑ "D.C. United Acquires Rights To Jeremy Barlow". Our Sports Central. March 17, 2008. Retrieved December 3, 2014.
  39. 1 2 "San Jose Earthquakes Sign Five Players Prior to Opener Against Galaxy". Our Sports Central. April 3, 2008. Retrieved December 3, 2014.
  40. 1 2 "Toronto FC trades for Hunter Freeman". CBC Sports. September 12, 2008. Retrieved December 3, 2014.
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  43. ↑ "Fire Signs Veteran Goalkeeper Jon Busch". Our Sports Central. April 7, 2007. Retrieved December 3, 2014.