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26 Players Selected in Final Rounds of 2020 MLS SuperDraft Presented by adidas

January 13, 2020 - Major League Soccer (MLS) News Release


NEW YORK - The 2020 MLS SuperDraft presented by adidas concluded on Monday, with 26 players selected over the third and fourth rounds, as clubs around the league continue building their rosters in the lead-up to the 2020 season.

FC Cincinnati acquired the No. 1 pick in the third round (53rd overall) via trade with Inter Miami CF, and selected Indiana University senior midfielder Joris Ahlinvi. Prior to the Ahlinvi's senior season as a transfer to Indiana, he was a 2018 MAC Hermann Trophy Watch List contender and a First-Team All-Conference USA selection at Florida International University. Ahlinvi scored two goals in 10 appearances during his senior season at Indiana.

With the second pick in the third round (54th overall), expansion club Nashville SC selected senior forward Shak Adams of Florida Gulf Coast University. A native of Antioch, Tenn., Adams notched 23 career goals, including eight game-winners to compliment his 16 assists over his 71 appearances that featured 50 starts.

Following the final two rounds of the SuperDraft, clubs now shift their focus to the 2020 MLS preseason, which opened on Monday for the five clubs competing in the 2020 Scotiabank Concacaf Champions League. Reigning MLS Cup champions Seattle Sounders FC will join Atlanta United, the 2019 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup champions and Campeones Cup champions, alongside 2019 Supporters' Shield winner Los Angeles Football Club, Canadian Championship winners Montreal Impact, and MLS regular season Eastern Conference champions New York City FC in the tournament.

MLS teams not competing in Concacaf Champions League play will open preseason training camps on Saturday, Jan. 18.

RESULTS: 2020 MLS SuperDraft presented by adidas (Rounds 3-4)

ROUND 3

# TEAM PLAYER POS. HT WT DOB HOMETOWN CLUB/COLLEGE

53 CIN Joris Ahlinvi MF 5-11 175 07/13/95 Gujan-Mestras, France Indiana University

54 NSH Shak Adams FW 5-7 138 09/07/98 Antioch, Tenn. Florida Gulf Coast Univ.

55 VAN PASS

56 MTL PASS

57 ORL Nick O'Callaghan DF 6-0 167 03/11/97 Winter Springs, Fla. Florida International Univ.

58 KC Jaret Townsend MF 5-10 160 01/29/98 Highlands Ranch, Colo. Univ. of Washington

59 CLB Ryo Shimazaki DF 5-9 150 04/19/97 Kawasaki, Japan Virginia Commonwealth Univ.

60 MTL PASS

61 MTL PASS

62 NYR Stavros Zarokostas FW 5-7 160 11/05/97 Coventry, R.I. Univ. of Rhode Island

63 COL PASS

64 SJ PASS

65 DC Andrew Verdi GK 6-4 210 03/30/98 Ivyland, Pa. Univ. of Michigan

66 DAL Derek Waldeck MF 5-8 150 02/01/98 Santa Clarita, Calif. Stanford Univ.

67 NYR Barry Sharifi MF 5-10 173 11/10/97 Jericho, N.Y. Loyola Univ. Maryland

68 POR Zac McGraw DF 6-4 205 xx/xx/1996 Torrance, Calif. U.S. Military Academy West Point

69 DC PASS

70 HOU Duncan Turnbull GK 6-7 226 xx/xx/1998 Geneva, Ill. Univ. of Notre Dame

71 LA PASS

72 RSL PASS

73 PHI PASS

74 NYC Parker Siegfried GK 6-1 170 02/17/97 Granville, Ohio Ohio State Univ.

75 ATL Phillip Goodrum MF 6-0 170 06/20/97 Charlotte, N.C. Univ. of North Carolina Wilmington

76 LFC Jorge Gonzalez MF 5-10 165 10/29/98 Valencia, Spain Southern Illinois Univ. Edwardsville

77 TOR PASS

78 SEA Julian Avila-Good MF 5-10 160 04/30/98 Winnipeg, Man., Canada Seattle Univ.

ROUND 4

# TEAM PLAYER POS. HT WT DOB HOMETOWN CLUB/COLLEGE

79 DAL Anders Engebretsen FW 5-8 01/08/96 Oslo, Norway Saint Mary's College

80 NSH Luke Haakenson MF 5-10 175 09/10/97 Maple Grove, Minn. Creighton Univ.

81 LA PASS

82 VAN PASS

83 ORL PASS

84 KC James Kasak DF 5-9 160 02/12/98 Stuarts Draft, Va. Virginia Tech State Univ.

85 CLB PASS

86 HOU Kyle Edwards MF 6-1 184 01/15/97 Barrouallie, St.Vincent&Grenadines Univ. of Texas Rio Grande Valley

87 COL PASS

88 MIN Matthew Bentley FW 6-1 178 05/23/98 London, England Missouri State Univ.

89 COL PASS

90 SJ PASS

91 DC PASS

92 DAL Aidan Megally MF 6-0 xx/xx/1998 Park Ridge, Ill. Loyola Univ. Chicago

93 NYR Niko Petridis MF 5-7 155 09/29/98 Norwalk, Conn. St. John's University

94 POR Joergen Oland DF 6-2 178 03/25/97 Drammen, Norway Fordham Univ.

95 DC PASS

96 MIN Andrew Booth MF 5-11 170 07/16/97 Tamarac, Fla. Florida International Univ.

97 LA PASS

98 RSL PASS

99 PHI PASS

100 NYC PASS

101 PHI PASS

102 LFC Younes Boudadi DF 6-0 170 01/23/96 Ypres, Belgium Creighton Univ.

103 TOR PASS

104 CHI PASS

TEAM-BY-TEAM SELECTIONS:

Atlanta United (2): Patrick Nielsen (23); Phillip Goodrum (75)

Chicago Fire FC (1): Jonathan Jimenez (26)

FC Cincinnati (2): Rey Ortiz (29); Joris Ahlinvi (53)

Colorado Rapids (1): Robin Afamefuna (37)

Columbus Crew SC (4): Miguel Berry (7); Remi Prieur (47); Danny Griffin (49); Ryo Shimazaki (59)

D.C. United (3): Simon Lefebvre (21); Josh Fawole (42); Andrew Verdi (65)

FC Dallas (6): Nkosi Burgess (14); Cal Jennings (17); Manuel Ferriol (40); Derek Waldeck (66);Anders Engebretsen (79); Aidan Megally (92)

Houston Dynamo (4): Garrett McLaughlin (8); Luka Prpa (34); Duncan Turnbull (70); Kyle Edwards (86)

Sporting Kansas City (2): Jaret Townsend (58); James Kasak (84)

LA Galaxy (1): Tom Smart (45)

Los Angeles Football Club (4): Paulo Pita (24); Jack Hallahan (50); Jorge Gonzalez (76); Younes Boudadi (102)

Inter Miami CF (2): Robbie Robinson (1); Dylan Nealis (3)

Minnesota United FC (3): Noah Billingsley (18); Matthew Bentley (88); Andrew Booth (96)

Montréal Impact (1): Jeremy Kelly (9)

Nashville SC (6): Jack Maher (2); Alistair Johnston (11); Elliot Panicco (13); Tanner Dieterich (28); Shak Adams (54); Luke Haakenson (80)

New England Revolution (3): Henry Kessler (6); Simon Lekressner (30); Keegan Meyer (43)

New York Red Bulls (7): Patrick Seagrist (10); Cherif Diaye (15); Wallis Lapsley (36); Deri Corfe (41); Stavros Zarokostas (62); Barry Sharifi (67); Niko Petridis (93)

New York City FC (3): Jesús Perez (22); Felicien Dumas (48); Parker Siegfried (74)

Orlando City SC (5): Daryl Dike (5); Joey DeZart (31); Jonathan Dean (39); Austin Aviza (44); Nick O'Callaghan (57)

Philadelphia Union (0)

Portland Timbers (3): Aaron Molloy (16); Zac McGraw (68); Joergen Oland (94)

Real Salt Lake (2): Dayonn Harris (20); Michael Wetungu (46)

San Jose Earthquakes (3): Tanner Beason (12); Jack Skahan (27); Jon Bell (38)

Seattle Sounders FC (3): Danny Reynolds (35); Timo Mehlich (52); Julian Avila-Good (78)

Toronto FC (4): Nyal Higgins (19); Ifunanyachi Achara (25); Malick Mbaye (33); Simon Waever (51)

Vancouver Whitecaps FC (2): Ryan Raposo (4), Daniel Gagliardi (32)

COLLEGE-BY-COLLEGE SELECTIONS:

Univ. of Akron (1): Tom Smart

Univ. of California (1): Simon Lekressner

Univ. of California, Davis (1): Wallis Lapsley

Univ. of California, Santa Barbara (1): Noah Billingsley

Univ. of Central Florida (2): Jonathan Dean; Cal Jennings

Clemson Univ. (3): Tanner Dieterich; Malick Mbaye; Robbie Robinson

Univ. of Connecticut (1): Dayonn Harris

Creighton Univ. (2): Younes Boudadi; Luke Haakenson

Florida Gulf Coast Univ. (1): Shak Adams

Florida International Univ. (3): Andrew Booth; Daniel Gagliardi; Nick O'Callaghan

Fordham Univ. (1): Joergen Oland

Georgetown Univ. (2): Ifunanyachi Achara; Dylan Nealis

High Point Univ. (1): Keegan Meyer

Univ. of Illinois at Chicago (1): Jesús Perez

Indiana Univ. (3): Joris Ahlinvi; Jack Maher; Simon Waever

James Madison Univ. (1): Manuel Ferriol

Univ. of Louisville (1): Cherif Diaye

Loyola Univ. Chicago (1): Aidan Megally

Loyola Univ. Maryland (2): Josh Fawole; Barry Sharifi

Univ. of Maryland, Baltimore County (1): Jon Bell

Marquette Univ. (2): Luka Prpa; Patrick Seagrist

Marshall Univ. (1): Paulo Pita

Univ. of Michigan (2): Jack Hallahan; Andrew Verdi

Michigan State Univ. (2): Patrick Nielsen; Michael Wetungu

Missouri State Univ. (1): Matthew Bentley

University of Nevada Las Vegas (1): Timo Mehlich

Univ. of North Carolina (2): Jeremy Kelly; Jack Skahan

Univ. of North Carolina at Charlotte (1): Elliot Panicco

Univ. of North Carolina Wilmington (2): Phillip Goodrum; Danny Reynolds

Univ. of Notre Dame (2): Felicien Dumas; Duncan Turnbull

Ohio State Univ. (1): Parker Siegfried

Univ. of the Pacific (1): Jonathan Jimenez

Penn State Univ. (1): Aaron Molloy

Univ. of Portland (1); Rey Ortiz

Providence College (2): Austin Aviza; Danny Griffin

Univ. of Rhode Island (1): Stavros Zarokostas

St. John's Univ. (1): Niko Petridis

Saint Mary's College (2): Anders Engebretsen; Remi Prieur

Univ. of San Diego (1): Miguel Berry

Seattle Univ. (2): Julian Avila-Good; Nkosi Burgess

Southern Illinois Univ. Edwardsville (1): Jorge Gonzalez

Southern Methodist Univ. (1): Garrett McLaughlin

Stanford Univ. (2): Tanner Beason; Derek Waldeck

Syracuse Univ. (2): Nyal Higgins; Ryan Raposo

Temple Univ. (1): Simon Lefebvre

Univ. of Texas Rio Grande Valley (1): Kyle Edwards

U.S. Military Academy West Point (1): Zac McGraw

Univ. of Virginia (3): Robin Afamefuna, Daryl Dike, Henry Kessler

Virginia Commonwealth Univ. (1): Ryo Shimazaki

Virginia Polytechnic State Univ. (1): James Kasak

Wake Forest Univ. (2): Joey DeZart, Alistair Johnston

Univ. of Washington (1): Jaret Townsend

Wright State Univ. (1): Deri Corfe

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