34 Players Selected in Final Two Rounds of the 2016 MLS SuperDraft
Published on January 19, 2016 under Major League Soccer (MLS) News Release
NEW YORK - The final two rounds of the 2016 MLS SuperDraft were held today, with Major League Soccer's 20 clubs drafting a total of 34 players. The selected players will now have the opportunity impress their clubs during preseason training camps in an effort to secure a spot on a team's final roster.
MLS clubs are not restricted on the number of players attending preseason training camps, but each team must be roster and salary budget compliant by February 26.
The first two rounds of the MLS SuperDraft presented by adidas took place in Baltimore last week as all 20 MLS clubs selected from a pool of 250 college standouts, Generation adidas players and youth internationals. With the first overall pick of the draft, the Chicago Fire selected Generation adidas signee Jack Harrison from Wake Forest and then subsequently traded him to New York City FC for the fourth round pick - the first time in Major League Soccer history that the No. 1 pick was selected then traded on draft day. The Fire then used the No. 4 spot to select Brandon Vincent of Stanford Univ., who is currently in the U.S. national team training camp.
2016 SuperDraft Results - Rounds Three and Four
Overall Pick MLS Club Player Name Pos. School
Third Round
42 LA Galaxy Josh Turnley DF Georgetown University
43 Colorado Rapids Chris Froschauer GK Ohio State University
44 Philadelphia Union Mitchell Lurie DF Rutgers University
45 FC Dallas Colin Bonner FW UNC-Wilmington
46 Real Salt Lake Amass Amankona M/F University of Dayton
47 Houston Dynamo TJ Casner F/M Clemson University
48 Orlando City SC Antonio Matarazzo MF Columbia University
49 San Jose Earthquakes Kip Colvey DF Cal Polytechnic State University
50 Vancouver Whitecaps FC James Moberg MF University of Washington
51 New England Revolution Femi Hollinger-Janzen FW Indiana University
52 Sporting Kansas City Ryan James MF Bowling Green State University
53 LA Galaxy PASS
54 Seattle Sounders FC Emir Alihodzic MF University of Nebraska-Omaha
55 Montreal Impact Brendan Hines-Ike DF University of South Florida
56 Colorado Rapids Javan Torre DF UCLA
57 Chicago Fire Vincent Keller D/M Creighton University
58 Colorado Rapids Bradley Kamdem DF University of Nevada-Las Vegas
59 Toronto FC Mitchell Taintor MF Rutgers University
60 Columbus Crew SC Vince Cicciarelli FW Saint Louis University
61 Portland Timbers Wade Hamilton GK Cal Polytechnic State University
Fourth Round
62 Chicago Fire Vincent Mitchell MF Butler University
63 Colorado Rapids John Manga FW University of Cincinnati
64 Philadelphia Union Cole Missimo MF Northwestern University
65 Real Salt Lake Connor Sparrow GK Creighton University
66 Real Salt Lake PASS
67 D.C. United Liam Doyle DF Ohio State University
68 Orlando City SC Tobenna Uzo FW Coastal Carolina University
69 San Jose Earthquakes Tyler Thompson MF Stanford University
70 Toronto FC Darius Madison FW UMBC
71 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Josh Heard MF University of Washington
72 Sporting Kansas City Faic Hajderovic MF Saint Louis University
73 LA Galaxy Excluded
74 D.C. United PASS
75 Montreal Impact PASS
76 Seattle Sounders FC Michael Nelson DF Old Dominion University
77 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Tyler David DF Saint Louis University
78 FC Dallas Jacob Speed DF Southern Methodist University
79 D.C. United Excluded
80 Toronto FC Brian James MF Penn State University
81 Portland Timbers Trevor Morley DF California State University-Northfield
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- D.C. United Announce 2016 Preseason Schedule - D.C. United
- Sounders FC Selects Two Players in Second Day of 2016 MLS SuperDraft - Seattle Sounders FC
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- Impact Selects Defender Brendan Hines-Ike in Third Round of SuperDraft - Club de Foot Montreal
- Houston Dynamo Select T.J. Casner in Third Round of 2016 MLS SuperDraft - Houston Dynamo FC
- Columbus Crew SC Selects Vincent Cicciarelli in Third Round of MLS SuperDraft - Columbus Crew SC
- Union Select Mitch Lurie and Cole Missimo on Day Two of 2016 MLS SuperDraft - Philadelphia Union
- Toronto FC Selects Three Players in 2016 MLS SuperDraft Rounds Three and Four - Toronto FC
- Sporting KC Selects Two in MLS SuperDraft - Sporting Kansas City
- Real Salt Lake Selects Two to Complete the 2016 MLS SuperDraft - Real Salt Lake
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- FC Dallas Adds Forward Bonner and Defender Speed in Second Half of 2016 MLS SuperDraft - FC Dallas
- New York Red Bulls Announce Preseason Schedule - Red Bull New York
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