75 Players Selected in 2012 MLS Supplemental Draft
January 17, 2012 - Major League Soccer (MLS) News Release
NEW YORK (Tuesday, January 17, 2012) - Today Major League Soccer's 19 clubs selected a total of 75 players during the four-round Supplemental Draft.
All eligible players who were not selected in the SuperDraft last week and additional players nominated by MLS teams were eligible for selection in the Supplemental Draft.
Players selected during the SuperDraft and Supplemental Draft will be evaluated during preseason training camps which opened on Sunday, and will be vying for spots on an MLS club's roster. While MLS teams are not restricted on the number of players attending preseason training camps, each club must be roster and salary budget compliant by March 1.
First Kick 2012, presented by Dick's Sporting Goods, begins Saturday, March 10 with a slate of five games, continues on Sunday with two games - including the first MLS game on NBC Sports Network, and concludes with a special Monday night contest on ESPN2 and ESPN Deportes.
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SUPPLEMENTAL DRAFT ROUND-BY-ROUND SELECTIONS:
Pick MLS Club Player Name Position College
ROUND 1
1 Montreal Impact Evan James Midfielder University of Charlotte
2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Gienir Garcia Defender Cruz Azul (MEX)
3 New England Revolution Dawyne Smith Midfielder Bethel University
4 Toronto FC Michael Green Midfielder University of New Mexico
5 Chivas USA from (KC, CHV) RJ Allen Defender Monmouth University
6 Real Salt Lake (from SJ) Andy Rose Midfielder UCLA
7 Houston Dynamo (from DC) Brian Ownby Forward University of Virginia
8 Portland Timbers Ryan Kawulok Midfielder University of Portland
9 Chicago Fire Evans Frimpong Forward University of Delaware
10 Columbus Crew Kirk Urso Midfielder University of North Carolina
11 FC Dallas Alex Lee Defender University of Maryland
12 Houston (from NY) Karo Okiomah Forward High Point University
13 Philadelphia Union Thomas Brandt Defender University of Pennsylvania
14 Toronto FC (from COL Nick Blake Defender University of Connecticut
15 Chicago Fire (from SEA) Carl Woszczynski Goalkeeper Univ.of Alabama - Birmingham
16 Sporting Kansas City Shawn Singh Defender UCLA
17 Real Salt Lake Emiliano Bonfigli Midfielder Manta FC (Ecuador)
18 Houston Dynamo Eder Arreola Midfielder UCLA
19 LA Galaxy Bryan Gaul Forward Bradley University
ROUND 2
20 Montreal Impact Aaron Schoenfeld Forward East Tennessee State University
21 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Greg Klazura Defender University of Notre Dame
22 New England Revolution Alec Purdie Midfielder Indiana University
23 Toronto FC Mykell Bates Defender Santa Clara University
24 Chivas USA Brian Rowe Goalkeeper UCLA
25 San Jose Earthquakes Cesar Diaz Pizarro Forward University of California - Riverside
26 D.C. United Lance Rozeboom Midfielder University of New Mexico
27 Portland Timbers Miguel Ibarra Midfielder University of California - Irvine
28 Chivas USA (from CHI) Daniel Steres Defender San Diego State University
29 Columbus Crew Jamie Finch Defender University of Washington
30 Chivas USA (from DAL) Fabian Kling Defender Fort Lewis College
31 New York Red Bulls Mike Volk Defender University of Virginia
32 Philadelphia Union Kristian Witkowski Forward Marist College
33 Seattle (from DAL, COL) Tim Pontius Defender University of California - Santa Barbara
34 Seattle Sounders FC Jason Banton Midfielder Liverpool FC (England)
35 Sporting Kansas City Pablo Punyed Midfielder St. Johns University
36 Real Salt Lake Oliver Kupe Forward Northwestern University
37 Chivas USA (from HOU) Kevin Venegas Defender Cal State - Fullerton
38 LA Galaxy Rafael Garcia Midfielder Cal State - Northridge
ROUND 3
39 Montreal Impact Steven Miller Forward Colgate University
40 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Andrew Fontein Goalkeeper University of California - Irvine
41 New England Revolution Kevin Garcia Defender Villanova University
42 Toronto FC Artur Ivo Midfielder Southern Methodist University
43 Sporting Kansas City (from CHV) Stefan Antonijevic Defender Valparaiso University
44 San Jose Earthquakes David Tiemstra Defender Ohio State University
45 D.C. United Charles Rodriguez Defender University of Charlotte
46 Portland Timbers Doug Herrick Goalkeeper Saint Mary's College
47 Chicago Fire Tony Walls Midfielder Univ. of Wisconsin - Green Bay
48 Columbus Crew Darren Amoo Forward Liberty University
49 FC Dallas Walter Hines Forward St. Johns University
50 New York Red Bulls Christian Barreiro Midfielder University of Pennsylvania
51 Philadelphia Union Antoine Hoppenot Forward Princeton University
52 Colorado Rapids Kohei Yamada Midfielder Thespa Kusatsu (Japan)
53 Seattle Sounders FC Abdul Aman Forward University of Washington
54 Sporting Kansas City Kyle Miller Midfielder Rockhurst University
55 Real Salt Lake Benjamin Ubierna Midfielder Universidad San Martin (Peru)
56 Houston Dynamo Philp Aseweh Forward Lindsey Wilson College
57 LA Galaxy Yuri Gorentzvaig Forward SC Corinthians (Brazil)
ROUND 4
58 Montreal Impact Carl Haworth Forward Niagara University
59 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Mark Fetrow Defender Penn State University
60 New England Revolution Michael Roach Forward Saint Louis University
61 Toronto FC Machael Mazzullo Midfielder Columbia University
62 LA Galaxy from (CHV) Stephen Posa Forward University of San Diego
63 San Jose Earthquakes James Kiffe Defender University of California - Santa Barbara
64 D.C. United Matt Kuhn Midfielder Drake University
65 Portland Timbers Logan McDaniel Midfielder Loyola Marymount University
66 Chicago Fire Justin Chavez Defender University of Tulsa
67 Columbus Crew Andrew Bulls Forward Univ. of Maryland-Baltimore County
68 FC Dallas Ian Kalis Defender Southern Methodist University
69 New York Red Bulls Nate Polak Midfielder Hastings College
70 Philadelphia Union Brandon Zimmerman Midfielder Santa Clara University
71 Colorado Rapids Joel Helmick Goalkeeper Longwood University
72 Seattle Sounders FC (from DAL, COL) Wes Feighner Defender California Polytechnic State University - SLO
73 San Jose Earthquakes (from KC) Tyler Krumpe Defender Loyola Marymount University
74 Real Salt Lake PASS PASS PASS
75 Houston Dynamo Daniel Roberts Midfielder University of North Carolina - Wilmington
76 LA Galaxy Justin Davies Defender San Diego State University
TEAM-BY-TEAM SELECTIONS:
Chicago Fire (4):
Evans Frimpong (University of Delaware)
Tony Walls (University of Wisconsin - Greenbay)
Justin Chavez (University of Tulsa)
Carl Woszczynski (University of Alabama - Birmingham)
Chivas USA (5):
RJ Allen (Monmouth University)
Brian Rowe (UCLA)
Daniel Steres (San Diego State University)
Fabian Kling (Fort Lewis College)
Kevin Venegas (Cal State - Fullerton)
Colorado Rapids (2):
Kohei Yamada (Thespa Kusatsu - Japan)
Joel Helmick (Longwood University)
Columbus Crew (4):
Kirk Urso (University of North Carolina)
Jamie Finch (University of Washington)
Darren Amoo (Liberty University)
Andrew Bulls (University of Maryland - Baltimore County)
D.C. United (3):
Lance Rozeboom (University of New Mexico)
Charles Rodriguez (University of Charlotte)
Matt Kuhn (Drake University)
FC Dallas (3):
Alex Lee (University of Maryland)
Walter Hines (St. Johns University)
Ian Kalis (Southern Methodist University)
Houston Dynamo (5):
Karo Okiomah (High Point University)
Eder Arreola (UCLA)
Philp Aseweh (Lindsey Wilson College)
Daniel Roberts (University of North Carolina, Wilmington)
Brian Ownby (University of Virginia)
Sporting Kansas City (4):
Shawn Singh (UCLA)
Pablo Punyed (St. Johns University)
Kyle Miller (Rockhurst University)
Stefan Antonijevic (Valparaiso University)
LA Galaxy (5):
Bryan Gaul (Bradley University)
Rafael Garcia (Cal State - Northridge)
Yuri Gorentzvaig (SC Corinthians - Brazil)
Justin Davies (San Diego State University)
Stephen Posa (University of San Diego)
Montreal Impact (4):
Evan James (University of Charlotte)
Aaron Schoenfeld (East Tennessee State University)
Steven Miller (Colgate University)
Carl Haworth (Niagara University)
New England Revolution (4):
Dawyne Smith (Bethel University)
Alec Purdie (Indiana University)
Kevin Garcia (Villanova University)
Michael Roach (St. Louis University)
New York Red Bulls (3):
Mike Volk (University of Virginia)
Christian Barreiro (University of Pennsylvania)
Nate Polak (Hastings College)
Philadelphia Union (4):
Thomas Brandt (University of Pennsylvania)
Kristian Witkowski (Marist College)
Antoine Hoppenot (Princeton University)
Brandon Zimmerman (Santa Clara University)
Portland Timbers (4):
Ryan Kawulok (University of Portland)
Miguel Ibarra (University of California - Irvine)
Doug Herrick (Saint Mary's College)
Logan McDaniel (Loyola Marymount University)
Real Salt Lake (4):
Emiliano Bonfigli (Manta FC - Ecuador)
Oliver Kupe (Northwestern University)
Benjamin Ubierna (Universidad San Martin - Peru)
Andy Rose (UCLA)
San Jose Earthquakes (4):
Tyler Krumpe (Loyola Marymount University)
Cesar Diaz Pizarro (University of California - Riverside)
David Tiemstra (Ohio State University)
James Kiffe (University of California - Santa Barbara)
Seattle Sounders FC (4):
Tim Pontius (University of California - Santa Barbara)
Jason Banton (Liverpool FC (England))
Abdul Aman (University of Washington)
Wes Feighner (California Polytechnic State University - SLO)
Toronto FC (5):
Michael Green (University of New Mexico)
Mykell Bates (Santa Clara University)
Artur Ivo (Southern Methodist University)
Machael Mazzullo (Columbia University)
Nick Blake (University of Connecticut)
Vancouver Whitecaps FC (4):
Gienir Garcia (Cruz Azul - Mexico)
Greg Klazura (University of Notre Dame)
Andrew Fontein (University of California - Irvine)
Mark Fetrow (Penn State University)
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