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Dynamo Hold Fourth Pick in 2017 MLS SuperDraft

January 12, 2017 - Major League Soccer (MLS)
Houston Dynamo FC News Release


HOUSTON- The Houston Dynamo enter Friday's Major League Soccer SuperDraft presented by adidas with the fourth overall selection and four total picks in the league's annual amateur player draft.

The first two rounds of the SuperDraft will take place Friday at the Los Angeles Convention Center, with Round 1 starting at 2 p.m. CST. The SuperDraft will be broadcast live on a web stream and may be viewed on MLSsoccer.com.

The fourth overall pick is the highest selection that the Dynamo have held in club history. Previously, the highest pick the Dynamo have held in the SuperDraft was the seventh overall pick in the 2011 SuperDraft. The club selected defender Kofi Sarkodie out of Akron with that pick, and Sarkodie went on to play in 98 league games with 94 starts for the club over five years, including seven starts in his rookie season.

In addition to the fourth pick, the Dynamo hold the eighth and 14th picks in the second round (No. 30 and 36 overall) and the fourth pick in the Round 4 (No. 70 overall). Rounds 3 and 4 of the SuperDraft will take place via conference call on Tuesday, January 17 beginning at 1 p.m. CST.

HOUSTON DYNAMO SUPERDRAFT NOTES

HOUSTON DYNAMO PICKS, 2017 MLS SUPERDRAFT

ROUND PICK OVERALL HOW OBTAINED

1 4 4 Natural draft pick

2 8 30 Trade from Orlando City FC for D Corey Ashe (7/14/15)

2 14 36 Trade from Sporting Kansas City for M Brad Davis (1/7/16)

4 4 70 Natural draft pick

PICKS TRADED AWAY BY HOUSTON DYNAMO, 2017 MLS SUPERDRAFT

ROUND PICK OVERALL HOW OBTAINED

2 4 26 Traded to Toronto FC for M Collen Warner (3/2/16)

3 4 48 Traded to Real Salt Lake for D Abdoulie Mansally

FOURTH OVERALL PICKS IN MLS SUPERDRAFT, SINCE 2006

YEAR CLUB PLAYER POS. COLLEGE/PREV. TEAM

2016 Chicago Fire Brandon Vincent D Stanford

2015 San Jose Earthquakes Fatai Alashe M Michigan State

2014 New England Revolution Steve Neumann M/F Georgetown

2013 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Kekuta Manneh F Austin Aztex

2012 Toronto FC Luis Silva M UC Santa Barbara

2011 Chivas USA Zarek Valentin D Akron

2010 Sporting Kansas City Teal Bunbury F Akron

2009 Toronto FC O'Brian White F Connecticut

2008 LA Galaxy Sean Franklin D Cal-State Northridge

2007 Real Salt Lake Chris Seitz GK Maryland

2006 Sporting Kansas City Yura Movsisyan F Pasadena City College

DYNAMO FIRST-ROUND DRAFT PICKS, ALL-TIME

YEAR PLAYER COLLEGE POS. OVERALL PICK

2015 Zach Steinberger Butler M 8

2014 A.J. Cochran Wisconsin D 16

2013 Jason Johnson Virginia Commonwealth F 13

2012 Colin Rolfe Louisville F 18

2011 Kofi Sarkodie Akron D 7

2011 Will Bruin Indiana F 11

2007 John Michael Hayden Indiana M 13

2006 Patrick Ianni UCLA D 8

HOUSTON DYNAMO ALL-TIME DRAFT PICKS BY POSITION

FORWARDS (7)

POS. PLAYER COLLEGE YEAR ROUND (OVERALL)

F Mark Sherrod Memphis 2014 2 (32)

F Jason Johnson Virginia Commonwealth 2013 1 (13)

F Colin Rolfe Louisville 2012 1 (18)

F Will Bruin Indiana 2011 1 (11)

F Marcus Tracy Wake Forest 2009 4 (56)

F Mike Sambursky South Carolina 2007 3 (39)

F Andre Schmid St. John's 2006 3 (32)

MIDFIELDERS (14)

POS. PLAYER COLLEGE YEAR ROUND (OVERALL)

M T.J. Casner Clemson 2016 3 (47)

M Zach Steinberger Butler 2015 1 (8)

M Rob Lovejoy North Carolina 2015 2 (36)

M Taylor Hunter Denver 2015 3 (49)

M Warren Creavalle Central Florida 2012 2 (37)

M David Walker California-Santa Barbara 2010 3 (43)

M Samuel Appiah Boston University 2010 3 (46)

M Danny Cruz Nevada-Las Vegas 2009 3 (41)

M Geoff Cameron Rhode Island 2008 3 (42)

M Jeremy Barlow Virginia 2008 4 (56)

M John Michael Hayden Indiana 2007 1 (13)

M Corey Ashe North Carolina 2007 2 (26)

M Eric Ebert California 2007 4 (52)

M Mike Chabala Washington 2006 4 (44)

DEFENDERS (7)

POS. PLAYER COLLEGE YEAR ROUND (OVERALL)

D Ivan Magalhaes Maryland 2016 2 (26)

D Oumar Ballo Maryland-Baltimore County 2015 2 (30)

D A.J. Cochrane Wisconsin 2014 1 (16)

D Jimmy Nealis Georgetown 2013 2 (37)

D Kofi Sarkodie Akron 2011 1 (7)

D Euan Holden New Mexico 2010 4 (62)

D Patrick Ianni UCLA 2006 1 (8)

GOALKEEPERS (1)

POS. PLAYER COLLEGE YEAR ROUND (OVERALL)

GK Michael Lisch New Mexico 2014 3 (54)

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