MLS Inter Miami CF

MLS SuperDraft 2021 Presented by adidas Set for January 21

December 16, 2020 - Major League Soccer (MLS)
Inter Miami CF News Release


The Major League Soccer (MLS) SuperDraft 2021 presented by adidas is set for Monday, January 21 at 2 p.m. ET, the league announced today. The first round of the virtual player selection event will stream live on MLSsoccer.com, the MLS App, Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube. In addition, fans can follow every pick as it happens with MLSsoccer.com's MLS SuperDraft tracker.

MLS SuperDraft 2021 presented by adidas will consist of three rounds of player selection. Clubs will make their selections in reverse order of the 2020 regular season standings, taking into account postseason performance in the Audi 2020 MLS Cup Playoffs.

Inter Miami CF holds the following picks:

First Round: 10th (10th overall) and 26th pick (26th overall - acquired from the Seattle Sounders FC on Sept. 28)

Second Round: 10th pick (37th overall)

Third Round: 27th pick (81st overall - acquired from the Columbus Crew SC on Aug. 14)

*Fourth Round: 31st pick (85th overall - acquired from the New England Revolution on Sept. 8)

*This season, any club that received a fourth-round pick via trade will have a compensatory pick at the conclusion of the third round.

Players eligible for selection include college seniors, Generation adidas players, and players that have waived their college eligibility by signing to play in a domestic professional league. The list of players eligible for selection will be made available in the days leading up to the draft.

Following MLS SuperDraft, Generation adidas players and select additional draftees will join their MLS clubs for the 2021 preseason, while others may continue to compete for their colleges before reporting to their MLS clubs in late May.

In Inter Miami's first participation in the MLS SuperDraft on Jan. 9, 2020, the Club selected forward Robbie Robinson with its first overall pick and defender Dylan Nealis with its third overall pick. Robinson registered 14 appearances in the season, four of them starts, recording one assist, while Nealis made 20 appearances, 11 of them starts, including featuring in the Club's first MLS Cup playoffs appearance.

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