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Sounders FC Selects Two Players on First Day of 2019 MLS SuperDraft

January 11, 2019 - Major League Soccer (MLS)
Seattle Sounders FC News Release


Seattle Sounders FC draftee, Creighton defender Joel Rydstrand
Seattle Sounders FC draftee, Creighton defender Joel Rydstrand
(Seattle Sounders FC)

CHICAGO - Sounders FC today selected two players on the first day of the 2019 MLS SuperDraft presented by adidas, held at McCormick Place in Chicago. The Rave Green took Air Force Academy midfielder Tucker Bone with the 20th pick in the First Round, then chose Creighton defender Joel Rydstrand with the 20th selection of the Second Round (44th overall).

Midfielder Tucker Bone, of the Air Force Academy, was selected today by Sounders FC with the 20th-overall pick in the 2019 MLS SuperDraft. (USA Today Sports Images)

Bone, 22, started 67 of 81 appearances over his four-year career at the U.S. Air Force Academy, recording 25 goals and 22 assists. He was named Western Athletic Conference Player of the Year and a MAC Hermann Trophy Semifinalist as a senior in 2018 after tallying 13 goals and six assists in 22 appearances. Bone was also a three-time First Team All-WAC selection and a two-time United Soccer Coaches (USC) First Team All-American.

Rydstrand, 23, pictured left, started all 81 of his appearances over four seasons at Creighton with seven goals and 23 assists. As a senior in 2018, the Swedish international earned Big East Conference Midfielder of the Year and First Team All-Big East honors, in addition to being a USC Second Team All-East Region selection. He was also named to the Big East Conference All-Rookie Team in 2015 after tallying three goals and three assists as a freshman in 2015.

The 2019 MLS SuperDraft presented by adidas concludes on Monday, January 14 via conference call. Sounders FC holds one pick in the Third Round (68th overall selection).

Sounders FC begins its 2019 preseason on Tuesday, January 22 at Starfire Sports before traveling to out-of-town training camps in Orange County, California (January 24-February 2) and Tucson, Arizona (February 6-16). Major League Soccer unveiled Sounders FC's full 2019 schedule earlier this week, with the Rave Green set to host expansion side FC Cincinnati in the season opener on March 2 at CenturyLink Field.

TRANSACTIONS: Sounders FC selects Tucker Bone with the 20th selection in the First Round and Joe Rydstrand with the 44th overall selection in the Second Round of the 2019 MLS SuperDraft (both currently unsigned to the First Team roster).

Name: Tucker Bone

Position: Midfielder

Height: 5-11

Weight: 160

Age: 22

Born: January 23, 1996 in Tacoma, Washington

Hometown: Granite Bay, California

Citizenship: United States

College: Air Force Academy

Acquired: Selected with the 20th pick of the First Round (20th overall) in the 2019 MLS SuperDraft

Name: Joel Rydstrand

Position: Midfielder

Height: 5-9

Weight: 155

Age: 23

Born: August 10, 1995 in Uppsala, Sweden

Hometown: Almunge, Sweden

Citizenship: Sweden

College: Creighton

Acquired: Selected with the 20th pick of the second round (44th overall) in the 2019 MLS SuperDraft

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Seattle Sounders FC draftee, midfielder Tucker Bone
Seattle Sounders FC draftee, midfielder Tucker Bone
(USA Today Sports Images)		 Seattle Sounders FC draftee, Creighton defender Joel Rydstrand
Seattle Sounders FC draftee, Creighton defender Joel Rydstrand
  



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