2022 MLS SuperDraft

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2022 MLS SuperDraft
General information
SportSoccer
Date(s)January 11, 2022
Overview
79 total selections in 3 rounds
LeagueMajor League Soccer
Teams28
First selectionBen Bender,
Charlotte FC
Most selectionsVancouver Whitecaps (5)
← 2021
2023 →

The 2022 MLS SuperDraft was the 23rd edition of the SuperDraft conducted by Major League Soccer. The SuperDraft is held every January prior to the start of the MLS season and has been conducted via conference calls since 2020.[1] Previously, the SuperDraft had been held in conjunction with the annual January United Soccer Coaches convention.

Since 2021, the SuperDraft consists of three rounds. Teams that received fourth-round picks for this draft via past trades received compensatory picks instead.[2]

Format[]

The SuperDraft format has remained constant throughout its history and closely resembles that of the NFL Draft:

  1. Any expansion teams receive the first picks. MLS has announced that Charlotte FC[3] would begin play as an expansion team in 2022. Sacramento Republic and St. Louis City SC[4] were about to debut that year, but MLS delayed St. Louis's start to 2023 instead, and the league's expansion to Sacramento was withheld indefinitely.
  2. Non-playoff clubs receive the next picks in reverse order of prior season finish.
  3. Teams that made the MLS Cup Playoffs are then ordered by which round of the playoffs they are eliminated.
  4. The winners of the MLS Cup are given the last selection, and the losers the penultimate selection.

Player selection[]

Player key
* Denotes player who has been selected for an MLS Best XI team
^ Member of 2022 Generation Adidas class
† Player who was named to an MLS Best XI and Generation Adidas
Signed key
9 Denotes player who signed for a MLS team (Division I)
2 Denotes player who signed for a USL Championship team (Division II)
Denotes player who signed for a MLS Next Pro, USL League One or NISA team (Division III)
Denotes player who signed for a team outside the United States soccer league system
Positions key
GK Goalkeeper DF Defender MF Midfielder FW Forward

Round 1[]

P MLS team Player Pos. College Conference Academy team Other team Signed
1 Charlotte FC United States Ben Bender MF Maryland Big Ten Baltimore Armour FC Baltimore Christos United States Charlotte FC
2 FC Cincinnati United States GK Indiana Big Ten Sockers FC N/A United States FC Cincinnati
3 FC Dallas[R1 trade 1] United States FW Saint Louis A-10 FC United Chicago FC United United States FC Dallas
4 Houston Dynamo Iceland Thorleifur Úlfarsson FW Duke ACC Breiðablik N/A United States Houston Dynamo
5 Austin FC United States DF Saint Louis A-10 Saint Louis FC St. Louis Scott Gallagher United States Austin FC
6 FC Dallas United States DF St. John's Big East Sporting Blue Valley Kaw Valley FC United States FC Dallas
7 New York Red Bulls[R1 trade 2] United States DF Naval Academy Patriot Real So Cal N/A
8 San Jose Earthquakes Burkina Faso Ousseni Bouda FW Stanford Pac-12 Black Rock FC Black Rock FC United States San Jose Earthquakes
9 Inter Miami United States DF Washington Pac-12 Real Colorado Colorado Rapids U-23
10 Nashville SC [R1 trade 3] United States DF UCLA Pac-12 Las Vegas Sports Academy Seattle Sounders FC U-23
11 Chicago Fire [R1 trade 4] United States DF Washington Pac-12 Washington Premier Seattle Sounders FC U-23
12 Columbus Crew United States GK Saint Louis A-10 Saint Louis FC St. Louis Scott Gallagher United States Columbus Crew
13 San Jose Earthquakes[R1 trade 5] Sweden DF Clemson ACC LB07 N/A
14 FC Cincinnati [R1 trade 6] United States DF Duke ACC FC Golden State N/A
15 CF Montréal[R1 trade 7] Democratic Republic of the Congo FW Utah Valley WAC Forza West FC Ogden City SC
16 Vancouver Whitecaps United States FW Saint Louis A-10 Oakwood SC Ocean City Nor'easters
17 Minnesota United Nigeria FW St. John's Big East GPS Academy Manhattan SC
18 Orlando City United States FW Notre Dame ACC Saint Louis FC St. Louis Scott Gallagher
19 Atlanta United United States DF Pacific Big West Sacramento Republic N/A United States Atlanta United
20 New York Red Bulls[R1 trade 8] Canada FW Florida Gulf Coast ASUN FC Durham Seattle Sounders FC U-23
21 LA Galaxy [R1 trade 9] Zimbabwe FW Michigan State Big Ten Crew Academy Wolves Chicago FC United
22 Sporting Kansas City United States DF Grand Canyon WAC De Anza Force Portland Timbers U23
23 Colorado Rapids Canada MF Notre Dame ACC Toronto FC Chicago FC United
24 New England Revolution United States GK Loyola Marymount WCC Real Salt Lake N/A
25 Columbus Crew[R1 trade 10] United States DF Notre Dame ACC FC Portland Portland Timbers U23
26 Colorado Rapids [R1 trade 11] United States DF NIU MAC Chicago Fire Green Bay Voyageurs
27 Portland Timbers United States DF Grand Canyon WAC Las Vegas Sports Academy Orange County SC U23
28 FC Dallas[R1 trade 12] South Africa FW Oregon State Pac-12 Stars of Africa N/A

Round 2[]

P MLS team Player Pos. College Conference Academy team Other team Signed
29 Charlotte FC United States FW Wake Forest ACC Pateadores FC Orange County SC U23
30 FC Cincinnati United States FW NIU MAC Chicago Fire Green Bay Voyageurs
31 Toronto FC Canada GK St. John's Big East GPS Academy Manhattan SC
32 Houston Dynamo Portugal MF Providence College Big East Sporting CP Boston Bolts
33 Chicago Fire United States DF Washington Pac-12 Crossfire Premier Crossfire Redmond
34 New York City FC [R2 trade 1] United States Kevin O'Toole FW Princeton Ivy League New York Red Bulls New York Red Bulls U-23
35 Austin FC United States DF Clemson ACC Atlanta United N/A
36 D.C. United France MF Oregon State Pac-12 FC Nantes Portland Timbers U23s
37 Inter Miami United States MF Washington Pac-12 Eastside FC OSA Seattle FC
38 Nashville SC [R2 trade 2] United States GK Akron MAC Cleveland Soccer Academy Derby City Rovers
39 Houston Dynamo Spain DF Pittsburgh ACC Gimnàstic N/A
40 Columbus Crew United States DF Bowling Green State MAC Ohio Galaxies Flint City Bucks
41 D.C. United United States MF Vermont America East New England Revolution Valeo FC
42 LA Galaxy United States MF Clemson ACC New York Red Bulls New York Red Bulls U-23
43 Seattle Sounders France DF Washington Pac-12 Les Herbiers VF Chicago FC United
44 Vancouver Whitecaps Ecuador MF Clemson ACC Shattuck St. Mary's N/A
45 Colorado Rapids [R2 trade 3] El Salvador Roberto Molina MF UC Irvine Big West Barça Residency Academy Las Vegas Lights
46 Orlando City Canada DF Marshall C-USA Woodbridge Strikers FC Florida U23
47 Atlanta United United States FW Air Force WAC Academy Strikers FC N/A
48 Inter Miami United States MF Loyola (MD) Patriot Indiana Fire Flint City Bucks
49 Vancouver Whitecaps [R2 trade 4] United States MF CSUN Big West Sacramento Republic FC Golden State Force United States Sacramento Republic
50 Sporting Kansas City United States DF Maryland Big Ten Baltimore Celtic N/A
51 Colorado Rapids PASS N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
52 New England Revolution United States DF UCLA Pac-12 San Jose Earthquakes N/A
53 Real Salt Lake Brazil FW Louisville ACC Fluminense FC Golden State Force
54 Inter Miami [R2 trade 5] United States FW Cornell Ivy League Irvine Strikers Boston Bolts
55 Portland Timbers United States DF Santa Clara WCC FC Golden State N/A
56 New York City FC Ghana FW Dayton A-10 Right To Dream Academy Des Moines Menace

Round 3[]

P MLS team Player Pos. College Conference Academy team Other team Signed
57 Charlotte FC United States GK Clemson ACC North Carolina FC North Carolina FC U23
58 FC Cincinnati PASS N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
59 Toronto FC Canada FW UTRGV WAC Toronto FC Des Moines Menace
60 LA Galaxy [R3 trade 1] United States DF Saint Louis A-10 D.C. United Kaw Valley FC
61 Austin FC United States Michael Knapp MF Montclair NJAC New York Red Bulls New York Red Bulls II United States New York Red Bulls II
62 FC Dallas United States GK North Carolina ACC NC Fusion Ocean City Nor'easters
63 Chicago Fire United States DF Akron MAC IMG Academy New York Red Bulls U-23
64 San Jose Earthquakes United States MF Clemson ACC CESA Greenville FC
65 Inter Miami PASS N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
66 FC Dallas [R3 trade 2] United States DF Saint Louis A-10 St. Louis Scott Gallagher St. Louis Scott Gallagher
67 CF Montréal Haiti FW NC State ACC Philadelphia Union Wake FC
68 Columbus Crew United States FW Drexel CAA N/A West Chester United
69 D.C. United Norway MF SMU American Sandviken Sandviken
70 LA Galaxy PASS N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
71 New York Red Bulls Greece GK Georgetown Big East Olympiacos N/A
72 Vancouver Whitecaps France FW UNC-Greensboro SoCon Clermont N/A
73 New York Red Bulls [R3 trade 3] United States Seth Kuhn MF Penn State Big Ten Philadelphia Union Reading United
74 Orlando City United States FW UCF American Dallas Texans Albuquerque Sol
75 Atlanta United Ghana FW Penn State Big Ten Philadelphia Union Philadelphia Lone Star
76 Seattle Sounders United States MF Seattle WAC Crossfire Premier Crossfire Redmond
77 Nashville SC PASS N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
78 Sporting Kansas City PASS N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
79 Colorado Rapids PASS N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
80 New England Revolution PASS N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
81 Real Salt Lake Germany DF Pittsburgh ACC FC Hennef 05 N/A
82 Philadelphia Union PASS N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
83 Portland Timbers Norway DF Virginia Tech ACC Bærum Des Moines Menace
84 New York City FC Morocco FW St. Francis College NEC Mohammed VI Football Academy Toledo Villa

Compensatory picks[]

P MLS team Player Pos. College Conference Academy team Other team Signed
85 Chicago Fire [Trade 1] France DF UCF American Troyes N/A
86 Vancouver Whitecaps [Trade 2] Brazil MF Marshall C-USA São Paulo N/A
87 FC Dallas [Trade 3] United States DF Wake Forest ACC FC Dallas N/A
88 Atlanta United [Trade 4] England FW UNH America East Cheshunt New York Shockers
89 San Jose Earthquakes [Trade 5] PASS N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Notable undrafted players[]

Homegrown players[]

Further information: Homegrown Player Rule (Major League Soccer)
Original MLS team Player Position College Conference Notes Ref.
Atlanta United United States Justin Garces GK UCLA Pac-12 [26]
Columbus Crew United States Jake Morris DF Campbell Big South
Columbus Crew United States MF Georgetown Big East
New York Red Bulls United States MF Stanford Pac-12 [27]
Seattle Sounders United States Dylan Teves MF Washington Pac-12

Eligible players who signed outside of MLS in 2021[]

This is a list of eligible players who signed in leagues outside of MLS prior to the SuperDraft, but were still draft eligible.

Player Nat. Position College Conference Team League Notes Ref.
Haji Abdikadir Kenya MF Louisville ACC San Diego Loyal USL Championship Undrafted [28]
Frank Daroma Sierra Leone MF Cal Sate Bernardino CCAA Las Vegas Lights USL Championship Undrafted [29]
Michael Knapp United States MF Montclair NJAC New York Red Bulls II USL Championship Drafted by Austin FC [30]
Roberto Molina El Salvador MF UC Irvine Big West Las Vegas Lights USL Championship Drafted by Colorado Rapids [31]

Summary[]

Selections by college athletic conference[]

Conference Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Comp. Total
NCAA Division I conferences
ACC 6 6 6 1 19
America East 0 1 0 1 2
American 0 0 2 1 3
ASUN 1 0 0 0 1
A-10 4 1 2 0 7
Big East 2 2 1 0 5
Big Ten 3 1 2 0 6
Big West 1 2 0 0 3
CAA 0 0 1 0 1
Conference USA 0 1 0 1 2
Ivy 0 2 0 0 2
Mid-American 1 3 1 0 5
NEC 0 0 1 0 1
Pac-12 5 5 0 0 10
Patriot 1 1 0 0 2
SoCon 0 0 1 0 1
WAC 4 1 2 0 7
WCC 0 1 1 0 2
NCAA Division III conference
NJAC 0 0 1 0 1
Passes
Pass 0 1 8 1 10

Schools with multiple draft selections[]

Selections Schools
6 Clemson, Saint Louis
5 Washington
3 Note Dame, St. John's
2 Akron, Duke, Grand Canyon, Marshall, Maryland, NIU, Oregon State, Penn State, Pittsburgh, UCF, UCLA, Wake Forest

2022 SuperDraft trades[]

Round 1
  1. ^ No. 3: Toronto → Dallas. January 10, 2022: Dallas acquired Toronto FC's first-round selection and Dom Dwyer in exchange for $50,000 in general allocation money and buying out Dwyer's contract.[5]
  2. ^ No. 7: Chicago → NY Red Bulls. January 11, 2022: The Red Bulls acquired Chicago's 2022 first-round selection in exchange for $100,000 in general allocation money.[6]
  3. ^ No. 10: Los Angeles FC → Colorado → Nashville. July 27, 2021: Colorado acquired a 2022 first-round selection and midfielder Mark-Anthony Kaye from Los Angeles FC in exchange for $1 million in 2021 general allocation money and a 2022 international roster slot. On January 11, 2022, Colorado traded the pick to Nashville SC in exchange for general allocation money.[7]
  4. ^ No. 7: Montréal → NY Red Bulls → Chicago. January 11, 2022: The New York Red Bulls acquired Montréal's 2022 first-round selection in exchange for $100,000 in general allocation money and the Red Bulls traded to Chicago Fire for the same GAM.[6]
  5. ^ No. 13: D.C. → San Jose. January 11, 2022: San Jose acquired D.C.'s 2022 first-round selection in exchange for $100,000 in general allocation money.[8]
  6. ^ No. 14: LA Galaxy → Cincinnati. April 8, 2021: Cincinnati acquired a 2022 first-round selection and $250,000 in 2021 general allocation money from the LA Galaxy in exchange for the discovery rights to winger Kévin Cabral.[9]
  7. ^ No. 15: NY Red Bulls → Montréal. January 11, 2022: Montréal acquired the New York Red Bulls' 2022 first-round selection as part of their earlier first-round trade.[6]
  8. ^ No. 20: Seattle → NY Red Bulls. January 11, 2022: The New York Red Bulls acquired Seattle's 2022 first-round selection in exchange for general allocation money.[6]
  9. ^ No. 21: Nashville → LA Galaxy. December 12, 2021: LA Galaxy acquired Nashville's first-round selection in exchange for Ethan Zubak.[10]
  10. ^ No. 25: Salt Lake → Columbus. January 11, 2022: Columbus acquired Real Salt Lake's first-round selection in exchange for $50,000 in general allocation money.[11]
  11. ^ No. 26: Philadelphia → Nashville → Colorado. January 19, 2021: Nashville acquired a 2022 first-round selection and 2021 second- and third-round selections from Philadelphia in exchange for up to $225,000 of general allocation money. On January 11, 2022, the pick was traded to Colorado for general allocation money.[12]
  12. ^ No. 28: NY City FC → Dallas. January 11, 2022: New York City FC traded the pick to FC Dallas in exchange for $50,000 in general allocation money.[12]
Round 2
  1. ^ No. 34: Dallas → NY City FC. January 11, 2022: NYC FC traded $50,000 in general allocation money to Dallas in exchange for a second-round selection.[13]
  2. ^ No. 38: Los Angeles FC → Nashville. February 26, 2020: Nashville acquired a 2022 second-round selection, $350,000 in combined 2020 and 2021 general allocation money, and the No. 24 spot in the MLS Allocation Order from Los Angeles FC in exchange for the No. 1 spot in the Allocation Order. The traded pick was LAFC's natural selection.[14]
  3. ^ No. 45: Minnesota → Colorado. September 19, 2020: Colorado acquired a 2022 second-round selection and $150,000 in 2020 general allocation money from Minnesota in exchange for forward Kei Kamara.[15]
  4. ^ No. 49: Nashville → Vancouver. November 26, 2019: Vancouver acquired a 2022 second-round selection and the No. 25 selection in Stage One of the 2019 MLS Re-Entry Draft from Nashville SC in exchange for the No. 2 selection in the same stage of that Re-Entry Draft. Nashville used the No. 2 pick to select defender Eric Miller. The traded pick was Nashville's natural selection.[16]
  5. ^ No. 54: Philadelphia → Miami. December 23, 2021: Inter Miami acquired a 2022 second-round selection from Philadelphia in exchange for forward Julián Carranza on loan with a purchase option.[17]
Round 3
  1. ^ No. 60: Houston → LA Galaxy. December 12, 2021: LA Galaxy acquired a 2022 third-round selection from Houston in exchange for defender Daniel Steres.[18]
  2. ^ No. 66: Los Angeles FC → Dallas. March 9, 2021: Dallas acquired a 2022 third-round selection and additional incentives, if certain performance thresholds are met, from the Los Angeles FC in exchange for forward Cal Jennings and his college protected list rights.[19]
  3. ^ No. 73: Minnesota → NY Red Bulls. April 30, 2021: The Red Bulls acquired a 2022 third-round selection from Minnesota in exchange for the homegrown player rights to midfielder Aziel Jackson.[20]
Compensatory picks
  1. ^ No. 85: Charlotte → Chicago. December 18, 2020: Charlotte and Chicago swapped fourth-round selections in exchange for Charlotte's acquisition of midfielder Brandt Bronico.[21] The pick acquired from Chicago was not exercised.
  2. ^ No. 86: Miami → Vancouver. September 5, 2019: Vancouver acquired a conditional 2022 selection from Inter Miami in exchange for midfielder David Norman Jr.[22]
  3. ^ No. 87: Minnesota → Dallas. December 13, 2020: FC Dallas acquired a 2022 fourth-round selection and up to $50,000 of general allocation money from Minnesota in exchange for the MLS rights to defender Callum Montgomery.[23]
  4. ^ No. 88: Colorado → Atlanta. March 4, 2020: Atlanta acquired a 2022 fourth-round selection from Colorado in exchange for the homegrown player rights to midfielder Will Vint.[24]
  5. ^ No. 89: New England → San Jose. December 13, 2020: San Jose acquired a 2022 fourth-round selection from New England in exchange for the player rights to Jon Bell.[25]

References[]

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  18. ^ "Houston Dynamo FC acquire defender Daniel Steres". Houston Dynamo FC. December 12, 2021.
  19. ^ "LAFC Acquires 23-Year-Old Forward Cal Jennings". Los Angeles FC. March 9, 2021.
  20. ^ "Minnesota United sign midfielder Aziel Jackson to Homegrown deal". MLS. May 1, 2021.
  21. ^ "Charlotte FC acquire Brandt Bronico from Chicago Fire". MLS. December 18, 2020.
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  29. ^ "Frank Daroma Signs Professional Contract With Las Vegas Lights". April 8, 2021. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
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  31. ^ "ROBERTO MOLINA SIGNS WITH LAFC ORGANIZATION". April 5, 2021. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
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