2003 MLS SuperDraft

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The 2003 MLS Superdraft was held January 17, 2003 in Kansas City, Missouri. It was the fifth annual SuperDraft held by Major League Soccer.

Player selection

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The MetroStars selected Ricardo Clark second overall. A 3x MLS All-Star, he was named to the 2006 MLS Best XI. Clark earned 34 caps with the US Men's National Team and was selected to the 2010 FIFA World Cup squad.
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The MetroStars selected Mike Magee 4th overall. in 2013, he was won the Major League Soccer MVP and was named to the MLS Best XI.
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San Jose selected Todd Dunivant 6th overall. He was named to the 2011 MLS Best XI.
Key
* Denotes a player contracted under the Project-40 program
^ Denotes player who has been selected to an MLS All-Star Game
§ Denotes a player who won the MLS Rookie of the Year
Denotes player who has been selected for an MLS Best XI team
~ Denotes a player who won the MLS MVP

Round One

Pick # MLS team Player Position Affiliation
1 D.C. United Alecko Eskandarian*^ F University of Virginia
2 MetroStars Ricardo Clark*^† M Furman University
3 Chicago Fire[R1 trade 1] Nate Jaqua*^ F University of Portland
4 MetroStars[R1 trade 2] Mike Magee*^†~ F Nike Project-40
5 D.C. United[R1 trade 3] David Stokes* D University of North Carolina
6 San Jose Earthquakes Todd Dunivant D Stanford University
7 Columbus Crew Diego Walsh M Southern Methodist University
8 Los Angeles Galaxy[R1 trade 4] Guillermo Gonzalez* M Nike Project-40
9 New England Revolution[R1 trade 5] Pat Noonan^ F Indiana University
10 Dallas Burn[R1 trade 6] Shavar Thomas D University of Connecticut

Round one trades

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  1. #3: Kansas City Wizards → Chicago Fire. 2003-01-07: Chicago Fire acquired this first-round pick from Kansas City Wizards in exchange for forward Josh Wolff.[ref 1]
  2. #4: Chicago Fire → Dallas Burn → MetroStars. 2003-01-17: MetroStars acquired this first-round pick from Dallas Burn in exchange for midfielder Brad Davis.[ref 2] On 2002-05-18, Dallas had acquired this pick from Chicago Fire in exchange for a third-round pick in the 2003 SuperDraft and an undisclosed amount of salary cap relief.[ref 3]
  3. #5: Dallas Burn → MetroStars → D.C. United. 2002-12-23: D.C. United acquired this first-round pick, defender Mike Petke, and an allocation from MetroStars in exchange for defender Eddie Pope, midfielder Richie Williams, and forward Jaime Moreno.[ref 4] On 2002-03-13, MetroStars had acquired this pick and midfielder Winston Griffiths from Dallas Burn in exchange for goalkeeper D.J. Countess and a second-round pick in the 2003 SuperDraft.[ref 5]
  4. #8: Colorado Rapids → Los Angeles Galaxy. 2001-04-02: Los Angeles Galaxy acquired this first-round pick from Colorado Rapids as part of a trade for defender Robin Fraser.[ref 6]
  5. #9: New England Revolution → Miami Fusion → New England Revolution. 2001-08-16: New England Revolution re-acquired this first-round pick and acquired defender Leo Cullen from Miami Fusion in exchange for forward Johnny Torres and midfielder Shaker Asad.[ref 7] On 2001-06-20, Miami had acquired this pick and defender Brian Dunseth from New England in exchange for a second-round pick in the 2003 SuperDraft and defender Jay Heaps.[ref 8]
  6. #10: Los Angeles Galaxy → Dallas Burn. 2003-01-17: Dallas Burn acquired this first-round pick from Los Angeles Galaxy in exchange for selections in the second-round and sixth-round.[ref 2]

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Round Two

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The MetroStars selected Eddie Gaven12th overall. He was named to the 2004 MLS Best XI.
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The Earthquakes selected Arturo Álvarez 13th overall. With the National Team from El Salvador, he earned 46 caps.
Pick # MLS team Player Position Affiliation
11 D.C. United Brian Carroll* M Wake Forest University
12 MetroStars[R2 trade 1] Eddie Gaven*^† M Nike Project-40
13 San Jose Earthquakes[R2 trade 2] Arturo Alvarez* M Nike Project-40
14 D.C. United[R2 trade 3] Doug Warren GK Clemson University
15 Dallas Burn Jason Thompson* F Eastern Illinois University
16 Los Angeles Galaxy[R2 trade 4] Scot Thompson D UCLA
17 MetroStars[R2 trade 5] Tim Regan D Bradley University
18 Chicago Fire[R2 trade 6] Damani Ralph F University of Connecticut
19 Los Angeles Galaxy[R2 trade 7] Arturo Torres M Loyola Marymount University
20 Los Angeles Galaxy[R2 trade 8] Ricky Lewis* D Clemson University

Round two trades

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  1. #12: MetroStars → Dallas Burn → Los Angeles Galaxy → MetroStars. 2003-01-17: MetroStars acquired this second-round pick from Los Angeles Galaxy in exchange for a first-round selection in the 2004 MLS SuperDraft.[ref 9] Earlier in the day, Los Angeles had acquired this pick and a sixth-round pick from Dallas Burn in exchange for a first-round selection.[ref 9] On 2002-03-13, Dallas had acquired this pick and goalkeeper D.J. Countess from MetroStars in exchange for midfielder Winston Griffiths and a first-round pick in the 2003 SuperDraft.[ref 5]
  2. #13: Kansas City Wizards → D.C. United → Kansas City Wizards → San Jose Earthquakes. 2003-01-17: San Jose Earthquakes acquired this second-round pick and a conditional selection in the 2004 MLS SuperDraft from Kansas City Wizards in exchange for defender Jimmy Conrad.[ref 10] On 2002-07-29, Kansas City had re-acquired this selection and a third-round pick in the 2004 SuperDraft from D.C. United in exchange for a Discovery Pick.[ref 11] On 2002-02-10, D.C. United had acquired future considerations, which became this pick, from Kansas City in exchange for defender Carey Talley.[ref 12]
  3. #14: Chicago Fire → D.C. United. 2002-07-18: D.C. United acquired this second-round pick from Chicago Fire in exchange for defender Orlando Perez.[ref 13]
  4. #16: San Jose Earthquakes → Los Angeles Galaxy. 2003-01-17: Los Angeles Galaxy acquired this second-round pick from San Jose Earthquakes in exchange for forward Brian Mullan.[ref 9]
  5. #17: Columbus Crew → MetroStars. 2003-01-17: MetroStars acquired this second-round pick from Columbus Crew in exchange for defender Nelson Akwari and a second-round selection in the 2004 MLS SuperDraft.[ref 14]
  6. #18: Colorado Rapids → Chicago Fire. 2002-05-09: Chicago Fire acquired this second-round pick from Colorado Rapids in exchange for midfielder Raúl Palacios.[ref 15]
  7. #19: New England Revolution → Los Angeles Galaxy. 2003-01-17: Los Angeles Galaxy acquired this second-round pick and midfielder Alex Pineda Chacón from New England Revolution in exchange for goalkeeper Matt Reis.[ref 9]
  8. #20: Los Angeles Galaxy → D.C. United → Los Angeles Galaxy. 2002-08-15: Los Angeles Galaxy re-acquired this second-round pick, originally a conditional selection, from D.C. United in exchange for forward Henry Zambrano.[ref 16] On 2002-01-12, D.C. United had acquired this pick and first-round and second-round selections in the 2002 MLS SuperDraft from Los Angeles in exchange for forward Chris Albright and a second-round pick in the 2002 SuperDraft.[ref 17]

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Round Three

Pick # MLS team Player Position Affiliation
21 Dallas Burn[R3 trade 1] David Comfort GK University of Virginia
22 New England Revolution[R3 trade 2] Dimelon Westfield F Clemson University
23 San Jose Earthquakes[R3 trade 3] Roger Levesque F Stanford University
24 Chicago Fire Logan Pause* M University of North Carolina
25 Chicago Fire[R3 trade 4] Ryan Mack M Indiana University
26 Chicago Fire[R3 trade 5] Phil Swenda F Seton Hall University
27 Colorado Rapids[R3 trade 6] Jason Cole D St. Louis University
28 Colorado Rapids Alex Blake F Williams College
29 New England Revolution Kyle Singer GK Boston College
30 MetroStars[R3 trade 7] Tim Glowienka D University of South Carolina

Round three trades

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  1. #21: D.C. United → Dallas Burn. 2002-03-13: Dallas Burn acquired this third-round pick from D.C. United in exchange for forward Ali Curtis.[ref 18]
  2. #22: MetroStars → New England Revolution. 2002-02-10: New England Revolution acquired this third-round pick from MetroStars in exchange for a third-round pick in the 2002 MLS SuperDraft.[ref 19]
  3. #23: Kansas City Wizards → San Jose Earthquakes. 2001-03-13: San Jose Earthquakes acquired this third-round selection, originally a conditional pick, and a second-round selection in the 2002 MLS SuperDraft, also originally a conditional selection, from Kansas City Wizards in exchange for defender Mike Burns.[ref 20]
  4. #25: Dallas Burn → Chicago Fire. 2001-03-27: Chicago Fire acquired this third-round pick from Dallas Burn in exchange for goalkeeper Chris Snitko.[ref 21]
  5. #26: San Jose Earthquakes → Dallas Burn → Chicago Fire. 2002-05-18: Chicago Fire acquired this third-round pick and an undisclosed amount of salary cap relief from Dallas Burn in exchange for a first-round pick in the 2003 SuperDraft.[ref 3] On 2002-02-10, Dallas had acquired this pick from San Jose Earthquakes in exchange for a third-round selection in the 2002 MLS SuperDraft.[ref 22]
  6. #27: Columbus Crew → Colorado Rapids. 2003-01-17: Colorado Rapids acquired this third-round pick from Columbus Crew in exchange for a sixth-round pick in the 2003 SuperDraft and a third-round selection in the 2004 MLS SuperDraft.[ref 14]
  7. #30: Los Angeles Galaxy → MetroStars. 2002-04-20: MetroStars acquired this third-round pick, originally a conditional pick, from Los Angeles Galaxy in exchange for midfielder Winston Griffiths.[ref 23]

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Round Four

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The Chicago Fire selected Rob Friend 35th overall despite him previously signing a contract with Norwegian club Moss FK. He would play in Major League Soccer in 2014. He earned 32 caps with the Canada Men's National Team.
Pick # MLS team Player Position Affiliation
31 D.C. United Hayden Woodworth M Messiah College
32 MetroStars Kenny Arena D University of Virginia
33 Kansas City Wizards Taylor Graham D Stanford University
34 Dallas Burn[R4 trade 1] Mike Tranchilla F Creighton University
35 Chicago Fire[R4 trade 2] Rob Friend F UC Santa Barbara
36 San Jose Earthquakes Josh Saunders^ GK University of California
37 Columbus Crew Michael Ritch F Auburn University
38 Colorado Rapids Matt Crawford M University of North Carolina
39 San Jose Earthquakes[R4 trade 3] Jamil Walker M Santa Clara University
40 Los Angeles Galaxy Hamid Mehreioskouei F Bradley University

Round four trades

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  1. #34: Chicago Fire → Dallas Burn. 2002-01-15: Dallas Burn acquired this fourth-round pick, originally a conditional selection, and a sixth-round pick in the 2002 MLS SuperDraft from Chicago Fire in exchange for forward Aleksey Korol and midfielder Miguel Saavedra.[ref 3]
  2. #35: Dallas Burn → Chicago Fire. 2003-01-17: Chicago Fire acquired this fourth-round pick from Dallas Burn in exchange for a third-round selection in the 2004 MLS SuperDraft.[ref 24]
  3. #39: New England Revolution → San Jose Earthquakes. 2002-07-30: San Jose Earthquakes acquired this fourth-round pick from New England Revolution in exchange for salary budget relief.[ref 25]

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Round Five

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The Kansas City Wizards selected Jack Jewsbury 43 overall. He was selected to the 2011 MLS All-Star Game.
Pick # MLS team Player Position Affiliation
41 D.C. United John Swann D Indiana University
42 MetroStars Jacob LeBlanc* M University of Virginia
43 Kansas City Wizards Jack Jewsbury^ M St. Louis University
44 Chicago Fire Chad Dombrowski D University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee
45 Dallas Burn Michael Mariscalco M Butler University
46 San Jose Earthquakes Johanes Maliza M Stanford University
47 Columbus Crew Guy Abrahamson M Rutgers University
48 Colorado Rapids Casey Schmidt F Boston College
49 MetroStars[R5 trade 1] Marco Vélez M Barry University
50 Los Angeles Galaxy Jimmy Frazelle M UCLA

Round five trades

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  1. #49: New England Revolution → MetroStars. 2003-01-17: MetroStars acquired this fifth-round pick from New England Revolution in exchange for a sixth-round selection in the 2004 MLS SuperDraft.[ref 24]

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Round Six

Pick # MLS team Player Position Affiliation
51 D.C. United Michael Behonick GK American University
52 Dallas Burn[R6 trade 1] Andy Rosenband F Ohio State University
53 Kansas City Wizards Kevin Friedland D Southern Methodist University
54 Chicago Fire Ryan Futagaki M UCLA
55 Los Angeles Galaxy[R6 trade 2] Joe Barton GK Cal State-Northridge
56 San Jose Earthquakes Frank Sanfilippo M San Jose State University
57 New England Revolution[R6 trade 3] PASS
58 Columbus Crew[R6 trade 4] Jake Traeger M Ohio State University
59 D.C. United[R6 trade 5] PASS
60 Kansas City Wizards[R6 trade 6] Byron Carmichael F Marshall University

Round six trades

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  1. #52: MetroStars → Dallas Burn. 2002-02-10: Dallas Burn acquired this sixth-round pick from MetroStars in exchange for a sixth-round selection in the 2002 MLS SuperDraft.[ref 19]
  2. #55: Dallas Burn → Los Angeles Galaxy. 2003-01-17: Los Angeles Galaxy acquired this sixth-round pick and a second-round pick from Dallas Burn in exchange for a first-round selection.[ref 2]
  3. #57: Columbus Crew → New England Revolution. 2002-02-10: New England Revolution acquired this sixth-round pick from Columbus Crew in exchange for a fifth-round selection in the 2002 MLS SuperDraft.[ref 19]
  4. #58: Colorado Rapids → Columbus Crew. 2003-01-17: Columbus Crew acquired this sixth-round pick and a third-round selection in the 2004 MLS SuperDraft from Colorado Rapids in exchange for a third-round pick in the 2003 SuperDraft.[ref 14]
  5. #59: Pick originally belonged to New England Revolution. Info needed on how D.C. acquired this pick.
  6. #60: Los Angeles Galaxy → Kansas City Wizards. 2003-01-17: Kansas City Wizards acquired this sixth-round pick from Los Angeles Galaxy in exchange for a sixth-round selection in the 2004 MLS SuperDraft.[ref 10]

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Notable undrafted players

Player Pos Affiliation Played in MLS Notes
Troy Perkins GK University of Evansville 2004–07; 2010–15 7 caps with U.S. national team; 2006 MLS Best XI

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