2005 MLS SuperDraft

The 2005 MLS SuperDraft, held in Baltimore, Maryland, on January 14, 2005, was the sixth incarnation of the annual MLS SuperDraft. Expansion club Real Salt Lake had the first pick as the result of a coin toss (fellow newcomers C.D. Chivas USA got to go first in the expansion draft). RSL drafted Under-17 midfielder Nikolas Besagno with the first selection.

A collective bargaining agreement with the MLS Players' Union dictated that the draft be reduced from six to four rounds, although a supplemental draft was held to equip newly formed reserve teams and compensate for expansion.

Player selection

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Chivas USA selected Brad Guzan 2nd overall. The 2007 MLS Goalkeeper of the Year is a 2x MLS All-Star and named to the 2007 MLS Best XI. He earned 64 caps with the US Men's National Team and was selected to the 2010 and 2014 FIFA World Cup squads.

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FC Dallas selected Drew Moor 6th overall. The 2015 MLS All-Star is a member of 400 games played club and holds the record for the most consecutive games played by a field player at 68 matches.

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New England selected Michael Parkhurst 9th overall. The 2005 MLS Rookie of the Year is a 6x All-Star and in 2007 won the MLS Defender of the Year and was named to the MLS Best XI.

Key

*	Denotes a player contracted under the Generation Adidas 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	Pos	Affiliation
1	Real Salt Lake	Template:Flagicon Nikolas Besagno*	M	Generation Adidas
2	Chivas USA	Template:Flagicon Brad Guzan*^†	GK	University of South Carolina
3	Chicago Fire	Template:Flagicon Chad Barrett*	F	UCLA
4	San Jose Earthquakes	Template:Flagicon Danny O'Rourke	M	Indiana University
5	Los Angeles Galaxy	Template:Flagicon Ugo Ihemelu	D	SMU
6	F.C. Dallas	Template:Flagicon Drew Moor*^	D	Indiana University
7	Colorado Rapids	Template:Flagicon Hunter Freeman*	D	University of Virginia
8	Los Angeles Galaxy	Template:Flagicon Troy Roberts	D	University of California
9	New England Revolution	Template:Flagicon Michael Parkhurst*^§†	D	Wake Forest University
10	Chicago Fire	Template:Flagicon Jack Stewart	D	University of Notre Dame
11	Kansas City Wizards	Template:Flagicon Scott Sealy	F	Wake Forest University
12	MetroStars	Template:Flagicon Tim Ward*	D	Saint Louis University

Round two

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New England selected James Riley 21st overall. He would go on to play in 249 Major League Soccer games.

Pick #	MLS Team	Player	Position	Affiliation
13	Real Salt Lake	Template:Flagicon Jamie Watson*	F	University of North Carolina
14	C.D. Chivas USA	Template:Flagicon Christian Jimenez*	M	University of South Florida
15	Los Angeles Galaxy	Template:Flagicon Michael Enfield	M	UCLA
16	Kansas City Wizards	Template:Flagicon Ryan Pore*	F	University of Tulsa
17	San Jose Earthquakes	Template:Flagicon Kevin Goldthwaite	D	University of Notre Dame
18	Chicago Fire	Template:Flagicon Will John*	M	Saint Louis University
19	D.C. United	Template:Flagicon Nick Van Sicklen	M	University of Wisconsin–Madison
20	Columbus Crew	Template:Flagicon Marcus Storey	M	University of North Carolina
21	New England Revolution	Template:Flagicon James Riley	D	Wake Forest University
22	Real Salt Lake	Template:Flagicon Jay Nolly	GK	Indiana University
23	Columbus Crew	Template:Flagicon Domenic Mediate	M	University of Maryland
24	Kansas City Wizards	Template:Flagicon Christopher Sawyer	GK	University of Notre Dame

Round three

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Chicago selected Chris Rolfe 29th overall. Rolfe appeared in 239 MLS matches and earned 10 cap with the US Men's National Team. An injury in 2010 ruled him out of participating in the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

Pick #	MLS Team	Player	Position	Affiliation
25	MetroStars	Template:Flagicon Chris Corcoran	M	St. Johns University
26	C.D. Chivas USA	Template:Flagicon Aaron Lopez	D	UCLA
27	F.C. Dallas	Template:Flagicon Winston Marshall	D	Wright State University
28	F.C. Dallas	Template:Flagicon Chris Gomez	GK	Brown University
29	Chicago Fire	Template:Flagicon Chris Rolfe	F	University of Dayton
30	San Jose Earthquakes	Template:Flagicon Victor Arbelaez	M	UNLV
31	San Jose Earthquakes	Template:Flagicon Orlando Ramirez	F	Fresno Pacific University
32	San Jose Earthquakes	Template:Flagicon C.J. Klaas	D	University of Washington
33	New England Revolution	Template:Flagicon Tony Lochhead	D	UC Santa Barbara
34	Los Angeles Galaxy	Template:Flagicon Quavas Kirk*	F	Generation adidas
35	Chicago Fire	Template:Flagicon Gonzalo Segares	D	Virginia Commonwealth University
36	Chicago Fire	Template:Flagicon Thabiso Khumalo	M	Coastal Carolina University

Round four

Pick #	MLS Team	Player	Position	Affiliation
37	Real Salt Lake	Template:Flagicon Luke Kreamalmeyer	M	Bradley University
38	C.D. Chivas USA	Template:Flagicon Esteban Arias	D	University of Connecticut
39	Chicago Fire	Template:Flagicon Karim Deitz	F	Birmingham Southern College
40	F.C. Dallas	Template:Flagicon Julian Nash	F	Creighton University
41	San Jose Earthquakes	Template:Flagicon Antouman Jallow	F	University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee
42	San Jose Earthquakes	Template:Flagicon James Twellman	D	Stanford University
43	Colorado Rapids	Template:Flagicon Guy Melamed	D	Boston College
44	Columbus Crew	Template:Flagicon Knox Cameron	F	University of Michigan
45	Colorado Rapids	Template:Flagicon Amir Lowery	M	Wake Forest University
46	Los Angeles Galaxy	Template:Flagicon Mubarike Chisoni	M	Coastal Carolina University
47	Kansas City Wizards	Template:Flagicon John Minagawa-Webster	M	Michigan State University
48	D.C. United	Template:Flagicon Tim Merritt	D	University of North Carolina

Other draft day trades

• MetroStars traded its natural second-round selection in the 2006 MLS SuperDraft to Real Salt Lake in exchange for a youth international slot.

Notable undrafted players

No.	Player	Pos.	Notes
1	Template:Flagicon Bobby Boswell^†	D	MLS Defender of the Year (2006); MLS Best XI (2006, 2014); U.S. national team (2006–07)
2	Template:Flagicon Chris Wondolowski^†~	F	Not picked in the SuperDraft; taken in the supplemental draft. He scored an MLS record 171 MLS goals.
3	Template:Flagicon Jeff Larentowicz ^	D	Not picked in the SuperDraft; taken in the supplemental draft. He is a member of the 400 games played club.

See also

• Draft (sports)
• Generation Adidas
• Major League Soccer
• MLS SuperDraft

References

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