2008 MLS SuperDraft

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The 2008 MLS SuperDraft took place on January 18, 2008 in Baltimore, Maryland. It was the ninth annual Major League Soccer SuperDraft. The first selection was made by the Kansas City Wizards, after acquiring the selection from the expansion San Jose Earthquakes. It was followed by the Supplemental Draft.

Player selection

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FC Dallas selected Brek Shea 2nd overall. In 2011, Shea was named an MLS All-Star and selected to the MLS Best XI. He earned 34 caps with the U.S. men's national team.
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Real Salt Lake selected Tony Beltran 3rd overall. He was an MLS All-Star in 2013 and 2015.
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The LA Galaxy selected Sean Franklin 4th overall. The 2008 MLS Rookie of the Year is a 2x MLS All-Star.
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 Position Affiliation
1 Kansas City Wizards[R1 trade 1] Template:Flagicon Chance Myers* D UCLA
Ventura County Fusion
2 FC Dallas[R1 trade 2] Template:Flagicon Brek Shea*^† M Generation adidas
3 Real Salt Lake Template:Flagicon Tony Beltran*^ D UCLA
Los Angeles Storm
4 Los Angeles Galaxy Template:Flagicon Sean Franklin^§ D Cal State Northridge
San Fernando Valley Quakes
5 Colorado Rapids Template:Flagicon Ciaran O'Brien* M UC Santa Barbara
Tacoma Tide
6 Columbus Crew Template:Flagicon Andy Iro D UC Santa Barbara
7 Chicago Fire[R1 trade 3] Template:Flagicon Patrick Nyarko* F Virginia Tech
8 FC Dallas Template:Flagicon Josh Lambo* GK Generation adidas
9 Toronto FC[R1 trade 4] Template:Flagicon Julius James D Connecticut
10 Toronto FC[R1 trade 5] Template:Flagicon Pat Phelan M Wake Forest
11 Kansas City Wizards Template:Flagicon Roger Espinoza* M Ohio State
12 Chicago Fire Template:Flagicon Dominic Cervi GK Tulsa
13 New England Revolution Template:Flagicon Rob Valentino* D San Francisco
San Jose Frogs
14 Real Salt Lake[R1 trade 6] Template:Flagicon David Horst D Old Dominion
Hampton Roads Piranhas

Round one trades

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  1. ↑ #1: San Jose Earthquakes → Kansas City Wizards. 2008-01-15: Kansas City acquired this pick from San Jose in exchange for defender Nick Garcia.[ref 1]
  2. ↑ #2: Toronto FC → FC Dallas. 2007-03-20: FC Dallas acquired this pick and a partial allocation from Toronto FC in exchange for midfielder Richard Mulrooney.[ref 2]
  3. ↑ #7: New York Red Bulls → Chicago Fire. 2007-12-18: Chicago acquired this pick, a third-round selection in the 2011 MLS SuperDraft, and cash from New York in exchange for Juan Carlos Osorio.[ref 3]
  4. ↑ #9: Chivas USA → Toronto FC. 2007-05-04: Toronto FC acquired this pick from Chivas USA in exchange for midfielder Paulo Nagamura.[ref 4]
  5. ↑ #10: D.C. United → Toronto FC. 2007-02-01: Toronto FC acquired this pick from D.C. United in exchange for midfielder Rod Dyachenko.[ref 5]
  6. ↑ #14: Houston → Toronto FC → Real Salt Lake. 2007-05-22: Real Salt Lake acquired this pick and forward Alecko Eskandarian from Toronto FC in exchange for forward Jeff Cunningham.[ref 6] Toronto FC had acquired this pick and defender Kevin Goldthwaite from Houston in exchange for midfielder Richard Mulrooney on 2007-04-19.[ref 7]

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Round two

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The San Jose Earthquakes selected Shea Salinas 15th overall. in 15 MLS seasons, he played in 375 games.
Pick # MLS Team Player Position Affiliation
15 San Jose Earthquakes Template:Flagicon Shea Salinas M Furman
Carolina Dynamo
16 New York Red Bulls[R2 trade 1] Template:Flagicon Eric Brunner D Ohio State
Michigan Bucks
17 Real Salt Lake Template:Flagicon Alex Nimo* F Generation adidas
18 New England Revolution[R2 trade 2] Template:Flagicon Michael Videira M Duke
Cary RailHawks U23's
19 FC Dallas[R2 trade 3] Template:Flagicon Eric Avila* M UC Santa Barbara
Ventura County Fusion
20 Columbus Crew Template:Flagicon George Josten M/F Gonzaga
Michigan Bucks
21 Los Angeles Galaxy[R2 trade 4] Template:Flagicon Ely Allen F/M Washington
22 Columbus Crew[R2 trade 5] Template:Flagicon Ricardo Pierre-Louis F Lee University
Cape Cod Crusaders
23 Kansas City Wizards[R2 trade 6] Template:Flagicon Yomby William D Old Dominion
Hampton Roads Piranhas
24 D.C. United Template:Flagicon Andrew Jacobson M California
25 Kansas City Wizards[R2 trade 7] Template:Flagicon Jonathan Leathers D Furman
Atlanta Silverbacks U23's
26 Chicago Fire Template:Flagicon Peter Lowry M/F Santa Clara
San Jose Frogs
27 New England Revolution Template:Flagicon Joe Germanese M Duke
Cary RailHawks U23's
28 Toronto FC[R2 trade 8] Template:Flagicon Brian Edwards GK Wake Forest

Round two trades

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  1. ↑ #16: Toronto FC → New York Red Bulls. 2007-04-19: New York acquired this pick and a partial allocation from Toronto FC in exchange for defender Marvell Wynne.[ref 8]
  2. ↑ #18: Los Angeles Galaxy → New England Revolution. 2007-01-12: New England acquired this pick and a first-round selection in the 2007 MLS SuperDraft from Los Angeles in exchange for a partial allocation.[ref 9]
  3. ↑ #19: Colorado Rapids → FC Dallas. 2007-01-12: FC Dallas acquired this pick and a second-round selection in the 2007 MLS SuperDraft from Colorado in exchange for defender Greg Vanney, salary cap considerations, and the #36 pick.[ref 10]
  4. ↑ #21: New York Red Bulls → Los Angeles Galaxy. 2006-08-17: Los Angeles acquired this pick and a fourth-round selection in the 2007 MLS SuperDraft from New York in exchange for forward John Wolyniec.[ref 11]
  5. ↑ #22: FC Dallas → Columbus Crew. 2008-01-18: Columbus acquired this pick and the #31 pick from FC Dallas in exchange for Columbus' natural second-round and third-round picks in the 2010 MLS SuperDraft.[ref 12]
  6. ↑ #23: Chivas USA → Kansas City Wizards. 2007-02-21: Kansas City acquired a conditional 2008 SuperDraft selection, which became this pick, from Chivas USA in exchange for defender Alex Zotincă.[ref 13]
  7. ↑ #25: Kansas City Wizards → Los Angeles Galaxy → Kansas City Wizards. 2007-03-23: Kansas City re-acquired this pick from Los Angeles in exchange for defender Shavar Thomas.[ref 14] Los Angeles had acquired this pick and the #16 pick in the 2007 MLS SuperDraft from Kansas City in exchange for goalkeeper Kevin Hartman on 2006-12-15.[ref 15]
  8. ↑ #28: Houston → Los Angeles → Toronto FC. 2008-01-18: Toronto FC acquired this pick from Los Angeles in exchange for allocation money.[ref 16] Los Angeles had acquired this pick and defender Kelly Gray from Houston in exchange for forward Nate Jaqua on 2007-07-03.[ref 17]

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Round three

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The Houston Dynamo selected Geoff Cameron 42nd overall. He is a 2x MLS All-Star and a 2009 MLS Best XI selection. Cameron earned 55 caps with the U.S. national team and was selected to the 2014 FIFA World Cup squad.
Pick # MLS Team Player Position Affiliation
29 Los Angeles Galaxy[R3 trade 1] Template:Flagicon Julian Valentin D Wake Forest
30 Toronto FC Template:Flagicon Mike Zaher D UCLA
San Fernando Valley Quakes
31 Columbus Crew[R3 trade 2] Template:Flagicon Ryan Miller D Notre Dame
Indiana Invaders
32 New York Red Bulls[R3 trade 3] Template:Flagicon Luke Sassano M California
San Jose Frogs
33 D.C. United[R3 trade 4] Template:Flagicon Ryan Cordeiro M/F Connecticut
34 Los Angeles Galaxy[R3 trade 5] Template:Flagicon Matt Allen GK Creighton
Des Moines Menace
35 Toronto FC[R3 trade 6] Template:Flagicon Joseph Lapira F Notre Dame
Baton Rouge Capitals
36 Colorado Rapids[R3 trade 7] Template:Flagicon Adrian Chevannes D SMU
37 Real Salt Lake[R3 trade 8] Template:Flagicon Brennan Tennelle M UC Santa Barbara
38 Chicago Fire[R3 trade 9] Template:Flagicon Dwight Barnett F Lynn University
Cape Cod Crusaders
39 Kansas City Wizards Template:Flagicon Matt Marquess D Santa Clara
San Jose Frogs
40 Chicago Fire Template:Flagicon Stephen King M Maryland
41 New England Revolution Template:Flagicon Matt Britner D Brown
42 Houston Dynamo Template:Flagicon Geoff Cameron^† M Rhode Island
Rhode Island Stingrays

Round three trades

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  1. ↑ #29: San Jose Earthquakes → Los Angeles Galaxy. 2007-11-05: Los Angeles acquired this pick from San Jose in exchange for head coach Frank Yallop.[ref 18]
  2. ↑ #31: Real Salt Lake → FC Dallas → Columbus Crew. 2008-01-18: Columbus acquired this pick and the #22 pick from FC Dallas in exchange for Columbus' natural second-round and third-round picks in the 2010 MLS SuperDraft.[ref 12] FC Dallas had been awarded this pick and a second-round selection in the 2009 MLS SuperDraft from Real Salt Lake on 2007-06-06 as compensation by the league for Real Salt Lake violating league procedure and business etiquette in speaking with and hiring Dallas goalkeeper coach Jeff Cassar. The league also fined RSL $20,000.[ref 19]
  3. ↑ #32: Los Angeles Galaxy → New York Red Bulls. 2007-11-20: New York acquired this pick from Los Angeles in exchange for forward Clint Mathis.[ref 20]
  4. ↑ #33: Colorado Rapids → D.C. United. 2006-12-15: D.C. United acquired this pick and a third-round selection in the 2007 MLS SuperDraft from Colorado in exchange for defender Brandon Prideaux.[ref 21]
  5. ↑ #34: Columbus Crew → Los Angeles Galaxy. 2007-01-19: Los Angeles acquired this pick from Columbus in exchange for midfielder Stefani Miglioranzi.[ref 22]
  6. ↑ #35: New York Red Bulls → Colorado Rapids → Toronto FC. 2007-04-19: Toronto FC acquired this pick, an allocation, and the rights to forward Riley O'Neill from Colorado in exchange for forward Conor Casey.[ref 23] Colorado had acquired the pick and a fourth-round selection in the 2009 MLS Supplemental Draft, which was canceled, from New York in exchange for defender Hunter Freeman on 2007-03-23.[ref 24]
  7. ↑ #36: FC Dallas → Colorado Rapids. 2007-01-12: Colorado acquired this pick, defender Greg Vanney, and salary cap considerations from FC Dallas in exchange for the #19 pick and a second-round selection in the 2007 MLS SuperDraft.[ref 10]
  8. ↑ #37: Chivas USA → Real Salt Lake. 2007-12-20: Real Salt Lake acquired this pick from Chivas USA in exchange for forward Atiba Harris.[ref 25] It was later reported that Real Salt Lake also received a fourth-round selection in the 2009 MLS SuperDraft as part of the trade.[ref 26]
  9. ↑ #38: D.C. United → Chicago Fire. 2007-09-14: Chicago acquired this pick, originally a conditional selection, from D.C. United in exchange for forward Jerson Monteiro.[ref 27]

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Round four

Pick # MLS Team Player Position Affiliation
43 Chivas USA[R4 trade 1] Template:Flagicon Keith Savage M West Florida
Central Florida Kraze
44 New York Red Bulls[R4 trade 2] Template:Flagicon David Roth M Northwestern
Chicago Fire Premier
45 FC Dallas[R4 trade 3] Template:Flagicon Jamil Roberts D Santa Clara
46 Los Angeles Galaxy Template:Flagicon Brandon McDonald M San Francisco
San Jose Frogs
47 Colorado Rapids Template:Flagicon Brian Grazier M Saint Louis
48 Columbus Crew Template:Flagicon Steven Lenhart F Azusa Pacific
Southern California Seahorses
49 Colorado Rapids[R4 trade 4] Template:Flagicon Scott Campbell M North Carolina
50 FC Dallas Template:Flagicon Ben Nason M Virginia Tech
51 Los Angeles Galaxy[R4 trade 5] Template:Flagicon Matt Hatzke D Santa Clara
52 D.C. United Template:Flagicon Tony Schmitz M Creighton
53 Kansas City Wizards Template:Flagicon Rauwshan McKenzie D Michigan State
Chicago Fire Premier
54 Chicago Fire Template:Flagicon Austin Washington D Gonzaga
Spokane Spiders
55 New England Revolution Template:Flagicon Spencer Wadsworth F Duke
56 Houston Dynamo Template:Flagicon Jeremy Barlow M Virginia

Round four trades

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  1. ↑ #43: San Jose Earthquakes → Chivas USA. 2007-11-26: Chivas USA acquired this pick from San Jose in exchange for goalkeeper Preston Burpo.[ref 28]
  2. ↑ #44: Toronto FC → New York Red Bulls. 2007-01-25: New York acquired this pick from Toronto FC in exchange for forward Abbe Ibrahim.[ref 29]
  3. ↑ #45: Real Salt Lake → FC Dallas. 2007-01-12: FC Dallas acquired this pick from Real Salt Lake in exchange for the 48th pick in the 2007 MLS SuperDraft.[ref 30]
  4. ↑ #49: New York Red Bulls → Colorado Rapids. 2007-03-30: Colorado acquired this pick and a conditional selection in the 2009 MLS SuperDraft from New York in exchange for forward Clint Mathis.[ref 31]
  5. ↑ #51: Chivas USA → Real Salt Lake → New York Red Bulls → Los Angeles Galaxy. 2007-06-29: Los Angeles acquired this pick, originally a conditional selection, from New York in exchange for midfielder Santino Quaranta.[ref 32] New York had acquired this pick and a fourth-round selection in the 2009 MLS Supplemental Draft, which was canceled, from Real Salt Lake in exchange for goalkeeper Nick Rimando on 2007-02-23.[ref 33] It is likely, though not certain, that Real Salt Lake acquired this selection from Chivas USA in exchange for a first-round selection in the 2007 MLS Supplemental Draft. Chivas USA used the #2 pick in the 2007 Supplemental Draft, a pick RSL had acquired from Columbus, the pick's natural holders, on 2006-05-24.[ref 34] Confirmation of how Chivas USA acquired the 2007 Supplemental pick from Real Salt Lake is needed.

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Other draft day trades

See also

References

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