2006 MLS SuperDraft
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| 2006 MLS SuperDraft | |
|---|---|
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| General information | |
| Sport | Soccer |
| Date | January 20, 2006 |
| Time | 12:00pm (ET) |
| Location | Philadelphia |
| Network | Fox Soccer Channel |
| Overview | |
| 48 total selections | |
| First selection | Marvell Wynne, MetroStars |
| Most selections | FC Dallas (7 selections) |
| Fewest selections | Chivas USA Colorado Rapids Real Salt Lake (2 selections) |
The 2006 MLS SuperDraft, held in Philadelphia on January 20, 2006, was the seventh incarnation of the annual Major League Soccer SuperDraft. The first selection originally belonged to Chivas USA, but they traded it to the MetroStars for the fifth overall selection and Jason Hernandez. The MetroStars then drafted Marvell Wynne. The draft was followed by the 2006 MLS Supplemental Draft.
The draft has produced multiple United States men's national soccer team players, including Sacha Kljestan, Jozy Altidore (2nd round), and Jonathan Bornstein (4th round).
Player selection
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- 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
[edit | edit source]| Pick # | MLS Team | Player | Position | Affiliation |
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| 1 | MetroStars[R1 trade 1] | D | UCLA | |
| 2 | Real Salt Lake | M | Santa Clara | |
| 3 | Columbus Crew | F | Maryland | |
| 4 | Kansas City Wizards | Error creating thumbnail: Yura Movsisyan* | F | Pasadena City College |
| 5 | Chivas USA[R1 trade 2] | M | Seton Hall | |
| 6 | FC Dallas | M | North Carolina | |
| 7 | D.C. United | M | Wake Forest | |
| 8 | Houston Dynamo | D | UCLA | |
| 9 | Columbus Crew[R1 trade 3] | Sierra Leone Kei Kamara*^† | F | Cal State Dominguez Hills |
| 10 | Chicago Fire | F | California | |
| 11 | New England Revolution | Brazil Leandro de Oliveira | M | UAB |
| 12 | Los Angeles Galaxy | D/M | Clemson |
Round one trades
[edit | edit source]- ^ #1: Chivas USA → MetroStars. 2006-01-20: MetroStars acquired this pick from Chivas USA in exchange for the #5 pick and defender Jason Hernandez.[ref 1]
- ^ #5: MetroStars → Chivas USA. 2006-01-20: Chivas USA acquired this pick and defender Jason Hernandez from MetroStars in exchange for the #1 pick.[ref 1]
- ^ #9: Colorado Rapids → Columbus Crew. 2005-01-14: Columbus acquired this pick from Colorado in exchange for forward Jeff Cunningham.[ref 2]
Round two
[edit | edit source]| Pick # | MLS Team | Player | Position | Affiliation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Columbus Crew[R2 trade 1] | D | Indiana | |
| 14 | Chicago Fire[R2 trade 2] | D | Georgetown | |
| 15 | FC Dallas[R2 trade 3] | M | Clemson | |
| 16 | Kansas City Wizards | M | New Mexico | |
| 17 | MetroStars[R2 trade 4] | F | Generation adidas | |
| 18 | FC Dallas | D/M | Generation adidas | |
| 19 | Kansas City Wizards[R2 trade 5] | D | California | |
| 20 | Chicago Fire[R2 trade 6] | M | Indiana | |
| 21 | Colorado Rapids | F | Indiana | |
| 22 | FC Dallas[R2 trade 7] | Ghana Dominic Oduro | F | VCU |
| 23 | New England Revolution | Guatemala Willie Sims* | F | Cal State Northridge |
| 24 | Los Angeles Galaxy | D | Maryland |
Round two trades
[edit | edit source]- ^ #13: Chivas USA → New England Revolution → Columbus Crew. 2006-01-20: Columbus acquired this pick and a third-round selection in the 2007 MLS SuperDraft from New England in exchange for an allocation.[ref 3] New England had acquired this pick (originally a conditional pick) and the traded third-round 2007 selection from Chivas USA in exchange for salary considerations on 2005-09-10.[ref 4]
- ^ #14: Real Salt Lake → Chicago Fire. 2005-01-03: Chicago acquired this pick and a third-round selection in the 2005 MLS SuperDraft from Real Salt Lake in exchange for defender Evan Whitfield and forward Dipsy Selolwane.[ref 5]
- ^ #15: Columbus Crew → FC Dallas. 2005-04-26: FC Dallas acquired this pick and a youth international slot for the 2005 season from Columbus in exchange for forward Cornell Glen.[ref 6]
- ^ #17: MetroStars → Real Salt Lake → MetroStars. 2005-02-01: MetroStars acquired this pick and an allocation from Real Salt Lake in exchange for defender Eddie Pope.[ref 7] MetroStars had the choice of swapping first-round selections in the 2005 MLS Supplemental Draft with Real Salt Lake or taking the highest RSL second-round 2006 SuperDraft selection. MetroStars chose the latter. Real Salt Lake had previously acquired this pick from MetroStars in exchange for use of a youth international slot for the 2005 season on 2005-01-14.[ref 8]
- ^ #19: D.C. United → Chicago Fire → Kansas City Wizards. 2006-01-11: Kansas City acquired this pick and midfielder Will John from Chicago in exchange for midfielder Diego Gutiérrez.[ref 9] Chicago had acquired this pick from D.C. United in exchange for a third-round selection in the 2005 MLS SuperDraft on 2005-01-14.[ref 10]
- ^ #20: Houston Dynamo → Chicago Fire. 2005-06-14: Chicago acquired this pick from San Jose in exchange for defender Kelly Gray.[ref 11] The San Jose franchise moved to Houston after the 2005 MLS season.
- ^ #22: Chicago Fire → FC Dallas. 2005-01-14: FC Dallas acquired this pick and goalkeeper Henry Ring from Chicago in exchange for a third-round selection in the 2005 MLS SuperDraft.[ref 12]
Round three
[edit | edit source]| Pick # | MLS Team | Player | Position | Affiliation |
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| 25 | Los Angeles Galaxy[R3 trade 1] | D | Ohio State | |
| 26 | Real Salt Lake | Error creating thumbnail: Ryan Johnson | F/M | Oregon State |
| 27 | Columbus Crew | M | New Mexico | |
| 28 | Kansas City Wizards | M | St. John's | |
| 29 | Kansas City Wizards[R3 trade 2] | D/M | Virginia Commonwealth | |
| 30 | FC Dallas | GK | Ohio State | |
| 31 | D.C. United | M | UNLV | |
| 32 | Houston Dynamo | F | St. John's | |
| 33 | Columbus Crew[R3 trade 3] | M/F | Memphis | |
| 34 | Chicago Fire | D | So. Connecticut State | |
| 35 | New England Revolution | F | Tulsa | |
| 36 | Los Angeles Galaxy | GK | Bradley |
Round three trades
[edit | edit source]- ^ #25: Chivas USA → Los Angeles Galaxy. 2005-03-11: Los Angeles acquired this pick (originally a conditional pick) from Chivas USA in exchange for defender Ryan Suarez.[ref 13]
- ^ #29: MetroStars → Kansas City Wizards. 2005-11-22: Kansas City acquired this pick from MetroStars in exchange for the rights to defender Taylor Graham.[ref 14]
- ^ #33: Colorado Rapids → Columbus Crew. 2006-01-20: Columbus acquired this pick from Colorado in exchange for goalkeeper Matt Jordan.[ref 15]
Round four
[edit | edit source]| Pick # | MLS Team | Player | Position | Affiliation |
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| 37 | Chivas USA | D | UCLA | |
| 38 | Columbus Crew[R4 trade 1] | F | Southern Methodist | |
| 39 | D.C. United[R4 trade 2] | M/D | St. John's | |
| 40 | Kansas City Wizards | GK | California | |
| 41 | MetroStars[R4 trade 3] | M | Duke | |
| 42 | FC Dallas | D | Maryland | |
| 43 | FC Dallas[R4 trade 4] | F | Indiana | |
| 44 | Houston Dynamo | M | Washington | |
| 45 | Colorado Rapids | D | New Mexico | |
| 46 | Chicago Fire | M | Marshall | |
| 47 | D.C. United[R4 trade 5] | D | Maryland | |
| 48 | Los Angeles Galaxy | F | NC State |
Round four trades
[edit | edit source]- ^ #38: Real Salt Lake → FC Dallas → Columbus Crew. 2006-01-20: Columbus acquired this pick from FC Dallas in exchange for a third-round selection in the 2007 MLS SuperDraft.[ref 16] FC Dallas had acquired this pick (originally one of two "future considerations") from Real Salt Lake in exchange for forward Jason Kreis on 2004-11-17.[ref 17][ref 18]
- ^ #39: Columbus Crew → D.C. United. 2004-01-30: D.C. United acquired this pick, originally "future considerations", from Columbus in exchange for forward Devin Barclay.[ref 19][ref 15]
- ^ #41: MetroStars → Houston Dynamo → MetroStars. 2006-01-20: MetroStars re-acquired this pick from Houston in exchange for goalkeeper Zach Wells.[ref 20] Houston (then San Jose) had acquired the pick from MetroStars in exchange for goalkeeper Jon Conway on 2005-12-05.[ref 21]
- ^ #43: D.C. United → FC Dallas. 2004-07-23: FC Dallas acquired this pick and a second-round selection in the 2005 MLS Supplemental Draft (originally "future considerations") from D.C. United in exchange for forward Jason Thompson.[ref 22]
- ^ #47: New England Revolution → D.C. United. 2005-01-20: D.C. United acquired this pick from New England in exchange for goalkeeper Doug Warren.[ref 23]
See also
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