2026 MLS SuperDraft
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| 2026 MLS SuperDraft | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Sport | Soccer |
| Date | December 18, 2025 |
| Network | MLS Season Pass |
| Overview | |
| 90 total selections in 3 rounds | |
| League | Major League Soccer |
| Teams | 30 |
| First selection | Nikola Marković |
The 2026 MLS SuperDraft will be the 26th edition of the MLS SuperDraft, a sports draft to select amateur, usually collegiate, soccer players that are not affiliated with an MLS club, or college soccer players that had their homegrown player rights relinquished by their parent MLS club. The draft will be held on December 18, 2025, marking the fourth year in a row that the draft was held in December. Despite the draft being held in 2025, the draft retained the 2026 branding.[1]
Format
[edit | edit source]Historically, the MLS SuperDraft has closely resembled that of the NFL draft:
- Any expansion teams receive the first picks. There are no expansion teams this year, so the last-place MLS team will receive the first pick
- Non-playoff clubs receive the next picks in reverse order of prior season finish.
- Teams that made the MLS Cup playoffs are then ordered by which round of the playoffs they are eliminated.
- The winners of the MLS Cup are given the last selection, and the losers the penultimate selection.
Player selection
[edit | edit source]| Player key | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| * | Denotes player who has been selected for an MLS Best XI team | ||||||||||
| ^ | Member of 2026 Generation Adidas class | ||||||||||
| † | Player who was named to an MLS Best XI and Generation Adidas | ||||||||||
| Signed key | |||||||||||
| 6 | Denotes player who signed for a MLS team (Division I) | ||||||||||
| 0 | Denotes player who signed for a USL Championship team (Division II) | ||||||||||
| 0 | Denotes player who signed for a MLS Next Pro, USL League One or NISA team (Division III) | ||||||||||
| 0 | Denotes player who signed for a team outside the United States soccer league system | ||||||||||
| 0 | Denotes player who returned to college team | ||||||||||
| Positions key | |||||||||||
| GK | Goalkeeper | DF | Defender | MF | Midfielder | FW | Forward | ||||
First round
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Second round
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Third round
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Trades
[edit | edit source]First round
[edit | edit source]- ^ Atlanta United → FC Dallas. FC Dallas acquired Atlanta's pick.
- ^ CF Montréal → FC Dallas. FC Dallas acquired the natural first round pick and Toronto FC's natural third round pick in the 2026 MLS SuperDraft from CF Montréal in exchange for FC Dallas' natural second round pick in the 2026 MLS SuperDraft, $175,000 in 2026 GAM and $175,000 in 2027 GAM.[2]
- ^ LA Galaxy → Orlando City. Orlando City acquired the natural first round pick in the 2026 MLS SuperDraft and $200,000 in 2025 GAM from LA Galaxy in exchange for a 2025 international roster slot.[3]
- ^ Toronto FC → Colorado Rapids. Colorado Rapids acquired the natural first round pick as compensation for Toronto FC hiring Neil Emblen and Jase Kim.[4]
- ^ New England Revolution → D.C. United. D.C. United acquired New England's pick.
- ^ Houston Dynamo → Orlando City. Orlando City acquired the natural first round pick in the 2026 MLS SuperDraft from Houston Dynamo in exchange for Michael Halliday.[5]
- ^ San Jose Earthquakes → Houston Dynamo. Houston Dynamo acquired San Jose's pick.
- ^ Atlanta United → FC Dallas → New York Red Bulls. Atlanta United acquired New York Red Bulls' pick via FC Dallas.
- ^ Austin FC → Vancouver Whitecaps. Vancouver Whitecaps acquired the natural first round pick in the 2026 MLS SuperDraft from Austin FC.
- ^ Columbus Crew → Colorado Rapids → Sporting KC. Colorado Rapids acquired the natural first round pick in the 2026 MLS SuperDraft and $200,000 in 2025 GAM from Columbus Crew in exchange for a 2025 international roster slot.[6]
- ^ Nashville SC → Orlando City. Orlando City acquired the natural first round pick in the 2026 MLS SuperDraft and up to $100,000 in conditional GAM from Nashville SC in exchange for Thomas Williams.[7]
- ^ Seattle Sounders → FC Dallas → New York Red Bulls. FC Dallas acquired the natural first round pick in the 2026 MLS SuperDraft and up to $300,000 in conditional GAM from Seattle Sounders in exchange for Paul Arriola.[8]
- ^ FC Cincinnati → Real Salt Lake. Real Salt Lake acquired the natural first round pick in the 2026 MLS SuperDraft from FC Cincinnati in exchange for a loan of Dominik Marczuk and a 2025 International Roster Spot.[9]
- ^ Philadelphia Union → Colorado Rapids. Colorado Rapids acquired the natural first and third round picks in the 2025 MLS SuperDraft and the natural first, second and third round in the 2026 and 2027 MLS SuperDrafts from Philadelphia Union in exchange for $125,000 in 2025 GAM, $125,000 in 2026 GAM, $100,000 in 2027 GAM and $250,000 in conditional GAM.[10]
Second round
[edit | edit source]- ^ Atlanta United → Inter Miami. Inter Miami CF acquired the natural second round pick in the 2026 MLS SuperDraft from Atlanta United FC.[11]
- ^ CF Montréal → Real Salt Lake. Real Salt Lake acquired the natural second round pick in the 2026 MLS SuperDraft and $200,000 in 2025 GAM from CF Montréal in exchange for Bode Hidalgo.[12]
- ^ Colorado Rapids → FC Dallas. FC Dallas acquired the natural second round pick in the 2026 MLS SuperDraft from Colorado Rapids.[13]
- ^ New York Red Bulls → Real Salt Lake. Real Salt Lake acquired Elias Manoel, all three natural picks in the 2025 MLS SuperDraft and the 2026 MLS SuperDraft natural second round pick from New York Red Bulls in exchange for $550,000 in 2025 GAM and $150,000 in 2026 GAM.[14]
- ^ Real Salt Lake → Orlando City → St. Louis City. Orlando City acquired the natural second round pick in the 2026 MLS SuperDraft, $50,000 in 2025 GAM and up to $150,000 in conditional GAM from Real Salt Lake in exchange for Mason Stajduhar.[15]
- ^ Colorado Rapids → Sporting KC → Orlando City → FC Dallas. FC Dallas acquired the natural second round pick in the 2026 MLS SuperDraft from Orlando City SC.[16]
- ^ FC Dallas → CF Montréal. See Round 1: CF Montréal → FC Dallas.
- '^ Chicago Fire → Real Salt Lake. Real Salt Lake acquired the natural second round pick in the 2026 MLS SuperDraft from Chicago Fire FC.[17]
- ^ LAFC → Inter Miami. Inter Miami acquired the natural second round pick in the 2026 MLS SuperDraft and $50,000 in 2025 GAM from Los Angeles FC in exchange for Miami’s natural first round pick in 2025.[18]
- ^ Philadelphia Union → Colorado Rapids. See Round 1: Philadelphia Union → Colorado Rapids.
Third round
[edit | edit source]- ^ Toronto FC → CF Montréal → FC Dallas. CF Montréal acquired the natural third round pick in the 2026 MLS SuperDraft and $75,000 in conditionl GAM from Toronto FC in exchange for the MLS rights to Malik Henry.[19] For the subsequent trade to FC Dallas see Round 1: CF Montréal → FC Dallas
- ^ St. Louis City → Minnesota United. Minnesota United acquired the natural third round pick in the 2026 MLS SuperDraft from St. Louis City in exchange for a loan of Devin Padelford.[20]
- ^ San Jose Earthquakes → New York City FC. New York City FC acquired the natural third round pick in the 2026 MLS SuperDraft from San Jose Earthquakes in exchange for Alfredo Morales.[21]
- ^ New York Red Bulls → LA Galaxy. LA Galaxy acquired the natural third round pick in the 2026 MLS SuperDraft and up to $150,000 in conditional GAM from New York Red Bulls in exchange for John McCarthy.[22]
- ^ FC Dallas → San Diego FC. San Diego FC acquired the natural third round pick in the 2026 MLS SuperDraft from FC Dallas in exchange for Jacob Jackson.[23]
- ^ Chicago Fire → Houston Dynamo. Houston Dynamo acquired the natural third round pick in the 2026 MLS SuperDraft from Chicago Fire in exchange for Chase Gasper.[24]
- ^ FC Cincinnati → D.C. United. D.C. United acquired the natural second round pick in the 2026 MLS SuperDraft from FC Cincinnati.[25]
- ^ Philadelphia Union → Colorado Rapids. See Round 1: Philadelphia Union → Colorado Rapids
- ^ San Diego FC → Houston Dynamo San Diego FC → Houston Dynamo
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