2019 MLS Superdraft Live Thread

Welcome to the 2019 MLS Superdraft live thread. Follow us on Twitter @BlueTestamentKC for live updates from Chicago.

Sporting Kansas City has the 21st pick in both the first and second round. The third and fourth rounds will take place on Sunday via conference call.

[Update: Our own Ben Gartland spoke to Peter and this is what he had to say. Unsurprisingly, looking for depth. Offered some interesting insight on Swope Park Rangers and, while theoretically they would help with signing draft picks, player ambition sometimes makes it so that they won’t sign a USL contract.]

First Round

1. FC Cincinnati - Frankie Amaya - Midfielder (UCLA) [GA]
2. San Jose Earthquakes - Siad Haji - Midfielder (Virginia Commonwealth) [GA]
3. Orlando City - Santiago Patino - Forward (FIU)
4. FC Dallas - Callum Montgomery - CB (Charlotte) [acquired as part of the Kellyn Rowe trade with the Colorado Rapids]
5. Colorado Rapids - Andre Shinyashiki - Forward (University of Denver) [acquired this pick from Chicago in exchange for $100,000 in general allocation money and the 15th pick]
6. Toronto FC - Griffin Dorsey - Midfielder (Indiana) [GA]
7. Minnesota United - Dayne St. Clair - Goalkeeper (Maryland) [GA]
8. Houston Dynamo - Sam Junqua - Fullback - (California)
9. New England Revolution - Tajon Buchanan - Forward (Syracuse) [GA]
10. FC Dallas - John Nelson - Fullback (UNC) [GA] [acquired as part of the Maxi Urruti trade with Montreal Impact]
11. New England Revolution - Dejuan Jones - Midfielder (Michigan State) [acquired as a part of the Kei Kamara trade with the Vancouver Whitecaps]
12. NYCFC - Luis Barraza - Goalkeeper (Marquette) [acquired in trade today with LA Galaxy for NYC’s 19th pick & $75,000 in GAM.]
13. FC Cincinnati - Logan Gdula - Defender (Wake Forest) [The Philadelphia Union traded all their picks to Cincy]
14. D.C. United - Akeen Ward - Fullback (Creighton)
15. Minnesota United - Chase Gasper - Fullback (Maryland) [Chicago acquired this pick and $100,000 in general allocation money from Colorado to move back from #5. Chicago traded it on to Minnesota United for $50,000 in GAM.]
16. New York Red Bulls - Roy Boateng - Defender (UC Davis) [FC Cincinnati acquired from Los Angeles Football Club in a trade and then traded that pick on to the New York Red Bulls along with the 25th pick in exchange for $100,000 in GAM.]
17. Real Salt Lake - Sam Brown - Midfielder (Harvard)
18. Columbus Crew - JJ Williams - Forward (Kentucky)
19. LA Galaxy - Emil Cuello - Midfielder (SMU) [acquired from New York City FC in trade for the 12th pick today]
20. Seattle Sounders - Tucker Bone - Midfielder (Air Force)
21. SPORTING KANSAS CITY - KAMAR MARRIOTT - Center back (Florida Gulf Coast)
22. New York Red Bulls - Janos Loebe - Forward (Fordham University)
23. Portland Timbers - Ryan Sierakowski - Forward (Michigan State University)
24. Atlanta United - Anderson Asiedu - Midfielder (UCLA)

[GA] = Generation Adidas

Second Round

45th - Sporting KC - Camden Riley - Midfielder (University of the Pacific)

Third Round

69th - Sporting KC - Franky Martinez - Center back (University of Massachusetts Lowell)

Fourth Round

93rd - Sporting KC - PASS