2010 MLS SuperDraft

The 2010 MLS SuperDraft was the eleventh annual SuperDraft presented by Major League Soccer. It was held on January 14, 2010 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, during the 2010 NSCAA Convention. The 2010 SuperDraft consisted of four rounds with sixteen selections each, for a total of 64 players selected during the draft. The draft preceded the 2010 MLS season.

Philadelphia served as host to the 2010 draft the same year the Philadelphia Union begin play in MLS. As an expansion team, Philadelphia received the rights to the first selection in each of the four rounds. As the champion from the 2009 MLS season, Real Salt Lake had the rights to the final selections in each round. As similar in other drafts, teams may trade these rights away to other teams for other rights such as players, special roster spots, or other rights of interest.

Player Selection

Any player whose affiliation is marked with an * is a player who is part of the Generation Adidas group.

Round one

Round two

Round three

Round four

Selections by affiliation

Selections by position

Trades

Round one

1. ^ #5: Toronto FC → FC Dallas (PD). Toronto received defender Adrian Serioux from FC Dallas. In return, Toronto FC traded their first-round selection as well as allocation money to FC Dallas.^{[ref 1]}
2. ^ #6: FC Dallas → Philadelphia Union (PD). FC Dallas received allocation money from Philadelphia Union. In return, FC Dallas traded this first-round selection.^{[ref 2]}
3. ^ #7: DC United → Philadelphia Union (PD). DC United received the first allocation spot from Philadelphia Union in order to obtain goalkeeper Troy Perkins. In return, DC United traded their first-round selection, allocation money, and midfielder Fred.^{[ref 3]}
4. ^ #8: Colorado Rapids → Columbus Crew (PD). Colorado Rapids traded its first round draft selection for forward Pat Noonan.^{[ref 4]}
5. ^ #14: Houston Dynamo → New York Red Bull (PD). Houston Dynamo acquired forward Dominic Oduro from the New York Red Bulls. In return, the Red Bulls will receive Houston's 2010 first round pick as well as their 2011 second round selection.^{[ref 5]}
6. ^ #15: Los Angeles Galaxy → Real Salt Lake (PD). The Los Angeles Galaxy acquired midfielder Clint Mathis and the #16 overall pick from Real Salt Lake. In return, Salt Lake will receive Los Angeles's #15 overall pick as well as one of LA's 2011 MLS SuperDraft third round selections.^{[ref 6]}
7. ^ #16: Real Salt Lake → Los Angeles Galaxy (PD). Real Salt Lake will receive the Los Angeles Galaxy's #15 overall pick as well as one of LA's 2011 MLS SuperDraft third round selections. In return, Los Angeles acquired midfielder Clint Mathis and the #16 overall pick from Real Salt Lake.^{[ref 6]}

Round two

1. ^ #21: Toronto FC → FC Dallas (PD). During the middle of the 2009 MLS season, FC Dallas traded away Abdus Ibrahim to Toronto for a conditional draft pick in return. If Ibrahim played in 10 regular season games or was traded away again, Dallas would receive a first round selection, otherwise they received a second round selection. As he only played in six games, Dallas received the second round pick.^{[ref 7]}
2. ^ #22: FC Dallas → Colorado Rapids (PD). On August 31, FC Dallas acquired Ugo Ihemelu from the Colorado Rapids for a defender (Drew Moor), allocation money, and Dallas' second round draft pick.^{[ref 8]}
3. ^ #23: DC United → Colorado Rapids (PD). Colorado Rapids received the 2010 SuperDraft pick as well as a designated player spot by trading midfielder Christian Gomez, goalkeeper Mike Graczyk, an international roster spot and salary cap considerations to D.C. United^{[ref 9]}
4. ^ #24: Colorado Rapids → Toronto FC (PD). Toronto FC received the draft pick by trading Gregory Richardson away to the Colorado Rapids.^{[ref 10]}
5. ^ #26: Chivas USA → Chicago Fire (PD). 22 January 2008: Chicago Fire traded defender Jim Curtin to Chivas USA in exchange for a conditional 2010 draft selection, which became this second-round pick.^{[ref 11]}
6. ^ #28: Columbus Crew → FC Dallas → Real Salt Lake → San Jose Earthquakes (PD). In the 2008 MLS SuperDraft, FC Dallas gave up their 22nd and 31st overall picks to the Columbus Crew for the Crew's second and third round selection in the 2010 SuperDraft.^{[ref 12]} Dallas had made a deal with Real Salt Lake in April that their lowest draft pick (which is the 28th overall) would go to Real for defender Kyle Davies.^{[ref 13]} On July 15, Real then gave that selection along with a conditional selection in the 2011 MLS SuperDraft to the San Jose Earthquakes for forward Pablo Campos.^{[ref 14]}
7. ^ #30: Houston Dynamo → San Jose Earthquakes (PD). Houston Dynamo traded California native Chris Wondolowski to the San Jose Earthquakes for Cam Weaver and a conditional 2010 draft selection, which became this second round draft pick.^{[ref 15]}
8. ^ #31: LA Galaxy → New York Red Bulls (PD) → New England Revolution. New York Red Bulls received the draft pick by trading midfielder/forward Mike Magee to the LA Galaxy.^{[ref 16]} New York then traded this pick and pick #48 to New England in exchange for defender Chris Albright.^{[ref 17]}

Round three

1. ^ #35: San Jose Earthquakes → Chivas USA (PD). San Jose acquired defender Bobby Burling from Chivas USA for the third round pick.^{[ref 18]}
2. ^ #37: Toronto FC → San Jose Earthquakes (PD). San Jose received the draft selection by trading defender Nick Garcia and the discovery rights to Ali Gerba to Toronto.^{[ref 19]}
3. ^ #39: D.C. United → Los Angeles (PD) → Real Salt Lake. 10 March 2009: Los Angeles traded goalkeeper Josh Wicks to D.C. United in exchange for a conditional 2010 draft selection, which became this third-round pick.^{[ref 20]} On draft day, Los Angeles then traded this pick to Real Salt Lake in exchange for RSL's 2011 third-round SuperDraft selection.^{[ref 21]}
4. ^ #41: New England Revolution → Kansas City Wizards (PD). The Wizards received the SuperDraft selection by sending an international roster spot to New England.^{[ref 22]} Each MLS team is only permitted a certain number of non-American players.
5. ^ #43: Seattle Sounders → Houston Dynamo (PD). Houston received the selection in a conditional trade by trading defender Patrick Ianni to the Sounders.^{[ref 23]}
6. ^ #44: Columbus Crew → FC Dallas (PD). FC Dallas received this pick as a part of a deal with the Crew during the 2008 MLS SuperDraft. In that draft, the Crew received Dallas' 22nd and 31st picks, and gave Dallas their second and third natural SuperDraft selections.^{[ref 12]}
7. ^ #47: Los Angeles → Chivas USA (PD). 1 July 2009: Chivas USA traded forward Alecko Eskandarian to Los Angeles in exchange for allocation money and a conditional pick in the 2010 draft, which became this third-round selection.^{[ref 24]}
8. ^ #48: Real Salt Lake → Red Bull New York (PD) → New England Revolution. New York received this pick as a part of a deal with Salt Lake in 2008. Salt Lake traded New York a conditional draft pick for Dema Kovalenko. ^{[ref 25]} New York then traded this pick and pick #31 to New England in exchange for defender Chris Albright.^{[ref 17]}

Round four

1. ^ #51: San Jose Earthquakes → Chicago Fire. Though not confirmed, Chicago likely acquired this pick in exchange for the rights to forward Ryan Johnson on 4 April 2008. That trade was for a 2010 fourth-round supplemental draft choice but the supplemental draft was abolished after 2008.^{[ref 26]}
2. ^ #61: Chicago Fire → Columbus Crew (PD). The Crew acquired this draft pick after giving the domestic rights to forward Andy Herron to Chicago.^{[ref 27]}
3. ^ #63: LA Galaxy → Columbus Crew (PD). Columbus sent midfielder Stefani Miglioranzi to LA Galaxy in return for a conditional fourth round pick.^{[ref 28]}

Trade note

• Los Angeles Galaxy traded the rights to American midfielder/forward Clint Mathis to Real Salt Lake on 2008-08-14. It was reported that LA would receive a conditional fourth-round pick in the 2010 SuperDraft from RSL in exchange.^{[ref 29]} However, RSL kept its fourth-round 2010 selection and instead sent its natural third-round selection in the 2011 MLS SuperDraft to Los Angeles to complete the deal.

See also

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

References