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COMMERCE CITY, Colo. – In the opening rounds of the MLS SuperDraft, the Colorado Rapids focused on bolstering its defense, consistent with the club’s earlier moves this offseason.
Colorado’s highest pick was 11th overall, which it traded to expansion franchise Nashville SC for $75,000 in General Allocation Money, and Colorado later traded that same amount to the Montreal Impact in exchange for right back Jeremy Kelly from the University of North Carolina. Montreal had originally selected Kelly with the ninth overall pick.
“I didn’t expect anything else to happen once I was picked by Montreal, but then my agent told me I had been traded to the Rapids,” Kelly told the Rapids website. “I’m excited to be with the Rapids.”
Kelly is expected to be a depth piece at right back behind Keegan Rosenberry. In Rosenberry’s first season with Colorado last year, he started all 34 games, logging 3060 minutes.
“(Kelly) is a tenacious defender,” executive vice president and GM Pádraig Smith said. “He is very smart and intelligent, plays with a lot of urgency and looks to play out of the back. That is very important to us. He also played in the midfield as well, so that showed his versatility.”
Later in the draft, Colorado selected defender Robin Afamefuna in the second round with the 37th overall pick. A product of Borussia Monchengladbach’s youth acadamey, Afamefuna was one of two UVA players to start all 17 regular season games for the Cavliers, who finished NCAA runners-up in 2019.
The MLS SuperDraft concludes with the final two rounds Monday, where Colorado holds the 63rd and 87th overall picks.
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The 2020 Major League Soccer SuperDraft began at 12:30 p.m. ET Thursday. The draft took place remotely this year, with selections revealed during a live broadcast produced by MLS and ESPN. You can watch a replay of the broadcast above. A full list of draft selections is below.
The broadcast included Rounds 1 and 2 of the draft viewed through 20 video feeds from various locations across the country. Nine top draft prospects were followed by cameras, including the No.1 overall pick for Inter Miami, Robbie Robinson, a junior forward out of Clemson who won the 2019 MAC Hermann Award.
Cameras were also embedded in the draft rooms of clubs, including Inter Miami, Orlando City, Houston Dynamo, Montreal Impact, FC Dallas, New England Revolution, Toronto FC and Atlanta United. Rounds 3 and 4 of the draft will take place via conference call Monday.
See the full list of eligible players.
| No. | Team | Player | College |
| 1 | Inter Miami CF | F Robbie Robinson | Clemson |
| 2 | Nashville SC | D Jack Maher | Indiana |
| 3 | Inter Miami CF (via CIN) | D Dylan Nealis | Georgetown |
| 4 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | F Ryan Raposo | Syracuse |
| 5 | Orlando City SC | F Daryl Dike | Virginia |
| 6 | New England Revolution (via SKC) | D Henry Kessler | Virginia |
| 7 | Columbus Crew SC | F Miguel Berry | San Diego |
| 8 | Houston Dynamo | F Garrett McLaughlin | SMU |
| 9 | Colorado Rapids (via MTL) | D Jeremy Kelly | UNC |
| 10 | New York Red Bulls (via CHI) | D Patrick Seagrist | Marquette |
| 11 | Nashville SC (via COL) | D Alistair Johnston | Wake Forest |
| 12 | San Jose Earthquakes | D Tanner Beason | Stanford |
| 13 | Nashville SC (via NER) | GK Elliot Panicco | UNC-Charlotte |
| 14 | FC Dallas | D Nkosi Burgess | Seattle |
| 15 | New York Red Bulls | M Cherif Dieye | Louisville |
| 16 | Portland Timbers | M Aaron Molloy | Penn State |
| 17 | FC Dallas (via DC) | F Cal Jennings | UCF |
| 18 | Minnesota United FC | D Noah Billngsley | UC Santa Barbara |
| 19 | Toronto FC (via LAG) | D Nyal Higgins | Syracuse |
| 20 | Real Salt Lake | M Dayonn Harris | UConn |
| 21 | DC United (via PHI) | GK Simon Lefebvre | Temple |
| 22 | New York City FC | M Jesus Perez | UI-Chicago |
| 23 | Atlanta United | D Patrick Nielsen | Michigan State |
| 24 | LAFC | GK Paulo Pita | Marshall |
| 25 | Toronto FC | M Achara | Georgetown |
| 26 | Chicago Fire FC (via SEA) | D Jonathan Jimenez | Pacific |
|
No.
|
Team
|
Player
|
College
|
|
27
|
San Jose Earthquakes (via MIA)
|
M Jack Skahan | UNC |
|
28
|
Nashville SC
|
M Tanner Dieterich
|
Clemson |
|
29
|
FC Cincinnati
|
F Rey Ortiz
|
Portland |
|
30
|
New England Revolution (via VAN)
|
D Simon Lekressner
|
Cal |
|
31
|
Orlando City SC
|
M Joey DeZart
|
Wake Forest |
|
32
|
Vancouver Whitecaps FC (via SKC)
|
GK Daniel Gagliardi
|
FIU |
|
33
|
Toronto FC (via CLB)
|
D Malik Mbaye
|
Clemson |
|
34
|
Houston Dynamo
|
M Luka Prpa
|
Marquette |
|
35
|
Seattle Sounders FC (via CHI/MTL)
|
D Danny Reynolds
|
UNC-Wilmington |
|
36
|
New York Red Bulls (via CHI)
|
GK Wallis Lapsley
|
UC-Davis |
|
37
|
Colorado Rapids (via SKC)
|
D Robin Afamefuna
|
Virginia |
|
38
|
San Jose Earthquakes
|
D Jon Bell
|
UMBC |
|
39
|
Orlando City (via NE)
|
D Jonathan Dean
|
Central Florida |
|
40
|
FC Dallas
|
M Manuel Ferriol
|
James Madison |
|
41
|
New York Red Bulls
|
F Deri Corfe
|
Wright State |
|
42
|
D.C. United (via POR)
|
F Josh Fawole
|
Loyola-Maryland |
|
43
|
New England Revolution (via DC)
|
GK Keegan Meyer
|
Hawaii Pacific |
|
44
|
Orlando City SC (via MIN)
|
GK Austin Aviza
|
Providence |
|
45
|
LA Galaxy
|
D Tom Smart
|
Akron |
|
46
|
Real Salt Lake
|
D Michael Wetungu
|
Michigan State |
|
47
|
Columbus Crew SC (via PHI)
|
GK Remi Prieur
|
Saint Mary’s College |
|
48
|
New York City FC
|
D Felicien Dumas
|
Notre Dame |
|
49
|
Columbus Crew SC (via ATL)
|
M Danny Griffin
|
Providence |
|
50
|
LAFC
|
F Jack Hallahan
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Michigan |
|
51
|
Toronto FC
|
D Simon Waever
|
Indiana |
|
52
|
Seattle Sounders FC
|
M Timo Mehlich
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UNLV |
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David Beckham’s Inter Miami selected striker Robbie Robinson with the first overall pick of the 2020 MLS SuperDraft. Inter – co-owned by former England captain Beckham – are one of two expansion franchises preparing for their first MLS season, with Nashville SC the other. The Florida club had the first selection in the draft and […]
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David Beckham’s Inter Miami selected striker Robbie Robinson with the first overall pick of the 2020 MLS SuperDraft. Inter – co-owned by former England captain Beckham – are one of two expansion franchises preparing for their first MLS season, with Nashville SC the other. The Florida club had the first selection in the draft and […]
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Anthony Hudson has been named the head coach of the U.S. Under-20 national team, U.S. Soccer announced Wednesday.
It is Hudson’s first coaching job since being fired after a dismal spell with the Colorado Rapids, in which he was 8-26-9, including an 0-7-2 start to the 2019 season. He replaces Tab Ramos, who stepped down in late October to become the new Houston Dynamo coach.
“We’re excited to bring Anthony on-board to lead our U-20 men’s national team as it prepares for this summer’s Concacaf Championship,” U.S. Soccer Sporting Director Earnie Stewart said in a statement. “We’ve enjoyed great success with the U-20s over the last few cycles and the team has been instrumental in advancing players to our senior men’s national team. We believe that Anthony’s experience in the international game and at the club level make him a great choice to continue that success.”
Hudson has a wealth of international experience in a 12-year managerial career, having coached the Bahrain U-23 national team before leading the New Zealand senior national team that reached the inter-confederation playoffs for the 2018 FIFA World Cup before falling to Peru.
The 38-year old Seattle, Wash. native holds a UEFA Pro License.
“I’m very proud to be joining U.S. Soccer,” Hudson said. “It’s a really exciting time with the game’s rapid growth in this country and especially with so many talented young players coming through the ranks. I can’t wait to work with them and help develop these players into contributors at the highest level.”
Hudson, who will oversee all aspects of the U-20 program while managing the programming of the U-18 and U-19 teams, will hold his first training camp at IMG Academy in Bradenton, Fla. this week.
The U-20 team will begin preparations for this summer’s Concacaf U-20 Championship, where it will face Costa Rica, Jamaica and St. Kitts and Nevis in the group stage.
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The MLS SuperDraft may not be what it used to be, but for the young players vying for a spot on a Major League Soccer team, it matters all the same.
MLS announced Tuesday its list of 141 college players eligible for selection in the draft, which will take place over four rounds and see up to 104 players picked, though teams are expected to forgo their picks in the later rounds.
The 2020 MLS SuperDraft will be the first that will not be held as a live event, and instead it will be conducted via conference call. The first two rounds will be held Thursday at 12:30 p.m. ET and will be streamed online, while the remaining two rounds will be held Jan. 13.
Here are all the college players eligible for the draft:
GA = Generation Adidas | S.Sr = Signed senior
| Name | Position | University |
|---|---|---|
| Achara, Ifunanyachi | F | Georgetown |
| Adams, Shak | F | Florida Gulf Coast |
| Afamefuna, Robin | D | Virginia |
| Ahlinvi, Joris | M | Indiana |
| Avila‐Good, Julian | M | Seattle |
| Aviza, Austin | GK | Providence |
| Awana, Adrien | D | Manhattan College |
| Baynham, Will | F | UC Santa Barbara |
| Beason, Tanner (S.Sr) | D | Stanford |
| Bell, Jon | D | UMBC |
| Bentley, Matthew | F | Missouri State |
| Bergmann, Johannes | D | Maryland |
| Berry, Miguel | F | San Diego |
| Billingsley, Noah | D | UC Santa Barbara |
| Blaskic, Ivan | D | UMass Lowell |
| Booth, Andrew | M | Florida International |
| Boudadi, Younes | D | Creighton |
| Boyce, Devin | M | Saint Louis |
| Brodacki, Niklas | F | Central Arkansas |
| Burgess, Nkosi | D | Seattle |
| Candia, Thibault | M | UC Santa Barbara |
| Chaouche, Teddy | M | UNC Charlotte |
| Coan, Josh | F | Marquette |
| Colacci, Antonio | M | New Hampshire |
| Corfe, Deri | F | Wright State |
| Crognale, Eli | M | Maryland |
| Damiani, Daniel | M | George Mason |
| Dean, Jonathan | D | Central Florida |
| DeZart, Joey | M | Wake Forest |
| Diaz, Eric | D | Oregon State |
| Dieterich, Tanner | M | Clemson |
| Dieye, Cherif | M | Louisville |
| Dike, Daryl (GA) | F | Virginia |
| Dumas, Felicien | D | Notre Dame |
| Easterling, Koray | D | Tulsa |
| Edwards, Kyle | M | Texas Rio Grande Valley |
| Elias, Stephen | F | Seton Hall |
| Engebretsen, Anders | F | Saint Mary’s College |
| Fala, Joseph | D | Ramapo College |
| Fawole, Josh | F | Loyola – Maryland |
| Fernandes, Gustavo | D | Stony Brook |
| Ferriol, Manuel | M | James Madison |
| Gagliardi, Daniel | GK | Florida International |
| Garcia‐Herreros, Sebastian | D | West Virginia |
| Gilbey, Jared | M | Stanford |
| Gomez, Sam | M | California State – Bakersfield |
| Gomez, Andres | M | Howard |
| Gonzalez, Jorge | M | SIU Edwardsville |
| Goodrum, Phillip | M | UNC – Wilmington |
| Griffin, Danny | M | Providence |
| Guhl, Brandon | F | Butler |
| Haakenson, Luke | M | Creighton |
| Hallahan, Jack | F | Michigan |
| Harris, Dayonn | F | Connecticut |
| Harter, Skye | M | Akron |
| Higgins, Nyal | D | Syracuse |
| Jennings, Cal | F | Central Florida |
| Jimenez, Jonathan | F | Pacific |
| Johnston, Alistair | D | Wake Forest |
| Jovanovski, Dario | M | UMass Lowell |
| Kasak, James | D | Virginia Tech |
| Kashani, Kavian | D | UC Santa Barbara |
| Kelly, Jeremy | D | UNC |
| Kessler, Henry (GA) | D | Virginia |
| Knox, Alex | D | UCLA |
| Kouma, Emmanuel | M | Rider |
| Kristiansen, Peder | D | Rhode Island |
| Lander, Henry | D | San Diego |
| Lapa, Bruno | M | Wake Forest |
| Lapsley, Wallis | GK | UC Davis |
| Lefebvre, Simon | GK | Temple |
| Lekressner, Simon | D | California |
| Leme, Gui | F | Midwestern State |
| Lobe, Justin | D | Yale |
| Maher, Jack (GA) | D | Indiana |
| Masset, Louka | D | Louisville |
| Matthews, Luke | D | Elon |
| Mbaye, Malick | D | Clemson |
| McGraw, Zac | D | West Point |
| McKenzie, Carlton | F | Seton Hall |
| McLaughlin, Garrett | F | SMU |
| Megally, Aidan | M | Loyola – Chicago |
| Mehlich, Timo | M | UNLV |
| Mejia, Will | D | Virginia Tech |
| Meyer, Keegan | GK | High Point |
| Molloy, Aaron | M | Penn State |
| Moreno, Malcolm | D | Iona College |
| Morse, Jackson | D | Memphis |
| Munts, Fortia | M | VCU |
| Mwembia, Anthony | GK | Bowling Green |
| Nealis, Dylan (S.Sr) | D | Georgetown |
| Nielsen, Patrick | D | Michigan State |
| Nogueira, Leonardo | M | UC San Diego |
| Nus, Sergi | D | Duke |
| O’Callaghan, Nick | D | Florida International |
| Oland, Joergen | D | Fordham |
| Ortiz, Rey | F | Portland |
| Otim, Derrick | M | Xavier |
| Panicco, Elliot | GK | UNC Charlotte |
| Pelaez, Pablo | M | San Diego State |
| Perez, Jesus | M | UI – Chicago |
| Petridis, Niko | M | St. John’s |
| Pieters, Jelani | F | UNC |
| Pita, Paulo | GK | Marshall |
| Popovic, Nebojsa | F | Michigan |
| Power, Jeranimo | M | Coastal Carolina |
| Prieur, Remi | GK | Saint Mary’s College |
| Proch, Daniele | M | Duke |
| Prpa, Luka | M | Marquette |
| Prsa, Roko | M | UMass Lowell |
| Raposo, Ryan (GA) | F | Syracuse |
| Restrepo, Mateo | D | UC Santa Barbara |
| Reynolds, Danny | D | UNC Wilmington |
| Robinson, Robbie (GA) | F | Clemson |
| Rudel, Jake | F | Saint Mary’s College |
| Ryosuke, Kino | F | Louisville |
| Samake, Abdou | D | Michigan |
| Saramago, Brian | F | Loyola – Maryland |
| Scearce, John | M | Cornell |
| Seagrist, Patrick | D | Marquette |
| Sharifi, Barry | M | Loyola – Maryland |
| Shimazaki, Ryo | D | VCU |
| Siegfried, Parker | GK | Ohio State |
| Skahan, Jack | M | UNC |
| Smart, Tom | D | Akron |
| Smith, Will | GK | Lehigh |
| Svehlik, Jakub | F | Saint Mary’s College |
| Taneski, Rok | D | Dayton |
| Timmer, Jared | M | Butler |
| Townsend, Jaret | M | Washington |
| Turnbull, Duncan | GK | Notre Dame |
| Vargas, Adam | M | San Diego State |
| Verdi, Andrew | GK | Michigan |
| Waever, Simon | D | Indiana |
| Waldeck, Derek | M | Stanford |
| Wetungu, Michael | D | Michigan State |
| Whelan, Eamon | F | Quinnipiac |
| Williamson, Brandon | M | Duke |
| Zarokostas, Stavros | F | Rhode Island |
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Ronny Deila has been named the new head coach of New York City. The former Celtic boss has signed a three-year deal to take charge of the MLS club, who have been seeking a new coach since the departure of Domenec Torrent last November. “When the opportunity came up to join New York City FC […]
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Los Angeles Galaxy are in a sort of a rebuild these days. Following their loss in the playoffs against the big rival Los Angeles FC, Galaxy have lost their main star. Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s contract with the club had expired and he decided to return to Europe and join AC Milan in Serie A. This has […]
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MLS expansion franchise Inter Miami have appointed Diego Alonso as their first head coach. Inter – co-owned by former England captain David Beckham – will enter MLS in 2020 and have already made a host of signings, including Designated Player Matias Pellegrini, but had been without a coach until Monday. Ex-Monterrey boss Alonso was confirmed […]
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Starting from scratch, David Beckham’s Inter Miami are coming together on and off the pitch ahead of their highly anticipated MLS debut. From a team name, logo, building a new stadium, to assembling a squad and the search for a head coach. A lot has been happening behind the scenes but Inter are on track […]
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