2009 MLS SuperDraft

Player selection

Round one

Pick #	MLS Team	Player	Position	Affiliation
1	Seattle Sounders FC	*Steve Zakuani	F	University of Akron Cleveland Internationals
2	Toronto FC	Sam Cronin	M	Wake Forest University Carolina Dynamo
3	Los Angeles Galaxy	*Omar Gonzalez	D	University of Maryland
4	Toronto FC	O'Brian White	F	University of Connecticut
5	FC Dallas	*Peri Marošević	F	University of Michigan Chicago Fire Premier
6	D.C. United	*Rodney Wallace	D	University of Maryland
7	D.C. United	Chris Pontius	F/M	UC Santa Barbara
8	Kansas City Wizards	Matt Besler	D	University of Notre Dame
9	Chivas USA	Michael Lahoud	M	Wake Forest University Carolina Dynamo
10	New England Revolution	*Kevin Alston	D	Indiana University
11	New York Red Bulls	*Jeremy Hall	D/M	University of Maryland
12	Real Salt Lake	Jean Alexandre	M	Lynn University Ventura County Fusion
13	Toronto FC	*Stefan Frei	G	University of California San Jose Frogs
14	FC Dallas	George John	M/D	University of Washington
15	New England Revolution	Ryan Maxwell	M	University of Tampa Bradenton Academics

Round one trades

Round two

Pick #	MLS Team	Player	Position	Affiliation
16	Seattle Sounders FC	Evan Brown	D	Wake Forest University Cary RailHawks U23's
17	San Jose Earthquakes	Brad Ring	M	Indiana University Chicago Fire Premier
18	New York Red Bulls	Babajide Ogunbiyi	D	Santa Clara University
19	Los Angeles Galaxy	A. J. DeLaGarza	D	University of Maryland
20	Chicago Fire	*Baggio Husidić	M	University of Illinois at Chicago
21	D.C. United	Miloš Kočić	G	Loyola College in Maryland
22	Kansas City Wizards	Doug DeMartin	F	Michigan State University Michigan Bucks
23	Kansas City Wizards	Graham Zusi	M	University of Maryland Central Florida Kraze
24	New England Revolution	Andrei Gotsmanov	M	Creighton University
25	New England Revolution	Dado Hamzagić	M	Saint Louis University Chicago Fire Premier
26	D.C. United	Lyle Adams	D	Wake Forest University Central Florida Kraze
27	FC Dallas	Brian Shriver	F	University of North Carolina Cary RailHawks U23's
28	Colorado Rapids	Kwame Adjeman-Pamboe	F	George Mason University
29	New York Red Bulls	Jack Traynor	D	University of Notre Dame
30	Columbus Crew	Bryan Kanu	F	University of Louisville

Round two trades

Round three

Pick #	MLS Team	Player	Position	Affiliation
31	Seattle Sounders FC	Jared Karkas	D	Azusa Pacific University Los Angeles Legends
32	San Jose Earthquakes	Quincy Amarikwa	F	UC Davis Bakersfield Brigade
33	Los Angeles Galaxy	Joshua Boateng	F	Liberty University
34	Toronto FC	Mike Grella	F	Duke University Cary RailHawks U23's
35	Chivas USA	Kyle Christensen	F	University of Denver Ogden Outlaws
36	D.C. United	Brandon Barklage	M	Saint Louis University Chicago Fire Premier
37	Colorado Rapids	Steward Ceus	G	University of Albany
38	New England Revolution	Chris Salvaggione	F	UNC Charlotte Austin Aztex U23
39	Toronto FC	Kyle Hall	F	Syracuse University
40	New England Revolution	Darrius Barnes	D	Duke University Cary RailHawks U23's
41	Houston Dynamo	*Danny Cruz	M/F	University of Nevada, Las Vegas Des Moines Menace
42	Kansas City Wizards	Neal Kitson	G	St. John's University Newark Ironbound Express
43	Chicago Fire	David Sias	D	UC Irvine Orange County Blue Star
44	New York Red Bulls	Nick Zimmerman	D/M	James Madison University
45	Columbus Crew	Alex Grendi	M	University of Pennsylvania

Round three trades

Round four

Pick #	MLS Team	Player	Position	Affiliation
46	Seattle Sounders FC	Mike Fucito	M	Harvard University
47	Colorado Rapids	Ross Schunk	F	University of Redlands Los Angeles Legends
48	Los Angeles Galaxy	Kyle Patterson	M	Saint Louis University St. Louis Lions
49	Chivas USA	Jamie Franks	M	Wake Forest University
50	Kansas City Wizards	Akeem Priestley	F	University of Connecticut
51	Colorado Rapids	Jordan Seabrook	F	University of South Florida Bradenton Academics
52	Chicago Fire	Jokull Elisabetarson	M	UNC-Greensboro Carolina Dynamo
53	Colorado Rapids	Henry Kalungi	D	Winthrop University Fredericksburg Gunners
54	Real Salt Lake	Raphael Cox	M	University of Washington Tacoma Tide
55	New England Revolution	Tyrel Lacey	G	University of Tulsa
56	Houston Dynamo	Marcus Tracy	F	Wake Forest University Carolina Dynamo
57	Real Salt Lake	Mfana Futhi Bhembe	F	Alabama A&M University
58	Chicago Fire	Richard Jata	M	Campbell University Carolina Dynamo
59	Colorado Rapids	Michael Holody	D	University of Michigan Michigan Bucks
60	Columbus Crew	Chris Clements	D	University of Tulsa

Round four trades

2009 SuperDraft Trade Note

• Real Salt Lake acquired midfielder Will Johnson from Chicago Fire in a trade on 2008-08-22. In return, Chicago was to receive a natural fourth-round 2009 selection and a second-round 2011 MLS SuperDraft selection from RSL. However, the trade also contained a clause that allowed Chicago to receive allocation money in lieu of the draft picks. Chicago chose the allocation money.

  2009 Supplemental Draft Trades

• Round 1, Kansas City Wizards → Colorado Rapids. 2007-08-15: Colorado Rapids acquired a first-round selection in the 2009 Supplemental Draft, a fourth-round pick in the 2009 SuperDraft, and allocation money from Kansas City Wizards in exchange for forward Herculez Gomez.
• Round 1, Real Salt Lake → Kansas City Wizards. 2007-09-14: Kansas City Wizards acquired a first-round selection in the 2009 Supplemental Draft, a third-round pick in the 2009 SuperDraft, and a portion of a player allocation from Real Salt Lake in exchange for forward Yura Movsisyan and a Youth International roster spot.
• Round 1, D.C. United → Toronto FC. 2008-04-03: Toronto FC acquired a first-round selection in the 2009 Supplemental Draft from D.C. United in exchange for defender Mike Zaher.
• Round 1, FC Dallas → Columbus Crew. 2008-07-18: Columbus Crew acquired a first-round selection in the 2009 Supplemental Draft from FC Dallas in exchange for use of an international roster spot for the remainder of the 2008 season.
• Round 1, Toronto FC → Los Angeles Galaxy. 2008-08-21: Los Angeles Galaxy acquired first-round and second-round selections in the 2009 Supplemental Draft and salary budget considerations from Toronto FC in exchange for forward Carlos Ruiz.
• Round 2, Real Salt Lake → Colorado Rapids. 2007-07-13: Colorado Rapids acquired a second-round selection in the 2009 Supplemental Draft and a first-round pick in the 2008 MLS Supplemental Draft from Real Salt Lake in exchange for defender Chris Wingert.
• Round 2, Toronto FC → Los Angeles Galaxy. 2008-08-21: Los Angeles Galaxy acquired second-round and first-round selections in the 2009 Supplemental Draft and salary budget considerations from Toronto FC in exchange for forward Carlos Ruiz.
• Round 3, Columbus Crew → Colorado Rapids. 2007-02-28: Colorado Rapids acquired a third-round pick in the 2009 Supplemental Draft and defender Tim Ward from Columbus Crew in exchange for forward Nicolás Hernández.
• Round 3, D.C. United → Houston Dynamo. 2008-03-17: Houston Dynamo acquired a third-round pick in the 2009 Supplemental Draft from D.C. United in exchange for midfielder Jeremy Barlow.
• Round 3, San Jose Earthquakes → FC Dallas. 2008-04-03: FC Dallas acquired a third-round pick in the 2009 Supplemental Draft from San Jose Earthquakes in exchange for defender Jamil Roberts.
• Round 3, Toronto FC → New York Red Bulls. 2008-09-12: New York Red Bulls acquired third-round and fourth-round picks in the 2009 Supplemental Draft from Toronto FC in exchange for defender Hunter Freeman.
• Round 4, Real Salt Lake → New York Red Bulls. 2007-02-23: New York Red Bulls acquired a fourth-round pick in the 2009 Supplemental Draft and a fourth-round pick in the 2008 MLS SuperDraft from Real Salt Lake in exchange for goalkeeper Nick Rimando.
• Round 4, New York Red Bulls → Colorado Rapids. 2007-03-23: Colorado Rapids acquired a fourth-round pick in the 2009 Supplemental Draft and a third-round pick in the 2008 MLS SuperDraft from New York Red Bulls in exchange for defender Hunter Freeman.
• Round 4, Chicago Fire → Toronto FC. 2007-04-07: Toronto FC acquired a fourth-round pick in the 2009 Supplemental Draft from Chicago Fire in exchange for goalkeeper Jon Busch.
• Round 4, San Jose Earthquakes → Los Angeles Galaxy. 2008-04-03: Los Angeles Galaxy acquired a fourth-round pick in the 2009 Supplemental Draft from San Jose Earthquakes in exchange for midfielder Matt Hatzke.
• Round 4, Toronto FC → New York Red Bulls. 2008-09-12: New York Red Bulls acquired fourth-round and third-round picks in the 2009 Supplemental Draft from Toronto FC in exchange for defender Hunter Freeman.

  Notable undrafted players

Homegrown players

Others