2013 MLS SuperDraft
The 2013 MLS SuperDraft was the fourteenth SuperDraft presented by Major League Soccer. The draft took place on January 17, 2013 in Indianapolis, Indiana at the Indiana Convention Center.
The Colorado Rapids enjoyed returns from the 2013 draft, with its two first-round draft picks Dillon Powers and Deshorn Brown finishing first and second respectively in 2013 rookie of the year voting. The 2013 season also showed the ability of MLS teams to develop young talent without turning to the draft, as homegrown players DeAndre Yedlin and Gyasi Zardes finished third and fourth respectively in rookie of the year voting.
Selection order
The official selection order was announced by Major League Soccer on December 6, 2012:- The nine clubs which did not qualify for the playoffs received picks #1 through #9 ;
- The two clubs eliminated in the Knockout round of playoffs received picks #10 and #11 ;
- The four clubs eliminated in the Conference Semifinals received picks #12 through #15 ;
- The two clubs eliminated in the Conference Finals received picks #16 and #17 ;
- The club which lost 2012 MLS Cup received pick #18;
- The club which won 2012 MLS Cup received pick #19.
* | Denotes player who has been selected for an MLS Best XI team |
Round 1
Any player marked with a * is part of the Generation Adidas program.Pick # | MLS team | Player | Position | Affiliation |
1 | New England Revolution | Andrew Farrell* | Defender | Louisville River City Rovers |
2 | Chivas USA | Carlos Alvarez | Midfielder | Connecticut |
3 | Toronto FC | Kyle Bekker | Midfielder | Boston College |
4 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Kekuta Manneh* | Forward | Austin Aztex |
5 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Erik Hurtado | Forward | Santa Clara Portland Timbers U23s |
6 | Colorado Rapids | Deshorn Brown* | Forward | UCF Reading United |
7 | FC Dallas | Walker Zimmerman* | Defender | Furman |
8 | Montreal Impact | Blake Smith | Midfielder | New Mexico Austin Aztex |
9 | Columbus Crew | Ryan Finley | Forward | Notre Dame Reading United |
10 | Seattle Sounders FC | Eriq Zavaleta* | Forward | Indiana |
11 | Colorado Rapids | Dillon Powers | Midfielder | Notre Dame Austin Aztex |
12 | Real Salt Lake | John Stertzer | Midfielder | Maryland |
13 | Houston Dynamo | Jason Johnson* | Forward | VCU |
14 | Sporting Kansas City | Mikey Lopez* | Midfielder | North Carolina Orange County Blue Star |
15 | San Jose Earthquakes | Tommy Muller | Defender | Georgetown |
16 | Toronto FC | Emery Welshman | Forward | Oregon State Portland Timbers U23s |
17 | D.C. United | Taylor Kemp | Defender | Maryland Real Colorado Foxes |
18 | Montreal Impact | Fernando Monge | Midfielder | UCLA Seattle Sounders FC U-23 |
19 | Los Angeles Galaxy | Charlie Rugg | Forward | Boston College Worcester Hydra |
Round 1 trades
Round 2
Any player marked with an * is part of the Generation Adidas program.Pick # | MLS team | Player | Position | Affiliation |
20 | FC Dallas | Ryan Hollingshead | Midfielder | UCLA |
21 | New England Revolution | Donnie Smith | Forward | Charlotte Carolina Dynamo |
22 | New York Red Bulls | Ian Christianson | Midfielder | Georgetown Reading United |
23 | New England Revolution | Luke Spencer | Forward | Xavier Cincinnati Kings |
24 | Los Angeles Galaxy | Kofi Opare | Defender | Michigan Michigan Bucks |
25 | Colorado Rapids | Kory Kindle | Defender | CSU Bakerfield Ventura County Fusion |
26 | Philadelphia Union | Don Anding | Forward | Northeastern |
27 | Montreal Impact | Paolo DelPiccolo | Midfielder | Louisville |
28 | Columbus Crew | Drew Beckie | Defender | Denver Ottawa Fury |
29 | Real Salt Lake | Devon Sandoval | Forward | New Mexico |
30 | Chicago Fire | Yazid Atouba | Midfielder | Rainbow FC Bamenda |
31 | Philadelphia Union | Stephen Okai | Midfielder | Mobile Reading United |
32 | Montreal Impact | Brad Stuver | Goalkeeper | Cleveland State Akron Summit Assault |
33 | San Jose Earthquakes | Dan Delgado | Midfielder | San Diego Orange County Blue Star |
34 | Portland Timbers | Dylan Tucker-Gangnes | Defender | Washington Portland Timbers U23s |
35 | Seattle Sounders FC | Dylan Remick | Defender | Brown Worcester Hydra |
36 | New England Revolution | Luis Soffner | Goalkeeper | Indiana |
37 | Houston Dynamo | Jimmy Nealis | Defender | Georgetown Long Island Rough Riders |
38 | Los Angeles Galaxy | Greg Cochrane | Defender | Louisville Reading United |
Round 2 trades
Other SuperDraft trade notes
- Portland Timbers acquired forward Mike Fucito from Montreal Impact in a trade on 20 April 2012. In return, Montreal was to receive either Portland's highest 2013 second-round SuperDraft pick or a 2013 international roster slot depending on Fucito's performance. Montreal received the international roster slot, not the draft pick.
- On 12 December 2012, Chivas USA acquired the #3 position in the MLS Allocation Order and either a second-round selection in the 2013 SuperDraft or a 2013 international roster slot from Portland Timbers in exchange for the #2 position in the MLS Allocation Order. Chivas USA elected to receive the international roster slot, not the draft pick.
Notable undrafted players
Homegrown players
Original MLS team | Player | Position | College | Conference | Notes |
Columbus Crew | Wil Trapp | Midfielder | Akron | MAC | 2016 MLS All-Star |
LA Galaxy | Gyasi Zardes | Forward | CSU Bakersfield | WAC | MLS All-Star 31 USMNT caps |
New England Revolution | Scott Caldwell | Midfielder | Akron | MAC | 2015 Team MVP |
Seattle Sounders FC | DeAndre Yedlin | Defender | Akron | MAC | 2013 and MLS All-Star 41 USMNT caps |