2019 MLS SuperDraft
The 2019 MLS SuperDraft was the twentieth SuperDraft conducted by Major League Soccer. The SuperDraft is typically held in conjunction with the annual January United Soccer Coaches convention, which in 2019 was held in Chicago, Illinois. The first two rounds of the 2019 SuperDraft were held on January 11, 2019. Rounds three and four were held via conference call on January 14, 2019.
Format
The SuperDraft format has remained constant throughout its history and closely resembles that of the NFL Draft:- Any expansion teams receive the first picks. In May 2018, MLS named FC Cincinnati as an expansion team to begin play in 2019.
- Non-playoff clubs receive the next picks in reverse order of prior season finish.
- Teams that made the MLS Cup Playoffs are then ordered by which round of the playoffs they are eliminated.
- The winners of the MLS Cup are given the last selection, and the losers the penultimate selection.
Player selection
* | Denotes player who has been selected for an MLS Best XI team |
^ | Member of 2019 Generation Adidas class |
† | Player who was named to an MLS Best XI and Generation Adidas |
GK | Goalkeeper | DF | Defender | MF | Midfielder | FW | Forward |
Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Round 4
Trades
;Round 1;Round 2
;Round 3
;Round 4
Notable undrafted players
Homegrown players
Original MLS team | Player | Position | College | Conference | Notes | Ref. |
Chicago Fire | Indiana | Big Ten | ||||
Colorado Rapids | UCLA | Pac-12 | All-Pac-12 Second Team | |||
Colorado Rapids | Wake Forest | ACC | All-ACC Third Team | |||
Columbus Crew | Virginia | ACC | All-ACC Rookie Team | |||
D.C. United | William & Mary | CAA | ||||
D.C. United | Maryland | Big Ten | ||||
New England Revolution | Indiana | Big Ten | ||||
New York Red Bulls | Wake Forest | ACC | ACC Offensive Player of the Year | |||
New York Red Bulls | Virginia | ACC | ||||
Orlando City | Portland | WCC | All-WCC First Team | |||
Philadelphia Union | Harvard | Ivy | ||||
Real Salt Lake | Louisville | ACC | All-ACC First Team | |||
Real Salt Lake | UCLA | Pac-12 | All-Pac-12 First Team | |||
Seattle Sounders | Indiana | Big Ten | Big Ten Goalkeeper of the Year |
Players who signed outside of MLS
Player | Nat. | Position | College | Conference | Team | League | Notes | Ref. |
DF | Cal State Fullerton | Big West | Helsingør | Danish 2nd Division | ||||
DF | Limestone | Conference Carolinas | Greenville Triumph | USL League One | ||||
DF | Young Harris | Peach Belt | Lansing Ignite | USL League One | ||||
DF | North Carolina Tar Heels | ACC | North Carolina FC | USL Championship | First team 2018 NCAA Men's Soccer All-Americans and ACC Defender of the Year | |||
DF | St. Francis Brooklyn | NEC | Chattanooga Red Wolves | USL League One | ||||
DF | Indiana | Big Ten | Celtic | Scottish Premiership | Hermann Trophy winner | |||
MF | Spring Arbor | Crossroads | Lansing Ignite | USL League One | ||||
MF | Butler | Big East | Forward Madison | USL League One | ||||
MF | VCU | Atlantic 10 | Richmond Kickers | USL League One | ||||
MF | Milwaukee | Horizon | Lansing Ignite | USL League One | ||||
MF | Lenoir–Rhyne | SAC | Greenville Triumph | USL League One | ||||
FW | Rowan | NJAC | Greenville Triumph | USL League One | ||||
FW | Akron | Mid-American | Forge FC | Canadian Premier League |