2009 MLS SuperDraft

The 2009 MLS SuperDraft took place on January 15, 2009, in St. Louis, Missouri. It was the tenth annual Major League Soccer SuperDraft. The first selection was owned by the expansion Seattle Sounders FC. Unlike previous years, the SuperDraft was not followed by the Supplemental Draft due to roster changes for the 2009 season decreasing the number of developmental spaces.^[1]

2009 MLS SuperDraft
General information
Sport	Soccer
Date(s)	January 15, 2009
Time	1:00pm (CT)
Location	St. Louis, Missouri
Network(s)	ESPN2
Overview
60 total selections
First selection	Steve Zakuani, Seattle Sounders FC
Most selections	New England Revolution (7 selections)
Fewest selections	Houston Dynamo (2 selections)
← 2008 2010 →

Player selection

Key

*	Denotes a player contracted under the Generation Adidas program
^	Denotes player who has been selected to an MLS All-Star Game
§	Denotes a player who won the MLS Rookie of the Year
†	Denotes player who has been selected for an MLS Best XI team
~	Denotes a player who won the MLS MVP

Round one

LA Galaxy selected Omar Gonzalez 3rd overall. The 2011 MLS Defender of the Year is as 4x MLS Best XI selection. Gonzalez has earned 52 caps with the U.S. national team and was selected to the 2014 FIFA World Cup squad.

D.C. United selected Chris Pontius 7th overall. In 2012, he was named an MLS All-Star and selected to the MLS Best XI.

The Kansas City Wizards selected Matt Besler 8th overall. The 4x MLS All-Star, is a 2x MLS Best XI selection and was named the 2012 MLS Defender of the Year. Besler has earned 47 caps with the U.S. national team and was named to the 2014 FIFA World Cup squad.

Toronto FC selected Stefan Frei 13th overall. The 2017 MLS All-Star is a 2x MLS Cup champion.

Pick #	MLS Team	Player	Position	Affiliation
1	Seattle Sounders FC	Steve Zakuani*	F	University of Akron Cleveland Internationals
2	Toronto FC [R1 trade 1]	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 [R1 trade 2]	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 [R1 trade 3]	Jeremy Hall*	D/M	University of Maryland
12	Real Salt Lake	Jean Alexandre	M	Lynn University Ventura County Fusion
13	Toronto FC [R1 trade 4]	Stefan Frei*^	G	University of California San Jose Frogs
14	FC Dallas [R1 trade 5]	George John	M/D	University of Washington
15	New England Revolution[R1 trade 6]	Ryan Maxwell	M	University of Tampa Bradenton Academics

Round one trades

1. #2: San Jose Earthquakes → Toronto FC. 2008-02-28: Toronto received this pick and allocation money from San Jose in exchange for Ronnie O'Brien.^{[ref 1]}
2. #7: Colorado Rapids → D.C. United. 2008-02-08: D.C. United received this pick and Colorado's designated player spot for two years in exchange for Christian Gomez.^{[ref 2]}
3. #11: Houston Dynamo → San Jose Earthquakes → FC Dallas → New York Red Bulls. 2009-01-13: New York acquired this pick, a second-round selection (#18), and forward Dominic Oduro from FC Dallas in exchange for midfielder Dave van den Bergh and New York's natural first-round selection (pick #14).^{[ref 3]} FC Dallas had acquired this pick and allocation money from San Jose in exchange for forward Arturo Alvarez on 2008-07-28.^{[ref 4]} San Jose had acquired this pick and allocation money from Houston in exchange for forward Kei Kamara on 2008-07-24.^{[ref 5]}
4. #13: Chicago Fire → Toronto FC. 2008-07-31: Toronto FC acquired this pick and forward Chad Barrett from Chicago in exchange for the rights to forward Brian McBride.^{[ref 6]}
5. #14: New York Red Bulls → FC Dallas. 2009-01-13: FC Dallas acquired this pick and midfielder Dave van den Bergh from New York in exchange for Dallas' first-round selection (#11), a second-round selection (#18), and forward Dominic Oduro.^{[ref 3]}
6. #15: Columbus Crew → New England Revolution. 2008-08-07: New England acquired this pick and allocation money from Columbus in exchange for forward Pat Noonan. As part of the trade the clubs also switched positions in the 2008 allocation table and agreed to considerations regarding the 2009 allocation rankings.^{[ref 7]}

Round two

The LA Galaxy selected A.J. DeLaGarza 19th overall. The 3x MLS Cup winner was named the 2014 MLS Humanitarian of the Year.

The Kansas City Wizards selected Graham Zusi 23rd overall. Zusi is a 7x MLS All-Star, 2 MLS Best XI selection and a 2013 MLS Cup winner. He's earned 55 caps with. the U.S. men's national team and was selected to the 2014 FIFA World Cup squad.

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 [R2 trade 1]	Babajide Ogunbiyi	D	Santa Clara University
19	Los Angeles Galaxy [R2 trade 2]	A. J. DeLaGarza	D	University of Maryland
20	Chicago Fire [R2 trade 3]	Baggio Husidić*	M	University of Illinois at Chicago
21	D.C. United	Miloš Kočić	G	Loyola College in Maryland
22	Kansas City Wizards [R2 trade 4]	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 [R2 trade 5]	Andrei Gotsmanov	M	Creighton University
25	New England Revolution	Dado Hamzagić	M	Saint Louis University Chicago Fire Premier
26	D.C. United [R2 trade 6]	Lyle Adams	D	Wake Forest University Central Florida Kraze
27	FC Dallas [R2 trade 7]	Brian Shriver	F	University of North Carolina Cary RailHawks U23's
28	Colorado Rapids[R2 trade 8]	Kwame Adjeman-Pamboe	F	George Mason University
29	New York Red Bulls	Jack Traynor	D	University of Notre Dame
30	Columbus Crew	Paul Gerstenberger	D	Boston College Blackwatch Soccer Club

Round two trades

1. #18: Los Angeles Galaxy → FC Dallas → New York Red Bulls. 2009-01-13: New York acquired this pick, a first-round selection (#11), and forward Dominic Oduro from FC Dallas in exchange for midfielder Dave van den Bergh and New York's natural first-round selection (pick #14).^{[ref 3]} FC Dallas had acquired this pick and allocation money from Los Angeles in exchange for forward Carlos Ruiz on 2008-01-15.^{[ref 8]}
2. #19: Toronto FC → Chivas USA → Los Angeles Galaxy. 2009-01-15: Los Angeles acquired this pick from Chivas USA in exchange for defender Ante Jazic, a 2009 third-round selection (#35), and a 2009 fourth-round selection (#49).^{[ref 9]} Chivas USA had acquired this pick and a 2010 conditional SuperDraft pick from Toronto FC in exchange for the rights to Amado Guevara on 2008-04-09.^{[ref 10]}
3. #20: FC Dallas → Colorado Rapids → Chicago Fire. 2009-01-15: Chicago acquired this pick and allocation money from Colorado in exchange for a 2009 second-round selection (#28) and the rights to goalkeeper Matt Pickens.^{[ref 11]} Colorado had acquired this pick and a 2009 third-round pick (#35) from FC Dallas in exchange for midfielder Bruno Guarda on 2008-07-28.^{[ref 12]}
4. #22: Colorado Rapids → Kansas City Wizards. 2008-01-16: Kansas City acquired this pick from Colorado in exchange for defender José Burciaga, Jr.^{[ref 13]}
5. #24: Chivas USA → Los Angeles Galaxy → New England Revolution. 2008-04-18: New England acquired this pick from Los Angeles in exchange for defender Joe Franchino.^{[ref 14]} Los Angeles had acquired this pick from Chivas USA in exchange for defender Shavar Thomas on 2007-05-03.^{[ref 15]}
6. #26: Houston Dynamo → D.C. United. 2007-12-12: D.C. United acquired this pick and goalkeeper Zach Wells from Houston in exchange for defender Bobby Boswell.^{[ref 16]}
7. #27: Real Salt Lake → FC Dallas. 2007-06-06: FC Dallas acquired this pick after MLS determined that Real Salt Lake had tampered when it hired goalkeeper coach Jeff Cassar away from FC Dallas. The league also fined RSL $20,000.^{[ref 17]}
8. #28: Chicago Fire → Colorado Rapids. 2009-01-15: Colorado acquired this pick and the rights to goalkeeper Matt Pickens from Chicago in exchange for a 2009 second-round selection (#20) and allocation money.^{[ref 11]}

Round three

The San Jose Earthquakes selected Quincy Amarikwa 32nd overall. The 2010 MLS Cup winner played in over 200 MLS matches over his 11-year career.

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 [R3 trade 1]	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[R3 trade 2]	Chris Salvaggione	F	UNC Charlotte Austin Aztex U23
39	Toronto FC [R3 trade 3]	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 [R3 trade 4]	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

1. #35: FC Dallas → Colorado Rapids → Los Angeles Galaxy → Chivas USA. 2009-01-15: Chivas USA acquired this pick, a 2009 fourth-round selection (#49), and defender Ante Jazic from Los Angeles in exchange for a 2009 second-round selection (#19).^{[ref 9]} Los Angeles had acquired this pick from Colorado in exchange for the rights to defender Ty Harden on 2009-01-13.^{[ref 18]} Colorado had acquired this pick and a 2009 second-round pick (#20) from FC Dallas in exchange for midfielder Bruno Guarda on 2008-07-28.^{[ref 12]}
2. #38: Kansas City Wizards → New England Revolution. 2008-11-24: New England acquired this pick and allocation money from Kansas City in exchange for forward Adam Cristman.^{[ref 19]}
3. #39: Chivas USA → FC Dallas → Toronto FC. 2008-08-08: Toronto FC acquired this pick from FC Dallas in exchange for forward Jeff Cunningham.^{[ref 20]} FC Dallas had received this pick (originally a conditional pick) from Chivas USA in exchange for midfielder Ramon Nunez on 2007-08-15.^{[ref 21]}
4. #42: Real Salt Lake → Kansas City Wizards. 2007-09-14: Kansas City acquired this pick, its natural 1st round pick in the 2009 MLS Supplemental Draft and a portion of a player allocation from Real Salt Lake in exchange for forward Yura Movsisyan and a Youth International roster spot.^{[ref 22]}

Round four

Pick #	MLS Team	Player	Position	Affiliation
46	Seattle Sounders FC	Mike Fucito	M	Harvard University
47	Colorado Rapids [R4 trade 1]	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 [R4 trade 2]	Jamie Franks	M	Wake Forest University
50	Kansas City Wizards [R4 trade 3]	Akeem Priestley	F	University of Connecticut
51	Colorado Rapids [R4 trade 4]	Jordan Seabrook	F	University of South Florida Bradenton Academics
52	Chicago Fire [R4 trade 5]	Jökull Elísabetarson	M	UNC-Greensboro Carolina Dynamo
53	Colorado Rapids [R4 trade 6]	Henry Kalungi	D	Winthrop University Fredericksburg Gunners
54	Real Salt Lake [R4 trade 7]	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 [R4 trade 8]	Michael Holody	D	University of Michigan Michigan Bucks
60	Columbus Crew	Chris Clements	D	University of Tulsa

Round four trades

1. #47: San Jose Earthquakes → Colorado Rapids. 2008-05-21: Colorado acquired this pick and goalkeeper Preston Burpo from San Jose in exchange for forward Jovan Kirovski and defender Kelly Gray.^{[ref 23]}
2. #49: Toronto FC → Los Angeles Galaxy → Chivas USA. 2009-01-15: Chivas USA acquired this pick, a 2009 third-round selection (#35), and defender Ante Jazic from Los Angeles in exchange for a 2009 second-round selection (#19).^{[ref 9]} Los Angeles had acquired this pick from Toronto FC in exchange for midfielder Kevin Harmse on 2008-02-29.^{[ref 24]}
3. #50: FC Dallas → Kansas City Wizards. 2008-07-18: Kansas City acquired this pick from FC Dallas in exchange for use of an international roster spot for the balance of the 2008 MLS season.^{[ref 25]}
4. #51: DC United → Colorado Rapids. 2008-09-12: Colorado acquired this pick from DC United in exchange for an international roster spot.^{[ref 26]}
5. #52: Colorado Rapids → Chicago Fire. 2007-08-15: Chicago acquired this pick from Colorado in exchange for defender Tony Sanneh.^{[ref 27]}
6. #53: Kansas City Wizards → Colorado Rapids. 2007-08-15: Colorado acquired this pick, a first-round selection in the 2009 supplemental draft, and allocation money from Kansas City in exchange for forward Herculez Gomez.^{[ref 28]}
7. #54: Chivas USA → Real Salt Lake. 2007-12-20: It is believed Real Salt Lake acquired this pick from Chivas USA in exchange for forward Atiba Harris.^{[ref 29]} RSL also received a 2008 third-round selection from Chivas USA in the trade.^{[ref 30]}
8. #59: New York Red Bulls → Colorado Rapids. 2007-03-30: Colorado acquired this pick (originally a conditional pick) and a 2008 fourth-round selection from New York in exchange for forward Clint Mathis.^{[ref 31]}

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.^{[ref 32]} 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

In December 2008 the league decided to cancel the Supplemental Draft, which had typically been held shortly after the annual SuperDraft.^[2] Prior to the cancellation a number of trades were made involving 2009 Supplemental Draft picks. It is unknown what compensation, if any, clubs which acquired 2009 Supplemental Draft picks in trades received in lieu of the draft picks. Announced trades involving 2009 Supplemental Draft selections include:

• 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 (#53) in the 2009 SuperDraft, and allocation money from Kansas City Wizards in exchange for forward Herculez Gomez.^{[ref 28]}
• 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 (#42) 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.^{[ref 22]}
• 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.^{[ref 33]}
• 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.^{[ref 34]}
• 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.^{[ref 35]}
• 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.^{[ref 36]}
• 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.^{[ref 35]}
• 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.^{[ref 37]}
• 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.^{[ref 38]}
• 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.^{[ref 39]}
• 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.^{[ref 40]}
• 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.^{[ref 41]}
• 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.^{[ref 42]}
• 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.^{[ref 43]}
• 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.^{[ref 39]}
• 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.^{[ref 40]}

Notable undrafted players

Homegrown players

Further information: Homegrown Player Rule (Major League Soccer)

Original MLS team	Player	Position	College	Conference	Notes
Houston Dynamo	Tyler Deric	Goalkeeper	North Carolina	ACC

Others

Original MLS team	Player	Position	College	Conference	Notes
Columbus Crew	Josh Williams	Defender	Cleveland State	Horizon	125 MLS appearances
—	Alejandro Bedoya	Midfielder	Boston College	ACC	66 USMNT appearances signed for Örebro SK in Sweden

See also

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