2021 MLS SuperDraft
2021 MLS SuperDraft | |||||
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Sport | Soccer | ||||
Date | January 21, 2021 | ||||
League | Major League Soccer | ||||
Teams | 27 | ||||
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The 2021 MLS SuperDraft was the 22nd edition of the SuperDraft conducted by Major League Soccer. The SuperDraft is held every January prior to the start of the MLS season. The 2020 SuperDraft was the first held exclusively via conference call and web streaming.[1] The Draft was once again held virtually, and began on January 21, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time, and consisted of three rounds (shortened from four rounds in prior years). Compensatory picks were conveyed to teams that received fourth-round picks via trades.[2][3]
Contents
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. MLS has announced that Austin FC[4] would begin play as an expansion team in 2021.
- 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
Player key | |||||||||||
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* | Denotes player who has been selected for an MLS Best XI team | ||||||||||
^ | Member of 2021 Generation Adidas class | ||||||||||
† | Player who was named to an MLS Best XI and Generation Adidas | ||||||||||
Signed key | |||||||||||
29 | Denotes player who signed for an MLS team (Division I) | ||||||||||
21 | Denotes player who signed for a USL Championship team (Division II) | ||||||||||
16 | Denotes player who signed for a USL League One, MLS Next Pro, or NISA team (Division III) | ||||||||||
3 | Denotes player who signed for a team outside the United States soccer league system | ||||||||||
Positions key | |||||||||||
GK | Goalkeeper | DF | Defender | MF | Midfielder | FW | Forward |
Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Compensatory picks
The draft was shortened to three rounds, from four rounds as in prior years. Compensatory picks were awarded to clubs that had acquired fourth round picks via earlier trades.
P | MLS team | Player | Pos. | College | Conference | Academy team | Amateur team | Signed |
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82 | Sporting Kansas City[Trade 1] | PASS | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
83 | Inter Miami CF[Trade 2] | PASS | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
84 | Real Salt Lake[Trade 3] | ![]() |
FW | NJIT | America East | TSF Academy | Lionsbridge FC | |
85 | Inter Miami CF[Trade 4] | PASS | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
86 | Nashville SC[Trade 5] | ![]() |
FW | Drake | MVC | Sporting Kansas City | Lansing United |
- ^ Signed with club prior to the 2021 MLS SuperDraft
2021 SuperDraft trades
- Round 1
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- Compensatory picks
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Notable undrafted players
Homegrown players
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Original MLS team | Player | Position | College | Conference | Notes | Ref. |
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Atlanta United FC | Machop Chol | MF | Wake Forest | ACC | [26] | |
New York City FC | Andres Jasson | FW | Yale | Ivy | [27] | |
Columbus Crew | Isaiah Parente | MF | Wake Forest | ACC | [28] |
Players who signed outside of MLS
This is a list of eligible players who signed in leagues outside of MLS prior to the SuperDraft
Player | Nat. | Position | College | Conference | Team | League | Notes | Ref. |
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Francois Dulysse | ![]() |
DF | Manhattan College | MAAC | New England Revolution II | USL League One | Drafted by New England Revolution | [29] |
Mitch Guitar | ![]() |
MF | Wisconsin | Big Ten | Indy Eleven | USL Championship | Signed for 2020 season Drafted by Chicago Fire FC |
[30] |
Sean O'Hearn | ![]() |
DF | Georgetown | Big East | New England Revolution II | USL League One | Drafted by Minnesota United FC | [31] |
Aedan Stanley | ![]() |
DF | Duke | ACC | Sporting Kansas City II | USL Championship | Drafted by Austin FC | [32] |
Alex Touche | ![]() |
DF | Penn | Ivy | New Mexico United | USL Championship | Undrafted | [33] |
Other notable players
Player | Pos | Affiliation | Played in MLS | Notes |
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Will Pulisic | GK | Duke | 2021–2022 |
Summary
Selections by college athletic conference
Conference | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Comp. | Total |
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NCAA Division I conferences | |||||
ACC | 12 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 25 |
America East | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
American | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
Atlantic 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Big East | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
Big South | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Big Ten | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 11 |
Big West | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
CAA | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
Conference USA | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Horizon | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Ivy | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
MAAC | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Mid-American | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Missouri Valley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Pac-12 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Summit | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Sun Belt | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
NCAA Division III conference | |||||
NESCAC | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Passes | |||||
Pass | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 11 |
Schools with multiple draft selections
Selections | Schools |
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5 | Virginia |
4 | Georgetown |
3 | Clemson, North Carolina, Ohio State, SMU, Wake Forest |
2 | Denver, James Madison, Louisville, Maryland, Michigan, South Florida, Virginia Tech, Washington |
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