2025 MLS SuperDraft Results (Each Team's Pick Inside)

The 2025 MLS SuperDraft, held on December 20, 2024, delivered plenty of excitement and surprises for soccer fans.

My key insights from the draft:

Manu Duah Headlines the Draft: San Diego’s selection of Manu Duah as the first overall pick set the tone for the draft. The University of Santa Barbara star is expected to make an immediate impact for the league’s newest team, bringing pace, creativity, and scoring ability to their frontline.
Teams Focus on Defensive Talent: This year’s draft saw a noticeable emphasis on defensive players, with several centerbacks and full-backs taken in the early rounds. Clubs are clearly looking to bolster their backlines, signaling a shift toward building strong defensive foundations.
Colorado Rapids Invests Rapidly: With an impressive nine picks, the Colorado Rapids had one of the busiest nights of any team. They capitalized on their opportunities to build depth across multiple positions, setting themselves up for a promising future.

With the first overall pick, the new club San Diego FC made a statement by selecting standout midfielder Manu Duah from the University of Santa Barbara.

The draft showcased a deep pool of talent, with teams across the league securing players who could shape the future of Major League Soccer.

Let’s take a closer look at the highlights and key selections from this year’s draft!

Round 1 – MLS SuperDraft

Pick	MLS Club	Player	Position	College/Club
1	San Diego	Manu Duah	Midfielder	University of California Santa Barbara
2	San Jose	Max Floriani	Defender	Saint Louis University
3	Chicago	Dean Boltz	Forward	University of Wisconsin
4	Colorado	Alex Harris	Forward	Cornell University
5	San Jose	Reid Roberts	Defender	University of San Francisco
6	Colorado	Matthew Senanou	Defender	Xavier University
7	St. Louis	Emil Jaaskalainen	Forward	University of Akron
8	Kansas City	Jansen Miller	Defender	Indiana University
9	Charlotte	Mikah Thomas	Defender	University of Connecticut
10	D.C. United	Hakim Karamoko	Forward	North Carolina State University
11	Dallas	Enzo Newman	Defender	Oregon State University
12	Colorado	Efetobo Aror	Midfielder	University of Portland
13	Montreal	Michael Adedokun	Forward	Ohio State University
14	Portland	Ian Smith	Defender	University of Denver
15	Vancouver	Tate Johnson	Defender	University of North Carolina
16	Colorado	Sydney Wathuta	Forward	University of Vermont
17	New York City	Max Murray	Defender	University of Vermont
18	New England	Donovan Parisian	Goalkeeper	University of San Diego
19	Salt Lake	Jesus Barea	Forward	Missouri State University
20	LAFC	Jason Bucknor	Defender	University of Michigan
21	Salt Lake	Max Kerkvliet	Goalkeeper	University of Connecticut
22	Los Angeles	Alec Hughes	Forward	University of Massachusetts
23	Toronto	Reid Fisher	Defender	San Diego State University
24	San Diego	Ian Pilcher	Defender	University of North Carolina Charlotte
25	Minnesota	Roman Torres	Midfielder	Creighton University
26	Colorado	Joshua Copeland	Forward	University of Detroit Mercy
27	Orlando	Joran Gerbet	Midfielder	Clemson University
28	Seattle	Ryan Baer	Midfielder	West Virginia University
29	Salt Lake	Lineker Rodrigues Dos Santos	Forward	Marshall University
30	Salt Lake	Sergi Solans	Forward	Oregon State University

Round 2 – MLS SuperDraft

Pick	MLS Club	Player	Position	College/Club
1	San Diego	Harrison Bertos	Defender	University of Washington
2	San Jose	Nick Fernandez	Midfielder	University of Portland
3	Chicago	Travis Smith Jr.	Defender	Wake Forest University
4	Kansas City	Anthony Samways	Defender	Ohio State University
5	New England	Eric Howard	Defender	Georgetown University
6	Nashville	Alioune Ka	Forward	Cornell University
7	St. Louis	Joey Zalinsky	Defender	Rutgers Unversity
8	Colorado	Charlie Harper	Defender	University of North Carolina
9	Toronto	Michael Sullivan	Midfielder	University of Pittsburgh
10	D.C. United	Daniel Ittycheria	Forward	Princeton University
11	Dallas	Samuel Sarver	Forward	Indiana University
12	Austin	Riley Thomas	Defender	University of North Carolina
13	Minnesota	Kieran Chandler	Defender	University of Connecticut
14	Montreal	Arik Duncan	Forward	University of California Berkeley
15	Vancouver	Nikola Djordjevic	Defender	Southern Methodist University
16	Orlando	Titus Sandy Jr.	Defender	Clemson University
17	Charlotte	Andrew Johnson	Defender	Cornell University
18	Houston	Bo Cummins	Defender	Wake Forest University
19	Salt Lake	Nick Dang	Defender	University of Virginia
20	Montreal	Caden Grabfelder	Forward	Pennsylvania State University
21	Columbus	Cesar Ruvalcaba	Defender	Southern Methodist University
22	Miami	Bailey Sparks	Midfielder	Southern Methodist University
23	Atlanta	Ronan Wynne	Defender	University of Denver
24	New York City	Collin McCamy	Midfielder	Northwestern University
25	Minnesota	Logan Dorsey	Forward	University of Kentucky
26	San Diego	Samy Kanaan	Forward	University of San Diego
27	Orlando	Collins Oduro	Forward	Indiana University
28	Seattle	Demian Alvarez	Defender	Seattle University
29	Salt Lake	Trace Alphin	Goalkeeper	Wake Forest University
30	Los Angeles	Jacob Woznicki	Forward	Hofstra University

Round 3 – MLS SuperDraft

Pick	MLS Club	Player	Position	College/Club
1	San Diego	Donovan Sessoms	Forward	Sacremento State University
2	Colorado	Donovan Phillip	Forward	North Carolina State University
3	Chicago	Geni Kanyane	Defender	University of Dayton
4	Kansas City	Leon Koehl	Midfielder	University of Maryland
5	New England	CJ Williams	Defender	Boston College
6	Nashville	Ethan Ballek	Forward	University of South Carolina
7	St. Louis	Colin Welsh	Goalkeeper	Western Michigan University
8	Colorado	Shawn Smart	Defender	Las Vegas Lights
9	Toronto	Joseph Melto Quiah	Forward	University of Dayton
10	D.C. United	Jonah Biggar	Defender	University of South Carolina
11	Dallas	Mohamed Cisset	Defender	Pennsylvania State University
12	Austin	Patrick Gryczewski	Forward	University of Rhode Island
13	Montreal	Arthur Duquenne	Defender	Clemson University
14	Portland	Lukas Burns	Goalkeeper	Providence College
15	Colorado	Matthew Van Horn	Midfielder	Georgetown University
16	Seattle	Trace Terry	Forward	Bowling Green State University
17	Charlotte	Barzee Blama	Forward	Mercer University
18	New York City	AJ Smith	Forward	University of Virginia
19	Salt Lake	Liam O’Gara	Midfielder	Wake Forest University
20	Cincinnati	Ben Augee	Midfielder	Gonzaga University
21	Columbus	Drew Kerr	Forward	Duke University
22	Miami	Michael Appiah	Forward	Florida International University
23	Atlanta	William Kulvik	Defender	University of Maryland
24	New York City	Arnau Farnos	Forward	Oregon State University
25	Minnesota	Nick Collins	Defender	Rutgers University
26	D.C. United	Grant Bailey	Defender	Loyola University Chicago
27	Orlando	Takahiro Fujita	Defender	Marshall University
28	New York City	Nicholas Cavallo	Defender	University of California Los Angeles
29	Salt Lake	Aleksandar Vukovic	Defender	Marshall University
30	Los Angeles	Nicklaus Sullivan	Forward	Los Angeles FC II