# 2014 MLS SuperDraft

The 2014 MLS SuperDraft was the fifteenth SuperDraft presented by Major League Soccer. The first two rounds of the four round draft took place on January 16, 2014, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania at the Philadelphia Convention Center. Rounds three and four took place on January 21, 2014, via conference call.

## Changes from 2013

* The SuperDraft was expanded from two rounds to four rounds.
* The Supplemental Draft, typically held one week after the SuperDraft, was eliminated.

## Selection order

The MLS SuperDraft selection order has been constant throughout league history:
* The nine clubs which do not qualify for the playoffs receive picks #1 through #9 (in reverse order of season points);
* The two clubs eliminated in the Knockout round of playoffs receive picks #10 and #11 (in reverse order of season points);
* The four clubs eliminated in the Conference Semifinals receive picks #12 through #15 (in reverse order of season points);
* The two clubs eliminated in the Conference Finals receive picks #16 and #17 (in reverse order of season points);
* The club which loses 2013 MLS Cup receives pick #18;
* The club which wins 2013 MLS Cup receives pick #19.
This selection order pertains to all rounds of the MLS SuperDraft.
| * | 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 | Philadelphia Union | Andre Blake* | Goalkeeper | Connecticut |
| 2 | D.C. United | Steve Birnbaum | Defender | California Orange County Blue Star |
| 3 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Christian Dean* | Defender | California |
| 4 | New England Revolution | Steve Neumann | Forward | Georgetown Reading United |
| 5 | Montreal Impact | Eric Miller* | Defender | Creighton Portland Timbers U23s |
| 6 | FC Dallas | Tesho Akindele | Forward | Colorado School of Mines Real Colorado Foxes |
| 7 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Andre Lewis | Midfielder | Portmore United |
| 8 | Seattle Sounders FC | Damion Lowe* | Defender | Hartford Reading United |
| 9 | San Jose Earthquakes | J. J. Koval | Midfielder | Stanford Ventura County Fusion |
| 10 | Toronto FC | Nick Hagglund | Defender | Xavier |
| 11 | New England Revolution | Patrick Mullins | Forward | Maryland New Orleans Jesters |
| 12 | Colorado Rapids | Marlon Hairston* | Midfielder | Louisville |
| 13 | Chicago Fire | Marco Franco | Defender | UC Irvine OC Blues Strikers FC |
| 14 | Columbus Crew | Ben Sweat | Defender | USF Reading United |
| 15 | Philadelphia Union | Pedro Ribeiro | Midfielder | Coastal Carolina Reading United |
| 16 | Houston Dynamo | A. J. Cochran* | Defender | Wisconsin K-W United FC |
| 17 | Portland Timbers | Schillo Tshuma* | Forward | Maryland |
| 18 | Real Salt Lake | Ryan Neil | Defender | California |
| 19 | Colorado Rapids | Grant Van De Casteele | Defender | Notre Dame |

#### Round 1 trades

* ↑ #1: D.C. United → Philadelphia Union. January 16, 2014: Philadelphia Union acquired the #1 overall selection in the 2014 SuperDraft from D.C. United in exchange for the #2 overall selection in the 2014 SuperDraft and allocation money.
* ↑ #2: Chivas USA → Philadelphia Union → D.C. United. January 16, 2014: D.C. United acquired the #2 overall selection in the 2014 SuperDraft and allocation money from Philadelphia Union in exchange for the #1 overall selection in the 2014 SuperDraft. On May 14, 2013, Philadelphia Union had acquired this first-round selection in the 2014 SuperDraft and allocation money from Chivas USA in exchange for midfielder Gabriel Farfan.
* ↑ #3: Toronto FC → Vancouver Whitecaps FC. July 20, 2012: Vancouver Whitecaps FC acquired a first-round selection in the 2014 SuperDraft and use of an international roster spot for 2012 and 2013 from Toronto FC in exchange for forward Eric Hassli.
* ↑ #4: Columbus Crew → New England Revolution. January 13, 2014: New England Revolution acquired a first-round selection in the 2014 SuperDraft and allocation money from Columbus Crew in exchange for the rights to Michael Parkhurst.
* ↑ #5: FC Dallas → Montreal Impact. January 16, 2014: Montreal Impact acquired the #5 overall selection in the 2014 SuperDraft from FC Dallas in exchange for the #10 overall selection in the 2014 SuperDraft, allocation money, and a 2014 international roster slot.
* ↑ #6: Philadelphia Union → FC Dallas. January 16, 2014: FC Dallas acquired the #6 overall selection in the 2014 SuperDraft from Philadelphia Union in exchange for the #10 overall selection in the 2014 SuperDraft and allocation money.
* ↑ #8: Chicago Fire → Seattle Sounders FC. January 15, 2014: Seattle Sounders FC acquired the #8 selection in the first round of the 2014 SuperDraft, defender Jalil Anibaba, and a conditional third-round selection in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft from Chicago Fire in exchange for the #13 selection in the first round of the 2014 SuperDraft, defender Jhon Kennedy Hurtado, and defender Patrick Ianni.
* ↑ #10: Montreal Impact → FC Dallas → Philadelphia Union → Toronto FC. January 16, 2014: Toronto FC acquired the #10 selection in the first round of the 2014 SuperDraft from Philadelphia Union in exchange for the #15 selection in the first round of the 2014 SuperDraft and allocation money. Earlier the same day, Philadelphia Union had acquired the #10 overall selection in the 2014 SuperDraft and allocation money from FC Dallas in exchange for the #6 overall selection in the 2014 SuperDraft. Earlier the same day, FC Dallas had acquired this pick, allocation money, and a 2014 international roster spot from Montreal Impact in exchange for the #5 overall selection in the 2014 SuperDraft.
* ↑ #11: Colorado Rapids → New England Revolution. January 16, 2014: New England Revolution acquired the #11 selection in the first round of the 2014 SuperDraft from Colorado Rapids in exchange for the #12 and #19 selections in the first round of the 2014 SuperDraft.
* ↑ #12: New England Revolution → Colorado Rapids. January 16, 2014: Colorado Rapids acquired the #12 selection and the #19 selection in the first round of the 2014 SuperDraft from New England Revolution in exchange for the #11 selection in the first round of the 2014 SuperDraft.
* ↑ #13: Seattle Sounders FC → Chicago Fire. January 15, 2014: Chicago Fire acquired the #13 selection in the first round of the 2014 SuperDraft, defender Jhon Kennedy Hurtado, and defender Patrick Ianni from Seattle Sounders FC in exchange for the #8 selection in the first round of the 2014 SuperDraft, defender Jalil Anibaba, and a conditional third-round selection in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft.
* ↑ #14: Los Angeles Galaxy → Columbus Crew. January 14, 2014: Columbus Crew acquired a first-round selection in the 2014 SuperDraft and midfielder Hector Jiménez from Los Angeles Galaxy in exchange for a second-round selection in the 2014 SuperDraft and allocation money.
* ↑ #15: New York Red Bulls → Toronto FC → Philadelphia Union. January 16, 2014: Philadelphia Union acquired this first-round selection and allocation money from Toronto FC in exchange for the #10 overall selection in the 2014 SuperDraft. On December 13, 2013, Toronto FC had acquired a first-round selection in the 2014 SuperDraft and a first-round selection in the 2016 MLS Supplemental Draft from New York Red Bulls in exchange for midfielder Bobby Convey and a second-round selection in the 2014 SuperDraft. At the time of the trade, the 2016 Supplemental Draft pick would be in the third round of a combined SuperDraft/Supplemental Draft.
* ↑ #19: Sporting Kansas City → New England Revolution → Colorado Rapids. January 16, 2014: Colorado Rapids acquired the #12 selection and the #19 selection in the first round of the 2014 SuperDraft from New England Revolution in exchange for the #11 selection in the first round of the 2014 SuperDraft. On December 11, 2012, New England Revolution had acquired this first-round selection in the 2014 SuperDraft, a second-round selection in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft, and allocation money from Sporting Kansas City in exchange for midfielder Benny Feilhaber.

### Round 2

| Pick # | MLS team | Player | Position | Affiliation |
| 20 | Chivas USA | Thomas McNamara | Midfielder | Clemson Jersey Express |
| 21 | Seattle Sounders FC | Jimmy Ockford | Defender | Louisville Reading United |
| 22 | New York Red Bulls | Chris Duvall | Defender | Wake Forest |
| 23 | Los Angeles Galaxy | Kyle Venter | Defender | New Mexico Real Colorado Foxes |
| 24 | Toronto FC | Daniel Lovitz | Midfielder | Elon Carolina Dynamo |
| 25 | Philadelphia Union | Kevin Cope | Defender | Michigan State Michigan Bucks |
| 26 | Portland Timbers | Taylor Peay | Defender | Washington North Sound SeaWolves |
| 27 | Philadelphia Union | Robbie Derschang | Defender | Akron Austin Aztex |
| 28 | San Jose Earthquakes | Joe Sofia | Defender | UCLA Ventura County Fusion |
| 29 | D.C. United | Victor Muñoz | Midfielder | UCLA OC Blues Strikers FC |
| 30 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Mamadou Diouf | Forward | Connecticut |
| 31 | New England Revolution | Alec Sundly | Midfielder | California Orange County Blue Star |
| 32 | Houston Dynamo | Mark Sherrod | Forward | Memphis Portland Timbers U23s |
| 33 | Colorado Rapids | Jared Watts | Midfielder | Wake Forest |
| 34 | New York Red Bulls | Eric Stevenson | Midfielder | Akron Seattle Sounders FC U-23 |
| 35 | Colorado Rapids | John Berner | Goalkeeper | SIU Edwardsville St. Louis Lions |
| 36 | Portland Timbers | Aaron Long | Midfielder | UC Riverside FC Tucson |
| 37 | Montreal Impact | George Malki | Midfielder | Cal Poly |
| 38 | Sporting Kansas City | Adnan Gabeljic | Forward | St. Louis |

#### Round 2 trades

* ↑ #20: D.C. United → Chivas USA. January 25, 2013: Chivas USA acquired a second-round selection in the 2014 SuperDraft from D.C. United in exchange for forward Casey Townsend.
* ↑ #21: Chivas USA → Seattle Sounders FC. February 19, 2013: Seattle Sounders FC acquired a second-round selection in the 2014 SuperDraft, a second-round selection in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft, midfielder Shalrie Joseph, and the #3 spot in the 2013 MLS Allocation Order from Chivas USA in exchange for the #15 spot in the 2013 MLS Allocation Order.
* ↑ #22: Toronto FC → New York Red Bulls. December 13, 2013: New York Red Bulls acquired a second-round selection in the 2014 SuperDraft and midfielder Bobby Convey from Toronto FC in exchange for a first-round selection in the 2014 SuperDraft and a first-round selection in the 2016 MLS Supplemental Draft. At the time of the trade, the 2016 Supplemental Draft pick would be in the third round of a combined SuperDraft/Supplemental Draft.
* ↑ #23: Columbus Crew → Los Angeles Galaxy. January 14, 2014: Los Angeles Galaxy acquired a second-round selection in the 2014 SuperDraft and allocation money from Columbus Crew in exchange for a first-round selection in the 2014 SuperDraft and midfielder Hector Jiménez.
* ↑ #24: FC Dallas → Toronto FC. February 4, 2013: Toronto FC acquired a conditional second-round selection in the 2014 SuperDraft from FC Dallas in exchange for forward Eric Hassli.
* ↑ #26: Vancouver Whitecaps FC → Portland Timbers. February 21, 2013: Portland Timbers acquired a second-round selection in the 2014 SuperDraft and a second-round selection in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft from Vancouver Whitecaps FC in exchange for the MLS rights to midfielder Nigel Reo-Coker.
* ↑ #27: Chicago Fire → Philadelphia Union. May 23, 2013: Philadelphia Union acquired a second-round selection in the 2014 SuperDraft and allocation money from Chicago Fire in exchange for defender Bakary Soumaré.
* ↑ #29: Montreal Impact → D.C. United. January 16, 2014: D.C. United acquired a second-round selection in the 2014 SuperDraft from Montreal Impact in exchange for an international roster spot.
* ↑ #30: Colorado Rapids → Vancouver Whitecaps FC. January 20, 2012: Vancouver Whitecaps FC acquired a second-round selection in the 2014 SuperDraft and use of an international roster spot for 2012, 2013, and 2014 from Colorado Rapids in exchange for allocation money.
* ↑ #32: Seattle Sounders FC → Houston Dynamo. September 13, 2013: Houston Dynamo acquired a second-round selection in the 2014 SuperDraft and midfielder Servando Carrasco from Seattle Sounders FC in exchange for midfielder Adam Moffat.
* ↑ #33: Los Angeles Galaxy → Colorado Rapids. June 17, 2013: Colorado Rapids acquired a second-round selection in the 2014 SuperDraft and use of an international roster spot for 2013 and 2014 from Los Angeles Galaxy in exchange for midfielder Pablo Mastroeni and the MLS rights to midfielder Baggio Husidić.
* ↑ #35: Houston Dynamo → Colorado Rapids. February 8, 2012: Colorado Rapids acquired a second-round pick, originally a conditional selection, in the 2014 SuperDraft from Houston Dynamo in exchange for forward Macoumba Kandji.
* ↑ #37: Real Salt Lake → Montreal Impact. July 11, 2012: Montreal Impact acquired a second-round selection in the 2014 SuperDraft, originally a conditional pick, from Real Salt Lake in exchange for forward Justin Braun.

### Round 3

| Pick # | MLS team | Player | Position | Affiliation |
| 39 | Portland Timbers | George Fochive | Midfielder | Connecticut Real Maryland |
| 40 | Chivas USA | Kris Tyrpak | Forward | Houston Baptist Austin Aztex |
| 41 | Sporting Kansas City | Peter Schmetz | Midfielder | UC Santa Barbara Ventura County Fusion |
| 42 | Columbus Crew | Fifi Baiden | Midfielder | UC Santa Barbara |
| 43 | FC Dallas | Nick Walker | Defender | Fairleigh Dickinson Michigan Bucks |
| 44 | Philadelphia Union | Richie Marquez | Defender | Redlands |
| 45 | Columbus Crew | Adam Bedell | Forward | Detroit-Mercy Detroit City FC |
| 46 | Philadelphia Union | Alex Sweetin | Midfielder | St. Louis |
| 47 | San Jose Earthquakes | A. J. Corrado | Midfielder | Indiana |
| 48 | Montreal Impact | Pete Caringi | Forward | UMBC Baltimore Bohemians |
| 49 | Colorado Rapids | Tolani Ibikunle | Defender | Wake Forest Reading United |
| 50 | New England Revolution | Pierre Omanga | Forward | SNHU GPS Portland Phoenix |
| 51 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Michael Kafari | Midfielder | New Mexico Austin Aztex |
| 52 | Philadelphia Union | Aodhan Quinn | Midfielder | Akron Seattle Sounders FC U-23 |
| 53 | Real Salt Lake | Joey Dillon | Midfielder | Georgetown Michigan Bucks |
| 54 | Houston Dynamo | Michael Lisch | Goalkeeper | New Mexico Austin Aztex |
| 55 | Seattle Sounders FC | Stefano Rijssel | Forward | W Connection |
| 56 | D.C. United | Zach Barnes | Midfielder | Creighton Portland Timbers U23 |
| 57 | Sporting Kansas City | Alex Martinez | Midfielder | NC State Carolina Dynamo |

#### Round 3 trades

* ↑ #39: D.C. United → Portland Timbers. August 9, 2012: Portland Timbers acquired a third-round selection in the 2014 SuperDraft, originally a first-round selection in the 2014 Supplemental Draft, from D.C. United in exchange for defender Mike Chabala.
* ↑ #41: Toronto FC → Sporting Kansas City. May 16, 2013: Sporting Kansas City acquired a third-round selection in the 2014 SuperDraft from Toronto FC in exchange for midfielder Bobby Convey.
* ↑ #45: Vancouver Whitecaps FC → Columbus Crew. January 21, 2014: Columbus Crew acquired a third-round selection in the 2014 SuperDraft from Vancouver Whitecaps FC in exchange for use of an international roster spot for 2014.
* ↑ #46: Chicago Fire → Toronto FC → Philadelphia Union. September 13, 2013: Philadelphia Union acquired a third-round selection in the 2014 SuperDraft from Toronto FC in exchange for goalkeeper Chris Konopka. On February 27, 2013, Toronto FC had acquired this selection, originally a first-round pick in the 2014 Supplemental Draft, from Chicago Fire in exchange for forward Quincy Amarikwa.
* ↑ #51: Seattle Sounders FC → Vancouver Whitecaps FC. December 12, 2011: Vancouver Whitecaps FC acquired a third-round selection in the 2014 SuperDraft and the #14 selection in Stage 2 of the 2011 MLS Re-Entry Draft from Seattle Sounders FC in exchange for the #1 selection in Stage 2 of the 2011 MLS Re-Entry Draft. Seattle used the Re-Entry Draft pick to select defender Marc Burch.
* ↑ #52: Los Angeles Galaxy → Philadelphia Union. March 1, 2013: Philadelphia Union acquired a third-round selection in the 2014 SuperDraft, originally a conditional selection, in the 2014 SuperDraft from Los Angeles Galaxy in exchange for forward Chandler Hoffman.
* ↑ #53: New York Red Bulls → Real Salt Lake. February 20, 2013: Real Salt Lake acquired a third-round selection in the 2014 SuperDraft, originally a conditional pick in the Supplemental Draft pick, from New York Red Bulls in exchange for midfielder Jonny Steele.
* ↑ #55: Portland Timbers → Seattle Sounders FC. February 20, 2013: Seattle Sounders FC acquired a third-round selection in the 2014 SuperDraft, originally a first-round selection in the 2014 Supplemental Draft, and a conditional 2015 MLS SuperDraft pick from Portland Timbers in exchange for the MLS rights to defender Mikaël Silvestre.
* ↑ #56: Real Salt Lake → D.C. United. July 17, 2013: D.C. United acquired a third-round selection in the 2014 SuperDraft and a conditional selection in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft from Real Salt Lake in exchange for defender Brandon McDonald.

### Round 4

| Pick # | MLS team | Player | Position | Affiliation |
| 58 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Mackenzie Pridham | Forward | Cal Poly |
| 59 | Chivas USA | Michael Nwiloh | Defender | Georgia State |
| 60 | Toronto FC | Kene Eze | Forward | Rutgers |
| 61 | Chicago Fire | Zach Bolden | Midfielder | Denver |
| 62 | FC Dallas | Ronny Santos Mendoza | Defender | Manta FC |
| 63 | Philadelphia Union | Luca Gimenez | Midfielder | Wake Forest |
| 64 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Michael Calderón | Midfielder | New Mexico |
| 65 | Chicago Fire | Kadeem Dacres | Forward | UMBC Reading United |
| 66 | San Jose Earthquakes | Devante Dubose | Defender | Virginia Tech Midland/Odessa Sockers |
| 67 | Montreal Impact | Jordan Ongaro | Forward | San Diego State |
| 68 | Colorado Rapids | Albert Edward | Defender | Lindsey Wilson College Des Moines Menace |
| 69 | D.C. United | Travis Golden | Defender | Campbell Austin Aztex |
| 70 | Real Salt Lake | Daniel Jackson | Forward | Coker College D.C. United U-23 |
| 71 | Portland Timbers | Victor Chavez | Forward | UCLA Ventura County Fusion |
| 72 | Los Angeles Galaxy | PASS | | |
| 73 | Portland Timbers | Nikita Kotlov | Midfielder | Indiana |
| 74 | San Jose Earthquakes | Billy Knutsen | Goalkeeper | American |
| 75 | Chicago Fire | Bryan Ciesiulka | Midfielder | Marquette Chicago Fire Premier |
| 76 | Sporting Kansas City | Reinaldo Brenes | Forward | Akron Portland Timbers U23s |
| 77 | Seattle Sounders FC | Fabio Pereira | Midfielder | Michigan |

#### Round 4 trades

* ↑ #58: D.C. United → Vancouver Whitecaps FC. February 28, 2013: Vancouver Whitecaps FC acquired a fourth-round selection in the 2014 SuperDraft from D.C. United in exchange for forward Kyle Porter.
* ↑ #61: Columbus Crew → Chicago Fire. December 12, 2013: Chicago Fire acquired a fourth-round selection in the 2014 SuperDraft from Columbus Crew in exchange for midfielder Daniel Paladini.
* ↑ #69: New England Revolution → D.C. United. August 9, 2013: D.C. United acquired the final natural selection of New England Revolution in the 2014 SuperDraft, which was this pick, in exchange for the MLS rights to forward Charlie Davies.
* ↑ #70: Seattle Sounders FC → Real Salt Lake. August 1, 2012: Real Salt Lake acquired a fourth-round selection in the 2014 SuperDraft, originally a conditional pick, from Seattle Sounders FC in exchange for the MLS rights to midfielder Mario Martínez.
* ↑ #71: Los Angeles Galaxy → Houston Dynamo → Portland Timbers. December 17, 2013: Portland Timbers acquired a fourth-round selection in the 2014 SuperDraft from Houston Dynamo in exchange for defender David Horst. On December 15, 2010, Houston had acquired this fourth-round selection from Los Angeles Galaxy in exchange for the fifth selection in Stage 2 of the 2010 MLS Re-Entry Draft. Los Angeles used the Re-Entry Draft pick to select forward Juan Pablo Ángel.
* ↑ #72: New York Red Bulls → Los Angeles Galaxy. July 13, 2012: Los Angeles Galaxy acquired a fourth-round selection in the 2014 SuperDraft, originally a second-round selection in the 2014 Supplemental Draft, from New York Red Bulls in exchange for goalkeeper Bill Gaudette.
* ↑ #73: Houston Dynamo → Portland Timbers. December 13, 2010: Portland Timbers acquired a fourth-round selection in the 2014 SuperDraft from Houston Dynamo in exchange for defender Jordan Graye.
* ↑ #74: Portland Timbers → San Jose Earthquakes. September 5, 2013: San Jose Earthquakes acquired a fourth-round selection in the 2014 SuperDraft, originally a fourth-round selection in the 2014 Supplemental Draft, from Portland Timbers in exchange for midfielder Brad Ring. This pick was converted to a fourth-round selection in the SuperDraft when the Supplemental Draft was eliminated.
* ↑ #75: Real Salt Lake → Chicago Fire. June 27, 2012: Chicago Fire acquired a fourth-round selection in the 2014 SuperDraft from Real Salt Lake in exchange for defender Kwame Watson-Siriboe.
* ↑ #77: San Jose Earthquakes → Seattle Sounders FC. March 1, 2013: Seattle Sounders FC acquired a fourth-round selection in the 2014 Supplemental Draft from San Jose Earthquakes in exchange for midfielder Cordell Cato. MLS awarded Seattle this pick at the end of the 2014 SuperDraft after the Supplemental Draft was eliminated.

## Unresolved 2014 SuperDraft Trades

* Conditional, Houston Dynamo → Toronto FC. December 28, 2011: Toronto FC acquired a conditional selection in the 2014 SuperDraft from Houston Dynamo in exchange for midfielder Nathan Sturgis.
* Round 6 (Supplemental Draft Round 4), FC Dallas → Columbus Crew. June 14, 2013: Columbus Crew acquired a fourth-round selection in the 2014 Supplemental Draft from FC Dallas in exchange for use of an international roster spot for 2013.

## Notable undrafted players
### Homegrown players

| Original MLS team | Player | Position | College | Conference |
| D.C. United | Jalen Robinson | Defender | Wake Forest | ACC |
| Real Salt Lake | Jordan Allen | Midfielder | Virginia | ACC |
| San Jose Earthquakes | Tommy Thompson | Forward | Indiana | Big Ten |
| Seattle Sounders FC | Aaron Kovar | Midfielder | Stanford | Pac-12 |