The 2020 MLS SuperDraft was the 21st edition of the SuperDraft conducted by Major League Soccer. The 2020 SuperDraft was the first SuperDraft held exclusively via conference call and web streaming.[1] The first two rounds of the 2020 SuperDraft were held on January 9, 2020 while rounds three and four were held on January 13, 2020.[2] Previously, the SuperDraft had been held in conjunction with the annual January United Soccer Coaches convention.
2020 MLS SuperDraft | |
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General information | |
Sport | Soccer |
Date(s) | January 9, 2020 |
Time | 12:00 p.m. EDT |
Network(s) | Twitter.com |
Overview | |
77 total selections in 4 rounds | |
League | Major League Soccer |
Teams | 26 |
First selection | Robbie Robinson, Inter Miami CF |
Most selections | Nashville SC (9) |
The SuperDraft format has remained constant throughout its history and closely resembles that of the NFL Draft:
Player key | |||||||||||
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* | Denotes player who has been selected for an MLS Best XI team | ||||||||||
^ | Member of 2020 Generation Adidas class | ||||||||||
† | Player who was named to an MLS Best XI and Generation Adidas | ||||||||||
Signed key | |||||||||||
21 | Denotes player who signed for an MLS team (Division I) | ||||||||||
30 | Denotes player who signed for a USL Championship team (Division II) | ||||||||||
16 | Denotes player who signed for a USL League One or NISA team (Division III) | ||||||||||
4 | Denotes player who signed for a team outside the United States soccer league system | ||||||||||
Positions key | |||||||||||
GK | Goalkeeper | DF | Defender | MF | Midfielder | FW | Forward |
Original MLS team | Player | Position | College | Conference | Notes | Ref. |
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Chicago Fire FC | Mauricio Pineda | MF | North Carolina | ACC | All-ACC First-Team | |
Columbus Crew | Sebastian Berhalter | MF | North Carolina | ACC | ||
Columbus Crew | Aidan Morris | MF | Indiana | Big Ten | TDS Freshman of the Year | [103] |
FC Dallas | Eddie Munjoma | DF | SMU | American | AAC Defender of the Year | |
Orlando City SC | David Loera | MF | NC State | ACC | All-ACC Second-Team | [104] |
Portland Timbers | Blake Bodily | MF | Washington | Pac-12 | Pac-12 Player of the Year | |
Real Salt Lake | Milan Iloski | FW | UCLA | Pac-12 | All-Pac-12 First-Team | [105] |
San Jose Earthquakes | Drake Callender | GK | California | Pac-12 | Traded to Inter Miami CF | [106] |
This is a list of undrafted players who signed in leagues outside of MLS.
Conference | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Total |
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NCAA Division I conferences | |||||
ACC | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 16 |
America East | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
American | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Atlantic 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Atlantic Sun | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Big East | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
Big South | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Big Ten | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
Big West | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
CAA | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Conference USA | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
Horizon | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Mid-American | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
Missouri Valley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
OVC | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Pac-12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
Patriot | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
WAC | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
West Coast | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Passes | |||||
Pass | 0 | 0 | 11 | 16 | 27 |
Selections | Schools |
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3 | Clemson, FIU, Indiana, Virginia |
2 | Creighton, Georgetown, Marquette, Michigan, Michigan State, North Carolina, Notre Dame, Providence, Stanford, Syracuse, UCF, UNC Wilmington, Wake Forest |