2013 MLS SuperDraft
# 2013 MLS SuperDraft

The 2013 MLS SuperDraft was the fourteenth SuperDraft presented by Major League Soccer. The draft took place on January 17, 2013 in Indianapolis, Indiana at the Indiana Convention Center.

The Colorado Rapids enjoyed returns from the 2013 draft, with its two first-round draft picks Dillon Powers and Deshorn Brown finishing first and second respectively in 2013 rookie of the year voting. The 2013 season also showed the ability of MLS teams to develop young talent without turning to the draft, as homegrown players DeAndre Yedlin and Gyasi Zardes finished third and fourth respectively in rookie of the year voting.

## Selection order

The official selection order was announced by Major League Soccer on December 6, 2012:

* The nine clubs which did not qualify for the playoffs received picks #1 through #9 (in reverse order of season points);
* The two clubs eliminated in the Knockout round of playoffs received picks #10 and #11 (in reverse order of season points);
* The four clubs eliminated in the Conference Semifinals received picks #12 through #15 (in reverse order of season points);
* The two clubs eliminated in the Conference Finals received picks #16 and #17 (in reverse order of season points);
* The club which lost 2012 MLS Cup received pick #18;
* The club which won 2012 MLS Cup received pick #19.

This selection order pertained to all rounds of the MLS SuperDraft. The same order was followed in the 2013 MLS Supplemental Draft held 5 days later.

| * | 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 | New England Revolution | Andrew Farrell* | Defender | Louisville River City Rovers |
| 2 | Chivas USA | Carlos Alvarez | Midfielder | Connecticut |
| 3 | Toronto FC | Kyle Bekker | Midfielder | Boston College |
| 4 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Kekuta Manneh* | Forward | Austin Aztex |
| 5 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Erik Hurtado | Forward | Santa Clara Portland Timbers U23s |
| 6 | Colorado Rapids | Deshorn Brown* | Forward | UCF Reading United |
| 7 | FC Dallas | Walker Zimmerman* | Defender | Furman |
| 8 | Montreal Impact | Blake Smith | Midfielder | New Mexico Austin Aztex |
| 9 | Columbus Crew | Ryan Finley | Forward | Notre Dame Reading United |
| 10 | Seattle Sounders FC | Eriq Zavaleta* | Forward | Indiana |
| 11 | Colorado Rapids | Dillon Powers | Midfielder | Notre Dame Austin Aztex |
| 12 | Real Salt Lake | John Stertzer | Midfielder | Maryland |
| 13 | Houston Dynamo | Jason Johnson* | Forward | VCU |
| 14 | Sporting Kansas City | Mikey Lopez* | Midfielder | North Carolina Orange County Blue Star |
| 15 | San Jose Earthquakes | Tommy Muller | Defender | Georgetown |
| 16 | Toronto FC | Emery Welshman | Forward | Oregon State Portland Timbers U23s |
| 17 | D.C. United | Taylor Kemp | Defender | Maryland Real Colorado Foxes |
| 18 | Montreal Impact | Fernando Monge | Midfielder | UCLA Seattle Sounders FC U-23 |
| 19 | Los Angeles Galaxy | Charlie Rugg | Forward | Boston College Worcester Hydra |

**Round 1 trades**

* ↑ #1: Toronto FC → New England Revolution. 16 January 2013: New England Revolution acquired this selection from Toronto FC in exchange for the #4 selection in the first round and allocation money.
* ↑ #3: Portland Timbers → Toronto FC. 12 December 2012: Toronto FC acquired this selection, goalkeeper Joe Bendik, and allocation money from Portland Timbers in exchange for forward Ryan Johnson and goalkeeper Miloš Kocić.
* ↑ #4: New England Revolution → Toronto FC → Vancouver Whitecaps FC. 16 January 2013: Toronto FC acquired this selection and allocation money from New England Revolution in exchange for the #1 selection in the first round. On 17 January 2013, this selection was traded to Vancouver Whitecaps FC in exchange for allocation money and the #10 pick in the first round.
* ↑ #5: Philadelphia Union → Vancouver Whitecaps FC. 26 June 2012: Vancouver Whitecaps FC acquired this selection, allocation money, and the #12 position in the MLS Allocation Order from Philadelphia Union in exchange for pick #29 of the SuperDraft and the #1 position in the MLS Allocation Order. Philadelphia used the Allocation pick to select defender Bakary Soumaré.
* ↑ #10: Vancouver Whitecaps FC → Toronto FC → Seattle Sounders FC. 17 January 2013: Toronto FC acquired this first-round selection and allocation money from Vancouver Whitecaps FC in exchange for the #4 pick in the first round. Later that same day, Seattle Sounders FC acquired this selection in exchange for allocation money and the #16 pick in the first round.
* ↑ #11: Chicago Fire → Colorado Rapids. 16 January 2013: Colorado Rapids acquired this selection, allocation money, and a 2013 international roster slot from Chicago Fire in exchange for midfielder Jeff Larentowicz and pick #30 in the SuperDraft.
* ↑ #13: New York Red Bulls → Portland Timbers → Houston Dynamo. 12 January 2012: Portland Timbers acquired this selection and allocation money from New York Red Bulls in exchange for forward Kenny Cooper. On 30 January 2012, Houston Dynamo acquired this selection in exchange for the MLS rights to forward Kris Boyd.
* ↑ #16: Seattle Sounders FC → Toronto FC. 17 January 2013: Toronto FC acquired this selection and allocation money from Seattle Sounders FC in exchange for the #10 pick in the first round.
* ↑ #18: Houston Dynamo → Montreal Impact. 16 February 2012: Montreal Impact acquired a conditional selection in the 2013 SuperDraft, which became this first-round pick, from Houston Dynamo in exchange for forward Brian Ching.

### Round 2

Any player marked with an * is part of the Generation Adidas program.

| Pick # | MLS team | Player | Position | Affiliation |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 20 | FC Dallas | Ryan Hollingshead | Midfielder | UCLA |
| 21 | New England Revolution | Donnie Smith | Forward | Charlotte Carolina Dynamo |
| 22 | New York Red Bulls | Ian Christianson | Midfielder | Georgetown Reading United |
| 23 | New England Revolution | Luke Spencer | Forward | Xavier Cincinnati Kings |
| 24 | Los Angeles Galaxy | Kofi Opare | Defender | Michigan Michigan Bucks |
| 25 | Colorado Rapids | Kory Kindle | Defender | CSU Bakerfield Ventura County Fusion |
| 26 | Philadelphia Union | Don Anding | Forward | Northeastern |
| 27 | Montreal Impact | Paolo DelPiccolo | Midfielder | Louisville |
| 28 | Columbus Crew | Drew Beckie | Defender | Denver Ottawa Fury |
| 29 | Real Salt Lake | Devon Sandoval | Forward | New Mexico |
| 30 | Chicago Fire | Yazid Atouba | Midfielder | Rainbow FC Bamenda |
| 31 | Philadelphia Union | Stephen Okai | Midfielder | Mobile Reading United |
| 32 | Montreal Impact | Brad Stuver | Goalkeeper | Cleveland State Akron Summit Assault |
| 33 | San Jose Earthquakes | Dan Delgado | Midfielder | San Diego Orange County Blue Star |
| 34 | Portland Timbers | Dylan Tucker-Gangnes | Defender | Washington Portland Timbers U23s |
| 35 | Seattle Sounders FC | Dylan Remick | Defender | Brown Worcester Hydra |
| 36 | New England Revolution | Luis Soffner | Goalkeeper | Indiana |
| 37 | Houston Dynamo | Jimmy Nealis | Defender | Georgetown Long Island Rough Riders |
| 38 | Los Angeles Galaxy | Greg Cochrane | Defender | Louisville Reading United |

**Round 2 trades**

* ↑ #20: Toronto FC → FC Dallas. 29 November 2011: FC Dallas acquired this selection from Toronto FC in exchange for midfielder Jeremy Hall.
* ↑ #21: Chivas USA → New England Revolution. 1 August 2012: New England Revolution acquired this selection, midfielder Blair Gavin, and allocation money from Chivas USA in exchange for midfielder Shalrie Joseph.
* ↑ #22: Portland Timbers → New York Red Bulls. 3 December 2012: New York Red Bulls acquired this selection and defender Kosuke Kimura from Portland Timbers in exchange for allocation money and the homegrown player rights to defender Bryan Gallego.
* ↑ #24: Philadelphia Union → Los Angeles Galaxy. 1 February 2012: Los Angeles Galaxy acquired this selection and midfielder Kyle Nakazawa from Philadelphia Union in exchange for use of an international roster slot through December 31, 2012.
* ↑ #26: FC Dallas → Philadelphia Union. 18 February 2011: Philadelphia Union acquired this selection from FC Dallas in exchange for midfielder Andrew Jacobson.
* ↑ #29: Vancouver Whitecaps FC → Philadelphia Union → Real Salt Lake. 26 June 2012: Philadelphia Union acquired this selection and the #1 position in the MLS Allocation Order from Vancouver Whitecaps FC in exchange for the #5 pick in the SuperDraft, allocation money, and the #12 position in the MLS Allocation Order. Philadelphia used the Allocation pick to select defender Bakary Soumaré. On 17 January 2013, Real Salt Lake acquired this selection from Philadelphia Union in exchange for the #31 pick in the 2013 SuperDraft and two first-round picks (#12 and #17) in the 2013 MLS Supplemental Draft.
* ↑ #30: Chicago Fire → Colorado Rapids → Chicago Fire. 10 September 2012: Colorado Rapids acquired a conditional draft pick from Chicago Fire in exchange for midfielder Wells Thompson. On 29 October 2012, the traded pick was confirmed as this second-round SuperDraft selection. On 16 January 2013, Chicago Fire re-acquired this selection and acquired midfielder Jeff Larentowicz from Colorado Rapids in exchange the #11 pick in the SuperDraft, allocation money, and a 2013 international roster slot.
* ↑ #31: Real Salt Lake → Philadelphia Union. 17 January 2013: Philadelphia Union acquired this selection and two first-round picks (#12 and #17) in the 2013 MLS Supplemental Draft from Real Salt Lake in exchange for the #29 pick in the 2013 SuperDraft.
* ↑ #32: New York Red Bulls → Sporting Kansas City → Montreal Impact. 12 August 2011: Sporting Kansas City acquired this selection from New York Red Bulls in exchange for midfielder Stéphane Auvray. On 5 December 2012 Montreal Impact acquired this selection from Sporting Kansas City in exchange for defender Josh Gardner.
* ↑ #33: Sporting Kansas City → San Jose Earthquakes. 12 December 2012: San Jose Earthquakes acquired this selection from Sporting Kansas City in exchange for defender Ike Opara.
* ↑ #34: San Jose Earthquakes → Portland Timbers. 17 January 2013: Portland Timbers acquired this selection from San Jose Earthquakes in exchange for forward Mike Fucito.
* ↑ #36: D.C. United → New England Revolution. 18 February 2011: New England Revolution acquired this selection from D.C. United in exchange for midfielder Fred.

## Other SuperDraft trade notes

* Portland Timbers acquired forward Mike Fucito from Montreal Impact in a trade on 20 April 2012. In return, Montreal was to receive either Portland's highest 2013 second-round SuperDraft pick or a 2013 international roster slot depending on Fucito's performance. Montreal received the international roster slot, not the draft pick.
* On 12 December 2012, Chivas USA acquired the #3 position in the MLS Allocation Order and either a second-round selection in the 2013 SuperDraft or a 2013 international roster slot from Portland Timbers in exchange for the #2 position in the MLS Allocation Order. Chivas USA elected to receive the international roster slot, not the draft pick.

## Notable undrafted players

### Homegrown players

| Original MLS team | Player | Position | College | Conference | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Columbus Crew | Wil Trapp | Midfielder | Akron | MAC | 2016 MLS All-Star 20 USMNT caps |
| LA Galaxy | Gyasi Zardes | Forward | CSU Bakersfield | WAC | 2015 MLS All-Star 68 USMNT caps and 14 goals |
| New England Revolution | Scott Caldwell | Midfielder | Akron | MAC | 2015 Team MVP |
| Seattle Sounders FC | DeAndre Yedlin | Defender | Akron | MAC | 2013 and 2014 MLS All-Star 78 USMNT caps |
