MLS SuperDraft

2008 MLS SuperDraft

Sporting Kansas City selected Chance Myers first overall in the 2008 MLS SuperDraft, while Patrick Nyarko went on to win Rookie of the Year.

Draft Overview

Year
2008
#1 Overall
Chance Myers
#1 Team
Sporting Kansas City
Total Picks
56

Draft Stats

Rounds
5
Teams
14
Colleges
49
Picks Loaded
71

Notable Picks

Pick #1
Chance Myers
Sporting Kansas City · Indiana
Pick #2
Patrick Nyarko
Chicago Fire · Virginia Tech

All Picks

71 picks

Round 1

#PlayerPosTeamCollegeNationality
1Chance MyersDefenderSporting Kansas CityIndianaUnited States
2Patrick NyarkoMidfielderChicago Fire FCVirginia TechGhana
3Sean JohnsonGoalkeeperChicago Fire FCUCFUnited States
4Damian WadeMidfielderToronto FCProvidenceUnited States
5Rodrigo EvansMidfielderNew York Red BullsXavierUnited States
6Colin SilvaGoalkeeperColumbus CrewUC DavisUnited States
7Malachi RogersForwardSporting Kansas CityGeneration AdidasTrinidad and Tobago
8Chris BabayaroMidfielderColorado RapidsLipscombUnited States
9Corey OlsenGoalkeeperSan Jose EarthquakesVCUNigeria
10Carter BennettMidfielderNew England RevolutionBoston CollegeUnited States
11Kai EvansMidfielderChicago Fire FCMichigan StateUnited States
12Trey OlsenDefenderReal Salt LakeNorth CarolinaUnited States
13Connor RamirezMidfielderLA GalaxySMUUnited States
14Tristan KeitaMidfielderFC DallasDukeSouth Korea

Round 2

#PlayerPosTeamCollegeNationality
15Amadou HernandezDefenderChivas USAGeneration AdidasColombia
16Malachi BrownMidfielderD.C. UnitedTulsaUnited States
17Andrew LeeForwardReal Salt LakeWisconsinNorway
18Ethan RussellDefenderLA GalaxyPenn StateUnited States
19Kofi TraoreMidfielderFC DallasRutgersUnited States
20Pedro ChenMidfielderSporting Kansas CityMarshallUnited States
21Corey RamirezForwardToronto FCUNLVBrazil
22Wyatt LopezMidfielderColorado RapidsElonUnited States
23Dominic OlsenDefenderNew York Red BullsMarylandUnited States
24Spencer HayesMidfielderChicago Fire FCUCFUnited States
25Nathaniel AdeyemiDefenderNew England RevolutionSeattleUnited States
26Yves PatelForwardSan Jose EarthquakesAir ForceNorway
27Aidan ClarkeMidfielderHouston Dynamo FCJames MadisonUnited States
28Preston ThompsonMidfielderColumbus CrewCampbellMali

Round 3

#PlayerPosTeamCollegeNationality
29Brian YamamotoForwardNew York Red BullsOregonUnited States
30Abiodun StrandDefenderNew England RevolutionMarylandUnited States
31Kofi FerreiraForwardD.C. UnitedUC RiversideGhana
32Malachi MorganForwardChivas USALoyola ChicagoHonduras
33Ethan HowardForwardFC DallasLouisvilleUnited States
34Lucas BeckerMidfielderToronto FCCal PolyHonduras
35Dylan GonzalezForwardSan Jose EarthquakesFurmanUnited States
36Maxwell AndersonMidfielderColorado RapidsDukeJamaica
37Jorge MartinForwardLA GalaxyVCUUnited States
38Tristan McCarthyDefenderSporting Kansas CitySouth FloridaUnited States
39Maxwell GreenDefenderReal Salt LakeTulsaUnited States
40Elijah HayesDefenderColumbus CrewStanfordUnited States
41George SantosMidfielderChicago Fire FCStanfordSouth Korea
42Austin BoatengDefenderHouston Dynamo FCButlerJamaica

Round 4

#PlayerPosTeamCollegeNationality
43William KingMidfielderChivas USASMUNigeria
44Luis MartinezMidfielderToronto FCNorth TexasUnited States
45Jean BeckerDefenderReal Salt LakeCharlotteCanada
46Lucas HendersonGoalkeeperSporting Kansas CityXavierUnited States
47Spencer SullivanMidfielderSan Jose EarthquakesJames MadisonUnited States
48Ryan AlmeidaForwardFC DallasGeneration AdidasJamaica
49Nick SchmidtDefenderHouston Dynamo FCConnecticutUnited States
50Corey DialloDefenderNew York Red BullsOregon StateColombia
51Roberto DialloForwardColumbus CrewAkronScotland
52Patrick SullivanDefenderColorado RapidsNotre DameUnited States
53Brandon DavisMidfielderD.C. UnitedDavidsonUnited States
54Andre AcheampongForwardLA GalaxyWoffordUnited States
55Dillon WrightDefenderNew England RevolutionVirginiaUnited States
56Jeremiah ReyesDefenderChicago Fire FCDavidsonSenegal

Round 5

#PlayerPosTeamCollegeNationality
57Ethan CollinsForwardColumbus CrewLouisvilleUnited States
58Hudson StewartForwardNew England RevolutionElonUnited States
59Alex JacksonDefenderD.C. UnitedVCUNigeria
60Colin TorresForwardSporting Kansas CityVirginiaUnited States
61Connor SullivanMidfielderColorado RapidsMichigan StateNigeria
62Mark MillerMidfielderSan Jose EarthquakesNotre DameUnited States
63Marcus BakerMidfielderHouston Dynamo FCProvidenceGermany
64Marco OlsenDefenderToronto FCWashingtonColombia
65Dane HillGoalkeeperLA GalaxyTulsaUnited States
66Derek WilliamsMidfielderHouston Dynamo FCNew MexicoJamaica
67Mark HernandezMidfielderChicago Fire FCKentuckyUnited States
68Dane EdwardsForwardChicago Fire FCPortlandGermany
69Nolan WeberMidfielderChivas USAProvidenceUnited States
70Desmond CookDefenderColumbus CrewMarquetteUnited States
71Austin OwusuForwardFC DallasDukeUnited States

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