2003 MLS SuperDraft explained

2003 MLS SuperDraft
Sport:	Soccer
Date:	January 17, 2003
Location:	Kansas City, Missouri
Network:	Fox Sports World
First:	Alecko Eskandarian, D.C. United
Overall:	60
Prev:	2002
Next:	2004

The 2003 MLS Superdraft was held January 17, 2003 in Kansas City, Missouri. It was the fifth annual SuperDraft held by Major League Soccer.

Player selection

Key

	Denotes a player contracted under the Project-40 program
^	Denotes player who has been selected to an MLS All-Star Game
§	Denotes a player who won the MLS Rookie of the Year
†	Denotes player who has been selected for an MLS Best XI team
~	Denotes a player who won the MLS MVP

Round One

width=7%	Pick # !	width=30%	MLS team !	width=22%	Player !	width=10%	Position !	Affiliation
1		Alecko Eskandarian ^	F	University of Virginia
2		Ricardo Clark ^†	M	Furman University
3		Nate Jaqua ^	F	University of Portland
4		Mike Magee ^†~	F	Nike Project-40
5		David Stokes	D	University of North Carolina
6			D	Stanford University
7			M	Southern Methodist University
8		Guillermo Gonzalez	M	Nike Project-40
9		Pat Noonan^	F	Indiana University
10			D	University of Connecticut

Round one trades

Round Two

width=7%	Pick # !	width=30%	MLS team !	width=22%	Player !	width=10%	Position !	Affiliation
11		Brian Carroll	M	Wake Forest University
12		Eddie Gaven ^†	M	Nike Project-40
13		Arturo Alvarez	M	Nike Project-40
14			GK	Clemson University
15		Jason Thompson	F	Eastern Illinois University
16			D	UCLA
17			D	Bradley University
18	Chicago Fire	Damani Ralph^§	F	University of Connecticut
19			M	Loyola Marymount University
20		Ricky Lewis	D	Clemson University

Round two trades

Round Three

width=7%	Pick # !	width=30%	MLS team !	width=22%	Player !	width=10%	Position !	Affiliation
21		David Comfort	GK	University of Virginia
22		Dimelon Westfield	F	Clemson University
23			F	Stanford University
24		Logan Pause	M	University of North Carolina
25			M	Indiana University
26		Phil Swenda	F	Seton Hall University
27		Jason Cole	D	St. Louis University
28		Alex Blake	F	Williams College
29			GK	Boston College
30		Tim Glowienka	D	University of South Carolina

Round three trades

Round Four

width=7%	Pick # !	width=30%	MLS team !	width=22%	Player !	width=10%	Position !	Affiliation
31		Hayden Woodworth	M	Messiah College
32			D	University of Virginia
33			D	Stanford University
34		Mike Tranchilla	F	Creighton University
35			F	UC Santa Barbara
36		Josh Saunders^	GK	University of California
37			F	Auburn University
38			M	University of North Carolina
39			M	Santa Clara University
40		Hamid Mehreioskouei	F	Bradley University

Round four trades

Round Five

width=7%	Pick # !	width=30%	MLS team !	width=22%	Player !	width=10%	Position !	Affiliation
41		John Swann	D	Indiana University
42		Jacob LeBlanc	M	University of Virginia
43		Jack Jewsbury^	M	St. Louis University
44			D	University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee
45		Michael Mariscalco	M	Butler University
46			M	Stanford University
47		Guy Abrahamson	M	Rutgers University
48		Casey Schmidt	F	Boston College
49			M	Barry University
50		Jimmy Frazelle	M	UCLA

Round five trades

Round Six

width=7%	Pick # !	width=30%	MLS team !	width=22%	Player !	width=10%	Position !	Affiliation
51			GK	American University
52			F	Ohio State University
53			D	Southern Methodist University
54			M	UCLA
55			GK	Cal State-Northridge
56			M	San Jose State University
57		PASS
58			M	Ohio State University
59		PASS
60		Byron Carmichael	F	Marshall University

Round six trades

References

• Web site: MLS Draft List. USA Today.