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The 2007 MLS SuperDraft was held in Indianapolis, Indiana on January 12, 2007. It was the eighth annual Major League Soccer SuperDraft. The first selection belonged to expansion team Toronto FC.

The SuperDraft was followed by the 2007 MLS Supplemental Draft.

Player selection

Key

Round one

Pick #	MLS Team	Player	Position	Affiliation
1	Toronto FC	Maurice Edu*^§	M	Maryland
2	Chicago Fire	Bakary Soumaré*^†	D	Virginia
3	Kansas City Wizards	Michael Harrington	D	North Carolina
4	Real Salt Lake	Chris Seitz*	GK	Maryland
5	New England Revolution	Wells Thompson	M	Wake Forest
6	Colorado Rapids	Nico Colaluca*	M	Virginia
7	Chivas USA	John Cunliffe	F	Fort Lewis College
8	Chicago Fire	Jerson Monteiro	F	Alabama-Birmingham
9	FC Dallas	Anthony Wallace*	D/M	South Florida
10	Toronto FC	Andrew Boyens	D	New Mexico
11	D.C. United	Bryan Arguez*	D/M	Generation adidas
12	New England Revolution	Amaechi Igwe*	D	Santa Clara
13	Houston Dynamo	John Michael Hayden	M	Indiana

Round one trades

1. #2: Columbus Crew → Chicago Fire. 2007-01-12: Chicago acquired this pick and forward Ryan Coiner from Columbus in exchange for forward Andy Herron.
2. #5: Los Angeles Galaxy → New England Revolution. 2007-01-12: New England acquired this pick from Los Angeles in exchange for a partial allocation and a second-round selection in the 2008 MLS SuperDraft.
3. #6: New York Red Bulls → Colorado Rapids. 2006-04-21: Colorado acquired this pick, the #32 pick, and forward Thiago Martins from New York in exchange for forward Peguero Jean Philippe.
4. #10: Colorado Rapids → Los Angeles Galaxy → Toronto FC. 2007-01-12: Toronto FC acquired this pick from Los Angeles in exchange for a partial allocation. Los Angeles had acquired this pick from Colorado in exchange for forward Jovan Kirovski on 2005-09-13.

Round two

Pick #	MLS Team	Player	Position	Affiliation
14	FC Dallas	Fuad Ibrahim*	F	Generation adidas
15	Columbus Crew	Brad Evans	M	UC Irvine
16	Los Angeles Galaxy	Robbie Findley	F	Oregon State
17	Colorado Rapids	Greg Dalby	M/D	Notre Dame
18	FC Dallas	Andrew Daniels	D	Brown
19	New York Red Bulls	Dane Richards	F	Clemson
20	Los Angeles Galaxy	Josh Tudela	M	Indiana
21	Chicago Fire	Nate Norman	M	Notre Dame
22	FC Dallas	Ryan Guy	F	San Diego
23	Los Angeles Galaxy	Ty Harden	D	Washington
24	D.C. United	Brad North	F	Northwestern
25	New England Revolution	Ryan Solle	M	Wake Forest
26	Houston Dynamo	Corey Ashe^	M	North Carolina

Round two trades

1. #14: Toronto FC → FC Dallas. 2006-11-17: FC Dallas acquired this pick and defender Adrian Serioux from Toronto in exchange for midfielder Ronnie O'Brien.
2. #16: Kansas City Wizards → Los Angeles Galaxy. 2006-12-15: Los Angeles acquired this pick and a second-round selection in the 2008 MLS SuperDraft from Kansas City in exchange for goalkeeper Kevin Hartman.
3. #17: Real Salt Lake → Colorado Rapids. 2005-02-23: Colorado acquired this pick from Real Salt Lake in exchange for forward Jordan Cila.
4. #18: Los Angeles Galaxy → Colorado Rapids → FC Dallas. 2007-01-12: FC Dallas acquired this pick and a second-round selection in the 2008 MLS SuperDraft from Colorado in exchange for defender Greg Vanney, salary cap considerations, and a third-round selection in the 2008 MLS SuperDraft. Colorado had acquired this pick, forward Herculez Gomez and defender Ugo Ihemelu from Los Angeles in exchange for the #23 pick and goalkeeper Joe Cannon on 2006-12-01.
5. #20: Chivas USA → Real Salt Lake → Los Angeles Galaxy. 2005-06-29: Los Angeles acquired this pick from Real Salt Lake in exchange for defender Paul Broome. Real Salt Lake had acquired this pick from Chivas USA in exchange for defender Douglas Sequeira on 2005-02-25.
6. #23: Colorado Rapids → Los Angeles Galaxy. 2006-12-01: Los Angeles acquired this pick and goalkeeper Joe Cannon from Colorado in exchange for pick #18, forward Herculez Gomez and defender Ugo Ihemelu.

Round three

Pick #	MLS Team	Player	Position	Affiliation
27	Toronto FC	Richard Asante	D/M	Syracuse
28	FC Dallas	Scott Jones	M	UNC-Greensboro
29	Kansas City Wizards	Edson Elcock	M	Old Dominion
30	Real Salt Lake	Steven Curfman	M	Wake Forest
31	Colorado Rapids	Omar Cummings	F	Cincinnati
32	D.C. United	Jay Needham	D	Southern Methodist
33	New York Red Bulls	Siniša Ubiparipović	M	Akron
34	Chicago Fire	Mike Banner	M	SIU-Edwardsville
35	Colorado Rapids	Nick LaBrocca	M	Rutgers
36	Colorado Rapids	Justin Hughes	GK	North Carolina
37	D.C. United	Ricky Schramm	F	Georgetown
38	New England Revolution	Bryan Byrne	M	UC Santa Barbara
39	Houston Dynamo	Mike Sambursky	F	South Carolina

Round three trades

1. #28: Columbus Crew → FC Dallas. 2006-01-20: FC Dallas acquired this pick from Columbus in exchange for a fourth-round selection in the 2006 MLS SuperDraft.
2. #31: Los Angeles Galaxy → Colorado Rapids. 2006-04-07: Colorado acquired this pick from Los Angeles in exchange for forward Cornell Glen.
3. #32: New York Red Bulls → Colorado Rapids → D.C. United. 2006-12-15: D.C. United acquired this pick and a third-round selection in the 2008 MLS SuperDraft from Colorado in exchange for defender Brandon Prideaux. Colorado had acquired this pick, the #6 pick, and forward Thiago Martins from New York in exchange for forward Peguero Jean Philippe on 2006-04-21.
4. #33: Chivas USA → New England Revolution → Columbus Crew → Chivas USA → New York Red Bulls. 2006-11-27: New York acquired this pick and a designated player slot from Chivas USA in exchange for midfielder Amado Guevara. Chivas USA had re-acquired this pick (as a conditional pick) from Columbus in exchange for defender Ezra Hendrickson on 2006-04-28. Columbus had acquired this pick and a second-round selection in the 2006 MLS SuperDraft from New England in exchange for an allocation on 2006-01-20. New England had acquired this pick (as a conditional pick) and a second-round 2006 selection from Chivas USA in exchange for salary considerations on 2005-09-10.
5. #35: FC Dallas → Colorado Rapids. 2006-02-14: Colorado acquired this pick and a third-round selection in the 2007 MLS Supplemental Draft from FC Dallas in exchange for the use of a Youth International slot in 2006.

Round four

Pick #	MLS Team	Player	Position	Affiliation
40	Toronto FC	Jeffrey Gonsalves	F	Rhode Island
41	Columbus Crew	Aaron Chandler	F	San Francisco
42	Kansas City Wizards	Kurt Morsink	M	James Madison
43	FC Dallas	Tommy Krizanovic	F	Jacksonville
44	Los Angeles Galaxy	Tally Hall^	GK	San Diego State
45	Los Angeles Galaxy	Bobby Burling	D	Loyola Marymount
46	Chivas USA	Cameron Dunn	D	UC Irvine
47	Chicago Fire	Simon Omekanda	F	Penn State
48	New England Revolution	Adam Cristman	F	Virginia
49	Columbus Crew	Ben Hunter	F	North Carolina
50	D.C. United	Luis Robles†	GK	Portland
51	New England Revolution	Kyle Helton	D	Duke
52	Houston Dynamo	Eric Ebert	M	California

Round four trades

1. #43: Real Salt Lake → FC Dallas. 2005-01-19: FC Dallas acquired this pick from Real Salt Lake in exchange for the rights to defender Brian Dunseth.
2. #45: New York Red Bulls → Los Angeles Galaxy. 2006-08-17: Los Angeles acquired this pick and a second-round selection in the 2008 MLS SuperDraft from New York in exchange for forward John Wolyniec.
3. #48: FC Dallas → Real Salt Lake → New England Revolution. 2007-01-12: New England acquired this pick from Real Salt Lake in exchange for forward Kyle Brown. Earlier the same day, Real Salt Lake had acquired this pick from FC Dallas in exchange for a fourth-round selection in the 2008 MLS SuperDraft.
4. #49: Colorado Rapids → Columbus Crew. 2006-01-20: Columbus acquired this pick, originally a conditional pick, from Colorado in exchange for defender Chris Wingert. The pick became a fourth-rounder when Wingert failed to start 8 games for Colorado in 2006.

Notable undrafted players

• Kenny Schoeni

See also

• Draft (sports)
• Generation Adidas
• Major League Soccer
• MLS SuperDraft

References

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