Full results from the 2021 MLS SuperDraft

The 2021 MLS SuperDraft was held on Thursday, on an afternoon highlighted by expansion club Austin FC selecting Virginia Tech’s Daniel Pereira with the No. 1 overall pick.
FC Cincinnati followed up by selecting Wake Forest forward Calvin Harris with the No. 2 pick. Clemson midfielder Philip Mayaka was taken with the 3rd pick by the Colorado Rapids.
Following a trade, D.C. United held the No. 4 and No. 5 picks back-to-back, acquiring forward Kimarni Smith (Clemson) and defender Michael DeShields (Wake Forest).
To view Draft Grades for every MLS club, Click Here. To view the draft results including a listing of the trades that took place, Click Here.
See below to view every pick from the MLS SuperDraft, including a full listing of those players’ colleges and youth clubs:
Round 1 | |||||
Pick | MLS Club | Player | Pos. | College | Youth Club |
1 | Austin FC | Daniel Pereira | M | Virginia Tech | Virginia Blue Ridge Star |
2 | FC Cincinnati | Calvin Harris | F | Wake Forest | Wellington Phoenix |
3 | Colorado Rapids | Philip Mayaka | M | Clemson | Orlando City |
4 | D.C. United | Kimarni Smith | F | Clemson | Sheffield United |
5 | D.C. United | Michael DeShields | D | Wake Forest | Baltimore Celtic |
6 | Houston Dynamo | Ethan Bartlow | D | Washington | Crossfire Premier |
7 | Real Salt Lake | Bret Halsey | D | Virginia | Loudoun Soccer |
8 | Orlando City | Derek Dodson | F | Georgetown | Sockers FC |
9 | Vancouver Whitecaps | David Egbo | F | Akron | N/A |
10 | Inter Miami | Josh Penn | F | Indiana | Sockers FC |
11 | Austin FC | Freddy Kleemann | D | Washington | Real So Cal |
12 | San Jose Earthquakes | Tommy Williamson | F | California | Strikers FC |
13 | New York Red Bulls | Luther Archimède | F | Syracuse | Sochaux |
14 | Los Angeles FC | Daniel Trejo | F | CSUN | Olé Soccer Club |
15 | FC Dallas | Nicky Hernandez | M | SMU | Dallas Texans |
16 | LA Galaxy | Josh Drack | F | Denver | Arizona Arsenal |
17 | Minnesota United | Justin McMaster | F | Wake Forest | Philadelphia Union |
18 | Minnesota United | Nabilai Kibunguchy | D | UC Davis | Sacramento Republic |
19 | Orlando City | Rio Hope-Gund | D | Georgetown | New York SC |
20 | Nashville SC | Irakoze Donasiyano | F | Virginia | Roanoke Star |
21 | Austin FC | Aedan Stanley | D | Duke | St. Louis Scott Gallagher |
22 | Orlando City | Brandon Hackenberg | D | Penn State | Richmond United |
23 | Vancouver Whitecaps | Javain Brown | D | South Florida | Harbour View |
24 | New England Revolution | Edward Kizza | F | Pittsburgh | Montverde Academy |
25 | Toronto FC | Matt Di Rosa | M | Maryland | Bethesda SC |
26 | Inter Miami | Aimé Mabika | D | Kentucky | N/A |
27 | Columbus Crew | Justin Malou | D | Clemson | Montverde Academy |
Round 2 | |||||
Pick | MLS Club | Player | Pos. | College | Youth Club |
28 | Austin FC | Daniel Steedman | F | Virginia | Charlotte Soccer Academy |
29 | FC Cincinnati | Avionne Flanagan | D | South Florida | D.C. United |
30 | Houston Dynamo | Kristofer Strickler | F | Virginia Tech | Blast FC |
31 | Atlanta United | Josh Bauer | D | New Hampshire | GPS New Hampshire |
32 | D.C. United | Logan Panchot | M | Stanford | St. Louis Scott Gallagher |
33 | Chicago Fire | Jackson Ragen | D | Michigan | Seattle Sounders FC |
34 | Real Salt Lake | Elijah Amo | F | Louisville | Bethesda SC |
35 | LA Galaxy | Preston Judd | F | Denver | LVSA |
36 | Nashville SC | Tom Judge | D | James Madison | N/A |
37 | Inter Miami | Joe Hafferty | D | Oregon State | Seattle Sounders FC |
38 | Minnesota United | Sean O’Hearn | D | Georgetown | PA Classics |
39 | San Jose Earthquakes | George Asomani | M | NC State | N/A |
40 | New York Red Bulls | Lamine Conte | M | Louisville | Philadelphia Union |
41 | Los Angeles FC | CC Uche | D | Ohio State | Georgia United |
42 | Colorado Rapids | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
43 | Portland Timbers | Dawson McCartney | M | Dartmouth | Philadelphia Union |
44 | New York City FC | Ben Di Rosa | D | Maryland | Bethesda SC |
45 | Toronto FC | Nathaniel Crofts | F | Virginia | Sheffield United |
46 | Vancouver Whitecaps | Eric Iloski | M | UCLA | Real Salt Lake AZ |
47 | Chicago Fire | Christian Pinzon | F | Cal State Fullerton | California Rush |
48 | FC Dallas | Colin Shutler | GK | Virginia | Loudoun Soccer |
49 | Orlando City SC | Andrew Pannenberg | GK | Wake Forest | Charlotte Independence |
50 | Sporting Kansas City | Matt Constant | D | North Carolina | Dallas Texans |
51 | New England Revolution | Francois Dulysse | D | Manhattan College | Boca United |
52 | Columbus Crew | Joshua Jackson-Ketchup | D | Ohio State | Montverde Academy |
53 | Vancouver Whitecaps | Joel Harrison | D | Michigan | Vancouver Whitecaps FC |
54 | FC Cincinnati | Jonas Fjeldberg | M | Dayton | Ull/Kisa |
Round 3 | |||||
Pick | MLS Club | Player | Pos. | College | Youth Club |
55 | Austin FC | Noah Lawrence | GK | Ohio State | D.C. United |
56 | FC Cincinnati | Matthew Vowinkel | F | Hofstra | N/A |
57 | Houston Dynamo | Brandon Terwege | D | SMU | FC Dallas |
58 | Columbus Crew | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
59 | Atlanta United | Aiden McFadden | M | Notre Dame | Penn Fusion |
60 | Chicago Fire | Mitch Guitar | M | Wisconsin | Vardar |
61 | Real Salt Lake | Aris Briggs | F | Georgia State | Concorde Fire |
62 | LA Galaxy | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
63 | CF Montréa | Giuseppe Barone | M | Michigan State | Crew SC Academy Wolves |
64 | Toronto FC | Paul Rothrock | M | Georgetown | Seattle Sounders FC |
65 | CF Montréal | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
66 | San Jose Earthquakes | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
67 | New York Red Bulls | AJ Marcucci | GK | Connecticut College | N/A |
68 | Los Angeles FC | Alvaro Quezada | F | UC Irvine | LA Surf FC |
69 | Colorado Rapids | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
70 | Portland Timbers | Diego Gutierrez | F | Creighton | Elite Academy |
71 | New York City FC | Vuk Latinovich | M | Milwaukee | FK Brodarac |
72 | Toronto FC | Jon-Talen Maples | M | SMU | Lonestar SC |
73 | Nashville SC | Sondre Norheim | D | Syracuse | Viking FK |
74 | Nashville SC | Tor Saunders | GK | Costal Carolina | Seattle Sounders FC |
75 | FC Dallas | Thibaut Jacquel | D | Campbell | FC Metz |
76 | FC Dallas | Mark Salas | D | North Carolina | FC Dallas |
77 | Sporting Kansas City | Jamil Roberts | F | Marshall | Plymouth Argyle |
78 | New England Revolution | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
79 | FC Dallas | Giovanni Montesdeoca | F | North Carolina | FC Dallas |
80 | Seattle Sounders FC | TJ Bush | GK | James Madison | Southwestern Strikers |
81 | New York Red Bulls | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Compensatory Picks
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Pick | MLS Club | Player | Pos. | College | Youth Club |
82 | Sporting Kansas City | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
83 | Inter Miami | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
84 | Real Salt Lake | Rene White | F | NJIT | TSF Academy |
85 | Inter Miami | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
86 | Nashville SC | Leroy Enzugusi | F | Drake | Sporting Kansas City |