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2023 MLS SuperDraft: Every first round pick

By Chris Smith

The SuperDraft brought yet more young talent into MLS.
The SuperDraft brought yet more young talent into MLS. / Major League Soccer
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The 2023 MLS SuperDraft took place on Wednesday, with clubs from across the league picking up some of the most talented prospects from the college system.

Though the emergence of MLS academies has led to a reduced role for the SuperDraft, the mechanism has still produced some top talent over the years, including Leeds United forward Jack Harrison, United States internationals Miles Robinson and Daryl Dike, and CanMNT stars Tajon Buchanan and Alistair Johnston.

And this year, a number of standout talents were on offer, with clubs parting with serious cash to trade places up the order and secure the players they wanted most.

Here is every first round pick from the 2023 MLS SuperDraft:

2023 MLS SuperDraft First Round Picks

  1. Charlotte FC (from STL), Hamady Diop (Clemson)
  2. Orlando City (from D.C.), Shakur Mohammed (Duke)
  3. Colorado Rapids (from TOR), Moise Bombito (New Hampshire)
  4. New England Revolution (from SJ), Joshua Bolma (Maryland)
  5. Vancouver Whitecaps (from HOU), J.C. Ngando (Greensboro)
  6. Orlando City (from CHI), Duncan McGuire (Creighton)
  7. Real Salt Lake (from ATL), Ilijah Paul (Washington)
  8. Sporting Kansas City, Stephen Afrifa (FIU)
  9. St. Louis CITY SC (from SEA), Owen O'Malley (Creighton)
  10. San Jose Earthquakes (from NE), Daniel Munie (Indiana)
  11. Nashville SC (from CLT), Joey Skinner (Clemson)
  12. Charlotte FC (from COL), Patrick Agyemang (Rhode Island)
  13. Houston Dynamo (from VAN), CJ Fodrey (San Diego State)
  14. Columbus Crew, Maximilian Arfsten (Earthquakes II)
  15. Portland Timbers, Noel Caliskan (Loyola Marymount)
  16. Real Salt Lake, Bertin Jacquesson (Pittsburgh)
  17. Orlando City, Abdi Salim (Syracuse)
  18. Inter Miami CF, Cole Jensen (Xavier)
  19. Minnesota United, Ryen Jiba (Union Omaha)
  20. Austin FC (from STL), Valentin Noel (Pittsburgh)
  21. New York Red Bulls, Elian Haddock (Yale)
  22. FC Cincinnati, Joey Akpunonu (Bowling Green)
  23. LA Galaxy, Gino Vivi (UCF)
  24. FC Dallas, Herbert Endeley (Indiana)
  25. Real Salt Lake (from MTL), Emeka Eneli (Cornell)
  26. NYCFC, Malcolm Johnston (Maryland)
  27. Columbus Crew (from HOU), Xavier Zengue (Dayton)
  28. Philadelphia Union, Holden Trent (High Point)
  29. Vancouver Whitecaps (from LAFC), Levonte Johnson (Syracuse)

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