2006 MLS SuperDraft
{{Short description|College draft for soccer teams}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox sports draft
| name = 2006 MLS SuperDraft
| image =
| caption =
| logo = 2006 MLS SuperDraft logo.png
| logosize =
| sport = Soccer
| date = January 20, 2006
| time = 12:00pm (ET)
| location = Philadelphia
| network = Fox Soccer Channel
| league =
| teams =
| first = Marvell Wynne, MetroStars
| fewest = Chivas USA
Colorado Rapids
Real Salt Lake
(2 selections)
| most = FC Dallas
(7 selections)
| overall = 48
| prev = 2005
| next = 2007
}}
The 2006 MLS SuperDraft, held in Philadelphia on January 20, 2006, was the seventh incarnation of the annual Major League Soccer SuperDraft. The first selection originally belonged to Chivas USA, but they traded it to the MetroStars for the fifth overall selection and Jason Hernandez. The MetroStars then drafted Marvell Wynne. The draft was followed by the 2006 MLS Supplemental Draft.
The draft has produced multiple United States men's national soccer team players, including Sacha Kljestan, Jozy Altidore (2nd round), and Jonathan Bornstein (4th round).
Player selection
File:CINvNY 2017-08-15 - Sacha Kljestan (27501708057).jpg selected Sacha Kljestan 5th overall. The 2016 MLS All-Star is a 2x MLS Best XI selection and earned 52 caps with the U.S. men's national team.]]
File:Dax McCarty FC Dallas 2007-04-29.jpg selected Dax McCarty 6th overall. He is a 2x MLS All-Star, a 2015 MLS Best XI selection and a member of the 400 games played club. He earned 13 caps with the U.S. national team.]]
File:Kei Kamara vs Jimenez.jpg selected Kei Kamara 9th overall. The 2x MLS All-Star is a 2015 MLS Best XI selection and won the 2015 MLS Humanitarian of the Year. He is a member of both the 100 goals club and 400 games played club. He's earned 39 caps for the Sierra Leone national team leading them to the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations.]]
;Key
| class="wikitable"
| style="background:#FFCC00"|* | Denotes a player contracted under the Generation Adidas program |
| style="background:#CFECEC"| ^
| Denotes player who has been selected to an MLS All-Star Game |
| style="background:#CCFF99"|§
| Denotes a player who won the MLS Rookie of the Year |
| style="background: #FBCEB1"| †
| Denotes player who has been selected for an MLS Best XI team |
| style="background:#FFFF99"| ~
|Denotes a player who won the MLS MVP |
= Round one =
| class="wikitable sortable" | ||||
| !|Pick # | | MLS Team | | Player | | Position | | Affiliation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MetroStars{{#tag:ref|#1: Chivas USA → MetroStars. 2006-01-20: MetroStars acquired this pick from Chivas USA in exchange for the #5 pick and defender Jason Hernandez.|group="R1 trade"}} | style="background:#FFCC00"|{{flagicon|USA}} Marvell Wynne* | D | UCLA |
| 2 | Real Salt Lake | {{flagicon|Morocco}} Mehdi Ballouchy | M | Santa Clara |
| 3 | Columbus Crew | {{flagicon|USA}} Jason Garey | F | Maryland |
| 4 | Kansas City Wizards | style="background:#FFCC00"|{{flagicon|ARM}} Yura Movsisyan* | F | Pasadena City College |
| 5 | Chivas USA{{#tag:ref|#5: MetroStars → Chivas USA. 2006-01-20: Chivas USA acquired this pick and defender Jason Hernandez from MetroStars in exchange for the #1 pick.|group="R1 trade"}} | bgcolor="#FBCEB1" | {{flagicon|USA}} Sacha Kljestan*^† | M | Seton Hall |
| 6 | FC Dallas | bgcolor="#FBCEB1" | {{flagicon|USA}} Dax McCarty*^† | M | North Carolina |
| 7 | D.C. United | {{flagicon|USA}} Justin Moose | M | Wake Forest |
| 8 | Houston Dynamo | style="background:#FFCC00"|{{flagicon|USA}} Patrick Ianni* | D | UCLA |
| 9 | Columbus Crew{{#tag:ref|#9: Colorado Rapids → Columbus Crew. 2005-01-14: Columbus acquired this pick from Colorado in exchange for forward Jeff Cunningham.|group="R1 trade"}} | bgcolor="#FBCEB1" | {{flagicon|SLE}} Kei Kamara*^† | F | Cal State Dominguez Hills |
| 10 | Chicago Fire | {{flagicon|USA}} Calen Carr | F | California |
| 11 | New England Revolution | {{flagicon|BRA}} Leandro de Oliveira | M | UAB |
| 12 | Los Angeles Galaxy | style="background:#FFCC00"|{{flagicon|USA}} Nathan Sturgis* | D/M | Clemson |
== Round one trades ==
{{reflist|group=R1 trade}}
= Round two =
File:USMNT vs. Trinidad and Tobago (48125005091).jpg selected 2x MLS All-Star Jozy Altidore 17th overall. Altidore earned 115 caps with the U.S. men's national team and was named to the 2010 and 2014 FIFA World Cup squads.]]
File:Dominic Oduro Fire.jpg selected Dominic Oduro 22nd overall. in 13 seasons, he would play in over 300 MLS games.]]
| class="wikitable sortable" | ||||
| width=7%| Pick # | width=30% | MLS Team | width=24% | Player | width=12% | Position | | Affiliation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Columbus Crew{{#tag:ref|#13: Chivas USA → New England Revolution → Columbus Crew. 2006-01-20: Columbus acquired this pick and a third-round selection in the 2007 MLS SuperDraft from New England in exchange for an allocation. New England had acquired this pick (originally a conditional pick) and the traded third-round 2007 selection from Chivas USA in exchange for salary considerations on 2005-09-10.|group="R2 trade"}} | style="background:#FFCC00"|{{flagicon|USA}} Jed Zayner* | D | Indiana |
| 14 | Chicago Fire{{#tag:ref|#14: Real Salt Lake → Chicago Fire. 2005-01-03: Chicago acquired this pick and a third-round selection in the 2005 MLS SuperDraft from Real Salt Lake in exchange for defender Evan Whitfield and forward Dipsy Selolwane.|group="R2 trade"}} | {{flagicon|USA}} Jeff Curtin | D | Georgetown |
| 15 | FC Dallas{{#tag:ref|#15: Columbus Crew → FC Dallas. 2005-04-26: FC Dallas acquired this pick and a youth international slot for the 2005 season from Columbus in exchange for forward Cornell Glen.|group="R2 trade"}} | {{flagicon|USA}} Justin Moore | M | Clemson |
| 16 | Kansas City Wizards | {{flagicon|USA}} Lance Watson | M | New Mexico |
| 17 | MetroStars{{#tag:ref|#17: MetroStars → Real Salt Lake → MetroStars. 2005-02-01: MetroStars acquired this pick and an allocation from Real Salt Lake in exchange for defender Eddie Pope. MetroStars had the choice of swapping first-round selections in the 2005 MLS Supplemental Draft with Real Salt Lake or taking the highest RSL second-round 2006 SuperDraft selection. MetroStars chose the latter. Real Salt Lake had previously acquired this pick from MetroStars in exchange for use of a youth international slot for the 2005 season on 2005-01-14.|group="R2 trade"}} | style="background:#CFECEC"|{{flagicon|USA}} Jozy Altidore*^ | F | Generation adidas |
| 18 | FC Dallas | style="background:#FFCC00"|{{flagicon|USA}} Blake Wagner* | D/M | Generation adidas |
| 19 | Kansas City Wizards{{#tag:ref|#19: D.C. United → Chicago Fire → Kansas City Wizards. 2006-01-11: Kansas City acquired this pick and midfielder Will John from Chicago in exchange for midfielder Diego Gutiérrez. Chicago had acquired this pick from D.C. United in exchange for a third-round selection in the 2005 MLS SuperDraft on 2005-01-14.|group="R2 trade"}} | {{flagicon|USA}} Tyson Wahl | D | California |
| 20 | Chicago Fire{{#tag:ref|#20: Houston Dynamo → Chicago Fire. 2005-06-14: Chicago acquired this pick from San Jose in exchange for defender Kelly Gray. The San Jose franchise moved to Houston after the 2005 MLS season.|group="R2 trade"}} | {{flagicon|USA}} Brian Plotkin | M | Indiana |
| 21 | Colorado Rapids | style="background:#FFCC00"|{{flagicon|USA}} Jacob Peterson* | F | Indiana |
| 22 | FC Dallas{{#tag:ref|#22: Chicago Fire → FC Dallas. 2005-01-14: FC Dallas acquired this pick and goalkeeper Henry Ring from Chicago in exchange for a third-round selection in the 2005 MLS SuperDraft.|group="R2 trade"}} | {{flagicon|GHA}} Dominic Oduro | F | VCU |
| 23 | New England Revolution | style="background:#FFCC00"|{{flagicon|GUA}} Willie Sims* | F | Cal State Northridge |
| 24 | Los Angeles Galaxy | {{flagicon|USA}} Marc Burch | D | Maryland |
== Round two trades ==
{{reflist|group=R2 trade}}
= Round three =
File:Ryan Johnson at Galaxy at Earthquakes 2010-08-21 3.JPG selected Ryan Johnson 26th overall. In 7 MLS seasons, he played 181 games. He earned 36 caps with the Jamaica national team.]]
| class="wikitable sortable" | ||||
| width=7%| Pick # | width=30% | MLS Team | width=24% | Player | width=12% | Position | | Affiliation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | Los Angeles Galaxy{{#tag:ref|#25: Chivas USA → Los Angeles Galaxy. 2005-03-11: Los Angeles acquired this pick (originally a conditional pick) from Chivas USA in exchange for defender Ryan Suarez.|group="R3 trade"}} | {{flagicon|USA}} Kyle Veris | D | Ohio State |
| 26 | Real Salt Lake | {{flagicon|JAM}} Ryan Johnson | F/M | Oregon State |
| 27 | Columbus Crew | {{flagicon|USA}} Brandon Moss | M | New Mexico |
| 28 | Kansas City Wizards | {{flagicon|USA}} Matt Groenwald | M | St. John's |
| 29 | Kansas City Wizards{{#tag:ref|#29: MetroStars → Kansas City Wizards. 2005-11-22: Kansas City acquired this pick from MetroStars in exchange for the rights to defender Taylor Graham.|group="R3 trade"}} | {{flagicon|SCO}} Stephen Shirley | D/M | Virginia Commonwealth |
| 30 | FC Dallas | {{flagicon|USA}} Ray Burse | GK | Ohio State |
| 31 | D.C. United | {{flagicon|RUS}} Rod Dyachenko | M | UNLV |
| 32 | Houston Dynamo | {{flagicon|USA}} Andre Schmid | F | St. John's |
| 33 | Columbus Crew{{#tag:ref|#33: Colorado Rapids → Columbus Crew. 2006-01-20: Columbus acquired this pick from Colorado in exchange for goalkeeper Matt Jordan.|group="R3 trade"}} | {{flagicon|USA}} Dayton O'Brien | M/F | Memphis |
| 34 | Chicago Fire | {{flagicon|USA}} Jordan Russolillo | D | So. Connecticut State |
| 35 | New England Revolution | {{flagicon|USA}} Kyle Brown | F | Tulsa |
| 36 | Los Angeles Galaxy | {{flagicon|USA}} Chris Dunsheath | GK | Bradley |
== Round three trades ==
{{reflist|group=R3 trade}}
= Round four =
File:WikiBornsteinJUL2010.jpg selected Jonathan Bornstein 37th overall. the 2006 Rookie of the Year is a 2x MLS All-Star, and a 2007 MLS Best XI selection. He's earned 38 caps with the U.S. Men's national team and was selected to the 2010 FIFA World Cup squad.]]
| class="wikitable sortable" | ||||
| width=7%| Pick # | width=30% | MLS Team | width=24% | Player | width=12% | Position | | Affiliation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37 | Chivas USA | bgcolor="#FBCEB1" | {{flagicon|USA}} Jonathan Bornstein^§† | D | UCLA |
| 38 | Columbus Crew{{#tag:ref|#38: Real Salt Lake → FC Dallas → Columbus Crew. 2006-01-20: Columbus acquired this pick from FC Dallas in exchange for a third-round selection in the 2007 MLS SuperDraft. FC Dallas had acquired this pick (originally one of two "future considerations") from Real Salt Lake in exchange for forward Jason Kreis on 2004-11-17.|group="R4 trade"}} | {{flagicon|USA}} Duke Hashimoto | F | Southern Methodist |
| 39 | D.C. United{{#tag:ref|#39: Columbus Crew → D.C. United. 2004-01-30: D.C. United acquired this pick, originally "future considerations", from Columbus in exchange for forward Devin Barclay.|group="R4 trade"}} | {{flagicon|USA}} Jeff Carroll | M/D | St. John's |
| 40 | Kansas City Wizards | {{flagicon|USA}} Eric Kronberg | GK | California |
| 41 | MetroStars{{#tag:ref|#41: MetroStars → Houston Dynamo → MetroStars. 2006-01-20: MetroStars re-acquired this pick from Houston in exchange for goalkeeper Zach Wells. Houston (then San Jose) had acquired the pick from MetroStars in exchange for goalkeeper Jon Conway on 2005-12-05.|group="R4 trade"}} | {{flagicon|USA}} Blake Camp | M | Duke |
| 42 | FC Dallas | {{flagicon|USA}} Michael Dello-Russo | D | Maryland |
| 43 | FC Dallas{{#tag:ref|#43: D.C. United → FC Dallas. 2004-07-23: FC Dallas acquired this pick and a second-round selection in the 2005 MLS Supplemental Draft (originally "future considerations") from D.C. United in exchange for forward Jason Thompson.|group="R4 trade"}} | {{flagicon|USA}} Mike Ambersley | F | Indiana |
| 44 | Houston Dynamo | {{flagicon|USA}} Mike Chabala | M | Washington |
| 45 | Colorado Rapids | {{flagicon|USA}} Josh Brown | D | New Mexico |
| 46 | Chicago Fire | {{flagicon|USA}} Jeremy Ashe | M | Marshall |
| 47 | D.C. United{{#tag:ref|#47: New England Revolution → D.C. United. 2005-01-20: D.C. United acquired this pick from New England in exchange for goalkeeper Doug Warren.|group="R4 trade"}} | {{flagicon|USA}} Kenney Bertz | D | Maryland |
| 48 | Los Angeles Galaxy | {{flagicon|USA}} Aaron King | F | NC State |
== Round four trades ==
{{reflist|group=R4 trade}}
See also
References
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|title=D.C. United Lands Nick Van Sicklen, Tim Merritt in Draft
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|title=Galaxy acquire 2006 MLS SuperDraft pick from CD Chivas USA
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|title=MetroStars acquire Joe Conway from Earthquakes for top draft pick
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