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2023 MLS SuperDraft

{{Short description|College draft for soccer teams}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}

{{Infobox sports draft

| name = 2023 MLS SuperDraft

| image =

| caption =

| logo = 2023 MLS SuperDraft logo horz black.svg

| logosize =

| sport = Soccer

| date = December 21, 2022

| time = 1:00 p.m.

| location =

| network = Twitch

| league = Major League Soccer

| teams = 29

| first = Hamady Diop, Charlotte FC

| fewest =

| most =

| overall = 83

| rounds = 3

| prev = 2022

| next = 2024

}}

The 2023 MLS SuperDraft was the 24th edition of the SuperDraft conducted by Major League Soccer. It was held on December 21, 2022, becoming the first SuperDraft to be held in December, but retained the 2023 branding.{{cite press release |date=September 15, 2022 |title=MLS Announces Full Calendar of Offseason Roster Building Events |url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/mls-announces-full-calendar-of-offseason-roster-building-events |publisher=Major League Soccer |accessdate=December 14, 2022}} The draft was conducted via conference call and streamed online. Previously, the SuperDraft had been held in conjunction with the annual January United Soccer Coaches convention.{{cite news |last=Fuhrmeister |first=Chris |date=November 15, 2019 |title=MLS to get rid of live SuperDraft in 2020 |url=https://www.prosoccerusa.com/mls/mls-superdraft-changes-2020/ |work=Pro Soccer USA |accessdate=January 9, 2020 |archive-date=December 19, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191219155244/https://www.prosoccerusa.com/mls/mls-superdraft-changes-2020/ |url-status=dead }}

Since 2021, the SuperDraft has consisted of three rounds. Teams that received fourth-round picks for this draft via past trades received compensatory picks instead.{{cite web |last1=Rueter |first1=Jeff |last2=Stejskal |first2=Sam |title=MLS will trim 2021 SuperDraft to three rounds from four: Sources |url=https://theathletic.com/2206803/2020/11/18/ |website=The Athletic |accessdate=December 20, 2020 |date=November 18, 2020 |url-access=subscription}} The first overall pick is awarded to expansion team St. Louis City SC and the remaining picks are set by 2022 regular season and post-season results in reverse order.

Format

The SuperDraft format has remained constant throughout its history and closely resembles that of the NFL Draft:

  1. Any expansion teams receive the first picks. MLS announced that St. Louis City SC{{cite web |last=Young |first=Jabari |title=Major League Soccer to delay debuts of 3 expansion franchises due to coronavirus |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2020/07/17/mls-to-delay-debuts-of-3-expansion-franchises-due-to-coronavirus.html |website=CNBC |accessdate=September 8, 2020 |date=July 17, 2020}} would debut in 2023 instead of 2022, and the league's expansion to Sacramento was put on hiatus indefinitely.
  2. Non-playoff clubs receive the next picks in reverse order of prior season finish.
  3. Teams that made the MLS Cup Playoffs are then ordered by which round of the playoffs they are eliminated.
  4. The winners of the MLS Cup are given the last selection, and the losers the penultimate selection.

Player selection

class="wikitable"

!colspan="11"|Player key

scope="row" style="background:#FBCEB1;"|*

|colspan="11"| Denotes player who has been selected for an MLS Best XI team

scope="row" style="background:#ddffdd;"|^

| colspan="11"| Member of 2023 Generation Adidas class

scope="row" style="background:#cedff2;"|†

| colspan="11"| Player who was named to an MLS Best XI and Generation Adidas

colspan="11"|Signed key
scope="row" style="background:#FEAAAA;"| 28

|colspan="11"| Denotes player who signed for a MLS team (Division I)

scope="row" style="background:#DACB95;"| 4

| colspan="11"| Denotes player who signed for a USL Championship team (Division II)

scope="row" style="background:#A6EBF1;"| 38

| colspan="11"| Denotes player who signed for a MLS Next Pro, USL League One or NISA team (Division III)

scope="row" style="background:#CBF1A6;"| 3

| colspan="11"| Denotes player who signed for a team outside the United States soccer league system

scope="row" style="background:#FFFACD;"| 7

| colspan="11"| Denotes player who returned to college team

colspan="11"| Positions key
style="text-align:center;"|GK

|style="text-align:left;"| Goalkeeper

|style="background-color:lightgrey;"|

|style="text-align:center;"|DF

|style="text-align:left;"| Defender

|style="background-color:lightgrey;"|

|style="text-align:center;"|MF

|style="text-align:left;"| Midfielder

|style="background-color:lightgrey;"|

|style="text-align:center;"|FW

|style="text-align:left;"| Forward

=Round 1=

class="wikitable sortable" style="width:95%"
width=2%|{{tooltip|P|Overall selection number}}

!width=17%| MLS team

!width=13%| Player

!width=4%|{{tooltip|Pos.|Soccer position played}}

! width="9%"| College

!width=8%| Conference

! width="15%"|Academy team(s)

! width="15%"|Other team(s)

!width=15%|Signed

1

| Charlotte FC{{refn|No. 1: St. Louis City → Charlotte. December 21, 2022: Charlotte acquired St. Louis City SC's first-round selection in exchange for $400,000 in General Allocation Money and their No. 20 MLS SuperDraft pick.{{cite web |title=Charlotte FC Trades for #1 Overall Selection in 2023 MLS SuperDraft and Selects Defender Hamady Diop|url=https://www.charlottefootballclub.com/news/charlotte-fc-trades-for-1-pick-in-2023-mls-superdraft-selects-hamady-diop|website=Charlottefootballclub.com |access-date=December 21, 2022 |date=December 21, 2022}}|group="R1 trade"}}

| style="background:#ddffdd;"| {{flagicon|SEN}} Hamady Diop

| DF

| Clemson

| ACC

| SIMA Águilas

| {{N/A}}

| style="background:#FEAAAA;"| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|USA}} Charlotte FC}}

2

| {{nowrap|Orlando City SC{{refn|No. 2: D.C. United → Orlando. December 21, 2022: Orlando acquired D.C. United's first-round selection in exchange for Ruan.{{cite web |title=DC United acquire Ruan from Orlando City for No. 2 MLS SuperDraft pick|url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/superdraft/news/dc-united-acquire-ruan-from-orlando-city-for-no-2-mls-superdraft-pick|website=MLSsoccer.com |access-date=December 21, 2022 |date=December 21, 2022}}|group="R1 trade"}}}}

| style="background:#ddffdd;"| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|GHA}} Shak Mohammed}}

| FW

| Duke

| ACC

| {{nowrap|Right to Dream Academy}}
Black Rock FC

| {{nowrap|Manhattan SC}}

| style="background:#FEAAAA;"| {{flagicon|USA}} Orlando City SC

3

| Colorado Rapids{{refn|No. 3: Toronto → Colorado. July 8, 2022: Colorado acquired Toronto FC's first-round selection and Ralph Priso in exchange for $1,025,000 in general allocation money, and Mark-Anthony Kaye.{{cite web |last1=Bogert |first1=Tom |title=Toronto FC acquire Mark-Anthony Kaye in blockbuster trade from Colorado Rapids |url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/toronto-fc-acquire-mark-anthony-kaye-in-blockbuster-trade-from-colorado-rapids |website=MLSSoccer.com |access-date=December 15, 2022 |date=July 8, 2022}}|group="R1 trade"}}

| style="background:#ddffdd;"| {{flagicon|CAN}} Moïse Bombito

| DF

| {{nowrap|New Hampshire}}

| America East

| CS Saint-Hubert

| {{nowrap|Seacoast United Phantoms}}

| style="background:#FEAAAA;"| {{flagicon|USA}} Colorado Rapids

4

| {{nowrap|New England Revolution{{refn|No. 4: San Jose → New England. December 21, 2022: New England acquired San Jose Earthquakes's first-round selection in exchange for $250,000 in General Allocation Money and their No. 10 MLS SuperDraft pick.{{cite web |title=MLS Draft Tracker|url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/superdraft/2023/draft-tracker|website=MLSsoccer.com |access-date=December 21, 2022 |date=December 21, 2022}}|group="R1 trade"}}}}

| style="background:#ddffdd;"| {{flagicon|GHA}} Joshua Bolma

| MF

| Maryland

| Big Ten

| Rising Stars Academy
Black Rock FC

| Ocean City Nor'easters
Westchester Flames

| style="background:#FEAAAA;"| {{flagicon|USA}} New England Revolution

5

| {{nowrap|Vancouver Whitecaps FC{{refn|No. 5: Houston → Vancouver. December 21, 2022: Vancouver acquired Houston Dynamo FC's first-round selection in exchange for $225,000 in General Allocation Money and their No. 13 MLS SuperDraft pick.|group="R1 trade"}}}}

| style="background:#ddffdd;"| {{flagicon|CMR}} J.C. Ngando

| MF

| UNC Greensboro

| SoCon

| Amiens
Paris FC

| {{nowrap|South Georgia Tormenta FC 2}}

| style="background:#FEAAAA;"| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|CAN}} Vancouver Whitecaps FC}}

6

| Orlando City SC{{refn|No. 6: Chicago → Orlando. May 5, 2022: Orlando acquired Chicago Fire FC's first-round selection and discovery rights to Chris Mueller in exchange for $250,000 in 2022 general allocation money, and $250,000 in 2023 in general allocation money, and discovery prior for an unnamed player.{{cite web |title=Orlando City SC Acquires 2023 First Round Draft Pick, General Allocation Money and Discovery Priority from Chicago Fire FC |url=https://www.orlandocitysc.com/news/orlando-city-sc-acquires-2023-first-round-draft-pick-general-allocation-money-an |website=orlandocitysc.com |access-date=December 15, 2022 |date=May 5, 2022}}|group="R1 trade"}}

| {{flagicon|USA}} Duncan McGuire

| FW

| Creighton

| Big East

| Elkhorn SC

| Lane United FC

| style="background:#FEAAAA;"| {{flagicon|USA}} Orlando City SC

7

| Real Salt Lake{{refn|No. 7: Atlanta → Salt Lake. December 21, 2022: Real Salt Lake acquired Atlanta United FC's first-round selection in exchange for $175,000 in General Allocation Money.|group="R1 trade"}}

| style="background:#ddffdd;"| {{flagicon|USA}} Ilijah Paul

| FW

| Washington

| Pac-12

| Valparaiso United
Real Salt Lake
Phoenix Rising FC
{{nowrap|Barca Residency Academy}}

| FC Tucson
Crossfire Redmond

| style="background:#FEAAAA;"| {{flagicon|USA}} Real Salt Lake

8

| Sporting Kansas City

| {{flagicon|CAN}} Stephen Afrifa

| FW

| FIU

| American

| Woodbridge Strikers

| One Knoxville SC

| style="background:#FEAAAA;"| {{flagicon|USA}} Sporting Kansas City

9

| St. Louis City SC{{refn|No. 9: Seattle → St. Louis. December 21, 2022: St. Louis City acquired Seattle Sounders FC's first-round selection in exchange for $175,000 in General Allocation Money and the no. 59 pick in the 2023 MLS SuperDraft.|group="R1 trade"}}

| style="background:#ddffdd;"| {{flagicon|USA}} Owen O'Malley

| MF

| Creighton

| Big East

| North Carolina FC

| Boston Bolts
Vermont Green FC

| style="background:#FEAAAA;"| {{flagicon|USA}} St. Louis City SC

10

| San Jose Earthquakes{{refn|No. 10: New England → San Jose. December 21, 2022: San Jose acquired New England Revolution's first-round selection as part of the No.4 pick trade.|group="R1 trade"}}

| {{flagicon|USA}} Daniel Munie

| DF

| Indiana

| Big Ten

| Saint Louis FC

| St. Louis Scott Gallagher SC

| style="background:#FEAAAA;"| {{flagicon|USA}} San Jose Earthquakes

11

| Nashville SC{{refn|No. 11: Charlotte → Nashville. December 12, 2021: Nashville exercised the right to swap Charlotte FC's first-round selection in exchange for two international roster spots and Charlotte sending $500,000 allocation to Nashville.{{cite web |title=Nashville SC send two int'l slots to Charlotte FC for $500K allocation money |url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/nashville-sc-send-two-international-slots-to-charlotte-fc-for-500k-in-allocation |website=NashvilleSC.com |access-date=December 30, 2022 |date=December 12, 2021}}|group="R1 trade"}}

| style="background:#ddffdd;"| {{flagicon|USA}} Joey Skinner

| DF

| Clemson

| ACC

| Charlotte Independence

| Charlotte Independence 2

| style="background:#FEAAAA;"| {{flagicon|USA}} Nashville SC

12

| Charlotte FC{{refn|No. 12: Colorado → Charlotte. December 21, 2022: Charlotte acquired Colorado Rapids No. 12 pick in exchange for $50,000 in 2023 GAM, $50,000 in conditional GAM, and a first round pick in the 2024 MLS SuperDraft.{{cite web |title=Live Blog: Follow the Rapids' picks in the 2023 MLS SuperDraft |url=https://www.coloradorapids.com/news/live-blog-follow-the-rapids-picks-in-the-2023-mls-superdraft |access-date=December 30, 2022 |date=December 21, 2022}}|group="R1 trade"}}

| {{flagicon|USA}} Patrick Agyemang

| FW

| Rhode Island

| A-10

| Hartford Hellions

| Western Mass Pioneers

| style="background:#FEAAAA;"| {{flagicon|USA}} Charlotte FC

13

| Austin FC{{refn|No. 13: Vancouver → Houston → Austin. December 21, 2022: Houston acquired Vancouver Whitecaps FC's first-round selection as part of the No.5 pick trade. It was subsequently traded to Austin FC in exchange for $100,000 in General Allocation Money (50,000 in 2023 General Allocation Money (GAM), and $50k in 2024 GAM) and the No. 27 pick in the 2023 MLS SuperDraft.{{cite web |title=Austin FC select midfielder CJ Fodrey after SuperDraft trade with Houston Dynamo|url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/superdraft/news/austin-fc-select-midfielder-cj-fodrey-after-superdraft-trade-with-houston-dynamo|website=MLSsoccer.com |access-date=December 30, 2022 |date=December 21, 2022}}|group="R1 trade"}}

| style="background:#ddffdd;"| {{flagicon|USA}} CJ Fodrey

| FW

| San Diego State

| Pac-12

| Albion SC
San Diego Surf
San Diego Nomads
LA Galaxy

| San Diego Loyal SC

| style="background:#FEAAAA;"| {{flagicon|USA}} Austin FC

14

| Columbus Crew

| {{flagicon|USA}} Maximilian Arfsten

| FW

| UC Davis

| Big West

| California Odyssey

| San Jose Earthquakes II

| style="background:#FEAAAA;"| {{flagicon|USA}} Columbus Crew

15

| Portland Timbers

| {{flagicon|GER}} Noel Caliskan

| MF

| Loyola Marymount

| West Coast

| 1. FC Köln
Fortuna Düsseldorf

| Flint City Bucks
SpVg Frechen 20

| style="background:#A6EBF1;" | {{flagicon|USA}} Portland Timbers 2

16

| Real Salt Lake

| style="background:#ddffdd;"| {{flagicon|FRA}} Bertin Jacquesson

| FW

| Pittsburgh

| ACC

| Strasbourg

| {{N/A}}

| style="background:#FEAAAA;"| {{flagicon|USA}} Real Salt Lake

17

| Orlando City SC

| {{flagicon|SOM}} Abdi Salim

| DF

| Syracuse

| ACC

| Delaware SC
Empire United

| Ocean City Nor'easters

| style="background:#FEAAAA;"| {{flagicon|USA}} Orlando City SC

18

| Inter Miami CF

| {{flagicon|USA}} Cole Jensen

| GK

| Xavier

| Big East

| Elkhorn SC

| {{N/A}}

| style="background:#FEAAAA;"| {{flagicon|USA}} Inter Miami CF

19

| Minnesota United FC

| {{flagicon|SSD}} Ryen Jiba

| DF

| SLCC

| NJCAA

| Sparta United

| Park City Red Wolves SC
Union Omaha

| style="background:#FEAAAA;"| {{flagicon|USA}} Minnesota United FC

20

| Austin FC{{refn|No. 20: Nashville → Charlotte → St. Louis City → Austin. November 9, 2022: Charlotte acquired Nashville SC's first-round selection in a swap of first round picks from a December 12, 2021 trade, St. Louis acquired the No. 20 pick from Charlotte in exchange for $400,000 GAM and the No. 1 Pick. Austin acquired the No. 20 pick from St. Louis in exchange for $50,000 General Allocation Money and conditional General Allocation Money.{{cite web |title=Austin FC select midfielder Valentin Noel after SuperDraft trade with St. Louis CITY SC|url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/superdraft/news/austin-fc-select-midfielder-valentin-noel-after-superdraft-trade-with-st-louis-c|website=MLSsoccer.com |access-date=December 30, 2022 |date=December 21, 2022}}|group="R1 trade"}}

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Valentin Noël

| MF

| Pittsburgh

| ACC

| Chamois Niortais

| {{N/A}}

| style="background:#A6EBF1;" | {{flagicon|USA}} Austin FC II

21

| New York Red Bulls

| {{flagicon|USA}} Elian Haddock

| GK

| Yale

| Ivy

| Bavarian SC

| {{N/A}}

|

22

| FC Cincinnati

| style="background:#ddffdd;"| {{flagicon|USA}} Joey Akpunonu

| DF

| Bowling Green

| MAC

| Pacesetter SC

| Toledo Villa FC

| style="background:#FEAAAA;"| {{flagicon|USA}} FC Cincinnati

23

| LA Galaxy

| {{flagicon|CRC}} Gino Vivi

| FW

| Central Florida

| AAC

| Deportivo Saprissa

| {{N/A}}

| style="background:#FEAAAA;"| {{flagicon|USA}} LA Galaxy

24

| FC Dallas

| {{flagicon|USA}} Herbert Endeley

| FW

| Indiana

| Big Ten

| Minneapolis United

| Minneapolis City SC

| style="background:#FEAAAA;"| {{flagicon|USA}} FC Dallas

25

| Real Salt Lake{{refn|No. 25: Montréal → Salt Lake. December 21, 2022: Salt Lake acquired CF Montréal's first-round selection as part of the trade for Aaron Herrera.{{cite web |title=CF Montréal acquire Aaron Herrera in trade with Real Salt Lake|url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/cf-montreal-acquire-aaron-herrera-in-trade-with-real-salt-lake |website=MLSsoccer.com |access-date=December 21, 2022 |date=December 21, 2022}}|group="R1 trade"}}

| {{flagicon|USA}} Emeka Eneli

| FW

| Cornell

| Ivy

| Columbus Crew
Ohio Premier

| Lionsbridge FC
Flint City Bucks

| style="background:#FEAAAA;"| {{flagicon|USA}} Real Salt Lake

26

| New York City FC

| {{flagicon|CAN}} Malcolm Johnston

| MF

| Maryland

| Big Ten

| Vaughan Azzurri

| Vaughan Azzurri

| style="background:#A6EBF1;" | {{flagicon|CAN}} Whitecaps FC 2

27

| Columbus Crew{{refn|No. 27: Austin → Houston → Columbus. December 21, 2022: Columbus acquired the pick from Houston for $50,000 of General Allocation Money.{{citation needed|date=December 2022}} |group="R1 trade"}}

| {{flagicon|USA}} Xavier Zengue

| DF

| Dayton

| A-10

| St. Paul Blackhawks
Minnesota Thunder

| Minneapolis City SC

| style="background:#A6EBF1;" | {{flagicon|USA}}Columbus Crew 2

28

| Philadelphia Union

| {{flagicon|USA}} Holden Trent

| GK

| High Point

| Big South

| Carolina Rapids
NC Fusion
Charlotte Independence

| South Georgia Tormenta FC 2

| style="background:#FEAAAA;"| {{flagicon|USA}} Philadelphia Union

29

| {{nowrap|Vancouver Whitecaps FC{{refn|No. 29: Los Angeles FC → Vancouver. December 14, 2021: Vancouver acquired Los Angeles FC's first-round selection and Tristan Blackmon in exchange for $350,000 in General Allocation Money.{{cite web |title=Vancouver Whitecaps acquire defender Tristan Blackmon in Expansion Draft trade |url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/vancouver-whitecaps-acquire-defender-tristan-blackmon-in-expansion-draft-trade |website=MLSSoccer.com |access-date=December 20, 2022 |date=December 14, 2021}}|group="R1 trade"}}}}

| {{flagicon|CAN}} Levonte Johnson

| FW

| Syracuse

| ACC

| Master's FA

| Capital FC
Chicago FC United

| style="background:#A6EBF1;" | {{flagicon|CAN}} Whitecaps FC 2

=Round 2=

class="wikitable sortable" style="width:95%"
width=2%|{{tooltip|P|Overall selection number}}

!width=17%| MLS team

!width=13%| Player

!width=4%|{{tooltip|Pos.|Soccer position played}}

! width="9%"| College

!width=8%| Conference

! width="15%"|Academy team

! width="15%"|Other team

!width=15%|Signed

30

| St. Louis City SC

| {{flagicon|USA}} John Klein

| MF

| Saint Louis

| A-10

| Portland Timbers

| Portland Timbers 2
Chicago FC United
{{nowrap|St. Louis Scott Gallagher SC}}
Kaw Valley FC

| style="background:#A6EBF1;" | {{nowrap|{{flagicon|USA}} St. Louis City 2}}

31

| D.C. United

| {{flagicon|USA}} Ben Stitz

| MF

| Penn

| Ivy

| Baltimore Celtic

| FC Baltimore Christos

| style="background:#A6EBF1;" | {{flagicon|USA}} FC Cincinnati 2

32

| Toronto FC

| {{flagicon|CAN}} Jalen Watson

| DF

| Penn State

| Big Ten

| Erin Mills SC
{{nowrap|Vancouver Whitecaps FC}}

| {{N/A}}

| style="background:#A6EBF1;" | {{flagicon|CAN}} Toronto FC II

33

| San Jose Earthquakes

| {{flagicon|USA}} Liam Butts

| FW

| Penn State

| Big Ten

| Gwinnett Soccer Academy
Atlanta United FC
Philadelphia Union

| East Atlanta FC

| style='background:#FFFACD;" | {{flagicon|USA}} Penn State

34

| Houston Dynamo FC

| {{flagicon|USA}} Isaiah Reid

| FW

| Clemson

| ACC

| Charlotte Soccer Academy

| {{N/A}}

| style="background:#A6EBF1;" | {{flagicon|USA}} Houston Dynamo 2

35

| Nashville SC{{refn|No. 35: Chicago → Nashville. November 9, 2022: Nashville acquired Chicago Fire FC's natural second-round selection and $175,000 in General Allocation Money in exchange for an international roster slot.{{cite web |title=Chicago Fire FC Acquires 2023 International Roster Slot from Nashville SC |url=https://www.chicagofirefc.com/news/chicago-fire-fc-acquires-2023-international-roster-slot-from-nashville-sc |website=chicagofirefc.com |access-date=December 20, 2022 |date=November 9, 2022}}|group="R2 trade"}}

| {{flagicon|USA}} Sean Suber

| DF

| Charlotte

| American

| Carolina Rapids

| {{N/A}}

| style="background:#A6EBF1;" | {{flagicon|USA}} Huntsville City FC

36

| Atlanta United FC

| {{flagicon|USA}} Tyler Young

| MF

| Campbell

| Big South

| Carolina Rapids

| Charlotte Eagles

| style="background:#A6EBF1;" | {{flagicon|USA}} Atlanta United 2

37

| Sporting Kansas City

| {{flagicon|USA}} Chris Rindov

| DF

| Maryland

| Big Ten

| Olney Soccer

| {{N/A}}

| style="background:#FEAAAA;" | {{flagicon|USA}} Sporting Kansas City

38

| Seattle Sounders FC

| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|NOR}} Eythor Björgolfsson}}

| FW

| Kentucky

| Sun Belt

| Ull/Kisa
Nardo FK

| Vermont Green FC

| style="background:#A6EBF1;" | {{flagicon|USA}} Tacoma Defiance

39

| New England Revolution

| {{flagicon|USA}} Victor Souza

| DF

| Boston College

| ACC

| Met Oval
New York City FC

| Lionsbridge FC

| style="background:#A6EBF1;" | {{flagicon|USA}} New England Revolution II

40

| Charlotte FC

| {{flagicon|USA}} Nick Scardina

| FW

| Washington

| Pac-12

| Portland Timbers

| PDX FC
Crossfire Redmond

| style="background:#FEAAAA;"| {{flagicon|USA}} Charlotte FC

41

| Colorado Rapids

| {{flagicon|GER}} Oliver Semmle

| GK

| Marshall

| Sun Belt

| FC Rastatt 04
Karlsruher SC

| {{N/A}}

| style="background:#DACB95;"| {{flagicon|USA}} Louisville City FC

42

| {{nowrap|Vancouver Whitecaps FC}}

| {{flagicon|CAN}} Daniel Nimick

| DF

| Western Michigan

| MAC

| Leeds United
Harrogate Town

| Grand Rapids FC
South Bend Lions

| style="background:#CBF1A6;"| {{flagicon|CAN}} HFX Wanderers FC

43

| Columbus Crew

| {{flagicon|USA}} Clay Holstad

| MF

| Kentucky

| Sun Belt

| Birmingham United

| Dalton Red Wolves SC

| style="background:#A6EBF1;" | {{flagicon|USA}} Columbus Crew 2

44

| Portland Timbers

| {{flagicon|USA}} Ryan Bilichuk

| GK

| Elon

| CAA

| D.C. United
Barca Residency Academy

| Greenville FC
Asheville City SC

| style="background:#A6EBF1;" | {{flagicon|USA}} Portland Timbers 2

45

| Real Salt Lake

| {{flagicon|CRC}} Amferny Sinclair

| MF

| Syracuse

| ACC

| Alajuelense
Once de Abril

| Reading United
FC Buffalo
One Knoxville SC

| style="background:#A6EBF1;" | {{flagicon|USA}} Real Monarchs

46

| Orlando City SC

| {{flagicon|GER}} Luis Grassow

| DF

| Kentucky

| Sun Belt

| TSV Neuried
SpVgg Unterhaching
SV Planegg-Krailling

| FC Pipinsried
SSV Ulm 1846
TSV Neuried
Ocean City Nor'easters

| Retired{{Cite web|url=https://www.orlandocitysc.com/news/statement-from-orlando-city-sc-on-2023-second-round-draft-pick-luis-grassow|title=Statement from Orlando City SC on 2023 second-round draft pick Luis Grassow | Orlando City|website=orlandocitysc}}

47

| Inter Miami CF

| {{flagicon|SEN}} Bachir Ndiaye

| MF

| UNC Wilmington

| CAA

| Onslow Classic

| Asheville City SC

| style="background:#A6EBF1;" | {{flagicon|USA}} Charlotte Independence

48

| Minnesota United FC

| {{flagicon|NGR}} Emmanuel Iwe

| MF

| St. Cloud State

| NSIC

| Joy Athletic Club

| Joy St. Louis Park
Minnesota United FC 2

| style="background:#A6EBF1;" | {{flagicon|USA}}Minnesota United FC 2

49

| Nashville SC

| {{flagicon|EST}} Alex Meinhard

| FW

| Tulsa

| AAC

| Santos Tartu

| Santos Tartu

| style="background:#FFFACD;" | {{flagicon|USA}} Clemson

50

| New York Red Bulls

| {{flagicon|USA}} Ethan Conley

| DF

| UNC Greensboro

| SoCon

| Sockers FC Chicago

| North Carolina Fusion U23

| style="background:#FFFACD;" | {{flagicon|USA}} UNC Greensboro

51

| FC Cincinnati

| {{flagicon|USA}} Hunter Morse

| GK

| Western Michigan

| MAC

| Michigan Wolves

| Detroit City FC
Kalamazoo FC

| style="background:#A6EBF1;" | {{flagicon|USA}} FC Cincinnati 2

52

| LA Galaxy

| {{flagicon|USA}} Russell Shealy

| GK

| Syracuse

| ACC

| Darlington Academy
Concorde Fire
Atlanta United FC

| Georgia Revolution FC
Reading United

| style="background:#A6EBF1;"| {{flagicon|USA}} Crown Legacy FC

53

| FC Dallas

| {{flagicon|USA}} Ryan Wittenbrink

| FW

| Indiana

| Big Ten

| FC United
Libertyville FC 1974

| Chicago FC United

| style="background:#A6EBF1;" | {{nowrap|{{flagicon|USA}} Northern Colorado Hailstorm FC}}

54

| CF Montréal

| {{flagicon|USA}} Milo Garvanian

| DF

| North Carolina

| ACC

| Rio Rapids SC
Colorado Rapids

| South Georgia Tormenta FC 2
Tennessee SC

| style="background:#DACB95;"| {{flagicon|USA}} New Mexico United

55

| New York City FC

| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|POR}} Braudílio Rodrigues}}

| FW

| Franklin Pierce

| NE-10

| Odivelas
Benfica
AD Oeiras
Os Belenenses
Real

| Sintra
Western Mass Pioneers

| style="background:#A6EBF1;" | {{flagicon|USA}} Tacoma Defiance

56

| Austin FC

| {{flagicon|USA}} Jackson Wälti

| MF

| Pittsburgh

| ACC

| SIMA Águilas

| {{N/A}}

| style="background:#A6EBF1;" | {{flagicon|USA}} Austin FC II

57

| Philadelphia Union

| {{flagicon|USA}} Stefan Stojanovic

| FW

| Georgetown

| Big East

| Sockers FC Chicago

| Chicago FC United
Philadelphia Union II

| style="background:#A6EBF1;" | {{flagicon|USA}} Philadelphia Union II

58

| Los Angeles FC

| {{flagicon|CZE}} Jassem Koleilat

| GK

| New Hampshire

| America East

| Laval
Sparta Prague

| Seacoast United Phantoms

| style="background:#A6EBF1;" | {{flagicon|USA}} Los Angeles FC 2

=Round 3=

class="wikitable sortable" style="width:95%"
width=2%|{{tooltip|P|Overall selection number}}

!width=17%| MLS team

!width=13%| Player

!width=4%|{{tooltip|Pos.|Soccer position played}}

! width="9%"| College

!width=8%| Conference

! width="15%"|Academy team

! width="15%"|Other team

!width=15%|Signed

59

| {{nowrap|Seattle Sounders FC{{refn|No. 59: St. Louis → Seattle. December 21, 2022: Seattle acquired the No. 59 pick from St. Louis City SC as part of the earlier No. 9 pick trade.|group="R1 trade"}}}}

| {{flagicon|USA}} Blake Bowen

| DF

| San Diego State

| Pac-12

| OC Surf

| {{N/A}}

| style="background:#A6EBF1;" | {{flagicon|USA}} Tacoma Defiance

60

| D.C. United

| {{flagicon|USA}} Aidan Rocha

| MF

| Georgetown

| Big East

| Bethesda SC

| {{N/A}}

| style="background:#DACB95;"| {{flagicon|USA}} Loudoun United FC

61

| Toronto FC

| {{flagicon|USA}} Charlie Sharp

| FW

| Western Michigan

| MAC

| Michigan Wolves

| Flint City Bucks
{{nowrap|Seacoast United Phantoms}}

| style="background:#FFFACD;" | {{flagicon|USA}} Western Michigan

62

| San Jose Earthquakes

| {{flagicon|USA}} Hunter George

| FW

| Maryland

| Big Ten

| Sacramento Republic FC

| {{N/A}}

|

63

| Houston Dynamo FC

| {{flagicon|HAI}} Frantz Pierrot

| FW

| Connecticut

| Big East

| {{nowrap|Seacoast United Phantoms}}
FC Westchester

| Reading United
Boston Bolts
Seacoast United Phantoms

| style="background:#CBF1A6;"| {{flagicon|IRL}} Athlone Town

64

| Chicago Fire FC

| {{flagicon|USA}} Noah Egan

| DF

| Vermont

| America East

| Strikers FC Irvine

| Magia FA

| style="background:#A6EBF1;" | {{flagicon|USA}} Chicago Fire II

65

| Nashville SC{{refn|No. 65: Atlanta → Nashville. June 22, 2022: Nashville acquired Atlanta United FC's natural third-round selection and $175,000 in General Allocation Money in exchange for an international roster slot.{{cite web |title=Nashville Soccer Club Trades International Spot to Atlanta United FC for $175K in General Allocation Money and a 2023 MLS SuperDraft Spot |url=https://www.nashvillesc.com/news/nashville-soccer-club-trades-international-spot-to-atlanta-united-fc-for-175k-in |website=nashvillesc.com |access-date=December 20, 2022 |date=June 22, 2022}}|group="R3 trade"}}

| {{flagicon|USA}} Makel Rasheed

| DF

| Xavier

| Big East

| McLean Soccer

| Asheville City SC

| style="background:#FFFACD;" | {{flagicon|USA}} Xavier

66

| New York City FC{{refn|No. 66: Kansas City → New York City FC. June 22, 2022: New York City FC acquired Sporting Kansas City's natural third-round selection.|group="R3 trade"}}

| {{flagicon|USA}} MD Myers

| FW

| Rutgers

| Big Ten

| Philadelphia Union

| Ocean City Nor'easters

| style="background:#A6EBF1;" | {{flagicon|USA}} New York City FC II

67

| Chicago Fire FC{{refn|No. 67: Seattle → Chicago. February 14, 2022: Chicago acquired Seattle Sounders FC's natural third-round selection in exchange for the College Protected Period Priority for Jackson Ragen.{{cite web |title=Nashville Soccer Club Trades International Spot to Atlanta United FC for $175K in General Allocation Money and a 2023 MLS SuperDraft Spot |url=https://www.chicagofirefc.com/news/chicago-fire-fc-acquire-2023-mls-superdraft-pick-from-seattle-sounders-fc |website=chicagofirefc.com |access-date=December 20, 2022 |date=February 14, 2022}}|group="R3 trade"}}

| {{flagicon|USA}} Billy Hency

| MF

| Loyola-Chicago

| A-10

| Sporting STL

| Chicago FC United

| style="background:#A6EBF1;" | {{flagicon|USA}} Chicago Fire II

68

| New England Revolution

| {{flagicon|NOR}} Andreas Ueland

| DF

| Virginia

| ACC

| Bryne FK

| {{N/A}}

| style="background:#A6EBF1;" | {{flagicon|USA}} Chicago Fire II

69

| Charlotte FC

| {{flagicon|USA}} Andrew Privett

| MF

| Penn State

| Big Ten

| Baltimore Armour

| Christos FC

| style="background:#FEAAAA;"| {{flagicon|USA}} Charlotte FC

70

| Colorado Rapids

| PASS

| {{N/A}}

| {{N/A}}

| {{N/A}}

| {{N/A}}

| {{N/A}}

| {{N/A}}

71

| {{nowrap|Vancouver Whitecaps FC}}

| {{flagicon|SWE}} Buster Sjöberg

| DF

| Syracuse

| ACC

| IFK Uppsala
IK Sirius

| Gamla Upsala SK
One Knoxville SC

| style="background:#FFFACD;" | {{flagicon|USA}} Syracuse

72

| Austin FC{{refn|No. 72: Columbus → Austin. December 23, 2021: Austin acquired Columbus Crew's natural third-round selection in exchange for switching draft positions in the 2022 MLS Re-Entry Draft.{{cite web |title=Austin FC Acquires 2023 MLS SuperDraft Pick In Trade With Columbus Crew |url=https://www.austinfc.com/news/austin-fc-acquires-2023-mls-superdraft-pick-in-trade-with-columbus-crew |website=austinfc.com |access-date=December 20, 2022 |date=December 23, 2021}}|group="R3 trade"}}

| {{flagicon|CAN}} Salvatore Mazzaferro

| DF

| South Florida

| AAC

| Toronto FC

| {{nowrap|South Georgia Tormenta FC 2}}

| style="background:#A6EBF1;" | {{flagicon|USA}} Austin FC II

73

| Portland Timbers

| {{flagicon|USA}} Jaden Jones-Riley

| DF

| Dayton

| A-10

| {{N/A}}

| Tallahassee SC
One Knoxville SC

| style="background:#A6EBF1;" | {{flagicon|USA}} Portland Timbers 2

74

| Real Salt Lake

| {{flagicon|GHA}} Moses Mensah

| DF

| Campbell

| Big South

| WA All Stars

| Des Moines Menace
One Knoxville SC

| style="background:#DACB95;"| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|USA}} Birmingham Legion FC}}

75

| CF Montréal{{refn|No. 75: Orlando → Montréal. January 25, 2022: Montréal acquired Orlando City SC's natural third-round selection and $200,000 in General Allocation Money in exchange for an international roster slot.{{cite web |title=Orlando City SC Acquires an International Roster Slot from CF Montréal |url=https://www.orlandocitysc.com/news/orlando-city-sc-acquires-an-international-roster-slot-from-cf-montreal |website=orlandocitysc.com |access-date=December 20, 2022 |date=January 25, 2022}}|group="R3 trade"}}

| {{flagicon|USA}} Ousman Jabang

| DF

| Mercer

| SoCon

| Georgia Soccer
Atlanta United FC

| Georgia Revolution FC

| style="background:#FEAAAA;"| {{flagicon|CAN}} CF Montréal

76

| Chicago Fire FC{{refn|No. 76: Miami → Chicago. January 25, 2022: Chicago acquired Inter Miami CF's natural third-round selection.|group="R3 trade"}}

| {{flagicon|Colombia}} Wilmer Cabrera Jr.

| FW

| Butler

| Big East

| Colorado Rapids
IMG Academy
Houston Dynamo FC

| Brazos Valley Cavalry FC
Rio Grande Valley FC

| style="background:#CBF1A6;"| {{flagicon|COL}} Real Cartagena

77

| LA Galaxy{{refn|No. 77: Minnesota → LA Galaxy. November 7, 2022: LA Galaxy acquired Minnesota United FC's natural third-round selection and $75,000 in General Allocation Money in exchange for Cameron Dunbar.{{cite web |last=Tracy |first=Trebor |title=LA Galaxy acquire third-round pick in trade with Minnesota United FC |url=https://www.lagconfidential.com/2022/11/7/23445531/la-galaxy-acquire-third-round-pick-in-trade-with-minnesota-united-exchange-homegrown-cameron-dunbar |website=lagconfidential.com |access-date=December 20, 2022 |date=November 7, 2022}}|group="R3 trade"}}

| PASS

| {{N/A}}

| {{N/A}}

| {{N/A}}

| {{N/A}}

| {{N/A}}

| {{N/A}}

78

| Nashville SC

| {{flagicon|USA}} Rory O'Driscoll

| MF

| New Hampshire

| America East

| Minneapolis United
Minnesota Thunder

| North Carolina Fusion U23
Minneapolis City SC

| style="background:#A6EBF1;" | {{nowrap|{{flagicon|USA}} Minnesota United FC 2}}

79

| New York Red Bulls

| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|USA}} Amos Shapiro-Thompson}}

| MF

| Boston College

| ACC

| New England Revolution
Dinamo Zagreb
Legia Warsaw

| Western Mass Pioneers

| style="background:#A6EBF1;" | {{nowrap|{{flagicon|USA}} New York Red Bulls II}}

80

| FC Cincinnati

| {{flagicon|USA}} London Aghedo

| DF

| Air Force

| WAC

| Real SoCal

| {{N/A}}

| style="background:#FEAAAA;"| {{flagicon|USA}} FC Cincinnati

81

| LA Galaxy

| PASS

| {{N/A}}

| {{N/A}}

| {{N/A}}

| {{N/A}}

| {{N/A}}

| {{N/A}}

82

| FC Dallas

| {{flagicon|JAM}} Kameron Lacey

| FW

| Charlotte

| AAC

| Miramar United
SIMA Águilas
FC Dallas
Orlando City SC

| Asheville City SC

| style="background:#A6EBF1;" | {{flagicon|USA}} Minnesota United FC 2

83

| CF Montréal

| {{flagicon|CAN}} Nick Christoffersen

| GK

| Penn

| Ivy

| Toronto FC

| Toronto FC II
West Chester United SC
Vermont Green FC

| style="background:#FFFACD;" | {{flagicon|USA}} Penn

84

| Nashville SC{{refn|No. 84: NYCFC → Nashville. November 17, 2022: Nashville acquired New York City FC's natural third-round selection/|group="R3 trade"}}

| {{flagicon|SUI}} Lyam MacKinnon

| FW

| Villanova

| Big East

| Lausanne-Sport

| Reading United
West Chester United SC

| style="background:#A6EBF1;" | {{flagicon|USA}} Greenville Triumph SC

85

| Portland Timbers{{refn|No. 85: Austin → Portland. November 7, 2022: Austin acquired Portland Timbers's natural third-round selection/|group="R3 trade"}}

| {{flagicon|USA}} Tyler Clegg

| DF

| James Madison

| Sun Belt

| Evergreen Hammers

| Evergreen FC
Northern Virginia FC
Asheville City SC

| style="background:#A6EBF1;" | {{flagicon|USA}} Portland Timbers 2

86

| Philadelphia Union

| PASS

| {{N/A}}

| {{N/A}}

| {{N/A}}

| {{N/A}}

| {{N/A}}

| {{N/A}}

87

| Los Angeles FC

| {{flagicon|USA}} Noah Dollenmayer

| DF

| {{nowrap|Cal State San Bernardino}}

| CCAA

| Sporting San Fernando

| FC Golden State Force

| style="background:#A6EBF1;" | {{flagicon|USA}} Los Angeles FC 2

=Round 4=

Compensatory pick for a trade done before the SuperDraft was downsized to only three rounds.

class="wikitable sortable" style="width:95%"
width=2%|{{tooltip|P|Overall selection number}}

!width=17%| MLS team

!width=13%| Player

!width=4%|{{tooltip|Pos.|Soccer position played}}

! width="9%"| College

!width=8%| Conference

! width="15%"|Academy team

! width="15%"|Other team

!width=15%|Signed

88

| Portland Timbers{{refn|No. 88: Salt Lake → Portland. June 9, 2020: Portland acquired Real Salt Lake's pick via trade for Ryan Sierakowski|group="R4 trade"}}

| PASS

| {{N/A}}

| {{N/A}}

| {{N/A}}

| {{N/A}}

| {{N/A}}

| {{N/A}}

Notable undrafted players

= Homegrown players =

{{further|Homegrown Player Rule (Major League Soccer)}}

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
Original MLS team

!Player

!Position

!College

!Conference

!class=unsortable|Notes

!class=unsortable|Ref.

align="left"| Seattle Sounders FC

|align="left"| {{flagicon|USA}} {{sortname|Jacob|Castro|Jacob Castro (soccer)}}

| {{sort|1|GK}}

| San Diego State

| Pac-12

|

| {{cite news |date=December 14, 2022 |title=Seattle Sounders sign homegrown goalkeeper Jacob Castro |url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/seattle-sounders-sign-homegrown-goalkeeper-jacob-castro |work=MLSsoccer.com |accessdate=December 14, 2022}}

align="left"| New York Red Bulls

|align="left"| {{flagicon|USA}} {{sortname|Jayden|Reid|Jayden Reid (American soccer player}}

| DF

| Connecticut

| Big East

|

| {{cite web|url=https://www.newyorkredbulls.com/news/new-york-red-bulls-adds-university-of-connecticut-defender-jayden-reid|title=New York Red Bulls Adds University of Connecticut Defender Jayden Reid on a Homegrown Deal|date=December 21, 2022|website=newyorkredbulls.com}}

= Eligible players who signed outside of MLS in 2023 =

This is a list of eligible players who signed in leagues outside of MLS prior to the SuperDraft, but were still draft eligible.

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
Player

!Nat.

!Position

!College

!Conference

!Team

!League

! class="unsortable" |Notes

! class="unsortable" |Ref.

Nathan Opoku

| {{flagicon|Ghana}}

| FW

| Syracuse

| ACC

| Leicester City

| Premier League

|

| {{cite web |last1=Wilson |first1=Amie |title=Leicester City 'complete' deadline day signing of Nathan Opoku |url=https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/leicester-city-complete-first-transfer-8092949 |website=Leicestershire Live |access-date=31 January 2023 |language=en |date=31 January 2023}}

= Other notable players =

class="wikitable sortable"
Original MLS TeamPlayerPosAffiliationPlayed in MLSNotes
Houston Dynamo FC{{flagicon|HAI}} Charles AugusteMFCreighton2023–

Summary

=Selections by college athletic conference=

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
Conference

!Round 1

!Round 2

!Round 3

!Total

colspan=5| NCAA Division I conferences
align="left"| ACC76316
align="left"| America East1125
align="left"| American1225
align="left"| Atlantic 102125
align="left"| Big East3159
align="left"| Big South1113
align="left"| Big Ten44311
align="left"| Big West1001
align="left"| Colonial0202
align="left"| Ivy2114
align="left"| MAC1214
align="left"| Pac-122114
align="left"| SoCon1113
align="left"| Sun Belt1416
align="left"| WAC0011
align="left"| West Coast1001
colspan=5| Non-Division I conferences
align="left"| CCAA0011
align="left"| Northeast-100101
align="left"| NSIC0101
align="left"| NJCAA1001
colspan=5| Passes
align="left"| Passes0044

=Schools with multiple draft selections=

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:left"
Selections

!class="unsortable"|Schools

5Syracuse
4Maryland
3Clemson, Indiana, Kentucky, New Hampshire, Penn State, Pittsburgh, Western Michigan
2Creighton, Dayton, Georgetown, Penn, San Diego State, UNC Greensboro, Washington

2023 SuperDraft trades

;Round 1

{{reflist|group="R1 trade"}}

;Round 2

{{reflist|group="R2 trade"}}

;Round 3

{{reflist|group="R3 trade"}}

;Compensatory picks

{{reflist|group="R4 trade"}}

References

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