The 2017 MLS SuperDraft was the eighteenth SuperDraft conducted by Major League Soccer. The SuperDraft is held each year in conjunction with the annual

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convention. The first two rounds of the 2017 SuperDraft were held in

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on January 13, 2017 as part of the NSCAA 2017 convention. Rounds three and four were held via conference call on January 17, 2017.

Format

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

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: #Any

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receive the first picks. MLS has announced that

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and Minnesota United FC will begin play in 2017. As determined by a "Priority Draft" conducted on October 16, 2016, Minnesota received the first overall selection and Atlanta picked second. #Non-playoff clubs received the next picks in reverse order of prior season finish. #Teams that made the

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were then ordered by which round of the playoffs they were eliminated. #The winners of the

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were given the last selection, and the losers the penultimate selection.

Player selection

Round 1

Any player marked with a * is part of the

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program.

Round 1 trades

Round 2

Any player marked with a * is part of the

program.

Round 2 trades

Round 3

Any player marked with a * is part of the

program.

Round 3 trades

Round 4

Any player marked with a * is part of the

program.

Round 4 trades

Other 2017 SuperDraft Trade Notes

* On January 18, 2016,

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acquired a conditional first-round selection in the 2017 SuperDraft, a third-round selection in the

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, and targeted allocation money from

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in exchange for goalkeeper

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. Through January 5, 2017, the MLSSoccer.com 2017 SuperDraft page stated that Colorado had acquired the first-round pick from Toronto. Effective January 6, 2017, the MLSSoccer.com website stated that Toronto maintained this pick. No explanation was provided for the change. * On May 4, 2016,

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acquired a second-round selection in the 2017 SuperDraft from Chicago Fire in exchange for the MLS rights to midfielder

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. However, trade terms stated that should Thiam start 12 or more MLS regular-season games in 2016 the SuperDraft pick would be converted to General Allocation Money. Thiam met this threshold and Columbus received General Allocation Money.

Notable undrafted players

Homegrown players

Players who signed outside of MLS

Summary

Selections by college athletic conference

Schools with multiple draft selections

References

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