MLS History

SuperDraft

2009 No. 1 Pick: Steve Zakuani

Seattle Sounders FC made University of Akron forward and Generation adidas member Steve Zakuani the No. 1 pick in the 2009 MLS SuperDraft on Jan. 15 in St. Louis. Toronto FC took midfielder Sam Cronin and forward O'Brian White with their two top-five picks, with Omar Gonzalez sandwiched at No. 3 and Peri Marosevic rounding out the top five.

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Past No. 1 Picks

Year No. 1 Pick Selected by
2008 SuperDraft Chance Myers
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Kansas City
2007 SuperDraft Maurice Edu
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Toronto
2006 SuperDraft Marvell Wynne
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New York
2006 Supplemental Draft Drew Helm
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Chivas USA
2005 SuperDraft Nikolas Besagno
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Real Salt Lake
2005 Supplemental Draft Stephen Rhyne
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Real Salt Lake
2004 SuperDraft Freddy Adu
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D.C. United
2003 SuperDraft Alecko Eskandarian
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D.C. United
2002 SuperDraft Chris Gbandi
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Dallas
2001 SuperDraft Chris Carrieri
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San Jose
2000 SuperDraft Steve Shak
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MetroStars
1999 College Draft Jason Moore
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D.C. United
1999 Supplemental Draft Gabe Eastman
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Los Angeles
1998 College Draft Leo Cullen
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Miami
1998 Supplemental Draft C.J. Brown
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Chicago
1997 College Draft Tahj Jakins
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Colorado
1997 Supplemental Draft Danny Pena
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Los Angeles
1996 College Draft Matt McKeon
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Kansas City
1996 Supplemental Draft Nicola Caricola
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MetroStars
1996 Inaugural Draft Brian McBride
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Columbus