These are the 1st Round MLS SuperDraft picks that have eventually played (or not played...) in Europe after being drafted. Note: The "SuperDraft" format began in 2000 when the College Draft and Supplemental Draft were combined to make it exceptionally 'Super'
2000
#1 - Steve Shak - Bodens BK (Sweden)
#3 - Adin Brown - Aalesunds FK (Norway)
#4 - Carlos Bocanegra - Fulham (England); Rennes (France)
#6 - Danny Califf - Aalborg BK (Denmark); Midtjylland (Denmark)
#12 - Bobby Convey - Reading (England)
2001
#4 - Ryan Nelsen - Blackburn Rovers (England)
2002
#1 - Chris Gbandi - FK Haugesund (Norway)
#6 - Luchi Gonzalez - Bodens BK (Sweden)
2003
#3 - Nate Jaqua - SC Rheindorf Altach (Austria)
#9 - Pat Noonan - Aalesunds FK (Norway)
2004
#1 - Freddy Adu - Benfica (Portugal); Monaco (France); Belenenses (Portugal); Aris Thessalonki (Greece)
#3 - Joseph Ngwenya - SK Austria Kärnten (Austria); Antalyaspor (Turkey)
#4 - Matt Taylor - TuS Koblenz (Germany); FSV Frankfurt (Germany)
#7 - Clarence Goodson - IK Start (Norway)
#8 - Clint Dempsey - Fulham (England)
2005
#2 - Brad Guzan - Aston Villa (England)
#7 - Hunter Freeman - IK Start (Norway)
#9 - Michael Parkhurst - Nordsjælland (Denmark)
#10 - Jack Stewart - Moss FK (Norway); Nybergsund IL (Norway)
#11 - Scott Sealy - Maccabi Tel Aviv (Israel); Bnei Sakhnin (Israel)
2006
#4 - Yura Movsisyan - Randers (Denmark)
2007
#1 - Maurice Edu - Rangers (Scotland)
#2 - Bakary Soumare - US Boulogne (France)
#11 - Bryan Arguez - Hertha Berlin (Germany)
2008
#12 - Dominic Cervi - Celtic (Scotland)
2009
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Yura Movsisyan's new club, Randers, is from Denmark, not Belgium :)
ReplyDeleteThanks Benjamin,
ReplyDeleteI actually knew that, I'm not sure why I typed Belgium. Anyways, thanks for the correction.
Hehe no problem :D
ReplyDeleteDenmark have a great league btw ;)