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{{Infobox sports draft
| name        = 2008 MLS SuperDraft
| image       = 
| caption     = 
| logo        = 
| logosize    = 
| sport       = Soccer
| date        = January 18, 2008
| time        = 2:00pm (ET)
| location    = [[Baltimore, Maryland]]
| network     = [[ESPN2]]
| league      = 
| teams       = 
| first       = [[Chance Myers]], [[Kansas City Wizards]]
| fewest      = [[San Jose Earthquakes]]<br>[[Chivas USA]]<br>(1 selection)
| most        = [[Chicago Fire S.C.|Chicago Fire]]<br>[[Kansas City Wizards]]<br>[[Los Angeles Galaxy]]<br>(6 selections)
| overall     = 56
| prev        = [[2007 MLS SuperDraft|2007]]
| next        = [[2009 MLS SuperDraft|2009]]
}}

The '''2008 MLS SuperDraft''' took place on January 18, 2008 in [[Baltimore, Maryland]].  It was the ninth annual [[Major League Soccer]] [[MLS SuperDraft|SuperDraft]]. The first selection was made by the [[Kansas City Wizards]], after acquiring the selection from the expansion [[San Jose Earthquakes]].  It was followed by the [[2008 MLS Supplemental Draft|Supplemental Draft]].

==Player selection==
[[File:Brek Shea peace sign (cropped).jpg|thumb|[[FC Dallas]] selected [[Brek Shea]] 2nd overall. In 2011, Shea was named an [[MLS All-Star Game|MLS All-Star]] and selected to the [[MLS Best XI]]. He earned 34 caps with the [[United States men's national soccer team|U.S. men's national team]].]]
[[File:Tony Beltran cropped.jpg|thumb|[[Real Salt Lake]] selected [[Tony Beltran]] 3rd overall. He was an [[MLS All-Star Game|MLS All-Star]] in [[2013 MLS All-Star Game|2013]] and [[2015 MLS All-Star Game|2015]].]]
[[File:Sean Franklin DC United.JPG|thumb|The [[LA Galaxy]] selected [[Sean Franklin]] 4th overall. The [[2008 Major League Soccer season|2008]] [[MLS Rookie of the Year]] is a 2x [[MLS All-Star Game|MLS All-Star]].]]
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{| 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 Young Player of the Year Award|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 [[Landon Donovan MVP Award|MLS MVP]]
|-
|}

===Round one===
{| class="wikitable sortable sortable"
|-
!  style="width:7%;"| Pick # !!  style="width:28%;"| MLS Team !!  style="width:25%;"| Player !!  style="width:12%;"| Position !!| Affiliation
|-
|1|| [[Kansas City Wizards]]{{#tag:ref|'''#1: San Jose Earthquakes → Kansas City Wizards.''' 2008-01-15: Kansas City acquired this pick from San Jose in exchange for defender [[Nick Garcia]].<ref group="ref" name="Garcia"/>|group="R1 trade"}}|| style="background:#FFCC00" |{{flagicon|USA}} [[Chance Myers]]* || D || [[UCLA]]<br>[[Ventura County Fusion]]
|-
|2|| [[FC Dallas]]{{#tag:ref|'''#2: Toronto FC → FC Dallas.''' 2007-03-20: FC Dallas acquired this pick and a partial allocation from Toronto FC in exchange for midfielder [[Richard Mulrooney]].<ref group="ref" name="Mulrooney"/>|group="R1 trade"}} || bgcolor="#FBCEB1" | {{flagicon|USA}} [[Brek Shea]]*^† || M || [[Generation adidas]]
|-
|3|| [[Real Salt Lake]] || style="background:#CFECEC" |{{flagicon|USA}} [[Tony Beltran]]*^ || D || [[University of California, Los Angeles|UCLA]]<br>[[Los Angeles Storm]]
|-
|4|| [[Los Angeles Galaxy]] || style="background:#CCFF99" |{{flagicon|USA}} [[Sean Franklin]]^§ || D || [[California State University, Northridge|Cal State Northridge]]<br>[[San Fernando Valley Quakes]]
|-
|5|| [[Colorado Rapids]] || style="background:#FFCC00" |{{flagicon|USA}} [[Ciaran O'Brien]]* || M || [[UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's soccer|UC Santa Barbara]]<br>[[Tacoma Tide]]
|-
|6|| [[Columbus Crew]] || {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Andy Iro]] || D || [[UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's soccer|UC Santa Barbara]]
|-
|7|| [[Chicago Fire S.C.|Chicago Fire]]{{#tag:ref|'''#7: New York Red Bulls → Chicago Fire.''' 2007-12-18: Chicago acquired this pick, a third-round selection in the [[2011 MLS SuperDraft]], and cash from New York in exchange for [[Juan Carlos Osorio]].<ref group="ref" name="Osorio"/>|group="R1 trade"}}|| style="background:#FFCC00" |{{flagicon|GHA}} [[Patrick Nyarko]]* || F || [[Virginia Tech Hokies men's soccer|Virginia Tech]]
|-
|8|| [[FC Dallas]] || style="background:#FFCC00" |{{flagicon|USA}} [[Josh Lambo]]* || GK || [[Generation adidas]]
|-
|9|| [[Toronto FC]]{{#tag:ref|'''#9: Chivas USA → Toronto FC.''' 2007-05-04: Toronto FC acquired this pick from Chivas USA in exchange for midfielder [[Paulo Nagamura]].<ref group="ref" name="Nagamura"/>|group="R1 trade"}}|| {{flagicon|TRI}} [[Julius James]] || D || [[University of Connecticut|Connecticut]]
|-
|10|| [[Toronto FC]]{{#tag:ref|'''#10: D.C. United → Toronto FC.''' 2007-02-01: Toronto FC acquired this pick from D.C. United in exchange for midfielder [[Rod Dyachenko]].<ref group="ref" name="Dyachenko"/>|group="R1 trade"}}|| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Pat Phelan (soccer)|Pat Phelan]] || M || [[Wake Forest University|Wake Forest]]
|-
|11|| [[Kansas City Wizards]] || style="background:#FFCC00" |{{flagicon|HND}} [[Roger Espinoza]]* || M || [[Ohio State University|Ohio State]]
|-
|12|| [[Chicago Fire S.C.|Chicago Fire]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Dominic Cervi]] || GK || [[University of Tulsa|Tulsa]]
|-
|13|| [[New England Revolution]] || style="background:#FFCC00" |{{flagicon|USA}} [[Rob Valentino]]* || D || [[University of San Francisco|San Francisco]]<br>[[San Jose Frogs]]
|-
|14|| [[Real Salt Lake]]{{#tag:ref|'''#14: Houston → Toronto FC → Real Salt Lake.''' 2007-05-22: Real Salt Lake acquired this pick and forward [[Alecko Eskandarian]] from Toronto FC in exchange for forward [[Jeff Cunningham]].<ref group="ref" name="Eskandarian"/> Toronto FC had acquired this pick and defender [[Kevin Goldthwaite]] from Houston in exchange for midfielder [[Richard Mulrooney]] on 2007-04-19.<ref group="ref" name="Goldthwaite"/>|group="R1 trade"}}|| {{flagicon|USA}} [[David Horst]] || D || [[Old Dominion University|Old Dominion]]<br>[[Hampton Roads Piranhas (PDL)|Hampton Roads Piranhas]]
|}

==== Round one trades ====
{{reflist|group=R1 trade}}

===Round two===
[[File:Shea Salinas running.jpg|thumb|The [[San Jose Earthquakes]] selected [[Shea Salinas]] 15th overall. in 15 MLS seasons, he played in 375 games.]]
{| class="wikitable sortable sortable"
|-
!  style="width:7%;"| Pick # !!  style="width:28%;"| MLS Team !!  style="width:25%;"| Player !!  style="width:12%;"| Position !!| Affiliation
|-
|15|| [[San Jose Earthquakes]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Shea Salinas]] || M || [[Furman University|Furman]]<br>[[Carolina Dynamo]]
|-
|16|| [[New York Red Bulls]]{{#tag:ref|'''#16: Toronto FC → New York Red Bulls.''' 2007-04-19: New York acquired this pick and a partial allocation from Toronto FC in exchange for defender [[Marvell Wynne (soccer)|Marvell Wynne]].<ref group="ref" name="Wynne"/>|group="R2 trade"}}|| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Eric Brunner (soccer)|Eric Brunner]] || D ||  [[Ohio State University|Ohio State]]<br>[[Michigan Bucks]]
|-
|17|| [[Real Salt Lake]] || style="background:#FFCC00" |{{flagicon|USA}} [[Alex Nimo]]* || F || [[Generation adidas]]
|-
|18|| [[New England Revolution]]{{#tag:ref|'''#18: Los Angeles Galaxy → New England Revolution.''' 2007-01-12: New England acquired this pick and a first-round selection in the [[2007 MLS SuperDraft]] from Los Angeles in exchange for a partial allocation.<ref group="ref" name="Pick18"/>|group="R2 trade"}}|| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Michael Videira]] || M || [[Duke University|Duke]]<br>[[Cary RailHawks U23's]]
|-
|19|| [[FC Dallas]]{{#tag:ref|'''#19: Colorado Rapids → FC Dallas.''' 2007-01-12: FC Dallas acquired this pick and a second-round selection in the [[2007 MLS SuperDraft]] from Colorado in exchange for defender [[Greg Vanney]], salary cap considerations, and the #36 pick.<ref group="ref" name="Vanney"/>|group="R2 trade"}}|| style="background:#FFCC00" |{{flagicon|USA}} [[Eric Avila]]* || M || [[UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's soccer|UC Santa Barbara]]<br>[[Ventura County Fusion]]
|-
|20|| [[Columbus Crew]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[George Josten]] || M/F || [[Gonzaga University|Gonzaga]]<br>[[Michigan Bucks]]
|-
|21|| [[Los Angeles Galaxy]]{{#tag:ref|'''#21: New York Red Bulls → Los Angeles Galaxy.''' 2006-08-17: Los Angeles acquired this pick and a fourth-round selection in the [[2007 MLS SuperDraft]] from New York in exchange for forward [[John Wolyniec]].<ref group="ref" name="Wolyniec"/>|group="R2 trade"}}|| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Ely Allen]] || F/M || [[University of Washington|Washington]]
|-
|22|| [[Columbus Crew]]{{#tag:ref|'''#22: FC Dallas → Columbus Crew.''' 2008-01-18: Columbus acquired this pick and the #31 pick from FC Dallas in exchange for Columbus' natural second-round and third-round picks in the [[2010 MLS SuperDraft]].<ref group="ref" name="Pick22"/>|group="R2 trade"}}|| {{flagicon|HAI}} [[Ricardo Pierre-Louis]] || F || [[Lee University]]<br>[[Cape Cod Crusaders]]
|-
|23|| [[Kansas City Wizards]]{{#tag:ref|'''#23: Chivas USA → Kansas City Wizards.''' 2007-02-21: Kansas City acquired a conditional 2008 SuperDraft selection, which became this pick, from Chivas USA in exchange for defender [[Alexandru Zotincă|Alex Zotincă]].<ref group="ref" name="Zotinca"/>|group="R2 trade"}}|| {{flagicon|CMR}} [[Yomby William]] || D || [[Old Dominion University|Old Dominion]]<br>[[Hampton Roads Piranhas (PDL)|Hampton Roads Piranhas]]
|-
|24|| [[D.C. United]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Andrew Jacobson]] || M || [[University of California, Berkeley|California]]
|-
|25|| [[Kansas City Wizards]]{{#tag:ref|'''#25: Kansas City Wizards → Los Angeles Galaxy → Kansas City Wizards.''' 2007-03-23: Kansas City re-acquired this pick from Los Angeles in exchange for defender [[Shavar Thomas]].<ref group="ref" name="Thomas"/> Los Angeles had acquired this pick and the #16 pick in the [[2007 MLS SuperDraft]] from Kansas City in exchange for goalkeeper [[Kevin Hartman]] on 2006-12-15.<ref group="ref" name="Hartman"/>|group="R2 trade"}}|| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jonathan Leathers]] || D || [[Furman University|Furman]]<br>[[Atlanta Silverbacks U23's]]
|-
|26|| [[Chicago Fire S.C.|Chicago Fire]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Peter Lowry]] || M/F || [[Santa Clara University|Santa Clara]]<br>[[San Jose Frogs]]
|-
|27|| [[New England Revolution]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Joe Germanese]] || M || [[Duke University|Duke]]<br>[[Cary RailHawks U23's]]
|-
|28|| [[Toronto FC]]{{#tag:ref|'''#28: Houston → Los Angeles → Toronto FC.''' 2008-01-18: Toronto FC acquired this pick from Los Angeles in exchange for allocation money.<ref group="ref" name="Pick28"/> Los Angeles had acquired this pick and defender [[Kelly Gray]] from Houston in exchange for forward [[Nate Jaqua]] on 2007-07-03.<ref group="ref" name="Jaqua"/>|group="R2 trade"}}|| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Brian Edwards (soccer)|Brian Edwards]] || GK || [[Wake Forest University|Wake Forest]]
|}

==== Round two trades ====
{{reflist|group=R2 trade}}

===Round three===
[[File:20 Geoff Cameron 041710 (cropped).jpg|thumb|The [[Houston Dynamo FC|Houston Dynamo]] selected [[Geoff Cameron]] 42nd overall. He is a 2x [[MLS All-Star Game|MLS All-Star]] and a [[2009 Major League Soccer season|2009]] [[MLS Best XI]] selection. Cameron earned 55 caps with the [[United States men's national soccer team|U.S. national team]] and was selected to the [[2014 FIFA World Cup]] [[2014 FIFA World Cup squads|squad]].]]
{| class="wikitable sortable sortable"
|-
!  style="width:7%;"| Pick # !!  style="width:28%;"| MLS Team !!  style="width:25%;"| Player !!  style="width:12%;"| Position !!| Affiliation
|-
|29|| [[Los Angeles Galaxy]]{{#tag:ref|'''#29: San Jose Earthquakes → Los Angeles Galaxy.''' 2007-11-05: Los Angeles acquired this pick from San Jose in exchange for head coach [[Frank Yallop]].<ref group="ref" name="Yallop"/>|group="R3 trade"}}|| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Julian Valentin]] || D || [[Wake Forest University|Wake Forest]]
|-
|30|| [[Toronto FC]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Mike Zaher]] || D || [[University of California, Los Angeles|UCLA]]<br>[[San Fernando Valley Quakes]]
|-
|31|| [[Columbus Crew]]{{#tag:ref|'''#31: Real Salt Lake → FC Dallas → Columbus Crew.''' 2008-01-18: Columbus acquired this pick and the #22 pick from FC Dallas in exchange for Columbus' natural second-round and third-round picks in the [[2010 MLS SuperDraft]].<ref group="ref" name="Pick22"/> FC Dallas had been awarded this pick and a second-round selection in the [[2009 MLS SuperDraft]] from Real Salt Lake on 2007-06-06 as compensation by the league for Real Salt Lake violating league procedure and business etiquette in speaking with and hiring Dallas goalkeeper coach [[Jeff Cassar]]. The league also fined RSL $20,000.<ref group="ref" name="Cassar"/> |group="R3 trade"}}|| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Ryan Miller (soccer)|Ryan Miller]] || D || [[University of Notre Dame|Notre Dame]]<br>[[Indiana Invaders]]
|-
|32|| [[New York Red Bulls]]{{#tag:ref|'''#32: Los Angeles Galaxy → New York Red Bulls.''' 2007-11-20: New York acquired this pick from Los Angeles in exchange for forward [[Clint Mathis]].<ref group="ref" name="Mathis1"/>|group="R3 trade"}}|| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Luke Sassano]] || M || [[University of California, Berkeley|California]]<br>[[San Jose Frogs]]
|-
|33|| [[D.C. United]]{{#tag:ref|'''#33: Colorado Rapids → D.C. United.''' 2006-12-15: D.C. United acquired this pick and a third-round selection in the [[2007 MLS SuperDraft]] from Colorado in exchange for defender [[Brandon Prideaux]].<ref group="ref" name="Prideaux"/>|group="R3 trade"}}|| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Ryan Cordeiro]] || M/F || [[University of Connecticut|Connecticut]]
|-
|34|| [[Los Angeles Galaxy]]{{#tag:ref|'''#34: Columbus Crew → Los Angeles Galaxy.''' 2007-01-19: Los Angeles acquired this pick from Columbus in exchange for midfielder [[Stefani Miglioranzi]].<ref group="ref" name="Miglioranzi"/>|group="R3 trade"}}|| {{flagicon|USA}} Matt Allen || GK || [[Creighton University|Creighton]]<br>[[Des Moines Menace]]
|-
|35|| [[Toronto FC]]{{#tag:ref|'''#35: New York Red Bulls → Colorado Rapids → Toronto FC.''' 2007-04-19: Toronto FC acquired this pick, an allocation, and the rights to forward [[Riley O'Neill]] from Colorado in exchange for forward [[Conor Casey]].<ref group="ref" name="Casey"/> Colorado had acquired the pick and a fourth-round selection in the 2009 MLS Supplemental Draft, which was canceled, from New York in exchange for defender [[Hunter Freeman]] on 2007-03-23.<ref group="ref" name="Freeman"/>|group="R3 trade"}}|| {{flagicon|IRE}} [[Joseph Lapira]] || F || [[University of Notre Dame|Notre Dame]]<br>[[Baton Rouge Capitals]]
|-
|36|| [[Colorado Rapids]]{{#tag:ref|'''#36: FC Dallas → Colorado Rapids.''' 2007-01-12: Colorado acquired this pick, defender [[Greg Vanney]], and salary cap considerations from FC Dallas in exchange for the #19 pick and a second-round selection in the [[2007 MLS SuperDraft]].<ref group="ref" name="Vanney"/>|group="R3 trade"}}|| {{flagicon|USA}} Adrian Chevannes || D || [[Southern Methodist University|SMU]]
|-
|37|| [[Real Salt Lake]]{{#tag:ref|'''#37: Chivas USA → Real Salt Lake.''' 2007-12-20: Real Salt Lake acquired this pick from Chivas USA in exchange for forward [[Atiba Harris]].<ref group="ref" name="Harris1"/> It was later reported that Real Salt Lake also received a fourth-round selection in the [[2009 MLS SuperDraft]] as part of the trade.<ref group="ref" name="Harris2"/>|group="R3 trade"}}|| {{flagicon|USA}} Brennan Tennelle || M || [[UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's soccer|UC Santa Barbara]]
|-
|38|| [[Chicago Fire S.C.|Chicago Fire]]{{#tag:ref|'''#38: D.C. United → Chicago Fire.''' 2007-09-14: Chicago acquired this pick, originally a conditional selection, from D.C. United in exchange for forward [[Jerson Monteiro]].<ref group="ref" name="Monteiro"/>|group="R3 trade"}}|| {{flagicon|JAM}} [[Dwight Barnett]] || F || [[Lynn University]]<br>[[Cape Cod Crusaders]]
|-
|39|| [[Kansas City Wizards]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Matt Marquess]] || D || [[Santa Clara University|Santa Clara]]<br>[[San Jose Frogs]]
|-
|40|| [[Chicago Fire S.C.|Chicago Fire]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Stephen King (soccer)|Stephen King]] || M || [[University of Maryland, College Park|Maryland]]
|-†
|41|| [[New England Revolution]] || {{flagicon|CAN}} Matt Britner || D || [[Brown University|Brown]]
|-
|42|| [[Houston Dynamo]] || bgcolor="#FBCEB1" | {{flagicon|USA}} [[Geoff Cameron]]^† || M || [[University of Rhode Island|Rhode Island]]<br>[[Rhode Island Stingrays]]
|}

==== Round three trades ====
{{reflist|group=R3 trade}}

===Round four===
{| class="wikitable sortable sortable"
|-
!  style="width:7%;"| Pick # !!  style="width:28%;"| MLS Team !!  style="width:25%;"| Player !!  style="width:12%;"| Position !!| Affiliation
|-
|43|| [[Chivas USA]]{{#tag:ref|'''#43: San Jose Earthquakes → Chivas USA.''' 2007-11-26: Chivas USA acquired this pick from San Jose in exchange for goalkeeper [[Preston Burpo]].<ref group="ref" name="Burpo"/>|group="R4 trade"}}|| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Keith Savage]] || M || [[University of West Florida|West Florida]]<br>[[Central Florida Kraze]]
|-
|44|| [[New York Red Bulls]]{{#tag:ref|'''#44: Toronto FC → New York Red Bulls.''' 2007-01-25: New York acquired this pick from Toronto FC in exchange for forward [[Abbe Ibrahim]].<ref group="ref" name="Ibrahim"/>|group="R4 trade"}}|| {{flagicon|USA}} [[David Roth (soccer)|David Roth]] || M || [[Northwestern University|Northwestern]]<br>[[Chicago Fire Premier]]
|-
|45|| [[FC Dallas]]{{#tag:ref|'''#45: Real Salt Lake → FC Dallas.''' 2007-01-12: FC Dallas acquired this pick from Real Salt Lake in exchange for the 48th pick in the [[2007 MLS SuperDraft]].<ref group="ref" name="Pick45"/>|group="R4 trade"}}|| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jamil Roberts (soccer, born 1986)|Jamil Roberts]] || D || [[Santa Clara University|Santa Clara]]
|-
|46|| [[Los Angeles Galaxy]] || {{flagicon|Guam}} [[Brandon McDonald (soccer)|Brandon McDonald]] || M || [[University of San Francisco|San Francisco]]<br>[[San Jose Frogs]]
|-
|47|| [[Colorado Rapids]] || {{flagicon|USA}} Brian Grazier || M || [[Saint Louis University|Saint Louis]]
|-
|48|| [[Columbus Crew]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Steven Lenhart]] || F || [[Azusa Pacific University|Azusa Pacific]]<br>[[Southern California Seahorses]]
|-
|49|| [[Colorado Rapids]]{{#tag:ref|'''#49: New York Red Bulls → Colorado Rapids.''' 2007-03-30: Colorado acquired this pick and a conditional selection in the [[2009 MLS SuperDraft]] from New York in exchange for forward [[Clint Mathis]].<ref group="ref" name="Mathis2"/>|group="R4 trade"}}|| {{flagicon|USA}} Scott Campbell || M || [[University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill|North Carolina]]
|-
|50|| [[FC Dallas]] || {{flagicon|USA}} Ben Nason || M || [[Virginia Tech]]
|-
|51|| [[Los Angeles Galaxy]]{{#tag:ref|'''#51: Chivas USA → Real Salt Lake → New York Red Bulls → Los Angeles Galaxy.''' 2007-06-29: Los Angeles acquired this pick, originally a conditional selection, from New York in exchange for midfielder [[Santino Quaranta]].<ref group="ref" name="Quaranta"/> New York had acquired this pick and a fourth-round selection in the 2009 MLS Supplemental Draft, which was canceled, from Real Salt Lake in exchange for goalkeeper [[Nick Rimando]] on 2007-02-23.<ref group="ref" name="Rimando"/> '''It is likely, though not certain, that Real Salt Lake acquired this selection from Chivas USA in exchange for a first-round selection in the [[2007 MLS Supplemental Draft]]. Chivas USA used the #2 pick in the 2007 Supplemental Draft, a pick RSL had acquired from Columbus, the pick's natural holders, on 2006-05-24.<ref group="ref" name="Pick51"/> Confirmation of how Chivas USA acquired the 2007 Supplemental pick from Real Salt Lake is needed.'''|group="R4 trade"}}|| {{flagicon|USA}} Matt Hatzke || D || [[Santa Clara University|Santa Clara]]
|-
|52|| [[D.C. United]] || {{flagicon|USA}} Tony Schmitz || M || [[Creighton University|Creighton]]
|-
|53|| [[Kansas City Wizards]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Rauwshan McKenzie]] || D || [[Michigan State University|Michigan State]]<br>[[Chicago Fire Premier]]
|-
|54|| [[Chicago Fire S.C.|Chicago Fire]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Austin Washington]] || D || [[Gonzaga University|Gonzaga]]<br>[[Spokane Spiders]]
|-
|55|| [[New England Revolution]] || {{flagicon|USA}} Spencer Wadsworth || F || [[Duke University|Duke]]
|-
|56|| [[Houston Dynamo]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jeremy Barlow]] || M || [[University of Virginia|Virginia]]
|}

==== Round four trades ====
{{reflist|group=R4 trade}}

=== Other draft day trades ===
* [[Los Angeles Galaxy|Los Angeles]] sent [[Chris Albright]] to [[New England Revolution|New England]] for [[allocation (MLS)|allocation money]].
* [[Real Salt Lake]] sent [[Alecko Eskandarian]] to [[Chivas USA]] for allocation.

== See also ==
* [[Draft (sports)]]
* [[Generation Adidas]]
* [[Major League Soccer]]
* [[MLS SuperDraft]]

== References ==
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{{reflist|2|group="ref"|refs=
<ref name="Garcia">{{cite news
 |title=San Jose Earthquakes Acquire Defender Nick Garcia
 |url=http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3580811
 |publisher=Our Sports Central
 |date=2008-01-15
 |access-date=2010-12-12}}</ref>

<ref name="Mulrooney">{{cite news
 |title=FCD midfield gets makeover
 |url=http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/spt/stories/032107dnspofcd.2b46647.html
 |last=Cabarrouy
 |first=Gabriel
 |publisher=The Dallas Morning News
 |date=2007-03-21
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<ref name="Osorio">{{cite news
 |title=Red Bulls Get Their Man
 |url=http://goal.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/12/18/red-bulls-get-their-man/
 |last=Bell
 |first=Jack
 |work=The New York Times
 |date=2007-12-18
 |access-date=2010-12-12}}</ref>

<ref name="Nagamura">{{cite news
 |title=Toronto deals Nagamura to Chivas USA
 |url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/toronto-deals-nagamura-to-chivas-usa-1.691280
 |publisher=CBC Sports
 |date=2007-05-04
 |access-date=2010-12-12}}</ref>

<ref name="Dyachenko">{{cite news
 |title=Dyachenko Is Reacquired By D.C. United
 |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/02/01/AR2007020101616.html
 |last=Goff
 |first=Steven
 |newspaper=The Washington Post
 |date=2007-02-02
 |access-date=2010-12-12}}</ref>

<ref name="Eskandarian">{{cite news
 |title=Toronto FC trades Eskandarian
 |url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/toronto-fc-trades-eskandarian-1.677666
 |publisher=CBC Sports
 |date=2007-05-22
 |access-date=2010-12-13}}</ref>

<ref name="Goldthwaite">{{cite news
 |title=Goldthwaite, first-round pick sent to expansion team
 |url=http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/sports/soc/4728651.html
 |last=Fallas
 |first=Bernardo
 |publisher=The Houston Chronicle
 |date=2007-04-19
 |access-date=2010-12-13}}</ref>

<ref name="Wynne">{{cite news
 |title=Red Bulls trade Wynne to Toronto FC 
 |url=http://web.sny.tv/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070419&content_id=1427047&oid=36268&vkey=38 
 |publisher=SNY.tv 
 |date=2007-04-19 
 |access-date=2010-12-13 
 |url-status=dead 
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 |archive-date=2011-07-24 
}}</ref>

<ref name="Pick18">{{cite news
 |title=Revolution selects Wells Thompson and Ameachi Igwe in MLS SuperDraft First Round
 |url=http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3414894
 |publisher=Our Sports Central
 |date=2007-01-12
 |access-date=2010-12-13}}</ref>

<ref name="Vanney">{{cite news
 |title=Rapids Acquire Greg Vanney From FC Dallas in 2007 MLS SuperDraft Trade
 |url=http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3414881
 |publisher=Our Sports Central
 |date=2007-01-12
 |access-date=2010-12-13}}</ref>

<ref name="Wolyniec">{{cite news
 |title=Red Bulls Acquire Staten Island Native Wolyniec from L.A.
 |url=http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3364205
 |publisher=Our Sports Central
 |date=2006-08-17
 |access-date=2010-12-13}}</ref>

<ref name="Pick22">{{cite news
 |title=Crew selects Andy Iro, four others at 2008 MLS SuperDraft
 |url=http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3582037
 |publisher=Our Sports Central
 |date=2008-01-18
 |access-date=2010-12-13}}</ref>

<ref name="Zotinca">{{cite news
 |title=Chivas USA acquires Alex Zotinca, re-signs Perez and Marsch
 |url=http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3429855
 |publisher=Our Sports Central
 |date=2007-02-23
 |access-date=2010-12-13}}</ref>

<ref name="Thomas">{{cite news
 |title=Galaxy Acquire Defender Shavar Thomas From Kansas City
 |url=http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3440699
 |publisher=Our Sports Central
 |date=2007-03-23
 |access-date=2010-12-13}}</ref>

<ref name="Hartman">{{cite news
 |title=Galaxy trade Kevin Hartman to Kansas City
 |url=http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3406396
 |publisher=Our Sports Central
 |date=2006-12-15
 |access-date=2010-12-13}}</ref>

<ref name="Jaqua">{{cite news
 |title=Dynamo trade Gray to Galaxy for forward Jaqua
 |url=http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/story?section=news/sports&id=5447754
 |publisher=KTRK-TV, Houston
 |date=2007-07-03
 |access-date=2010-12-13
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629050900/http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/story?section=news%2Fsports&id=5447754
 |archive-date=2011-06-29
 |url-status=dead
 }}</ref>

<ref name="Pick28">{{cite news
 |title=Toronto FC picks up top defender at MLS draft
 |url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/toronto-fc-picks-up-top-defender-at-mls-draft-1.723657
 |publisher=CBC Sports
 |date=2008-01-18
 |access-date=2010-12-13}}</ref>

<ref name="Yallop">{{cite news
 |title=Frank Yallop quits Galaxy, joins Earthquakes
 |url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/frank-yallop-quits-galaxy-joins-earthquakes-1.638720
 |publisher=CBC Sports
 |date=2007-11-05
 |access-date=2010-12-13}}</ref>

<ref name="Cassar">{{cite news
 |title=RSL coach hire ends in fine, lost draft pick
 |url=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/660227169/RSL-coach-hire-ends-in-fine-lost-draft-pick.html
 |last=Black
 |first=Michael
 |publisher=Deseret News
 |date=2007-06-06
 |access-date=2010-12-11}}</ref>

<ref name="Mathis1">{{cite news
 |title=Galaxy re-acquires Mathis in a trade
 |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2007-nov-20-sp-galaxy20-story.html
 |last=Jones
 |first=Grahame L.
 |work=Los Angeles Times
 |date=2007-11-20
 |access-date=2010-12-13}}</ref>

<ref name="Prideaux">{{cite news
 |title=United trade defender Prideaux to Colorado
 |url=https://www.usatoday.com/sports/soccer/mls/2006-12-15-united-rapids-trade_x.htm
 |publisher=USA Today
 |date=2006-12-15
 |access-date=2010-12-13}}</ref>

<ref name="Miglioranzi">{{cite news
 |title=Galaxy acquire 2008 conditional third round SuperDraft pick
 |url=http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3417442
 |publisher=Our Sports Central
 |date=2007-01-19
 |access-date=2010-12-13}}</ref>

<ref name="Casey">{{cite news
 |title=Rapids Acquire Denver South High Grad Conor Casey
 |url=http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3456715
 |publisher=Our Sports Central
 |date=2007-04-20
 |access-date=2010-12-13}}</ref>

<ref name="Freeman">{{cite news
 |title=Rapids Trade Defender Hunter Freeman to Red Bull New York
 |url=http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3440567
 |publisher=Our Sports Central
 |date=2007-03-23
 |access-date=2010-12-13}}</ref>

<ref name="Harris1">{{cite news
 |title=Chivas USA acquires Harris from RSL
 |url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=492799&cc=5901
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071230233735/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=492799&cc=5901
 |url-status=dead
 |archive-date=December 30, 2007
 |publisher=ESPNSoccernet
 |date=2007-12-20
 |access-date=2010-12-12}}</ref>

<ref name="Harris2">{{cite news
 |title=RSL Doesn't Expect Much From Draft 
 |url=http://blogs.sltrib.com/rsl/archive/2009_01_01_archive.htm 
 |last=Lewis 
 |first=Michael C. 
 |publisher=Salt Lake Tribune 
 |date=2009-01-14 
 |access-date=2010-12-12 
 |url-status=dead 
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110725014905/http://blogs.sltrib.com/rsl/archive/2009_01_01_archive.htm 
 |archive-date=2011-07-25 
}}</ref>

<ref name="Monteiro">{{cite news
 |title=D.C. United acquires Jerson Monteiro from Chicago Fire
 |url=http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3540742
 |publisher=Our Sports Central
 |date=2007-09-14
 |access-date=2010-12-13}}</ref>

<ref name="Burpo">{{cite news
 |title=Earthquakes acquire Burpo from Chivas USA
 |url=http://www.seattlepi.com/scorecard/othernews.asp?articleID=217630
 |publisher=Seattle Post-Intelligencer
 |date=2007-11-26
 |access-date=2010-12-13
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<ref name="Ibrahim">{{cite news
 |title=Toronto FC trades for Togolese striker 
 |url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/toronto-fc-trades-for-togolese-striker-1.674343
 |publisher=CBC Sports
 |date=2007-01-25
 |access-date=2010-12-13}}</ref>

<ref name="Pick45">{{cite news
 |title=FCD selects young tandem 
 |url=http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/spt/stories/011307dnspofcdallaslede.33ccb002.html
 |last=Cabarrouy
 |first=Gabriel
 |publisher=The Dallas Morning News
 |date=2007-01-14
 |access-date=2010-12-13}}</ref>

<ref name="Mathis2">{{cite news
 |title=Rapids trade Mathis to Red Bulls
 |url=http://www.accessnorthga.com/detail.php?n=102827
 |agency=Associated Press
 |date=2007-03-30
 |access-date=2010-12-13}}</ref>

<ref name="Quaranta">{{cite news
 |title=Galaxy trade midfielder Quaranta to Red Bulls
 |url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=442438&cc=5901
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070912231228/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=442438&cc=5901
 |url-status=dead
 |archive-date=September 12, 2007
 |publisher=ESPN Soccernet
 |date=2007-06-29
 |access-date=2010-12-13}}</ref>

<ref name="Rimando">{{cite news
 |title=Real Salt Lake Re-acquires gk Nick Rimando
 |url=http://www.ksl.com/?nid=294&sid=923649
 |publisher=KSL TV
 |date=2007-02-23
 |access-date=2010-12-13}}</ref>

<ref name="Pick51">{{cite news
 |title=Crew Acquires Goalkeeper Noah Palmer From Real Salt Lake
 |url=http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3315745
 |publisher=Our Sports Central
 |date=2006-05-24
 |access-date=2010-12-17}}</ref>
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