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List of Akron Zips in the MLS Draft

The University of Akron men's soccer team. has had 23 players drafted in Major League Soccer (MLS) as well as seven non-drafted players (most due to homegrown rights). Youth New Zealand international Cameron Knowles was the first 'Zip' to be drafted and play in MLS when he appeared for the Real Salt Lake against the Los Angeles Galaxy on June 22, 2007. In the 2011 draft, the University of Akron made MLS history when five players were selected in the first round, including picks number two through four (as well as pick seven and eight).[1]

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Steve Zakuani playing for the Seattle Sounders FC in 2010

Steve Zakuani made an appearance on the DR Congo National Team, and Teal Bunbury, DeAndre Yedlin, Wil Trapp, Perry Kitchen, and Darlington Nagbe have all featured for the United States Men's National Team. Kofi Sarkodie and Zarek Valentin have played for the United States U-20's while Jonathan Lewis, Blair Gavin and Anthony Ampaipitakwong have played for the U-20's and U-17's. Cameron Knowles was part of the New Zealand U-17 squad during the 1999 FIFA U-17 World Championship

Player selection edit

MLS draft edit

Year Round Pick Overall Player Position MLS team Current team Notes
2005 4 1 37   Cameron Knowles Defender Real Salt Lake Retired
2007 3 7 33   Siniša Ubiparipović Midfielder New York Red Bulls Retired
2009 1 1 1   Steve Zakuani Midfielder Seattle Sounders FC Retired [2]
2010 1 4 4   Teal Bunbury Forward Sporting Kansas City New England Revolution
2010 1 10 10   Blair Gavin Midfielder Chivas USA Retired
2010 3 16 47   Ben Zemanski Midfielder Chivas USA Retired [3]
2011 1 2 2   Darlington Nagbe Midfielder Portland Timbers Columbus Crew SC [4]
2011 1 3 3   Perry Kitchen Midfielder D.C. United LA Galaxy [5]
2011 1 4 4   Zarek Valentin Defender Chivas USA Houston Dynamo
2011 1 7 7   Kofi Sarkodie Defender Houston Dynamo Unattached [6]
2011 1 8 8   Michael Nanchoff Midfielder Vancouver Whitecaps FC Retired [7]
2011 2 13 31   Chris Korb Defender D.C. United Unattached [5]
2011 2 15 33   Anthony Ampaipitakwong Midfielder San Jose Earthquakes   Bangkok United
2012 1 2 2   Darren Mattocks Forward Vancouver Whitecaps FC FC Cincinnati [8]
2013 3 3 41   David Meves Goalkeeper Portland Timbers Unattached
2014 2 8 27   Robbie Derschang Defender Philadelphia Union Unattached
2014 2 15 34   Eric Stevenson Midfielder New York Red Bulls Retired
2014 3 14 52   Aodhan Quinn Midfielder Philadelphia Union Orange County SC
2014 4 19 76   Reinaldo Brenes Forward Sporting Kansas City Unattached
2015 1 12 12   Saad Abdul-Salaam Defender Sporting Kansas City FC Cincinnati
2016 1 7 7   Richie Laryea Midfielder Orlando City SC   Toronto FC
2017 1 3 3   Jonathan Lewis Forward New York City FC Colorado Rapids
2017 2 14 36   Danilo Radjen Defender Houston Dynamo Unattached
2018 1 1 1   João Moutinho Defender Los Angeles FC Orlando City SC
2018 2 8 31   Niko De Vera Defender New York Red Bulls Portland Timbers 2
2018 3 2 48   Nate Shultz Defender LA Galaxy Unattached
2018 3 18 31   Stuart Holthusen Forward Portland Timbers Unattached
2019 2 13 37   Ben Lundt Goalkeeper FC Cincinnati FC Cincinnati
2019 2 19 43   Abdi Mohamed Defender New York City FC New Mexico United

Non-draft MLS players edit

Date Player Position MLS team Current team Notes
October 21, 2011   Evan Bush Goalkeeper Montreal Impact   Columbus Crew SC Signed for 2012 season[9]
December 13, 2012   Wil Trapp Midfielder Columbus Crew SC Inter Miami CF Signed as Home Grown Player[10]
January 10, 2013   Chad Barson Defender Columbus Crew SC Retired Signed as Home Grown Player[11]
January 11, 2013   DeAndre Yedlin Defender Seattle Sounders FC   Newcastle United F.C. Signed as Home Grown Player[12]
January 18, 2013   Dillon Serna Midfielder Colorado Rapids Colorado Rapids Signed as Home Grown Player[13]
January 21, 2013   Scott Caldwell Midfielder New England Revolution New England Revolution Signed as Home Grown Player[14]
February 8, 2017   Adam Najem Midfielder New York Red Bulls Memphis 901 FC Traded Red Bulls Homegrown Rights to Philadelphia Union

References edit

  1. ^ Travis Clark (2011-01-13). "Akron sets new record for SuperDraft success". Mlssoccer.com. Retrieved 2012-09-14.
  2. ^ Gaschk, Matt. "Gaschk on the SuperDraft". Soundersfc.com. Retrieved 2012-09-14.
  3. ^ Portland Timbers (2013-02-13). "Timbers acquire midfielder Ben Zemanski from Chivas USA in exchange for allocation money, right of first refusal to Jonathan Bornstein". Portlandtimbers.com. Archived from the original on 2013-02-15. Retrieved 2013-02-13.
  4. ^ Portland Timbers (2011-01-12). "Timbers Select Nagbe, Taylor in 2011 MLS SuperDraft". Portlandtimbers.com. Archived from the original on 2011-01-17. Retrieved 2012-09-14.
  5. ^ a b D.C. United selects Kitchen and Korb in 2011 MLS SuperDraft[dead link]
  6. ^ Jonathan Yardley (2011-01-13). "Sarkodie part of Akron's big day". Houstondynamo.com. Retrieved 2012-09-14.
  7. ^ "Timbers sign midfielder Michael Nanchoff". Portlandtimbers.com. 2013-02-21. Archived from the original on 2013-03-28. Retrieved 2013-03-15.
  8. ^ "Whitecaps FC select Darren Mattocks in the 2012 MLS SuperDraft". Whitecapsfc.com. 2012-01-12. Retrieved 2012-09-14.
  9. ^ Impact Media (2011-10-20). "Impact signs goalkeeper Evan Bush for 2012 MLS roster". Impactmontreal.com. Retrieved 2012-09-14.
  10. ^ Impact Media (2012-12-13). "Crew Signs Wil Trapp to Homegrown Contract". TheCrew.com. Retrieved 2012-12-14.
  11. ^ Crew Communications (2012-01-10). "Crew signs Defender Chad Barson to Homegrown contract". Thecrew.com. Retrieved 2012-02-18.
  12. ^ Sounders FC Public Relations (2013-01-11). "Sounders FC Signs First Homegrown Player". SoundersFC.com. Retrieved 2013-02-18.
  13. ^ Denver Post (2013-01-18). "Rapids sign homegrown player Dillon Serna". denverpost.com. Retrieved 2013-01-22.
  14. ^ New England Revolution (2013-12-21). "Revs sign Scott Caldwell as Homegrown player". RevolutionSoccer.net. Retrieved 2013-03-08.
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