2004 MLS Superdraft
A round-by-round summary of the 2004 SuperDraft follows:

ROUND 1
# TEAM PLAYER POS. DOB HT WT HOMETOWN COLLEGE
1 D.C. United Freddy Adu (P-40) F 06-02-89 5-8 140 Potomac, MD U.S. Under-20
2 Columbus Chad Marshall (P-40) D 08-22-84 6-3 190 Riverside, CA Stanford
3 Los Angeles Joseph Ngwenya (TI) F 03-30-81 6-1 175 Bulawayo, Zimbabwe Coastal Carolina 4** Kansas City** Matt Taylor F 10-17-81 5-11 165 Irvine, CA UCLA
5 San Jose Ryan Cochrane (P-40) D 08-08-83 6-1 170 Portland, OR Santa Clara
6 Dallas Ramon Nunez (JI) M 11-14-85 5-5 143 Dallas, TX Southern Methodist
7** Dallas** Clarence Goodson (P-40) D 05-17-82 6-4 165 Springfield, VA Maryland
8 New England Clint Dempsey (P-40) F 03-09-83 6-1 170 Nacogdoches, TX Furman
9^^ Chicago^^ Scott Buete M 07-23-80 5-8 160 Bowie, MD Maryland
10 San Jose Steve Cronin (P-40) GK 05-28-83 6-2 195 Sacramento, CA Santa Clara

** = The Kansas City Wizards traded midfielder Eric Quill, midfielder Carey Talley and the No. 7 selection in the 2004 SuperDraft to the Dallas Burn in exchange for defender Shavar Thomas, the No. 4 selection in the 2004 SuperDraft and a conditional second round selection in the 2005 SuperDraft.

^^ = New England Revolution trade No. 9 pick to the Chicago Fire in exchange for a player allocation attributable to Peter Nowak's retirement.

ROUND 2
# TEAM PLAYER POS. DOB HT WT HOMETOWN COLLEGE
11 Chicago Leonard Griffin D 09-11-82 6-1 185 Palmdale, CA UCLA
12 Columbus Chris Wingert D 06-16-82 5-10 155 Babylon, NY St. John's
13 Los Angeles Josh Gardner (P-40) M 09-14-82 5-11 150 Houston, TX Cincinnati
14# Los Angeles Ned Grabavoy (P-40) M 07-01-83 5-7 155 New Lenox, IL Indiana
15 Colorado Adolfo Gregorio M 10-01-82 5-9 165 Hilmar, CA UCLA
16 Colorado Adrian Cann (TI) D 09-19-80 6-3 180 Thornhill, Ontario Louisville
17 Kansas City Will Hesmer GK 11-23-81 6-2 195 Wilson, NC Wake Forest
18@ MetroStars Seth Stammler D 09-29-81 5-10 166 Gahanna, OH Maryland
19 Chicago Matt Pickens GK 04-05-82 6-3 200 Washington, MO SW Missouri State
20 Chicago Sumed Ibrahim M 12-30-80 5-9 150 Tamale, Ghana Maryland

# = Chicago Fire traded the No. 14 overall pick (fourth of the second round) to the Los Angeles Galaxy in exchange for one of the Galaxy's three first round selections (to be determined by the Galaxy) in the 2005 MLS SuperDraft.

@ = Chicago Fire trade No. 18 overall pick (eighth of the second round) to the MetroStars in exchange for the MetroStars' 2005 natural second round pick

ROUND 3
# TEAM PLAYER POS. DOB HT WT HOMETOWN COLLEGE
21 MetroStars Zach Wells GK 02-26-81 6-2 187 Costa Mesa, CA UCLA
22 Los Angeles Guillermo Arzate M 11-22-81 5-8 150 Hawaiian Gardens, CA UC-SB
23 New England Jeremiah White F 04-03-82 5-9 165 Lansdowne, PA Wake Forest
24% D.C. United Kevin Ara M 02-08-82 6-2 170 Upland, CA Harvard
25$ Colorado Kevin Taylor D 11-04-82 6-5 180 Miami, FL Michigan
26 MetroStars Olivier Occean F 10-23-81 6-1 180 Montreal, Quebec Southern Conn. St.
27 San Jose Mike Wilson M 11-25-80 5-11 165 Plimmerton, New Zealand Stanford
28 Chicago Khari Stephenson (TI) M 01-18-81 6-2 185 Kingston, Jamaica Williams College 29 Dallas Ty Maurin M 08-16-82 5-9 165 Chino, CA UCLA
30 San Jose Lindon Pecorelli M 01-01-82 5-9 170 LaCrescenta, CA Connecticut

% = Kansas City Wizards trade No. 24 selection (fourth in third round) to D.C. United in exchange for D.C. United's natural second and third round selections in the 2005 SuperDraft.

$ = Columbus Crew trade No. 25 pick (fifth in fifth round) to Colorado Rapids in exchange for rights to Steven Herdsman and the conditional pick in the 2005 SuperDraft that was originally sent to Columbus in the Robin Fraser trade on Jan. 14.

ROUND 4 #
TEAM PLAYER POS. DOB HT WT HOMETOWN COLLEGE
31 Dallas David Wagenfuhr D 06-22-82 5-9 160 Colorado Springs, CO Creighton
32 Columbus Jamal Sutton F 03-22-82 5-9 160 Wichita, KA SW Missouri State
33 Los Angeles David McGill M 10-24-81 5-9 170 Dublin, Ireland UC-Santa Barbara
34 D.C. United Joshua Gros M 06-25-82 6-0 165 Mechanicsburg, PA Rutgers
35 Colorado Kevin Richards D 12-23-81 5-8 147 Warwick, Bermuda Notre Dame
36 MetroStars Michael Bradley (P-40) M 07-31-87 5-8 130 Palatine, IL U.S. Under-17
37 Kansas City Jay Alberts M 11-08-80 5-8 155 Sunset Hills, MO Yale
38 Chicago Denny Clanton D 04-04-82 6-0 190 Aurora, IL Dayton
39 Chicago Phil Hucles D 06-17-82 6-1 170 Virginia Beach, VA William and Mary
40 San Jose Marin Pusek M 06-29-80 5-9 160 Brampton, Ontario UAB

ROUND 5
# TEAM PLAYER POS. DOB HT WT HOMETOWN COLLEGE
41 Columbus Adom Crew F 08-04-82 6-2 175 Columbia, MD Brown
42 Columbus Luke Vercollone M 04-04-82 5-10 155 Kingston, MA Seton Hall
43 Los Angeles Jason Perry D 04-11-81 6-3 185 Southfield, MI Oakland
44 D.C. United Kevin Hudson M 10-22-81 6-3 210 St. Louis, MO Southern Methodist
45 Colorado Gary Sullivan D 06-24-82 6-1 195 West Islip, NY Adelphi
46 MetroStars Johnny David M 06-24-81 5-9 165 Hillside, NJ Fairleigh Dickinson
47 Kansas City Justin Detter F 08-07-82 5-11 189 South Bend, IN Notre Dame
48 Kansas City Ryan Barber D 08-16-81 6-2 180 Raymore, MO Missouri - KC
49 Chicago Ian Pilarski M 04-06-82 5-9 165 Pittsford, NY Cornell
50 San Jose Tighe Dombrowski M 03-03-82 5-8 155 West Allis, WI Wisconsin-Milwaukee

ROUND 6 #
TEAM PLAYER POS. DOB HT WT HOMETOWN COLLEGE
51 Chicago Ryan McGowan M 06-10-81 5-8 155 Sparta, NJ Seton Hall
52 Columbus Matt Haefner GK 12-16-81 6-4 210 Amherst, NY Pennsylvania
53 Los Angeles Alan Gordon F 10-16-81 6-3 195 Gilbert, AZ Oregon State
54 Dallas Edwin Miranda D 01-28-81 6-0 170 Van Nuys, CA Cal State Northridge
55 Colorado John Pulido M 10-03-81 5-10 165 Miami, FL Florida International
56 New England Felix Brillant F 09-09-80 6-2 147 Montreal, Quebec Franklin Pierce
57 Los Angeles Chris Aloisi D 02-21-81 5-10 160 North Babylon, NY Syracuse University 58 New England Andy Dorman M 05-01-82 5-11 150 Flintshire, Wales Boston University
59 Chicago Tony McManus D 09-20-80 5-10 155 Memphis, TN UAB 60& MetroStars Jeff Parke D 03-23-82 6-1 160 Downington, PA Drexel University

& = San Jose Earthquakes trade 60th overall pick (10th of sixth round) to MetroStars in exchange for MetroStars' natural sixth round pick in 2005

KEY: P-40 = Nike Project-40 Player (roster protected player; DOES NOT count against [a] a team's 18-man senior roster limit or [b] against team salary budget)

JI = Junior International (roster protected player 22 years old or younger; DOES NOT count against [a] a team's 18-man senior roster limit [b] or against team salary budget; COUNTS against League-wide 20-man youth international number)

TI = Transitional International (24 years of age or younger; COUNTS against [a] a team's 18-man senior roster limit, [b] against a team's salary budget, and [c] against League-wide 20-man youth international number)

TEAM-BY-TEAM SELECTIONS:
Chicago Fire (10): M Scott Buete (Maryland), D Leonard Griffin (UCLA), GK Matt Pickens (Southwest Missouri State), M Sumed Ibrahim (Maryland), M Khari Stephenson (Williams College), D Denny Clanton (Dayton), D Phil Hucles (William and Mary), M Ian Pilarski (Cornell), M Ryan McGowan (Seton Hall), D Tony McManus (UAB)

Colorado Rapids (6): M Adolfo Gregorio (UCLA), D Adrian Cann (Louisville/TI), D Kevin Taylor (Michigan), D Kevin Richards (Notre Dame), D Gary Sullivan (Adelphi), M John Pulido (Florida International)

Columbus Crew (6): D Chad Marshall (Stanford/P-40), D Chris Wingert (St. John's), F Jamal Sutton (SW Missouri State), F Adom Crew (Brown), M Luke Vercollone (Seton Hall), GK Matt Haefner (University of Pennsylvania)

Dallas Burn (5): M Ramon Nunez (Southern Methodist/JI), D Clarence Goodson (Maryland/P-40), M Ty Maurin (UCLA), D David Wagenfuhr (Creighton), D Edwin Miranda (Cal State Northridge) -- D.C. United (4): F Freddy Adu (P-40), M Kevin Ara (Harvard), M Joshua Gros (Rutgers), M Kevin Hudson (Southern Methodist University)

Kansas City Wizards (5): F Matt Taylor (UCLA), GK Will Hesmer (Wake Forest), M Jay Alberts (Yale), F Justin Detter (Notre Dame), D Ryan Barber (University of Missouri - KC)

Los Angeles Galaxy (8): F Joseph Ngwenya (Coastal Carolina/TI), M Josh Gardner (Cincinnati/P-40), M Ned Grabavoy (Indiana/P-40), M Guillermo Arzate (University of California-Santa Barbara), M David McGill (UC-Santa Barbara), D Jason Perry (Oakland), F Alan Gordon (Oregon State University), D Chris Aloisi (Syracuse)

MetroStars (6): D Seth Stammler (Maryland), GK Zach Wells (UCLA), F Olivier Occean (Southern Connecticut State University), M Michael Bradley (P-40), M Johnny David (Fairleigh Dickinson), D Jeff Parke (Drexel)

New England Revolution (4): F Clint Dempsey (Furman/P-40), F Jeremiah White (Wake Forest), F Felix Brillant (Franklin Pierce College), M Andy Dorman (Boston University)

San Jose Earthquakes (6): D Ryan Cochrane (Santa Clara/P-40), GK Steve Cronin (Santa Clara/P-40), M Mike Wilson (Stanford), M Lindon Pecorelli (Connecticut), M Marin Pusek (UAB - Alabama-Birmingham), M Tighe Dombrowski (University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee)

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