2003 MLS SuperDraft

The 2003 MLS Superdraft was held January 17, 2003 in Kansas City, Missouri. It was the fifth annual SuperDraft held by Major League Soccer.

Player selection

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The MetroStars selected Ricardo Clark second overall. A 3x MLS All-Star, he was named to the 2006 MLS Best XI. Clark earned 34 caps with the US Men's National Team and was selected to the 2010 FIFA World Cup squad.

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The MetroStars selected Mike Magee 4th overall. in 2013, he was won the Major League Soccer MVP and was named to the MLS Best XI.

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San Jose selected Todd Dunivant 6th overall. He was named to the 2011 MLS Best XI.

Key

*	Denotes a player contracted under the Project-40 program
^	Denotes player who has been selected to an MLS All-Star Game
§	Denotes a player who won the MLS Rookie of the Year
†	Denotes player who has been selected for an MLS Best XI team
~	Denotes a player who won the MLS MVP

Round One

Pick #	MLS team	Player	Position	Affiliation
1	D.C. United	Alecko Eskandarian*^	F	University of Virginia
2	MetroStars	Ricardo Clark*^†	M	Furman University
3	Chicago Fire<ref group="R1 trade">#3: Kansas City Wizards → Chicago Fire. 2003-01-07: Chicago Fire acquired this first-round pick from Kansas City Wizards in exchange for forward Josh Wolff.<ref group="ref" name="Wolff"/></ref>	Nate Jaqua*^	F	University of Portland
4	MetroStars<ref group="R1 trade">#4: Chicago Fire → Dallas Burn → MetroStars. 2003-01-17: MetroStars acquired this first-round pick from Dallas Burn in exchange for midfielder Brad Davis.<ref group="ref" name="Davis"/> On 2002-05-18, Dallas had acquired this pick from Chicago Fire in exchange for a third-round pick in the 2003 SuperDraft and an undisclosed amount of salary cap relief.<ref group="ref" name="FireDallas"/></ref>	Mike Magee*^†~	F	Nike Project-40
5	D.C. United<ref group="R1 trade">#5: Dallas Burn → MetroStars → D.C. United. 2002-12-23: D.C. United acquired this first-round pick, defender Mike Petke, and an allocation from MetroStars in exchange for defender Eddie Pope, midfielder Richie Williams, and forward Jaime Moreno.<ref group="ref" name="Pope"/> On 2002-03-13, MetroStars had acquired this pick and midfielder Winston Griffiths from Dallas Burn in exchange for goalkeeper D.J. Countess and a second-round pick in the 2003 SuperDraft.<ref group="ref" name="Griffiths"/></ref>	David Stokes*	D	University of North Carolina
6	San Jose Earthquakes	Todd Dunivant	D	Stanford University
7	Columbus Crew	Diego Walsh	M	Southern Methodist University
8	Los Angeles Galaxy<ref group="R1 trade">#8: Colorado Rapids → Los Angeles Galaxy. 2001-04-02: Los Angeles Galaxy acquired this first-round pick from Colorado Rapids as part of a trade for defender Robin Fraser.<ref group="ref" name="Fraser"/></ref>	Guillermo Gonzalez*	M	Nike Project-40
9	New England Revolution<ref group="R1 trade">#9: New England Revolution → Miami Fusion → New England Revolution. 2001-08-16: New England Revolution re-acquired this first-round pick and acquired defender Leo Cullen from Miami Fusion in exchange for forward Johnny Torres and midfielder Shaker Asad.<ref group="ref" name="Cullen"/> On 2001-06-20, Miami had acquired this pick and defender Brian Dunseth from New England in exchange for a second-round pick in the 2003 SuperDraft and defender Jay Heaps.<ref group="ref" name="Heaps"/></ref>	Pat Noonan^	F	Indiana University
10	Dallas Burn<ref group="R1 trade">#10: Los Angeles Galaxy → Dallas Burn. 2003-01-17: Dallas Burn acquired this first-round pick from Los Angeles Galaxy in exchange for selections in the second-round and sixth-round.<ref group="ref" name="Davis"/></ref>	Shavar Thomas	D	University of Connecticut

Round Two

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The MetroStars selected Eddie Gaven12th overall. He was named to the 2004 MLS Best XI.

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The Earthquakes selected Arturo Álvarez 13th overall. With the National Team from El Salvador, he earned 46 caps.

Pick #	MLS team	Player	Position	Affiliation
11	D.C. United	Brian Carroll*	M	Wake Forest University
12	MetroStars<ref group="R2 trade">#12: MetroStars → Dallas Burn → Los Angeles Galaxy → MetroStars. 2003-01-17: MetroStars acquired this second-round pick from Los Angeles Galaxy in exchange for a first-round selection in the 2004 MLS SuperDraft.<ref group="ref" name="Reis"/> Earlier in the day, Los Angeles had acquired this pick and a sixth-round pick from Dallas Burn in exchange for a first-round selection.<ref group="ref" name="Reis"/> On 2002-03-13, Dallas had acquired this pick and goalkeeper D.J. Countess from MetroStars in exchange for midfielder Winston Griffiths and a first-round pick in the 2003 SuperDraft.<ref group="ref" name="Griffiths"/></ref>	Eddie Gaven*^†	M	Nike Project-40
13	San Jose Earthquakes<ref group="R2 trade">#13: Kansas City Wizards → D.C. United → Kansas City Wizards → San Jose Earthquakes. 2003-01-17: San Jose Earthquakes acquired this second-round pick and a conditional selection in the 2004 MLS SuperDraft from Kansas City Wizards in exchange for defender Jimmy Conrad.<ref group="ref" name="Conrad"/> On 2002-07-29, Kansas City had re-acquired this selection and a third-round pick in the 2004 SuperDraft from D.C. United in exchange for a Discovery Pick.<ref group="ref" name="KCDiscovery"/> On 2002-02-10, D.C. United had acquired future considerations, which became this pick, from Kansas City in exchange for defender Carey Talley.<ref group="ref" name="Talley"/></ref>	Arturo Alvarez*	M	Nike Project-40
14	D.C. United<ref group="R2 trade">#14: Chicago Fire → D.C. United. 2002-07-18: D.C. United acquired this second-round pick from Chicago Fire in exchange for defender Orlando Perez.<ref group="ref" name="Perez"/></ref>	Doug Warren	GK	Clemson University
15	Dallas Burn	Jason Thompson*	F	Eastern Illinois University
16	Los Angeles Galaxy<ref group="R2 trade">#16: San Jose Earthquakes → Los Angeles Galaxy. 2003-01-17: Los Angeles Galaxy acquired this second-round pick from San Jose Earthquakes in exchange for forward Brian Mullan.<ref group="ref" name="Reis"/></ref>	Scot Thompson	D	UCLA
17	MetroStars<ref group="R2 trade">#17: Columbus Crew → MetroStars. 2003-01-17: MetroStars acquired this second-round pick from Columbus Crew in exchange for defender Nelson Akwari and a second-round selection in the 2004 MLS SuperDraft.<ref group="ref" name="Akwari"/></ref>	Tim Regan	D	Bradley University
18	Chicago Fire<ref group="R2 trade">#18: Colorado Rapids → Chicago Fire. 2002-05-09: Chicago Fire acquired this second-round pick from Colorado Rapids in exchange for midfielder Raúl Palacios.<ref group="ref" name="Palacios"/></ref>	Damani Ralph^§	F	University of Connecticut
19	Los Angeles Galaxy<ref group="R2 trade">#19: New England Revolution → Los Angeles Galaxy. 2003-01-17: Los Angeles Galaxy acquired this second-round pick and midfielder Alex Pineda Chacón from New England Revolution in exchange for goalkeeper Matt Reis.<ref group="ref" name="Reis"/></ref>	Arturo Torres	M	Loyola Marymount University
20	Los Angeles Galaxy<ref group="R2 trade">#20: Los Angeles Galaxy → D.C. United → Los Angeles Galaxy. 2002-08-15: Los Angeles Galaxy re-acquired this second-round pick, originally a conditional selection, from D.C. United in exchange for forward Henry Zambrano.<ref group="ref" name="Zambrano"/> On 2002-01-12, D.C. United had acquired this pick and first-round and second-round selections in the 2002 MLS SuperDraft from Los Angeles in exchange for forward Chris Albright and a second-round pick in the 2002 SuperDraft.<ref group="ref" name="Albright"/></ref>	Ricky Lewis*	D	Clemson University

Round Three

Pick #	MLS team	Player	Position	Affiliation
21	Dallas Burn<ref group="R3 trade">#21: D.C. United → Dallas Burn. 2002-03-13: Dallas Burn acquired this third-round pick from D.C. United in exchange for forward Ali Curtis.<ref group="ref" name="Curtis"/></ref>	David Comfort	GK	University of Virginia
22	New England Revolution<ref group="R3 trade">#22: MetroStars → New England Revolution. 2002-02-10: New England Revolution acquired this third-round pick from MetroStars in exchange for a third-round pick in the 2002 MLS SuperDraft.<ref group="ref" name="ESPN2002"/></ref>	Dimelon Westfield	F	Clemson University
23	San Jose Earthquakes<ref group="R3 trade">#23: Kansas City Wizards → San Jose Earthquakes. 2001-03-13: San Jose Earthquakes acquired this third-round selection, originally a conditional pick, and a second-round selection in the 2002 MLS SuperDraft, also originally a conditional selection, from Kansas City Wizards in exchange for defender Mike Burns.<ref group="ref" name="Burns"/></ref>	Roger Levesque	F	Stanford University
24	Chicago Fire	Logan Pause*	M	University of North Carolina
25	Chicago Fire<ref group="R3 trade">#25: Dallas Burn → Chicago Fire. 2001-03-27: Chicago Fire acquired this third-round pick from Dallas Burn in exchange for goalkeeper Chris Snitko.<ref group="ref" name="Snitko"/></ref>	Ryan Mack	M	Indiana University
26	Chicago Fire<ref group="R3 trade">#26: San Jose Earthquakes → Dallas Burn → Chicago Fire. 2002-05-18: Chicago Fire acquired this third-round pick and an undisclosed amount of salary cap relief from Dallas Burn in exchange for a first-round pick in the 2003 SuperDraft.<ref group="ref" name="FireDallas"/> On 2002-02-10, Dallas had acquired this pick from San Jose Earthquakes in exchange for a third-round selection in the 2002 MLS SuperDraft.<ref group="ref" name="2002 SJ-DAL"/> </ref>	Phil Swenda	F	Seton Hall University
27	Colorado Rapids<ref group="R3 trade">#27: Columbus Crew → Colorado Rapids. 2003-01-17: Colorado Rapids acquired this third-round pick from Columbus Crew in exchange for a sixth-round pick in the 2003 SuperDraft and a third-round selection in the 2004 MLS SuperDraft.<ref group="ref" name="Akwari"/></ref>	Jason Cole	D	St. Louis University
28	Colorado Rapids	Alex Blake	F	Williams College
29	New England Revolution	Kyle Singer	GK	Boston College
30	MetroStars<ref group="R3 trade">#30: Los Angeles Galaxy → MetroStars. 2002-04-20: MetroStars acquired this third-round pick, originally a conditional pick, from Los Angeles Galaxy in exchange for midfielder Winston Griffiths.<ref group="ref" name="Griffiths2"/></ref>	Tim Glowienka	D	University of South Carolina

Round Four

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The Chicago Fire selected Rob Friend 35th overall despite him previously signing a contract with Norwegian club Moss FK. He would play in Major League Soccer in 2014. He earned 32 caps with the Canada Men's National Team.

Pick #	MLS team	Player	Position	Affiliation
31	D.C. United	Hayden Woodworth	M	Messiah College
32	MetroStars	Kenny Arena	D	University of Virginia
33	Kansas City Wizards	Taylor Graham	D	Stanford University
34	Dallas Burn<ref group="R4 trade">#34: Chicago Fire → Dallas Burn. 2002-01-15: Dallas Burn acquired this fourth-round pick, originally a conditional selection, and a sixth-round pick in the 2002 MLS SuperDraft from Chicago Fire in exchange for forward Aleksey Korol and midfielder Miguel Saavedra.<ref group="ref" name="FireDallas"/></ref>	Mike Tranchilla	F	Creighton University
35	Chicago Fire<ref group="R4 trade">#35: Dallas Burn → Chicago Fire. 2003-01-17: Chicago Fire acquired this fourth-round pick from Dallas Burn in exchange for a third-round selection in the 2004 MLS SuperDraft.<ref group="ref" name="ESPN2003"/></ref>	Rob Friend	F	UC Santa Barbara
36	San Jose Earthquakes	Josh Saunders^	GK	University of California
37	Columbus Crew	Michael Ritch	F	Auburn University
38	Colorado Rapids	Matt Crawford	M	University of North Carolina
39	San Jose Earthquakes<ref group="R4 trade">#39: New England Revolution → San Jose Earthquakes. 2002-07-30: San Jose Earthquakes acquired this fourth-round pick from New England Revolution in exchange for salary budget relief.<ref group="ref" name="SJ-NE Budget"/></ref>	Jamil Walker	M	Santa Clara University
40	Los Angeles Galaxy	Hamid Mehreioskouei	F	Bradley University

Round Five

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The Kansas City Wizards selected Jack Jewsbury 43 overall. He was selected to the 2011 MLS All-Star Game.

Pick #	MLS team	Player	Position	Affiliation
41	D.C. United	John Swann	D	Indiana University
42	MetroStars	Jacob LeBlanc*	M	University of Virginia
43	Kansas City Wizards	Jack Jewsbury^	M	St. Louis University
44	Chicago Fire	Chad Dombrowski	D	University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee
45	Dallas Burn	Michael Mariscalco	M	Butler University
46	San Jose Earthquakes	Johanes Maliza	M	Stanford University
47	Columbus Crew	Guy Abrahamson	M	Rutgers University
48	Colorado Rapids	Casey Schmidt	F	Boston College
49	MetroStars<ref group="R5 trade">#49: New England Revolution → MetroStars. 2003-01-17: MetroStars acquired this fifth-round pick from New England Revolution in exchange for a sixth-round selection in the 2004 MLS SuperDraft.<ref group="ref" name="ESPN2003"/></ref>	Marco Vélez	M	Barry University
50	Los Angeles Galaxy	Jimmy Frazelle	M	UCLA

Round Six

Pick #	MLS team	Player	Position	Affiliation
51	D.C. United	Michael Behonick	GK	American University
52	Dallas Burn<ref group="R6 trade">#52: MetroStars → Dallas Burn. 2002-02-10: Dallas Burn acquired this sixth-round pick from MetroStars in exchange for a sixth-round selection in the 2002 MLS SuperDraft.<ref group="ref" name="ESPN2002"/></ref>	Andy Rosenband	F	Ohio State University
53	Kansas City Wizards	Kevin Friedland	D	Southern Methodist University
54	Chicago Fire	Ryan Futagaki	M	UCLA
55	Los Angeles Galaxy<ref group="R6 trade">#55: Dallas Burn → Los Angeles Galaxy. 2003-01-17: Los Angeles Galaxy acquired this sixth-round pick and a second-round pick from Dallas Burn in exchange for a first-round selection.<ref group="ref" name="Davis"/></ref>	Joe Barton	GK	Cal State-Northridge
56	San Jose Earthquakes	Frank Sanfilippo	M	San Jose State University
57	New England Revolution<ref group="R6 trade">#57: Columbus Crew → New England Revolution. 2002-02-10: New England Revolution acquired this sixth-round pick from Columbus Crew in exchange for a fifth-round selection in the 2002 MLS SuperDraft.<ref group="ref" name="ESPN2002"/></ref>	PASS
58	Columbus Crew<ref group="R6 trade">#58: Colorado Rapids → Columbus Crew. 2003-01-17: Columbus Crew acquired this sixth-round pick and a third-round selection in the 2004 MLS SuperDraft from Colorado Rapids in exchange for a third-round pick in the 2003 SuperDraft.<ref group="ref" name="Akwari"/></ref>	Jake Traeger	M	Ohio State University
59	D.C. United<ref group="R6 trade">#59: Pick originally belonged to New England Revolution. Info needed on how D.C. acquired this pick.</ref>	PASS
60	Kansas City Wizards<ref group="R6 trade">#60: Los Angeles Galaxy → Kansas City Wizards. 2003-01-17: Kansas City Wizards acquired this sixth-round pick from Los Angeles Galaxy in exchange for a sixth-round selection in the 2004 MLS SuperDraft.<ref group="ref" name="Conrad"/></ref>	Byron Carmichael	F	Marshall University

Notable undrafted players

Player	Pos	Affiliation	Played in MLS	Notes
Troy Perkins	GK	University of Evansville	2004–07; 2010–15	7 caps with U.S. national team; 2006 MLS Best XI

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