2022 MLS SuperDraft

The 2022 MLS SuperDraft will be the 23rd edition of the SuperDraft conducted by Major League Soccer. The SuperDraft is held every January prior to the start of the MLS season. The 2020 SuperDraft was the first held exclusively via conference call and web streaming.[1] Previously, the SuperDraft had been held in conjunction with the annual January United Soccer Coaches convention.

2022 MLS SuperDraft
General information
SportSoccer
Date(s)January 2022
Overview
LeagueMajor League Soccer

Since 2021, the SuperDraft consists of three rounds. Teams that received fourth-round picks for this draft via past trades will get compensatory picks instead.[2]

Format

The SuperDraft format has remained constant throughout its history and closely resembles that of the NFL Draft:

  1. Any expansion teams receive the first picks. MLS has announced that Charlotte FC[3] will begin play as an expansion team in 2022. Sacramento Republic and St. Louis City[4] were about to debut that year, but MLS delayed their start to 2023 instead.
  2. Non-playoff clubs receive the next picks in reverse order of prior season finish.
  3. Teams that made the MLS Cup Playoffs are then ordered by which round of the playoffs they are eliminated.
  4. The winners of the MLS Cup are given the last selection, and the losers the penultimate selection.

Player selection
Player key
* Denotes player who has been selected for an MLS Best XI team
^ Member of 2021 Generation Adidas class
† Player who was named to an MLS Best XI and Generation Adidas
Signed key
Denotes player who signed for an MLS team (Division I)
Denotes player who signed for a USL Championship team (Division II)
Denotes player who signed for a USL League One or NISA team (Division III)
Denotes player who signed for a team outside the United States soccer league system
Positions key
GK Goalkeeper DF Defender MF Midfielder FW Forward

Round 1
P MLS team Player Pos. College Conference Academy team Other team Signed
1 Charlotte FC

2022 SuperDraft trades
    • Round 2, Nashville → Vancouver Whitecaps. November 26, 2019: Vancouver Whitecaps FC acquired a second-round selection in the 2022 SuperDraft and the #25 selection in Stage One of the 2019 MLS Re-Entry Draft from Nashville SC in exchange for the #2 selection in Stage One of the 2019 MLS Re-Entry Draft. Nashville used the #2 pick to select defender Eric Miller. The traded 2022 SuperDraft pick is Nashville's natural selection.[5]
    • Round 2, Los Angeles FC → Nashville. February 26, 2020: Nashville SC acquired a second-round selection in the 2022 SuperDraft, $350,000 in combined 2020 and 2021 general allocation money, and the #24 spot in the MLS Allocation Order from Los Angeles FC in exchange for the #1 spot in the MLS Allocation Order. The traded 2022 SuperDraft pick is LAFC's natural selection.[6]
    • Compensatory, Colorado Rapids → Atlanta United. March 4, 2020: Atlanta United FC acquired a fourth-round selection in the 2022 SuperDraft from Colorado Rapids in exchange for the MLS homegrown player rights to midfielder Will Vint.[7]
    • Compensatory, Minnesota United → Dallas. December 13, 2020: FC Dallas acquired a fourth-round selection in the 2022 SuperDraft and up to $50,000 of general allocation money from Minnesota United in exchange for the MLS rights to defender Callum Montgomery.[8]
    • Conditional, Inter Miami → Vancouver Whitecaps. September 5, 2019: Vancouver Whitecaps FC acquired a conditional selection in the 2022 SuperDraft from Inter Miami in exchange for midfielder David Norman Jr.[9]

    Future draft trades

    Future considerations trades

    MLS clubs sometimes include "future considerations" in trades which may later become MLS SuperDraft selections. These are recent trades which included "future considerations".

      References
      1. Fuhrmeister, Chris (November 15, 2019). "MLS to get rid of live SuperDraft in 2020". Pro Soccer USA. Retrieved January 9, 2020.
      2. Rueter, Jeff; Stejskal, Sam (November 18, 2020). "MLS will trim 2021 SuperDraft to three rounds from four: Sources". The Athletic. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
      3. Andrejev, Alex (July 17, 2020). "Charlotte MLS pushes back inaugural season. Team to begin play in 2022". Charlotte Observer.
      4. Young, Jabari (July 17, 2020). "Major League Soccer to delay debuts of 3 expansion franchises due to coronavirus". CNBC. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
      5. "Whitecaps FC acquire 2022 MLS SuperDraft second round selection from Nashville SC" (Press release). Vancouver Whitecaps FC. November 26, 2019. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
      6. "Nashville SC Acquires Allocation Money and SuperDraft Pick" (Press release). Nashville SC Communications. February 26, 2020. Retrieved February 26, 2020.
      7. "Colorado Rapids Sign 18-Year-Old Midfielder Will Vint to Homegrown Contract" (Press release). Colorado Rapids Communications. March 4, 2020. Retrieved March 4, 2020.
      8. "Minnesota United acquire defender Callum Montgomery from FC Dallas". MLS. December 13, 2020. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
      9. "Inter Miami CF Acquires Canadian Midfielder David Norman Jr. from Vancouver Whitecaps FC" (Press release). Inter Miami CF. September 5, 2019. Retrieved November 23, 2019.
      10. "Houston Dynamo acquire midfielder Luis Gil on loan from Querétaro FC" (Press release). Houston Dynamo Communications. April 23, 2018. Retrieved April 24, 2018.
      11. "New England Revolution agree to trade with Los Angeles FC" (Press release). New England Revolution. May 1, 2018. Retrieved May 3, 2018.
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