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A look back at the Sounders' selections MLS SuperDraft under Garth Lagerwey

Cristian Roldan 2015 MLS SuperDraft

Happy Draft Week! The Seattle Sounders hold the 22nd pick in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft presented by adidas, as well as the 45th and 68th overall selections. The first two rounds of the draft will be held on Friday in Philadelphia, while the final two rounds will be take place via conference call on Sunday.


The Sounders held the 22nd pick in last year’s draft, too, and selected defender Brian Nana-Sinkam. The Stanford product appeared in 27 matches along the backline for S2 in 2017.


Under General Manager & President of Soccer Garth Lagerwey, the Sounders have experienced success in the MLS SuperDraft. In 2015, Lagerwey memorably made a trade with his former club, Real Salt Lake, to take Cristian Roldan with the 16th pick. The next year, Seattle acquired Joevin Jones in a trade with the Chicago Fire.


In all, seven of Seattle’s selections over the past three seasons made the First Team roster – Roldan, Oniel Fisher, Tyler Miller, Charlie Lyon, Andy Craven, Zach Mathers and Tony Alfaro. Add in the trade for Jones, and Lagerwey has compiled an impressive slate of Sounders the past few years.


YEARSELECTIONPLAYERPOSITIONCOLLEGE
2015Round 1, No. 16Cristian RoldanMidfielderWashington
2015Round 1, No. 27
Traded to RSL for No. 16 pick
2015Round 2, No. 33Tyler MillerGoalkeeperNorthwestern
2015Round 2, No. 40Oniel FisherDefenderNew Mexico
2015Round 4, No. 48Andy CravenForwardNorth Carolina
2015Round 4, No. 75Charlie LyonGoalkeeperMarquette
2015Round 4, No. 80Andy BevinForwardWest Virgnia
2016Round 1, No. 15
Traded to CHI for Joevin Jones
2016Round 2, No. 27Tony AlfaroDefenderCal State - DH
2016Round 2, No. 35Zach MathersMidfielderDuke
2016Round 3, No. 54Emir AlihodzicMidfielderUN - Omaha
2016Round 4, No. 76Michael NelsonDefenderOld Dominion
2017Round 1, No. 16
Traded to NYCFC for GAM
2017Round 1, No. 22Brian Nana-SinkamDefenderStanford
2017Round 2, No. 44Dominic OduroMidfielderN/A
2017Round 3, No. 56Doug GoodmanMidfielderGeorgetown
2017Round 3, No. 66Jake StovallDefenderWright State
2017Round 4, No. 88Kyle BjornethunDefenderSeattle

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