The MLS Draft, in its various forms, has been in existence since the league began back in 1996. In its first year, the first-ever College Draft produced big names like Eddie Pope, Greg Vanney, Steve Ralston, Eddie Lewis, and Ante Razov. It was a young league, not subject to the parity of today. It was a simpler time, one before Designated Players, General Allocation Money, and Targeted Allocation Money. Teams could pick players that could step in right away. Today, the
2012 MLS SuperDraft exposes the stretched coverage of college soccer It’s no wonder the national media was hard on Luke Holmes surrounding the 2012 Major League Soccer SuperDraft. They look at his stats from Notre Dame College and wonder how bad the competition must be … lets be serious he scored 24 goals as a junior and an NAIA best 29 as a sophomore. When you compare those stats to “only scoring” five goals in 16 games for the University of
Kitchen passed on an offer from Belgium's Anderlecht to sign a Generation adidas contract with MLS. University of Akron midfielder Perry Kitchen is a versatile player that exudes confidence and has the play to back it up, a rare and deadly combination. Kitchen, just a freshman, is a U-20 national team standout as well as a member of a national championship squad and most importantly, a player with limitless potential. Kitchen is part of a new generation of American players
The 2011 draft class is simply put, loaded. MLS coaches and scouts are drooling over the talent of a deep and talented group of players with tons of potential. As always many of the players are young so they may take some time to develop, but the draft pool gets better and better each year. Several likely draftees gained the attention of foreign scouts and were linked to moves overseas. 1. Vancouver – MID Perry Kitchen, University of Akron. Kitchen
