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2003 MLS SuperDraft

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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

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.

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.

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	Nate Jaqua*^	F	University of Portland
4	MetroStars	Mike Magee*^†~	F	Nike Project-40
5	D.C. United	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	Guillermo Gonzalez*	M	Nike Project-40
9	New England Revolution	Pat Noonan^	F	Indiana University
10	Dallas Burn	Shavar Thomas	D	University of Connecticut

Round one trades

Round Two

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

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	Eddie Gaven*^†	M	Nike Project-40
13	San Jose Earthquakes	Arturo Alvarez*	M	Nike Project-40
14	D.C. United	Doug Warren	GK	Clemson University
15	Dallas Burn	Jason Thompson*	F	Eastern Illinois University
16	Los Angeles Galaxy	Scot Thompson	D	UCLA
17	MetroStars	Tim Regan	D	Bradley University
18	Chicago Fire	Damani Ralph^§	F	University of Connecticut
19	Los Angeles Galaxy	Arturo Torres	M	Loyola Marymount University
20	Los Angeles Galaxy	Ricky Lewis*	D	Clemson University

Round two trades

Round Three

Pick #	MLS team	Player	Position	Affiliation
21	Dallas Burn	David Comfort	GK	University of Virginia
22	New England Revolution	Dimelon Westfield	F	Clemson University
23	San Jose Earthquakes	Roger Levesque	F	Stanford University
24	Chicago Fire	Logan Pause*	M	University of North Carolina
25	Chicago Fire	Ryan Mack	M	Indiana University
26	Chicago Fire	Phil Swenda	F	Seton Hall University
27	Colorado Rapids	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	Tim Glowienka	D	University of South Carolina

Round three trades

Round Four

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	Mike Tranchilla	F	Creighton University
35	Chicago Fire	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	Jamil Walker	M	Santa Clara University
40	Los Angeles Galaxy	Hamid Mehreioskouei	F	Bradley University

Round four trades

Round Five

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	Marco Vélez	M	Barry University
50	Los Angeles Galaxy	Jimmy Frazelle	M	UCLA

Round five trades

Round Six

Pick #	MLS team	Player	Position	Affiliation
51	D.C. United	Michael Behonick	GK	American University
52	Dallas Burn	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	Joe Barton	GK	Cal State-Northridge
56	San Jose Earthquakes	Frank Sanfilippo	M	San Jose State University
57	New England Revolution	PASS
58	Columbus Crew	Jake Traeger	M	Ohio State University
59	D.C. United	PASS
60	Kansas City Wizards	Byron Carmichael	F	Marshall University

Round six trades

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

. USA Today.