MLS SuperDraft 2015: Complete Round-by-Round Results and Twitter Reaction
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Thursday, 15 January 2015 14:50

The first two rounds of the 2015 MLS SuperDraft took place on Thursday, January 15, at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia, as the first 42 picks were made.

Orlando City SC landed the consensus top prospect with the first overall pick, selecting Connecticut's Cyle Larin. The first round saw a handful of big surprises, including the slide of Washington's Cristian Roldan and Toronto FC's pick of little-known defender Clement Simonin.

Here are the full results for the first round of the 2015 MLS SuperDraft: 

Canada international Larin was widely regarded as the top player available in the draft, and as shared by Goal.com's Ives Galarcep, Orlando surprised no one by selecting the powerful forward first overall:

Larin was not able to attend the event, as he's currently playing for Canada in the 2015 CONCACAF U-20 Championship.

According to ESPN FC's Paul Carr, it marks the first time in MLS history a single school provided two consecutive top picks after UConn's Andre Blake went to the Philadelphia Union first overall in 2014:

Roldan was seen as the second-best prospect in the draft, but after a disappointing combine, some pundits warned the pint-sized midfielder could slide on draft day. New York City FC, who have no clear needs in central midfield following the signing of Mix Diskerud, settled on Oregon State's Khiry Shelton instead.

The forward couldn't believe his luck, as he told NewYorkCityWatch:

UCF's Romario Williams made it three consecutive forwards, going to the Montreal Impact. American Soccer Now thought Roldan's combine performance wasn't as poor as some suggested and was shocked by the decision not to select him in the top three:

Matt Polster provided one of the more touching moments of the first round, bursting into tears after being selected by the Chicago Fire. ITV's Kristan Heneage was moved by his show of emotion:

Toronto FC took Syracuse's Alex Bono, the top-rated goalkeeper in the draft, with the sixth pick before shocking everyone by selecting Simonin, a defender from North Carolina State, 10th overall.

Simonin was not invited to the combine and didn't make any major waves heading into the draft. Galarcep didn't hide the fact this was an odd pick:

Roldan continued his tumble until the 16th overall selection, where Seattle Sounders swapped picks with Real Salt Lake to take the midfielder. Bleacher Report's Joe Tansey and Galarcep thought the move made sense:

UCLA's Leo Stolz was the last high-profile star to come off the board, as questions regarding his MLS future saw him drop all the way to the New York Red Bulls at 18th overall.

As noted by Galarcep, the young midfielder made it clear he had no interest in signing for a team not based in New York or Los Angeles, which explains the drop:

The second round saw few surprises, with most teams electing to fill areas of need rather than taking a flier on some of the prospects with more upside. Here are the full results of Round 2: 

Dzenan Catic was one of the more intriguing players still available, and the Philadelphia Union took a chance on the Bosnian with the 31st overall selection. He also couldn't fight back the tears:

Oumar Ballo fell to Houston Dynamo with the No. 30 overall pick, and his tremendous upside could see him end up as one of the top steals of the draft.

The 2015 MLS SuperDraft will continue on Tuesday, January 20, via conference call.

 

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