2021 MLS SuperDraft Transactions
January 21, 2021
| Overall # | Round # | Team | Transactions | Player Drafted | |
| Round 1 | |||||
| 1 | 1-1 |  Austin FC |
Daniel Pereira | ||
| 2 | 1-2 |  FC Cincinnati |
Calvin Harris | ||
| 3 | 1-3 |  Dynamo |
 Rapids
Traded • 2021 first round pick (#6-Ethan Bartlow) • $200,000 in general allocation money to Dynamo for • 2021 first round pick (#3-Philip Mayaka) on 2021-01-21 |
Philip Mayaka | |
| 4 | 1-4 |  D.C. United |
Kimarni Smith | ||
| 5 | 1-5 |  Atlanta United |
D.C. United
Traded • 2021 second round pick (#31-Josh Bauer) • 125,000 in general allocation money to Atlanta United for • 2021 first round pick (#5-Michael DeShields) • 2021 second round pick (#32-Logan Panchot) on 2021-01-21 |
Michael DeShields | |
| 6 | 1-6 |  Fire |
Rapids
Traded • $125,000 in general allocation money to Fire for • 2021 first round pick (#6-Ethan Bartlow) on 2020-12-13 |
Dynamo
Traded • 2021 first round pick (#3-Philip Mayaka) to Rapids for • 2021 first round pick (#6-Ethan Bartlow) • $200,000 in general allocation money on 2021-01-21 |
Ethan Bartlow |
| 7 | 1-7 |  Real Salt Lake |
Bret Halsey | ||
| 8 | 1-8 |  Galaxy |
 Timbers
Traded • Jorge Villafaña • 2021 first round pick (#16-Josh Drack) to Galaxy for • 2021 first round pick (#8-Derek Dodson) on 2021-01-12 |
 Orlando City SC
Traded • $100,000 in general allocation money to Timbers for • 2021 first round pick (#8-Derek Dodson) on 2021-01-21 |
Derek Dodson |
| 9 | 1-9 |  Whitecaps |
David Egbo | ||
| 10 | 1-10 |  Inter Miami |
Josh Penn | ||
| 11 | 1-11 |  CF Montreal |
Austin FC
Traded • Kamal Miller to Impact (who became CF Montreal) for • 2021 first round pick (#11-Freddy Kleemann) • $225,000 in general allocation money on 2020-12-15 |
Freddy Kleemann | |
| 12 | 1-12 |  Earthquakes |
Thomas Williamson | ||
| 13 | 1-13 |  Red Bulls |
Luther Archimede | ||
| 14 | 1-14 |  Los Angeles FC |
Daniel Trejo | ||
| 15 | 1-15 | Rapids |
 FC Dallas
Traded • Michael Barrios • 2021 first round pick (#21-Aedan Stanley) to Rapids for • 2021 first round pick (#15-Nicky Hernandez) • international roster spot on 2021-01-13 |
Nicky Hernandez | |
| 16 | 1-16 | Timbers |
Galaxy
Traded • 2021 first round pick (#8-Derek Dodson) to Timbers for • Jorge Villafaña • 2021 first round pick (#16-Josh Drack) on 2021-01-12 |
Josh Drack | |
| 17 | 1-17 |  New York City FC |
 Minnesota United
Traded • $50,000 in general allocation money to New York City FC for • 2021 first round pick (#17-Justin McMaster) on 2021-01-21 |
Justin McMaster | |
| 18 | 1-18 |  Toronto FC |
Minnesota United
Traded • 2021 first round pick (#25-Matt Di Rosa) • $50,000 in general allocation money to Toronto FC for • 2021 first round pick (#18-Nabi Kibunguchy) on 2021-01-21 |
Nabi Kibunguchy | |
| 19 | 1-19 |  Union |
Orlando City SC
Traded • rights to Nathan Harriel to Union for • 2021 first round pick (#19-Rio Hope-Gund) on 2020-07-17 |
Rio Hope-Gund | |
| 20 | 1-20 |  Nashville SC |
Irakoze Donasiyano | ||
| 21 | 1-21 | FC Dallas |
Rapids
Traded • 2021 first round pick (#15-Nicky Hernandez) • international roster spot to FC Dallas for • Michael Barrios • 2021 first round pick (#21-Aedan Stanley) on 2021-01-13 |
Austin FC
Traded • $50,000 in general allocation money to Rapids for • 2021 first round pick (#21-Aedan Stanley) on 2021-01-21 |
Aedan Stanley |
| 22 | 1-22 | Orlando City SC |
Brandon Hackenberg | ||
| 23 | 1-23 |  Sporting KC |
Whitecaps
Traded • Erik Hurtado to Sporting KC for • 2020 second round pick (#32-Daniel Gagliardi) • 2021 first round pick (#23-Javain Brown) on 2018-12-14 |
Javain Brown | |
| 24 | 1-24 |  Revolution |
Edward Kizza | ||
| 25 | 1-25 | Minnesota United |
Toronto FC
Traded • 2021 first round pick (#18-Nabi Kibunguchy) to Minnesota United for • 2021 first round pick (#25-Matt Di Rosa) • $50,000 in general allocation money on 2021-01-21 |
Matt Di Rosa | |
| 26 | 1-26 |  Sounders |
Inter Miami
Traded • Roman Torres to Sounders for • first round pick (protected top 19 in 2021, unprotected in 2022) (2021 #26-Aimé Mabika) on 2020-09-28 |
Aimé Mabika | |
| 27 | 1-27 |  Crew |
Justin Malou | ||
| Round 2 | |||||
| 28 | 2-1 | Austin FC |
Daniel Steedman | ||
| 29 | 2-2 | FC Cincinnati |
Avionne Flanagan | ||
| 30 | 2-3 | Dynamo |
Kristofer Strickler | ||
| 31 | 2-4 | D.C. United |
Atlanta United
Traded • 2021 first round pick (#5-Michael DeShields) • 2021 second round pick (#32-Logan Panchot) to D.C. United for • 2021 second round pick (#31-Josh Bauer) • 125,000 in general allocation money on 2021-01-21 |
Josh Bauer | |
| 32 | 2-5 | Atlanta United |
D.C. United
Traded • 2021 second round pick (#31-Josh Bauer) • 125,000 in general allocation money to Atlanta United for • 2021 first round pick (#5-Michael DeShields) • 2021 second round pick (#32-Logan Panchot) on 2021-01-21 |
Logan Panchot | |
| 33 | 2-6 | Fire |
Jackson Ragen | ||
| 34 | 2-7 | Real Salt Lake |
Elijah Amo | ||
| 35 | 2-8 | Galaxy |
Preston Judd | ||
| 36 | 2-9 | Whitecaps |
Nashville SC
Traded • 2021 second round pick (#45-Eric Iloski) • 2021 international roster spot to Whitecaps for • 2021 second round pick (#36-Tom Judge) • $175,000 in general allocation money on 2021-01-21 |
Tom Judge | |
| 37 | 2-10 | Inter Miami |
Joseph Hafferty | ||
| 38 | 2-11 | CF Montreal |
Minnesota United
Traded • Mason Toye to Impact (who became CF Montreal) for • 2021 second round pick (#38-Sean O'Hearn) • $150,000 in 2020 general allocation money • $450,000 in 2021 general allocation money on 2020-10-01 |
Sean O'Hearn | |
| 39 | 2-12 | Earthquakes |
George Asomani | ||
| 40 | 2-13 | Red Bulls |
Lamine Conte | ||
| 41 | 2-14 | Los Angeles FC |
C.C. Uche | ||
Rapids |
PASSED | ||||
| 42 | 2-15 | Timbers |
Dawson McCartney | ||
| 43 | 2-16 | New York City FC |
Ben Di Rosa | ||
| 44 | 2-17 | Toronto FC |
Nathaniel Crofts | ||
| 45 | 2-18 | Union |
Nashville SC
Traded • $50,000 in general allocation money • conditional $175,000 in general allocation money (depending on performance metrics being met by players selected with traded draft picks) to Union for • 2021 second round pick (#45-Eric Iloski) • 2021 third round pick (#67-Sondre Norheim) • 2022 first round pick (#26-Anthony Markanich) on 2021-01-18 |
Whitecaps
Traded • 2021 second round pick (#36-Tom Judge) • $175,000 in general allocation money to Nashville SC for • 2021 second round pick (#45-Eric Iloski) • 2021 international roster spot on 2021-01-21 |
Eric Iloski |
| 46 | 2-19 | Nashville SC |
Fire
Traded • Dax McCarty to Nashville SC for • 2021 second round pick (#46-Christian Pinzon) • $50,000 in general allocation money • $50,000 in targeted allocation money on 2019-11-12 |
Christian Pinzon | |
| 47 | 2-20 | FC Dallas |
Colin Shutler | ||
| 48 | 2-21 | Orlando City SC |
Andrew Pannenberg | ||
| 49 | 2-22 | Sporting KC |
Matt Constant | ||
| 50 | 2-23 | Revolution |
Francois Dulysse | ||
| 51 | 2-24 | Minnesota United |
Crew
Traded • rights to Aaron Schoenfeld to Minnesota United for • 2021 conditional second round pick (if Schoenfeld does not meet unspecified performance metrics, else $50,000 in general allocation money) (#51-Joshua Jackson-Ketchup) on 2020-02-12 |
Joshua Jackson-Ketchup | |
| 52 | 2-25 | Sounders |
Whitecaps
Traded • international roster spot through 2019 season to Sounders for • 2021 second round pick (#52-Joel Harrison) on 2019-08-22 |
Joel Harrison | |
| 53 | 2-26 | Crew |
FC Cincinnati
Traded • Fatai Alashe to Crew for • conditional compensation ($50,000 in 2021 general allocation money if Alashe meets unknown performance conditions, else 2021 second round pick (#53-Jonas Fjeldberg) on 2020-08-17 |
Jonas Fjeldberg | |
| Round 3 | |||||
| 54 | 3-1 | Austin FC |
Noah Lawrence | ||
| 55 | 3-2 | FC Cincinnati |
Matthew Vowinkel | ||
| 56 | 3-3 | Dynamo |
Brandon Terwege | ||
D.C. United |
Crew
Traded • Jon Kempin to D.C. United for • 2021 third round pick (PASSED) on 2021-01-08 |
PASSED | |||
| 57 | 3-4 | Atlanta United |
Aiden McFadden | ||
| 58 | 3-5 | Fire |
Mitch Guitar | ||
| 59 | 3-6 | Real Salt Lake |
Aris Briggs | ||
Galaxy |
PASSED | ||||
| 60 | 3-7 | Whitecaps |
 Impact
Traded • Evan Bush to Whitecaps for • 2021 third rond pick (#60-Giuseppe Barone) on 2020-09-28 |
CF Montreal
Montreal Impact renamed CF Montreal on 2021-01-14 |
Giuseppe Barone |
| 61 | 3-8 | Inter Miami |
Toronto FC
Traded • rights to Juan Agudelo to Inter Miami for • 2021 third round pick (#61-Paul Rothrock) on 2019-12-29 |
Paul Rothrock | |
CF Montreal |
PASSED | ||||
Earthquakes |
PASSED | ||||
| 62 | 3-9 | Red Bulls |
A.J. Marcucci | ||
| 63 | 3-10 | Los Angeles FC |
Alvaro Quezada | ||
Rapids |
PASSED | ||||
| 64 | 3-11 | Timbers |
Diego Gutierrez | ||
| 65 | 3-12 | New York City FC |
Vuk Latinovich | ||
| 66 | 3-13 | Toronto FC |
Jon-Talen Maples | ||
| 67 | 3-14 | Union |
Nashville SC
Traded • $50,000 in general allocation money • conditional $175,000 in general allocation money (depending on performance metrics being met by players selected with traded draft picks) to Union for • 2021 second round pick (#45-Eric Iloski) • 2021 third round pick (#67-Sondre Norheim) • 2022 first round pick (#26-Anthony Markanich) on 2021-01-18 |
Sondre Norheim | |
| 68 | 3-15 | Nashville SC |
Tor Saunders | ||
| 69 | 3-16 | FC Dallas |
Thibaut Jacquel | ||
| 70 | 3-17 | Orlando City SC |
FC Dallas
Unknown.
Traded ? to Orlando City SC for • 2021 third round pick (#70-Mark Salas) on 2020-02-27 |
Mark Salas | |
| 71 | 3-18 | Sporting KC |
Jamil Roberts | ||
Revolution |
PASSED | ||||
| 72 | 3-19 | Minnesota United |
FC Dallas
Traded • Jacori Hayes to Minnesota United for • 2021 third round pick (#72-Giovanni Montesdeoca) on 2020-01-21 |
Giovanni Montesdeoca | |
| 73 | 3-20 | Sounders |
T.J. Bush | ||
Crew |
Inter Miami
Traded • Grant Lillard to Crew for • 2021 third round pick (PASSED) on 2020-08-14 |
Red Bulls
Traded • rights to Patrick Seagrist to Inter Miami for • 2021 third round pick (PASSED) • up to $50,000 in general allocation money (if Seagrist meets unspecified performance-based incentives) on 2020-12-23 |
PASSED | ||
| Compensatory Round | |||||
| The 2021 SuperDraft, originally scheduled for four rounds, was shortened to three rounds by MLS. Since trades had been made including fourth round picks, teams that had acquired those fourth round picks were granted compensatory picks at the end of the third round. These picks are listed with the original trade information for reference. | |||||
| 82 | C-1 | Atlanta United |
Sporting KC
Traded • Kevin Oliveira • Tyler Pasher • 2018 second round pick (#36-Oliver Shannon) to Atlanta United for • Kenwyne Jones • Alex Tambakis • 2021 fourth round pick (PASSED) on 2017-12-10 |
PASSED | |
| 83 | C-2 | Whitecaps |
Inter Miami
Traded • Bryan Meredith to Whitecaps for • 2021 fourth round pick (PASSED) on 2020-01-29 |
PASSED | |
| 84 | C-3 | Rapids |
Real Salt Lake
Traded • rights to Enzo Martinez to Rapids for • 2021 fourth round pick (#84-Rene White) on 2018-02-19 |
Rene White | |
| 85 | C-4 | Revolution |
Inter Miami
Traded • Lee Nguyen to Revolution for • 2021 fourth round pick (PASSED) • up to $50,000 in general allocation money on 2020-09-08 |
PASSED | |
| 86 | C-5 | Minnesota United |
Nashville SC
Traded • Adrian Zendejas to Minnesota United for • 2021 fourth round pick (#86-Leroy Enzugusi) • conditional general allocation money (up to $100,000 if Zendejas meets unspecified performance metrics) on 2020-09-17 |
Leroy Enzugusi | |