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The University of Akron men's soccer team. has had 23 players drafted in Major League Soccer (MLS) as well as seven non-drafted players (most due to homegrown rights). Youth New Zealand international Cameron Knowles was the first 'Zip' to be drafted and play in MLS when he appeared for the Real Salt Lake against the Los Angeles Galaxy on June 22, 2007. In the 2011 draft, the University of Akron made MLS history when five players were selected in the first round, including picks number two through four (as well as pick seven and eight).[1]

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Steve Zakuani playing for the Seattle Sounders FC in 2010

Steve Zakuani made an appearance on the DR Congo National Team, and Teal Bunbury, DeAndre Yedlin, Wil Trapp, Perry Kitchen, and Darlington Nagbe have all featured for the United States Men's National Team. Kofi Sarkodie and Zarek Valentin have played for the United States U-20's while Jonathan Lewis, Blair Gavin and Anthony Ampaipitakwong have played for the U-20's and U-17's. Cameron Knowles was part of the New Zealand U-17 squad during the 1999 FIFA U-17 World Championship

Player selection

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MLS draft

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Year Round Pick Overall Player Position MLS team Current team Notes
2005 4 1 37 New Zealand Cameron Knowles Defender Real Salt Lake Retired
2007 3 7 33 Bosnia and Herzegovina Siniša Ubiparipović Midfielder New York Red Bulls Retired
2009 1 1 1 Democratic Republic of the Congo Steve Zakuani Midfielder Seattle Sounders FC Retired [2]
2010 1 4 4 United States Teal Bunbury Forward Sporting Kansas City New England Revolution
2010 1 10 10 United States Blair Gavin Midfielder Chivas USA Retired
2010 3 16 47 United States Ben Zemanski Midfielder Chivas USA Retired [3]
2011 1 2 2 United States Darlington Nagbe Midfielder Portland Timbers Columbus Crew SC [4]
2011 1 3 3 United States Perry Kitchen Midfielder D.C. United LA Galaxy [5]
2011 1 4 4 United States Zarek Valentin Defender Chivas USA Houston Dynamo
2011 1 7 7 United States Kofi Sarkodie Defender Houston Dynamo Unattached [6]
2011 1 8 8 United States Michael Nanchoff Midfielder Vancouver Whitecaps FC Retired [7]
2011 2 13 31 United States Chris Korb Defender D.C. United Unattached [5]
2011 2 15 33 Thailand Anthony Ampaipitakwong Midfielder San Jose Earthquakes Thailand Bangkok United
2012 1 2 2 Jamaica Darren Mattocks Forward Vancouver Whitecaps FC FC Cincinnati [8]
2013 3 3 41 United States David Meves Goalkeeper Portland Timbers Unattached
2014 2 8 27 United States Robbie Derschang Defender Philadelphia Union Unattached
2014 2 15 34 United States Eric Stevenson Midfielder New York Red Bulls Retired
2014 3 14 52 United States Aodhan Quinn Midfielder Philadelphia Union Orange County SC
2014 4 19 76 Costa Rica Reinaldo Brenes Forward Sporting Kansas City Unattached
2015 1 12 12 United States Saad Abdul-Salaam Defender Sporting Kansas City FC Cincinnati
2016 1 7 7 Canada Richie Laryea Midfielder Orlando City SC Canada Toronto FC
2017 1 3 3 United States Jonathan Lewis Forward New York City FC Colorado Rapids
2017 2 14 36 United States Danilo Radjen Defender Houston Dynamo Unattached
2018 1 1 1 Portugal João Moutinho Defender Los Angeles FC Orlando City SC
2018 2 8 31 Philippines Niko De Vera Defender New York Red Bulls Portland Timbers 2
2018 3 2 48 United States Nate Shultz Defender LA Galaxy Unattached
2018 3 18 31 New Zealand Stuart Holthusen Forward Portland Timbers Unattached
2019 2 13 37 Germany Ben Lundt Goalkeeper FC Cincinnati FC Cincinnati
2019 2 19 43 Somalia Abdi Mohamed Defender New York City FC New Mexico United

Non-draft MLS players

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Date Player Position MLS team Current team Notes
October 21, 2011 United States Evan Bush Goalkeeper Montreal Impact Canada Columbus Crew SC Signed for 2012 season[9]
December 13, 2012 United States Wil Trapp Midfielder Columbus Crew SC Inter Miami CF Signed as Home Grown Player[10]
January 10, 2013 United States Chad Barson Defender Columbus Crew SC Retired Signed as Home Grown Player[11]
January 11, 2013 United States DeAndre Yedlin Defender Seattle Sounders FC England Newcastle United F.C. Signed as Home Grown Player[12]
January 18, 2013 United States Dillon Serna Midfielder Colorado Rapids Colorado Rapids Signed as Home Grown Player[13]
January 21, 2013 United States Scott Caldwell Midfielder New England Revolution New England Revolution Signed as Home Grown Player[14]
February 8, 2017 Afghanistan Adam Najem Midfielder New York Red Bulls Memphis 901 FC Traded Red Bulls Homegrown Rights to Philadelphia Union

References

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  1. ^ Travis Clark (January 13, 2011). "Akron sets new record for SuperDraft success". Mlssoccer.com. Retrieved September 14, 2012.
  2. ^ Gaschk, Matt. "Gaschk on the SuperDraft". Soundersfc.com. Retrieved September 14, 2012.
  3. ^ Portland Timbers (February 13, 2013). "Timbers acquire midfielder Ben Zemanski from Chivas USA in exchange for allocation money, right of first refusal to Jonathan Bornstein". Portlandtimbers.com. Archived from the original on February 15, 2013. Retrieved February 13, 2013.
  4. ^ Portland Timbers (January 12, 2011). "Timbers Select Nagbe, Taylor in 2011 MLS SuperDraft". Portlandtimbers.com. Archived from the original on January 17, 2011. Retrieved September 14, 2012.
  5. ^ a b D.C. United selects Kitchen and Korb in 2011 MLS SuperDraft[dead link]
  6. ^ Jonathan Yardley (January 13, 2011). "Sarkodie part of Akron's big day". Houstondynamo.com. Retrieved September 14, 2012.
  7. ^ "Timbers sign midfielder Michael Nanchoff". Portlandtimbers.com. February 21, 2013. Archived from the original on March 28, 2013. Retrieved March 15, 2013.
  8. ^ "Whitecaps FC select Darren Mattocks in the 2012 MLS SuperDraft". Whitecapsfc.com. January 12, 2012. Retrieved September 14, 2012.
  9. ^ Impact Media (October 20, 2011). "Impact signs goalkeeper Evan Bush for 2012 MLS roster". Impactmontreal.com. Retrieved September 14, 2012.
  10. ^ Impact Media (December 13, 2012). "Crew Signs Wil Trapp to Homegrown Contract". TheCrew.com. Retrieved December 14, 2012.
  11. ^ Crew Communications (January 10, 2012). "Crew signs Defender Chad Barson to Homegrown contract". Thecrew.com. Retrieved February 18, 2012.
  12. ^ Sounders FC Public Relations (January 11, 2013). "Sounders FC Signs First Homegrown Player". SoundersFC.com. Retrieved February 18, 2013.
  13. ^ Denver Post (January 18, 2013). "Rapids sign homegrown player Dillon Serna". denverpost.com. Retrieved January 22, 2013.
  14. ^ New England Revolution (December 21, 2013). "Revs sign Scott Caldwell as Homegrown player". RevolutionSoccer.net. Retrieved March 8, 2013.
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