December 19, 2023 – Major League Soccer (MLS) – Sporting Kansas City News Release
Sporting Kansas City selected three college standouts on Tuesday in MLS SuperDraft 2024 presented by adidas, picking goalkeeper Ryan Schewe from Georgetown University with the 22nd overall pick in the first round, forward Dyson Clapier from the University of Akron with the 51st overall pick in the second round and defender Jonathan Robinson from Western Michigan University with the 80th overall pick in the third round.
MEDIA ASSETS: Photos and highlights of the club’s three draft picks, as well as a video recording of the post-draft media availability with Sporting KC Vice President of Player Personnel Brian Bliss, are available to download here.
Schewe attended the adidas MLS College Showcase earlier this month — recording the highest vertical — and was selected in the first round after two outstanding seasons in goal at Georgetown University. The 6’4″ goalkeeper appeared in 29 matches during the 2022 and 2023 collegiate campaigns, recording 86 saves and 12 shutouts with a 20-4-4 record and a 0.79 goals against average.
After joining Apotheos FC (NPSL) in the summer of 2022, Schewe was a Second Team All-BIG EAST selection as a junior after earning the starting spot and leading the conference in save percentage and shutouts. This year, the 21-year-old senior guided the Hoyas to the BIG EAST regular season championship while leading the conference with the lowest goals against average and most clean sheets. He earned BIG EAST Goalkeeper of the Year and First Team All-BIG EAST honors, as well as United Soccer Coaches Second Team All-East Region recognition.
Clapier starred at the University of Akron for the past four years, tallying 14 goals and 12 assists in 57 appearances, before being selected in the second round of the MLS SuperDraft. Clapier was a Second Team All-MAC selection in 2021 and led the Zips in assists in 2022, earning Third Team All-America and First-Team All-North Region honors from United Soccer Coaches along with First Team All-MAC recognition in addition to an invite to the adidas MLS College Showcase.
Outside of his NCAA career, the 21-year-old forward played two seasons in the USL Championship for Portland Timbers 2 in 2019 and 2020 – debuting at the age of 17 – before moving to USL League Two side Park City Red Wolves in 2021. In 2022, Clapier won the College Spring League Golden Boot with five goals in four matches and most recently Clapier joined…
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