December 18, 2024 – Major League Soccer (MLS)
San Jose Earthquakes News Release
SAN JOSE, Calif. – Major League Soccer today announced the eligible player list for MLS SuperDraft 2025, which will take place on Friday, Dec. 20, with the first round kicking off at 11 a.m. PT on mlssoccer.com and the MLS social handles. The San Jose Earthquakes will have the second overall pick in the first round and the second pick of the second round (32nd overall).
The full list of 479 eligible players representing 150 different schools can be found HERE. Additionally, four players signed Generation adidas contracts ahead of Friday’s SuperDraft, while one player – Saint Louis University’s Max Floriani – signed a contract as a pre-signed senior for the class of 2025. The list of eligible players, including Generation adidas signings, is subject to change.
Ahead of their inaugural season in 2025, expansion club San Diego FC, the league’s 30th team, owns the draft’s top pick, with the Earthquakes (second), Chicago Fire FC (third), Sporting Kansas City (fourth), and New England Revolution (fifth) rounding out the top five. The current order of the SuperDraft as of December 18 at 11 a.m. PT is available HERE.
San Jose’s second overall pick marks the club’s highest selection since 2001, when the Black and Blue picked midfielder Chris Carrieri first overall out of North Carolina. Historically, the Earthquakes have enjoyed success in the SuperDraft and its forerunner, the MLS College Draft. Legendary midfielder Richard Mulrooney joined the Quakes in 1999 as the third overall pick out of Creighton. In 2008, current club ambassador and former San Jose all-time assist leader Shea Salinas was taken 15th overall out of Furman.
Five current Quakes have made the transition from college to the San Jose roster via the SuperDraft: Defenders Paul Marie (12th overall, 2018, Florida International), Daniel Munie (10th overall, 2023, Indiana) and Jamar Ricketts (13th overall, 2024, Cal State Northridge); midfielder Jack Skahan (27th overall, 2020, North Carolina); and forward Ousseni Bouda (eighth overall, 2022, Stanford).
Below is further information regarding MLS SuperDraft 2025, including details on the virtual press conference availability with the No. 1 overall selection, photo assets, eligible player list, and more. Any players signed to Generation adidas contracts will be announced in the coming days.
Five Prospects Sign Contracts Ahead of MLS SuperDraft 2025
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