December 20, 2024 – Major League Soccer (MLS)
Seattle Sounders FC News Release
RENTON, WASH. – Sounders FC today selected three players in the MLS SuperDraft 2025, adding midfielder Ryan Baer from West Virginia in the first round (28th overall), defender Demian Alvarez from Seattle University in the second round (58th overall) and forward Trace Terry from Bowling Green University in the third round (76th overall). All three players are currently unsigned to the First Team.
“We are excited to have selected Ryan, Demian and Trace in this year’s SuperDraft,” said General Manager & Chief Soccer Officer Craig Waibel. “All three players have shown promise in their collegiate play, and we look forward to seeing how they could potentially fit into our organization in the future.”
Baer, 23, appeared in 92 matches (87 starts) over five seasons at West Virginia, tallying seven assists and was named to the All-Sun Belt First Team and the All-Southeast Region First Team. He appeared in 20 of West Virginia’s 22 regular-season games (19 starts) in 2024, logging 1,578 minutes and recording an assist against Georgia Southern (October 11, 2024) while helping the Mountaineers win the Sun Best Conference men’s soccer tournament in a penalty-kick shootout. He appeared in 72 additional matches (68 starts) from 2020-2023 and his 92 matches played are the most in West Virginia history.
Alvarez, 22, appeared in 73 matches (67 starts) over the course of his collegiate career, playing at Seattle Pacific University from 2021-2022 before transferring to Seattle University from 2023-2024. He started all 19 of his matches last year for the Redhawks and was named the 2024 WAC Defensive Player of the Year, as well as a member of the 2024 All-WAC First Team. The Chico, California native scored a goal in a 3-0 win over San Jose State in the WAC Tournament final where he was named the tournament’s Most Outstanding Player. He started all 19 of his matches during the 2023 season as well and was named Second Team All-WAC. While at Seattle Pacific, Alvarez appeared in 35 matches (29 starts) from 2021-2022 and scored four goals, winning the Great Northwest Athletic Conference in 2021 and was named to the GNAC All-Conference First Team in 2022. The defender also played for local USL League Two team Ballard FC from 2023-2024, appearing in 29 matches (22 starts) and helping the club win the USL League Two national championship in 2023.
Terry, 21, recently finished his junior season at Bowling Green…
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