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Cyle Larin, drafted out of the University of Connecticut, won the Rookie of the Year award as a first overall draft pick.Freddy Adu, was the first overall draft pick in 2004.Steve Zakuani, was the first overall draft pick in 2009.Andrew Wenger, was the first overall draft pick in 2012.Abu Danladi, drafted out of UCLA, was the first overall draft pick in 2017.
The Major League Soccer SuperDraft's first overall pick is the player who is selected first among all eligible draftees by a team during the annual Major League Soccer (MLS) SuperDraft. The first pick is awarded to the club with the poorest regular season record during the previous MLS campaign. Exceptions are when there is an expansion franchise, where the expansion side has the opportunity to select the first overall draft pick.
Note that between 1996 and 1999, the MLS draft was known as the MLS College Draft. Official MLS publications include the College Draft as part of MLS's draft history.
^Omar Salgado had left Guadalajara's academy prior to being eligible for the draft. The Guadalajara Academy was the most recent soccer setup he played for prior to being drafted by Vancouver.[6]
^La Confora, Jason (August 25, 2001). "A 12-Year-Old's Amazing Feat"(Print). The Washington Post. Freddy Adu, an incoming freshman at The Heights School who moved to the United States from Ghana with his family four years ago, is considered such a dynamic talent that Inter Milan, and other European clubs, have begun courting him and his family.