UC Santa Barbara midfielder Manu Duah was chosen No. 1 general by San Diego FC in Friday’s 2025 MLS SuperDraft, making him the primary draft choose within the enlargement membership’s historical past.
Duah, a local of Ghana, performed one season for the Gauchos and helped them notch six clear sheets in his 14 matches. He had one help however primarily initiatives as a stellar defensive midfielder.
“With Manu, it was very, very apparent that this can be a participant with super potential. A participant who’s already good however can enhance so much,” coach Mikey Varas informed reporters in a digital press convention. “He could be a participant who dominates MLS in just a few years.”
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Your entire three-round, 90-pick faculty draft was held Friday afternoon.
The San Jose Earthquakes picked second general after ending final within the league standings in 2024 and drafted Saint Louis defender Max Floriani. The Chicago Hearth took Wisconsin ahead Dean Boltz at No. 3.
The Colorado Rapids traded as much as No. 4 with Sporting Kansas Metropolis and took Cornell ahead Alex Harris. The Earthquakes made a cope with the New England Revolution to maneuver to No. 5 and used their second choose of the day on San Francisco defender Reid Roberts.
