Seamon scored a great goal in last week’s friendly with Boca Juniors.

The Sounders currently have 26 signed players with 3 on Injured Reserve.

Official Release…

RENTON, WASH. – The Seattle Sounders FC signed midfielder Michael Seamon, the club’s second-round selection in the 2010 MLS SuperDraft, the club announced today. Per Major League Soccer and club policy, terms were not disclosed.

Seamon, 22, was selected by Seattle with the 27th pick overall in the 2010 draft. After initially training with Sounders FC in the preseason, Seamon re-joined the team on May 18 following his graduation from Villanova University. He played as a reserve in the friendly with Argentine side Boca Juniors, scoring in the 70th minute on his first shot and first touch.

“We were excited when we had the opportunity to draft Michael,” said Sounders FC head coach Sigi Schmid. “He’s a player that can play number of different positions in midfield, and brings a special confidence and ability to our team.”

Seamon is a two-time All-Big East selection, spending all four years at Villanova and leading his club in total points each year. He started all 18 games played as a senior, contributing five goals and seven assists, and was named first team All-Big East.

Transaction: Seattle Sounders (MLS) – Signed MF Michael Seamon
Position: Midfielder
Height: 6-1
Weight: 183
Birthdate: 8/30/1988
Hometown (Citizenship): Rahway, New Jersey (USA)
College: Villanova

In the First Round, Seattle selected senior David Estrada a 5′8″ midfielder from UCLA. The #11 selection was a pick that surprised many folks as a number of analysts had Estrada being selected in the second round or later. Estrada, himself, noted that he wouldn’t be watching the draft until later because he wasn’t going to be selected in the first round.

Estrada holds the freshman goal-scoring record at UCLA and many feel that he is a perfect fit for Head Coach Sigi Schmid’s system- a common theme among all selections. He was an impressive performer in last week’s combine.

Mike Seamon on Draft Day

The second round pick, Michael Seamon, is a 6′1″ midfielder-forward from Villanova who impressed many during last week’s combine in Florida. Again his height, speed, and technical abilities seem to be a perfect fit for Schmid’s system.

Seattle’s final pick was the 59th overall selection- Jamel Wallace. The 6′1″ senior from San Diego St. had one goal and two points from his defensive midfield position in his senior year. A tri-captain, he started 15 of the 17 games he played, including eight of the 10 Pac-10 matches.

Michael Seamon from Villanova

Sounders FC grabbed midfielder Michael Seamon from Villanova with the 27th pick in the 2010 MLS Draft.

The 6′1″ Midfielder/Forward led ‘Nova in scoring each of his 4 years and was named all Big East Conference this season.

Ives Galarcep noted, “Reminds me a lot of Nick Zimmerman. Tall, fast and technical. He’ll be a great fit in Seattle’s system.”

Estrada with the UCLA Bruins

Seattle Sounders FC selected David Estrada with their first pick in the 2010 MLS SuperDraft. The #11 overall pick is a 5′8″ midfielder from UCLA.

The Senior Bruin did not expect to be selected in the first round by many analysts and Estrada himself, he noted “I won’t be watching the first round, because I am sure I won’t be selected, but I will be watching online the second, third and fourth rounds.”

Estrada tallied 22 goals and 14 assists as a forward and midfielder for the Pac-10 squad including 3 & 7 in his senior campaign.

He was a 3-time all-conference selection and was invited to the u-18 National Team Camp in 2008.

Estrada is a talented player who I think Sigi Schmid believes can flourish in the Sounders FC system. Estrada was a superstar as a freshman and at the Combine he showed flashes of that ability.

David, Welcome to Sounders FC!

So far

1. Philly take forward Mwanga
2. NYRB take midfielder Tchani
3. SJ take defender Opara
4. KC take forward Bunbury
5. FCD take defender Lloyd
6 and 7 Philly take M Okugo and F McInerney (soccernet and mlsnet predraft had us linked with McInerney)
8. Crew take midfielder Duka
9. NE take forward Schilawski
10. Crew take midfielder Gaven

we are on the clock… Bone or Akpan… i say Akpan

sigi and adrian didn’t take my advice. they did call, but obviously they didn’t listen to me (for once) and they took UCLA midfielder/forward erik david estrada

this is going to raise a few “huhs”… only b/c he wasn’t on anyones radar.

ok i am done for now… got to get back to work… expect an update on all our picks later today. ]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/gosounders.com/p=5601 2 http://gosounders.com/2010/01/10/looking-at-the-2010-superdraft/ http://gosounders.com/2010/01/10/looking-at-the-2010-superdraft/#comments Sun, 10 Jan 2010 21:00:07 +0000 Mike http://gosounders.com/?p=5526

Watch the SuperDraft at 11a ET on ESPN2 & ESPN360.com

The 2010 MLS SuperDraft will take place on Thursday from Philadelphia. The Sounders possess picks in the 1st, 2nd, and 4th rounds with the 11th, 27th, and 59 picks overall.

Seattle’s third round pick was shipped to Houston as a part of the trade that sent Patrick Ianni to Seattle.

What can an MLS club expect from a pick in the range of #11?

In 2009, Michael Lahoud, Kevin Alston, and Jeremy Hall were selected 10-11-12. Lahoud played in 16 games (starting 9) and tallied a goal and an assist with Chivas. Alston started 26 games at left back for the Revs. Hall played in 24 games for the Red Bulls at left midfield- starting 22 of them.

The 2008 SuperDraft saw Pat Phelan, Roger Espinoza, and Dominic Cervi go in the same 10 to 12 range. In their rookie seasons, Phelan played in 21 games (starting 13) for New England, Espinoza played in 16 and started 6 for KC, and Cervic who never signed with MLS and is currently the #3 goalkeeper for Celtic. The second season for these players did not see a noticeable statistical improvement or growth in numbers.

What should Sounders FC expect from their #11 pick? Clearly, the selections in this range are not SuperStars- or even super stars in the making. With the exception of Alston, this small sample are role players who serve a purpose for their respective clubs. I’m not saying that Sebastien LeToux and his energy & enthusiasm can be replaced, but should Sounders FC look to find a similar type Forward/Midfield player who can come off the bench and be a spark in MLS League games? The same player should be a definite and consistent contributor in US Open Cup and CONCACAF Champion’s League matches- especially in early rounds.

What needs should be addressed with this draft? In my opinion there are no glaringly obvious needs that can be solved with a #11 pick. Though the rumored uncertainty of Fredy Montero’s departure to Europe may find fans clamoring for offensive help.

Do Sigi and Adrian address a certain need? Do they go with the best available player? Do the draft a project? What do YOU think? Vote Below!

To get familiar with some names in the draft, Ives Galarcep has run a number of mock drafts for the upcoming SuperDraft, here are some of his players who in the 11th Pick range.

• Jack McInerney (Forward | US U-17)
• Andre Akpan (Forward | Harvard)
• Amobi Okugo (Midfield | UCLA)
• Austin Da Luz (Midfield | Wake Forest)
• Dilly Duka (Midfield | US U-20)
• Luis Gil (Midfield | US U-17)

Here are the invitees…By Position

GOALKEEPERS (5): Brooks Haggerty (University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill); Jovan Bubonja (University of Illinois-Chicago); Frederick Hall (Quinnipiac University); Brian Perk (University of California – Los Angeles); John Moore (Stanford University)

DEFENDERS (18): Kevin Tangney (University of Maryland – College Park); Olukorede Aiyegbusi (North Carolina State University); Tim Ream (Saint Louis University); Kwame Watson-Siriboe (University of Connecticut); Phil Edginton (University of Louisville); Ben Clack (St. Johns University); Justin Morrow (University of Notre Dame); Ofori Sarkodie (Indiana University); Martin Hadevag (University of California – Santa Barbara); Chad Borak (California State University, Northridge); Chris Schuler (Creighton University); Julien Edwards (Drake University); Kris Banghart (University of Denver); Nick Cardenas (San Diego State University); Tyler Barry (University of California – Berkeley); Adam Welch (Lehigh University); Steven Kinney (Elon University); Ryan Peterman (University of San Diego)

MIDFIELDERS/FORWARDS (39): Samuel Appiah (Boston University); Carlos Villa (University of Hartford); Zack Schilawski (Wake Forest University); Zach Loyd (University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill); Austin da Luz (Wake Forest University); Drew Yates (University of Maryland – College Park); Ronnie Bouemboue (North Carolina State University); Ross LaBauex (University of Virginia); Joseph Noone (Temple University); Isaac Kissi (University of Dayton); Mike Seamon (Villanova University); Othaniel Yanez (University of Louisville); Steffen Vroom (Depaul University); Fred Braun (University of Louisville); Michael Thomas (University of Notre Dame); Toni Stahl (University of Connecticut); Mike Pezza (University of Connecticut); Nelson Becerra (St. John’s University); Bright Dike (University of Notre Dame); Jason Yeisley (Penn State University); Mauro Fuzetti (University of Michigan); Eric Alexander (Indiana University); Irving Garcia (University of California – Irvine); David Walker (University of California – Santa Barbara); Andrew Hoxie (College of William & Mary); Nane Joseph (Old Dominion University); Two-Boys Gumede (University of Alabama – Birmingham); Andre Akpan (Harvard University);Craig Henderson (Dartmouth College); Nick Elenz-Martin (Brown University);Kwaku Nyamekye (Harvard University); Seth Sinovic (Creighton University); Justin Davis (University of New Mexico); Kyle Nakawaza (University of California – Los Angeles); Michael Stephens (University of California – Los Angeles); David Estrada (University of California – Los Angeles); Adam Welch (Lehigh University); Conor O’Brien (Bucknell University) Collen Warner (University of Portland); Conor Chinn (University of San Francisco)

By School…

Boston University
Samuel Appiah

Brown University
Nick Elenz-Martin

Bucknell University
Conor O’Brien

California State University, Northridge
Chad Borak

College of William & Mary
Andrew Hoxie

Creighton University
Chris Schuler
Seth Sinovic

Dartmouth University
Craig Henderson

Depaul University
Steffen Vroom

Drake University
Julien Edwards

Elon University
Steven Kinney

Harvard University
Andre Akpan
Kwaku Nyamekye

Indiana University
Eric Alexander
Ofori Sarkodie

Lehigh University
Adam Welch

North Carolina State University
Olukorede Aiyegbusi
Ronnie Bouemboue

Old Dominion University
Nane Joseph

Penn State University
Jason Yeisley

Quinnipiac University
Frederick Hall

Saint Louis University
Tim Ream

San Diego State University
Nick Cardenas

St. John’s University
Nelson Becerra
Ben Clack

Stanford University
John Moore

Temple University
Joseph Noone

University of Alabama – Birmingham
Two-Boys Gumede

University of California – Berkeley
Tyler Barry

University of California – Irvine
Irving Garcia

University of California – Los Angeles
Kyle Nakazawa
Michael Stephens
Brian Perk
David Estrada

University of California – Santa Barbara
Martin Hadevag
David Walker

University of Connecticut
Kwame Watson-Siriboe
Toni Stahl
Mike Pezza

University of Dayton
Isaac Kissi

University of Denver
Kris Banghart

University of Hartford
Carlos Villa

University of Illinois – Chicago
Jovan Bubonja

University of Louisville
Othaniel Yanez
Fred Braun
Phil Edginton

University of Maryland
Drew Yates
Kevin Tangney

University of Michigan
Mauro Fuzetti

University of New Mexico
Justin Davis

University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill
Zach Loyd
Brooks Haggerty

University of Notre Dame
Michael Thomas
Bright Dike
Justin Morrow

University of Portland
Collen Warner

University of San Diego
Ryan Peterman

University of San Francisco
Conor Chinn

University of Virginia
Ross LaBauex

Villanova University
Mike Seamon

Wake Forest University
Zack Schilawski
Austin da Luz

• Alonso, Osvaldo
• Evans, Brad
• Gonzalez, Leo
• Hurtado, Jhon Kennedy
• Ianni, Patrick
• Jaqua, Nate
• Keller, Kasey
• Ljungberg, Freddie
• Marshall, Tyrone
• Montero, Fredy
• Zakuani, Steve

Here is the Entire List of each Club’s Protected Players…

Chivas USA

Bornstein, Jonathan

Braun, Justin

Flores, Jorge

Padilla, Jesus

Galindo, Maykel

Lahoud, Michael

Kljestan, Sacha

Nagamura, Paulo

Thornton, Zach

Cuesta, Yamith

Santos, Maicon

Chicago Fire

Busch, Jon

Conde, Wilman

Brown, C.J.

Mapp, Justin

McBride, Brian

Nyarko, Patrick

Pappa, Marco

Pause, Logan

Thorrington, John

Robinson, Dasan

Ward, Tim

Colorado Rapids

Baudet, Julien

Casey, Conor

Clark, Colin

Cummings, Omar

Gibbs, Cory

Kimura, Kosuke

LaBrocca, Nick

Mastroeni, Pablo

Moor, Drew

Pickens, Matt

Smith, Jamie

Columbus Crew

Brunner, Eric

Carroll, Brian

Ekpo, Emmanuel

Gaven, Eddie

Hesmer, Will (GK)

Lenhart, Steven

Marshall, Chad

Moffat, Adam

O’Rourke, Danny

Rogers, Robbie

Schelotto, Guillermo

FC Dallas

Benitez, Jair

Chavez, Marvin

Cunningham, Jeff

Davies, Kyle

Ferreira, David

Harris, Atiba

Hernandez, Daniel

Ihemelu, Ugo

John, George

McCarty, Dax

Pearce, Heath

D.C. United

Burch, Marc

Carreiro, Fred

Jakovic, Dejan

James, Julius

Moreno, Jaime

Namoff, Bryan

Pontius, Chris

Quaranta, Santino

Simms, Clyde

Szetela, Danny

Wallace, Rodney

Houston Dynamo

Ashe, Corey

Boswell, Bobby

Cameron, Geoff

Ching, Brian

Davis, Brad

Hall, Tally

Hainault, Andrew

Holden, Stuart

Mullan, Brian

Oduro, Dominic

Weaver, Cameron

Kansas City Wizards

Arnaud, Davy

Conrad, Jimmy

Harrington, Michael

Hercegfalvi, Zoltan

Jewsbury, Jack

Kamara, Kei

Leathers, Jonathan

Lopez, Claudio

Souter, Kevin

Wolff, Josh

Zusi, Graham

Los Angeles Galaxy

Beckham, David

Berhalter, Gregg

Birchall, Chris

Buddle, Edson

DeLagarza, AJ

Donovan, Landon

Franklin, Sean

Gonzalez, Omar

Kovalenko, Dema

Magee, Mike

Ricketts, Donovan

New England Revolution

Alston, Kevin

Barnes, Darrius

Dube, Mkhokheli

Joseph, Shalrie

Larentowicz, Jeff

Mansally, Abdoulie

Nyassi, Sainey

Osei, Emmanuel

Ralston, Steve

Reis, Matt

Twellman, Taylor

New York Red Bulls

Angel, Juan Pablo

Borman, Danleigh

Coundoul, Bouna

Goldthwaite, Kevin

Hall, Jeremy

Johnson, Carlos

Kandji, Macoumba

Mendes, Carlos

Obster, Ernst

Richards, Dane

Stammler, Seth

Real Salt Lake

Beckerman, Kyle

Beltran, Tony

Borchers, Nat

Espindola, Fabian

Findley, Robbie

Johnson, Will

Morales, Javier

Olave, Jamison

Rimando, Nick

Seitz, Chris

Wingert, Chris

San Jose Earthquakes

Alvarez, Arturo

Burling, Bobby

Cannon, Joe

Corrales, Ramiro

Glenn, Cornell

Hernandez, Jason

Johnson, Ryan

Leitch, Chris

Moreira, Andre Luiz

Sanchez, Ramon

McDonald, Brandon

Seattle Sounders FC

Alonso, Osvaldo

Evans, Brad

Gonzalez, Leo

Hurtado, Jhon Kennedy

Ianni, Patrick

Jaqua, Nate

Keller, Kasey

Ljungberg, Freddie

Marshall, Tyrone

Montero, Fredy

Zakuani, Steve

Toronto FC

Attakora-Gyan, Nana

Barrett, Chad

Brennan, Jim

Cronin, Sam

de Guzman, Julian

DeRosario, Dwayne

Gomez, Emmanuel

Sanyang, Amadou

Serioux, Adrian

White, O’Brian

Wynne, Marvell

Generation adidas Graduates

Alston, Kevin

Avila, Eric

Beltran, Tony

Bowen, Tristan

Colaluca, Nico

Cruz, Daniel

Espinoza, Roger

Frei, Stefan

Gonzalez, Omar

Guarda, Bruno

Hall, Jeremy

Husidic, Baggio

Ibrahim, Fuad

Igwe, Amaechi

Lambo, Josh

Marosevic, Peri

Myers, Chance

Nimo, Alex

Nyarko, Patrick

O’Brien, Ciaran

Seitz, Chris

Shea, Brek

Valentino, Rob

Wallace, Anthony

Wallace, Rodney

Zakuani, Steve

Looking at the Rules there are some bits of confusion- There’s no worrying with Steve Zakuani. As and un-graduated Generation Adidas player, there is no need to protect him or fear that he will be selected. But Freddie Ljungberg will be protected, but it is unsure if the Designated Player counts against the 11 or not.

Let’s say that Ljungberg & Zakuani do count against the 11, who do you protect? (select 11)

Discuss.

Here are the rules as released by MLS…

Senior Roster

• Teams may protect 11 players between their Senior and their Developmental Roster.
• If the Player’s contract expires at the end of 2009, he will still be considered part of the Team’s Senior Roster.
• If a Team protects a player, it is not obligated to exercise the player’s option.  It may renegotiate a new budget number for the player as in previous years.
• If a player retires, he will not be a part of the Senior Roster, but his Team will lose its right of first refusal to him should he ultimately decide to play.

Developmental Roster

• Players on a Team’s Developmental Roster, other than Generation adidas players who have not been graduated at the end of the 2009 season and Home Grown Players, will be part of the expansion draft.
• Generation adidas players (who have not been graduated at the end of the 2009 season) and Home Grown players are automatically protected (teams do not have to use a protected slot on them)If Philadelphia selects a Developmental Player it must offer him a Senior Roster position and he must be on Philadelphia’s Senior Roster as of Roster Compliance Date.

International Players

• Teams are restricted in the number of International player(s) that they may make available per the table set forth below.
• For purposes of this expansion process, for US-based teams, any non-domestic US player would count as an International and for Toronto FC, any non-domestic US player or non-domestic Canadian player would count as an International.

Designated Players

• Designated Players do not have to be protected unless the player has a no trade clause in which case he must be protected.

Maximum Player Loss

• Once a player has been claimed from a Team’s non-protected roster, that team is eliminated from the expansion draft and may not lose any further players.

Right to Renegotiate

• Philadelphia will have the right to renegotiate a drafted player’s salary (either up or down) without having to place such player on waivers or giving his previous Team a right of first refusal.

Priority

• On the first day of the Discovery/Allocation Period, Philadelphia will have priority over players who played professionally in the USL First or Second Division in 2009, subject to another MLS team’s right of first refusal.

Rounds

• The expansion draft will be 10 rounds.

INTERNATIONAL PLAYER PROTECTION REQUIREMENT TABLE:

• Teams may make available a number of international players equal to their total number of international players minus 3, provided that if a team has 3 or less international players it may make available not more than 1.