Hosei Kijima, 17th pick to Saint Louis City SC, playing for Sarasota Paradise in 2023
TAMPA, Fla. - More than half of all players selected in the 2023 MLS SuperDraft on Tuesday spent their summer playing in USL League Two.
Of the 87 players drafted to play in the top division of American soccer, 50 played in League Two either in 2022 or 2023.
Top overall pick Tyrese Spicer, coming off a legendary career for Des Moines Menace, is headed to Toronto FC. He was joined in the top five selections by 2023 League Two Player of the Year Logan Farrington, from Ventura County Fusion, and Vermont Green defender Nate Jones.
2023 Defender of the Year Hugo Bacharach was taken ninth by Minnesota United FC, after two stellar summers for Flint City Bucks and a successful fall at Indiana University.
All in all, 17 players in the 29-pick first round hailed from League Two. Flint City Bucks had the most players selected with five, including Bacharach at nine. Three other clubs (Long Island Rough Riders, Manhattan SC and Ventura County Fusion) had four players selected.
Orlando City SC and Real Salt Lake drafted the most League Two alumni, with four selections each.
View the full list of drafted League Two alumni below:
USL League Two Players selected in 2023 MLS SuperDraft
| First | Last | USL League Two Club | MLS Club | Round | Pick |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyrese | Spicer | Des Moines Menace | Toronto FC | 1 | 1 |
| Logan | Farrington | Ventura County Fusion | FC Dallas | 1 | 3 |
| Nate | Jones | Vermont Green FC | Austin FC | 1 | 5 |
| Hugo | Bacharach | Flint City Bucks | Minnesota United FC | 1 | 9 |
| Wyatt | Meyer | Project 51O | Nashville SC | 1 | 11 |
| Jamar | Ricketts | Ventura County Fusion | San Jose Earthquakes | 1 | 13 |
| Yannick | Bright | NC Fusion | Inter Miami CF | 1 | 15 |
| Hosei | Kijima | Sarasota Paradise | Saint Louis City SC | 1 | 17 |
| Kevin | Bonilla | United PDX | Real Salt Lake | 1 | 18 |
| Jayden | Hibbert | Cedar Stars Rush | Atlanta United | 1 | 19 |
| Jeorgio | Kocevski | Long Island Rough Riders | Orlando City SC | 1 | 21 |
| Ryan | Schewe | Westchester Flames | Sporting Kansas City | 1 | 22 |
| Ryan | Carmichael | Long Island Rough Riders | Inter Miami CF | 1 | 24 |
| Yutaro | Tsukada | Capital FC Atletico | Orlando City SC | 1 | 25 |
| Brian | Schaefer | St. Petersburg FC | FC Cincinnati | 1 | 27 |
| Jackson | Lee | Seacoast United Phantoms | Los Angeles FC | 1 | 28 |
| Jayden | Da | Toledo Villa FC | Columbus Crew | 1 | 29 |
| Bryant | Farkarlun | Houston FC | Austin FC | 2 | 30 |
| Palmer | Ault | Flint City Bucks | Colorado Rapids | 2 | 34 |
| Jason | Shokalook | Flint City Bucks | Chicago Fire | 2 | 35 |
| Jahlane | Forbes | Manhattan SC | Charlotte FC | 2 | 38 |
| Malik | Henry | Flint City Bucks | CF Montreal | 2 | 39 |
| Kyle | Linhares | FC Motown | Portland Timbers | 2 | 40 |
| Jacob | Babalai | United PDX | Charlotte FC | 2 | 41 |
| Turner | Humphrey | Redlands FC | FC Dallas | 2 | 44 |
| Eliot | Goldthorp | Des Moines Menace | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 2 | 45 |
| Ethan | Brandt | Midwest United FC | LA Galaxy | 2 | 46 |
| Josh | Jones | Ocean City Nor'Easters | Real Salt Lake | 2 | 47 |
| Kevin | Carmichael | Ventura County Fusion | Nashville SC | 2 | 50 |
| Antino | Lopez | FC Tucson | Seattle Sounders FC | 2 | 52 |
| Stas | Korzeniowski | Ballard FC | Philadelphia Union | 2 | 53 |
| Filip | Mirkovic | Long Island Rough Riders | Orlando City SC | 2 | 54 |
| Zach | Zengue | Vermont Green FC | Columbus Crew | 2 | 58 |
| Gunnar | Studenhofft | Manhattan SC | Colorado Rapids | 3 | 60 |
| Zach | Bohane | Project 51O | Philadelphia Union | 3 | 63 |
| Nathan | Crockford | Chicago City SC | DC United | 3 | 65 |
| Taylor | Calheira | Christos FC | New York City FC | 3 | 66 |
| Eli | Conway | Cedar Stars Rush | CF Montreal | 3 | 68 |
| Nathan | Richmond | Sarasota Paradise | Charlotte FC | 3 | 70 |
| Mads | Westergren | Long Island Rough Riders | FC Dallas | 3 | 73 |
| Nicolas | Fleuriau Chateau | Manhattan SC | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 3 | 74 |
| Bryce | Boneau | Texas United | Nashville SC | 3 | 75 |
| Maximus | Jennings | FC Motown | Real Salt Lake | 3 | 76 |
| Casper | Mols | FC Tucson | Atlanta United | 3 | 77 |
| Brendan | Mcsorley | FC Motown | St. Louis City SC | 3 | 79 |
| Jonathan | Robinson | Flint City Bucks | Sporting Kansas City | 3 | 80 |
| Abubakar | Fofanah | Ventura County Fusion | Seattle Sounders FC | 3 | 81 |
| Riyon | Tori | Manhattan SC | Orlando City SC | 3 | 83 |
| Ruben | Mesalles | St. Petersburg FC | Real Salt Lake | 3 | 84 |
| Carson | Hodgson | Oakland County FC | CF Montreal | 3 | 86 |
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