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<\/a>Northern Kentucky's Steven Beattie is among the top prospects still available in Tuesday's Supplemental Draft. (Photo courtesy MLSSoccer.com)<\/p><\/div>\n
For teams that\u00a0may\u00a0find themselves\u00a0actively searching for depth,\u00a0 they should be able to find\u00a0it on Tuesday. In fact, a handful of players projected\u00a0 to go as high as the first round in the SuperDraft remain available for the taking.<\/p>\n
While\u00a0some may question the talent level of the players who\u00a0went unselected, it’s worth considering the reasons why some of them may have fallen by the wayside.<\/p>\n
One possible\u00a0reason:\u00a0international status. It appears that several quality international players were\u00a0bypassed thanks to the limited number of international roster spots many clubs were willing to expend on draft picks. With MLS clubs only carrying eight international roster slots, teams apparently\u00a0shied away from all but a handful of those without a green card or U.S. citizenship.<\/p>\n
While some teams may have had their own reasons for\u00a0avoiding\u00a0internationals, those reservations\u00a0may be\u00a0revised heading into the Supplemental Draft. Players selected in the SuperDraft are expected to sign and contribute. Anything short of that criteria\u00a0is considered a wasted pick.\u00a0In the Supplemental Draft, the pressure to find sure-fire\u00a0contributors doesn’t exist.<\/p>\n
If a team selects a player in the Supplemental Draft and decides they aren\u2019t worth signing and taking up an international spot, hey, it’s no skin off it’s back. However, if a team\u00a0lands a talented, underrated player like ex-Revolution midfielder\u00a0Andy Dorman, who was drafted 58th<\/sup> in the 2004 MLS SuperDraft (which would now be part of the Supplemental Draft) they\u2019ve come away with an amazing steal. If not, they\u2019ve given up nothing by giving them a look. It’s a classic case of low-risk\/high-reward.<\/p>\n And it\u2019s not just internationals that can emerge from the depths of the\u00a0Supplemental Draft. Former Revolution midfielder\u00a0Jeff Larentowicz, who just won the MLS Cup and is currently training the U.S. National Team, was a fourth-round Supplemental Draft pick in 2005.<\/p>\n With that and mind, here\u2019s a list of just a few of the\u00a0talented players who will be available on Tuesday:<\/p>\n Goalkeepers<\/strong>:<\/p>\n Josh Ford<\/strong>, 23, UConn, Liverpool, N.Y.<\/p>\n Ford holds several major goalkeeping records for UConn, including career shutouts and matches played. The 23-year-old posted an amazing 0.34 goals against average this year (first in the nation) as well as a .897 save percentage (second in the nation) and 11 shutouts. Ford was named to the All-Big East First Team and NCAA All-America Third Team as he helped lead the Huskies to the NCAA tournament as the 11 seed.<\/p>\n Jeff Attinella<\/strong>, 22, University of South Florida, Safety Harbor, Fla.<\/p>\n Attinella earned a tryout with Portuguese team Uniao de De Leiria in December after a standout college career with the Bulls. In 2009, as a junior, Attinella was a First Team All-America selection. He posted a .78 goals against average and a .810 save percentage as a senior.<\/p>\n Defenders<\/strong><\/p>\n Greg King<\/strong>, UConn, 23, Queensland, Australia (INTERNATIONAL)<\/p>\n After a solid combine, where he featured\u00a0at left back, King was projected to go as high as the first round of the SuperDraft by some pundits. King was an All-Big East Third Team selection. The Australian defender is a former member of Australia\u2019s U-20 team. The 23-year-old played in 79 matches in his four-year career at UConn.<\/p>\n Curtis Ushedo<\/strong>, 21, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Mississauga, Ont. Canada (INTERNATIONAL)<\/p>\n The imposing 6\u20194\u201d Ushedo is another projected first round SuperDraft selection that failed to find a club on Thursday. The Canada U-23 International was compared to Oguchi Onyewu by MLSSoccer\u2019s Simon Borg. Ushedo was a three-time All-Conference USA selection.<\/p>\n Michael Boxall<\/strong>, 22, University of California-Santa Barabara, Auckland, New Zealand (INTERNATIONAL)<\/p>\n Yet another defender projected by some to go in the first round, Boxall\u2019s stock dropped a bit at the combine after a lackluster showing. The central defender has international experience with New Zealand, playing in the 2007 U-20 World Cup and 2008 Olympics with the Kiwis. He was twice named to the All-Big West First Team.<\/p>\n Indy Smith<\/strong>, 22, Univeristy of North Carolina, Black Mountain, North Carolina<\/p>\n Smith was a Third Team All-American as a junior and a three time First Team All-ACC selection. He spent his senior season in high school training in Holland in SC Heerenveen\u2019s youth program. At 6\u20194\u201d, Smith is another imposing figure on the backline that could bolster a club’s defense.<\/p>\n Midfielders<\/strong><\/p>\n Daniel Keat<\/strong>, 23, Dartmouth, Wellington, New Zealand (INTERNATIONAL)<\/p>\n After a solid Combine, Keat was predicted to go fairly high in the SuperDraft. The attacking midfielder captained New Zealand in the 2007 U-20 World Cup and has trialed with the English Premier League\u2019s Blackburn Rovers. Keat was a unanimous All-Ivy First Team selection this year, an honor he also earned his freshman and junior seasons at Dartmouth. He was an All-Ivy\u00a0League\u00a0Second Team selection after an injury-plagued sophomore year.\u00a0In 2010, he\u00a0recorded four goals and an assist in 16 matches for Dartmouth as they advanced to the third round of the NCAA Tournament.<\/p>\n Ashley McInnes<\/strong>, 23, University of Tulsa, Aberdeen, Scotland (INTERNATIONAL)<\/p>\n Another projected\u00a0first-rounder, McInnes, a speedy winger\/forward had an impressive career at Tulsa. McInnes had 12 goals his senior year to go along with four assists. As a junior, McInnes tallied nine goals and added eight assists. He was Conference USA MVP in 2009 and Player of the Year in 2008, as well as a first team All-Conference USA Selection in 2010.<\/p>\n Lebogang Pila<\/strong>, 22, St. Peter\u2019s College, Johannesburg, South Africa (INTERNATIONAL)<\/p>\n Pila, another\u00a0surefire SuperDraft selection, had an impressive senior season at St. Peter’s. The center midfielder tallied eight goals and nine assists in 2010 and was named MAAC Tournament MVP and\u00a0was a two-time First Team All-MAAC selection. Despite his impressive offensive numbers, Pila is a physical defensive presence in the midfield.<\/p>\n J.C. Banks<\/strong>, 21, University of Wisconsin \u2013 Green Bay, Milwauke, Wisconsin<\/p>\n Banks had a standout career at Wisconsin, and showed well at this year’s Combine with some quality crosses\u00a0from the right. In his junior year, Banks had 13 goals and 10 assists in 20 games,\u00a0and earned\u00a0Horizon League Player of the Year. He added another 12 goals as a senior, finishing his career with 35 goals and 18 assists in 77 games.<\/p>\n Matheus Braga<\/strong>, 24, Penn State, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (INTERNATIONAL)<\/p>\n A two-time First Team All-Big Ten selection, Braga turned a number of heads with a sensational 17 assists in 2010. He finished his three-year career with the Nittany Lions with 12 goals and 28 assists,\u00a0but a\u00a0poor Combine hurt his SuperDraft stock.<\/p>\n Forwards<\/strong><\/p>\n Steven Beattie<\/strong>, 22, Northern Kentucky, Skerries, Ireland (INTERNATIONAL)<\/p>\n Perhaps the most intriguing player available, Beattie dominated at the Division II level, earning NSCAA National DII Player of the Year\u00a0 in 2010. \u00a0Beattie totaled 77 goals and 30 assists in 90 games over his four-year career. He produced an incredible 26 goals and 16 assists in 25 games as a senior and earned just about every honor possible\u00a0at the\u00a0D-II level. Beattie was also impressive in the PDL, scoring 7 goals in 14 games for the Cincinnati Kings during the 2010 season. Impressed with his performances, his PDL coach\u00a0predicted that\u00a0Beattie\u00a0would be a first-round SuperDraft pick.<\/p>\n Philip Bannister<\/strong>, 22, Loyola University, Wallsend, England (INTERNATIONAL)<\/p>\n Bannister had an impressive career at Loyola, tallying 40 goals and 29 assists in 69 games. He was on pace for a career year as a senior with 10 goals and an assist in just nine games\u00a0until an injury cut his season short. He was a first team All-MAAC selection as a sophomore and senior and led all Division I freshman in scoring in 2007 with 13 goals and seven assists<\/p>\n Amani Walker<\/strong>, 21, University of California-Irvine, San Diego, Calif.<\/p>\n The Big West Co-Offensive Player of the Year in 2010 and two-time First Team All-Big East selection scored 11 goals and added two assists as a senior. At 6\u20192\u201d, Walker provides a big target in the box and is a former member of the Jamaica U-20 National Team. He was recently named to Soccer America\u2019s MVPs second team. He finished his career with 27 goals and 11 assists.<\/p>\n Aaron O\u2019Neal<\/strong>, 21, Boston University, Virginia Beach, VA.<\/p>\n O\u2019Neal was a First Team All-America East Conference selection as a junior and senior. He had his best year in 2009 when he tallied 11 goals and four assists. He also earned America East Rookie of the Year in 2007.\u00a0The Terrier\u00a0finished his four-year career with 27 goals and 15 assists.<\/p>\n While the main event on Thursday received all the attention, there is still talent to be had in Tuesday’s Supplemental draft.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2499,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[38],"tags":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nesoccertoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/beattiefeature.jpg?fit=490%2C225&ssl=1","jetpack_likes_enabled":false,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nesoccertoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2435"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nesoccertoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nesoccertoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nesoccertoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nesoccertoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2435"}],"version-history":[{"count":47,"href":"https:\/\/nesoccertoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2435\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2518,"href":"https:\/\/nesoccertoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2435\/revisions\/2518"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nesoccertoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/2499"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nesoccertoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2435"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nesoccertoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2435"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nesoccertoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2435"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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