Going into Thursday, the expected story for the MLS SuperDraft was well-worn. Philip Mayaka would have been the top pick in the draft in 2020 had he signed his Generation adidas contract then, and 2021 should be no different.
Mayaka was referred to multiple times by MLS pundits as “the most obvious number one pick in the draft since 2015.” But when the time came, Austin FC chose Daniel Pereira with their first selection. At two, FC Cincinnati needed to address their issues at forward and selected Calvin Harris.
So, after trading into the top 10 and then again into the top three, the Rapids got the player said to be most likely to make an immediate impact in the league: Mayaka,
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Pereira goes No. 1 overall to Austin FC in MLS SuperDraft
When Daniel Pereira sat down with his family to watch the MLS SuperDraft, he didn’t expect to hear his name called first by expansion Austin FC.
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When Daniel Pereira sat down with his family to watch the MLS SuperDraft, he didn’t expect to hear his name called first by expansion Austin FC.
Between doing virtual interviews with the teams at the top of the draft, the Virginia Tech star took time to look over all the other names being linked with the top selection.
Pereira goes No. 1 overall to Austin FC in MLS SuperDraft
By TIM BOOTHJanuary 21, 2021 GMT
FILE - In this Nov. 15, 2020, file photo, provided by VTAthletics, Virginia Tech s Daniel Pereira dribbles the ball during an NCAA college soccer game against Clemson in Durham, N.C. Austin FC, The newest MLS franchise selected the talented Virginia Tech midfielder Daniel Pereira with the top pick in the league s SuperDraft on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021. (Dave Knachel/VTAthletics via AP, File)
FILE - In this Nov. 15, 2020, file photo, provided by VTAthletics, Virginia Tech s Daniel Pereira dribbles the ball during an NCAA college soccer game against Clemson in Durham, N.C. Austin FC, The newest MLS franchise selected the talented Virginia Tech midfielder Daniel Pereira with the top pick in the league s SuperDraft on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021. (Dave Knachel/VTAthletics via AP, File)
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