Canadian Polisi brothers eagerly await MLS SuperDraft
Marcello and Matteo Polisi have turned heads on the soccer field at Simon Fraser University. On Thursday, the brothers from Coquitlam, B.C., hope to take their game to the next level at the 2021 MLS SuperDraft.
The Canadian Press
Marcello and Matteo Polisi have turned heads on the soccer field at Simon Fraser University.
On Thursday, the brothers from Coquitlam, B.C., hope to take their game to the next level at the 2021 MLS SuperDraft. It s very exciting. Both have professional ability, there s no doubt, said SFU head coach Clint Schneider. A lot of people think they re twins, which isn t the case, he added. They re very distinct in the way that they play and their identity too.
Which players were chosen during the 2021 MLS SuperDraft?
With the first overall pick, Austin selected Daniel Pereira, bucking the expectations of many experts. Clemson s Philip Mayaka and Wake Forest s Calvin Harris were widely projected to be the candidates for the top spot, but the expansion franchise provided a surprise by opting for Virginia Tech product Pereira.
Harris ended up going second overall to FC Cincinnati while Mayaka, projected to be the top overall pick by most mock drafts, fell to the Colorado Rapids at three.
D.C. United finished off the with back-to-back picks, adding Clemson forward Kimarni Smith and Wake defender Michael DeShields to their squad
2021 MLS Superdraft Preview
The Superdraft is coming up on 1/21 so I expect one of the STF writers will be writing up a lengthy preview. I hope so, because I don t know enough about the prospects to have a good sense of what the options are. I have done a tiny bit of digging though, because I couldn t wait. I see us having the following positions of need: right back depth, left back depth, central defender/center back depth, a MF replacement for Flores, and possibly a winger.
As we have young players at right and left fullback and no veteran depth at either position right now, we may look elsewhere to fill at least one of those spots. The rumor that we may be picking up Josecarlos van Rankin seems to have legs and would give us relatively young and experienced depth on the right. We still need at least one more fullback option that can play left or both sides. As hyped as Bravo is, we still want some competition there, a substitute, or a back up plan, if not all of the above rolled
CLEMSON, S.C. Earlier today, Major League Soccer announced a list of 176 eligible players for the 2021 MLS SuperDraft. Justin Malou, Philip Mayaka and Kimarni Smith are Clemson's three eligible players for this year's draft. Of the 176 players named by the MLS, 37 hail from the ACC.The league also announced Mayaka as one of its Generation adidas signees this afternoon, making the sophomore midfielder the seventh Tiger to earn the coveted contract.The full release by the MLS can be read below.