Charlotte FC obtained issues began within the 2023 MLS SuperDraft Wednesday by choosing Hamaday Diop out of Clemson College.
The Senegalese defender performed three years on the South Carolina faculty and excelled there the final two, incomes second-team All-ACC honors in 2021 and 2022.
A 6ft heart again, he made 40 collegiate begins for the Tigers, scoring seven targets and serving to them win the 2021 nationwide championship.
Hamady Diop was taken first by Charlotte FC within the MLS SuperDraft on Wednesday night time
Whereas growth outfit St. Louis CITY SC initially had the primary decide, they traded it to Charlotte for the No. 20 decide on this yr’s draft, in addition to $400,000 in Normal Allocation Cash (GAM) and conditional GAM.
Charlotte will hope Diop shores up a line of defense that was in the course of the pack of their first MLS season, as they conceded 52 targets – eighth out of 14 Jap convention groups.
Elsewhere within the draft, Orlando Metropolis chosen Duke ahead Shakur Mohammed at No. 2 total, whereas New Hampshire defender Moise Bombito defender was taken by the Colorado Rapids at No. 3.
Diop helped Clemson College win a nationwide championship in 2021 from heart again
He made 40 begins for the ACC faculty and scored seven targets in his collegiate profession
Rounding out the highest 5, Maryland midfielder Joshua Bolma was taken by the New England Revolution at No. 4 earlier than UNC Greensboro midfielder J.C. Ngando was taken by the Vancouver Whitecaps.
Whereas many proficient home gamers are snapped up by MLS groups at youthful ages than these within the SuperDraft, historical past has proven there are definitely gems to be discovered.
Former USMNT captain Michael Bradley was taken within the SuperDraft in 2004, whereas eventual Stoke Metropolis stalwart Geoff Cameron went to the Houston Dynamo 4 years later.