Nanco, Alseth Drafted in Third Round of MLS SuperDraft

SYRACUSE, N.Y. – Syracuse seniors Chris Nanco and Oyvind Alseth were selected in the third round of the Major League Soccer (MLS) SuperDraft, which continued on Tuesday, Jan. 17. Nanco was the 11th pick of the third round by the Philadelphia Union, while Alseth was drafted by Toronto FC with the 21st pick of the third round.

Nanco and Alseth are the third and fourth members of the Orange to be selected in this year's MLS SuperDraft. Miles Robinson (Arlington, Mass.) was the second overall pick by Atlanta United, while Liam Callahan (Amherst, N.Y.) was picked in the second round by the Colorado Rapids. It marks the first time in program history that Syracuse has had four players picked in the MLS SuperDraft.

Nanco led the Orange in scoring in 2016 with a career-high 15 points. He tied for eighth in the ACC with a personal-best seven goals. Nanco was voted to the All-ACC First Team and the All-South Region Third Team.

Alseth started all 20 matches in the midfield for the Orange this season. He tied for the team lead with four assists and finished the year with six points. The two-time team captain was an All-ACC Third Team selection in 2015. Alseth has also been recognized for his work in the classroom. He was a candidate for the 2016 Senior CLASS Award and a two-time CoSIDA Academic All-District honoree.

Syracuse MLS Draft History
1996 SuperDraft
Eric Puls – Colorado Rapids – 12th round (112th overall)
Paul Young – Columbus Crew – 13th round (121st overall)

1997 Supplemental Draft
Mike Britton – Colorado Rapids – 3rd round (23rd overall)

2004 SuperDraft
Chris Aloisi – Los Angeles Galaxy – 6th round (57th overall)

2006 Supplemental Draft
Ezra Prendergast – Chicago Fire – 3rd round (34th overall)

2007 SuperDraft
Richard Asante – Toronto FC – 3rd round (27th overall)

2009 SuperDraft
Kyle Hall – Toronto FC – 3rd round (39th overall)

2015 SuperDraft
Alex Bono – Toronto FC – 1st round (6th overall)
Skylar Thomas – Toronto FC – 1st round (11th overall)
Jordan Murrell – Real Salt Lake – 3rd round (57th overall)

2016 SuperDraft
Julian Buescher – DC United – 1st round (11th overall)
Ben Polk – Portland Timbers – 1st round (20th overall)

2017 SuperDraft
Miles Robinson – Atlanta United - 1st round (2nd overall)
Liam Callahan – Colorado Rapids – 2nd round (24th overall)
Chris Nanco – Philadelphia Union – 3rd round (55th overall)
Oyvind Alseth – Toronto FC – 3rd round (65th overall)

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Nanco, Alseth Drafted in Third Round of MLS SuperDraft

Players Mentioned

Oyvind Alseth

Liam Callahan

Chris Nanco

Miles Robinson

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