Sporting Kansas City selected a pair of 22-year-old midfielders on Friday in the 2019 MLS SuperDraft at McCormick Place in Chicago, picking Kamar Marriott of Florida Gulf Coast University in the first round (No. 21 overall) and Camden Riley of the University of the Pacific in the second round (No. 45 overall, pictured above).
The first two rounds of the 2019 MLS SuperDraft presented by adidas took place on Friday. Sporting KC also holds the No. 69 and No. 93 picks in the third and fourth rounds, respectively, which will be conducted Monday via conference call.
Marriott, a 6-foot-4 midfielder also capable of playing in central defense, contributed to 26 shutouts in 64 career appearances for the Florida Gulf Coast Eagles from 2014-2018.