BRIDGEVIEW, Ill. - The 13 Major League Soccer teams continued adding depth to their rosters by selecting a combined 51 players in the 2007 MLS Supplemental Draft, which was held via teleconference from the League headquarters on Thursday afternoon. The Chicago Fire rounded out a busy week for its Technical Staff by selecting five players in the Supplemental Draft, including a pair of first round selections - West Virginia University goalkeeper Nick Noble and James Madison University midfielder Mark Totten - with the seventh and eighth overall picks, respectively.
The Fire used its natural selection in each of the final three rounds to add Liberty University defender/midfielder Osei Telesford (2nd round, 21st overall), Saint Leo University forward Asmir Pervan (3rd round, 34th overall) and Midwestern State University defender Daniel Woolard (4th round, 47th overall) to the squad's preseason roster. All five of the Fire's Supplemental Draft picks are scheduled to join the team for the beginning of preseason training in early February.
All players who were eligible for and not selected in the 2007 MLS SuperDraft - held last Friday, Jan. 12 - and additional players nominated by teams were eligible for selection in the Supplemental Draft. The original order of the four-round MLS Supplemental Draft is determined from the reverse order of finish following the 2006 season. The complete order of today's picks can be found by clicking on the following link: www.mlsnet.com/mls/events/supplementaldraft/2007/search.jsp
Bios for the Fire's 2007 Supplemental Draft selections follow:
Nick Noble - 7th Overall (First Round)
Position: Goalkeeper
Born: September 1, 1984 (22) in Charleston, WV
Height: 6-4 Weight: 200
College: West Virginia University
Hometown: Damascus, MD
Citizenship: USA
College: A four-year starter for West Virginia, Noble holds career marks at WVU in matches played (80), goals against average (.88), shutouts (37) and minutes played (7,179), while ranking third in career saves (292) ... Named BIG EAST Goalkeeper of the Year and earned First Team NSCAA All-American honors in 2006 after collecting a 15-3-3 record, 0.63 GAA and 11 shutouts during his senior year.
Mark Totten - 8th Overall (First Round)
Position: Midfielder
Born: September 4, 1984 (22)
Height: 6-1 Weight: 170
College: James Madison University
Hometown: Chalfont, PA
Citizenship: USA
College: Finished career at James Madison with 20 goals and 21 assists in 73 career appearances (68 starts) ... A four-year starter for the Dukes, began JMU career by being named Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) Rookie of the Year in 2003 ... Twice named to All-CAA Second Team (2003-04).
Osei Telesford - 21st Overall (Second Round)
Position: Defender/Midfielder
Born: September 26, 1983 (23)
Height: 5-10 Weight: 160
College: Liberty University
Hometown: San Juan, Trinidad
Citizenship: Trinidad & Tobago
College: Started in 65 of his 66 appearances at Liberty University, scoring eight goals and eight assists for the Eagles ... Named to the All-Big South Conference First Team in 2003, 2005 & 2006 and to the Second Team in 2004 ... T & T National Team: Has represented Trinidad & Tobago at the U-20, U-23 and Senior levels ... Played the full 90 minutes in his first three full "caps" for the Soca Warriors in the Caribbean Digicel Cup earlier in January ... His effort in the Digicel Cup helped T & T gather a 2-0-1 record and qualify for this summer's 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup ... Club: Earned 2006 PDL Defender of the Year honor and PDL First Team selection for helping the Carolina Dynamo to a league-best 14-0-2 regular season record ... Grew up playing in the youth system for regular CONCACAF Champions Cup participant Joe Public FC (TRI).
Asmir Pervan - 34th Overall (Third Round)
Position: Forward
Born: August 1, 1983 (23) in Simmern, Germany
Height: 6-2 Weight: 180
College: St. Leo University
Hometown: Simmern, Germany
Citizenship: Germany
College: Scored 44 goals and added 15 assists during his career at St. Leo University in Florida ... 44 goals and 103 points were good for third most in St. Leo history ... Named a NSCAA/adidas Division II Second Team All-American in 2005 & 2006 ... Finished career by scoring 12 goals and three assists during senior season in 2006.
Daniel Woolard - 47th Overall (Fourth Round)
Position: Defender
Born: May 22, 1984 (22)
Height: 5-10 Weight: 155
College: Midwestern State University
Hometown: Bedford, TX
Citizenship: USA
College: Started in all 22 appearances for Midwestern State in Texas and tallied one goal during his senior season in 2006 ... Named to 2006 NSCAA/adidas Division II All-American First Team ... Also earned Southwest Soccer Conference Defensive Player of the Year honor as a senior by helping the Mustangs post 11 shutouts in 2006.
