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Sporting KC selects four in 2026 MLS SuperDraft

SKC nabs talented Generation adidas midfielder

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Credit: Sporting Kansas City and Clemson University

Sporting Kansas City took another step towards building the roster for the 2026 season by selecting four players in the 2026 MLS SuperDraft. Sporting KC selected midfielder Kwaku Agyabeng from Clemson University fourth overall in the first round. SKC traded $50,000 in 2026 General Allocation Money and the 44th overall pick in the 2026 MLS SuperDraft to Colorado for the 19th overall pick. With that pick, SKC selected defender Nikos Clarke-Tosczak from the University of Portland. Sporting KC also selected forward Sadam Masereka from the University of Maryland with the 34th overall pick in the second round and forward Blake D’Agostino from California Baptist University with the 64th overall pick in the third round.

“The SuperDraft is always an exciting day, and it’s a special moment for these players and their families who have worked really hard to earn this opportunity,” Sporting Kansas City President of Soccer Operations and General Manager David Lee said via press release. “We are delighted that we had the chance to draft Kwaku, Nikos, Sadam and Blake. As much as this is a momentous day and one of great celebration, this is the next step in their journeys, and the next phase will begin in preseason in 2026 and it will be our job to support them in maximizing their potential in the years ahead.”

Agyabeng was one of four players who signed Generation adidas contracts with MLS prior to the draft. With Agyabeng already on a Generation adidas, he joins the roster and is under contract through the 2027-28 season with club options for the 2028-29, 2029-30, and 2030-31 seasons. He will require an international slot.

The KC Soccer Journal had scouted Agyabeng as one of the best options for Sporting KC to select in the SuperDraft.  He is a ball winning box-to-box midfielder that should quickly add depth and competition for SKC minutes.

“Kwaku had a standout season as a freshman at Clemson,” Lee explained. “He’s a left-footed central midfielder with excellent technical ability and game understanding with good mobility and his performances and potential earned him a contract as a member of the Generation adidas class this year. Kwaku is originally from Ghana and played for Cedar Stars Bergen, which is one of the top MLS NEXT academies, before attending Clemson. He is someone that we followed closely during the college season, and we are delighted that he was available with our first pick. We believe he has a bright future with a lot of potential and we are excited to start working with him in January.”

Defender Nikos Clarke-Tosczak was a key contributor for the University of Portland as a junior. He led in minutes played and helped Portland reach the NCAA tournament quarterfinals. He is listed by Sporting KC as a left back which is where he will likely play at the MLS level but has also player as the left side in three back lines and as a left-sided center back.

 

Masereka led Maryland in scoring his senior season with nine goals and five assists in 2025. He helped lead the Terps to the Big Ten title and a second straight NCAA tournament appearance.

D’Agostino scored 15 goals and two assists over 31 games as a freshman and sophomore.

Transaction: Sporting Kansas City (MLS) acquires midfielder Kwaku Agyabeng with the fourth overall pick in the 2026 MLS SuperDraft as a Generation adidas player under contract through the 2027-28 season with club options for the 2028-29, 2029-30 and 2030-31 seasons.

Transaction: Sporting Kansas City (MLS) acquires the 19th overall pick in the 2026 MLS SuperDraft from the Colorado Rapids in exchange for the 44th overall pick in the 2026 MLS SuperDraft and $50,000 in 2026 General Allocation Money.

VITALS

Kwaku Agyabeng (KWAH-koo AH-jee-BANG)
Position: Midfielder
Born: June 27, 2006 (19 years old)
Height: 5’8”
Weight: 155 lbs.
College: Clemson University
Hometown: Kumasi, Ghana
Birthplace: Central Region, Ghana
Citizenship: Ghana
Instagram: @kwaku_agyabeng

Nikos Clarke-Tosczak (KNEE-kos CLARK TOE-zack)
Position: Defender
Born: May 2, 2004 (21 years old)
Height: 5’10”
Weight: 165 lbs.
College: University of Portland
Hometown: Edmonton, Canada
Birthplace: Edmonton, Canada
Citizenship: Canada
Instagram: @nikos_clarketosczak

Sadam Masereka (MASS-uh-ray-KAH)
Position: Forward
Born: September 9, 2004 (21 years old)
Height: 5-9
Weight: 150 lbs.
College: University of Maryland
Hometown: Kampala, Uganda
Citizenship: Uganda
Instagram: @xadammasereka

Blake D’Agostino (DEE-aw-guh-stee-no)
Position: Forward
Born: November 25, 2005 (20 years old)
Height: 6-2
Weight: 190 lbs.
College: California Baptist University
Hometown: Greenwood Village, CO
Birthplace: Lone Tree, CO
Citizenship: USA
Instagram: @blakedagostino

 

 

1996 Inaugural Player Draft

  • Mark Chung – 1st round (6th overall)
  • Peter Isaacs – 2nd round (16th overall)
  • Sean Bowers – 3rd round (26th overall)
  • Eric Eichmann – 4th round (36th overall)
  • Jeff Causey – 5th round (46th overall)
  • Tommy Reasoner – 6th round (56th overall)
  • Scott Uderitz – 7th round (66th overall)
  • Nyanforth Peters – 8th round (76th overall)
  • Uche Okafor – 9th round (86th overall)
  • Alan Prampin – 10th round (96th overall)
  • Phil Wellington – 11th round (106th overall)
  • Kevin Koetters – 12th round (116th overall)
  • Billy Baumhoff – 13th round (126th overall)
  • Terry Woodberry – 14th round (136th overall)
  • Samuel Ekeme – 15th round (146th overall)
  • Ken Snow – 16th round (156th overall)

1996 MLS College Draft

  • Matt McKeon – 1st round (1st overall)
  • Chris Snitko – 1st round (5th overall)
  • Diego Gutierrez – 2nd round (15th overall)
  • Dion Sebwe – 3rd round (25th overall)

1996 MLS Supplemental Draft

  • Pat Harrington – 1st round (5th overall)
  • David Moxom – 2nd round (15th overall)
  • Paul Wright – 3rd round (25th overall)

1997 MLS College Draft

  • Brian Johnson – 1st round (7th overall)
  • Ike Udeh – 2nd round (17th overall)
  • Jake Joy – 3rd round (27th overall)

1997 MLS Supplemental Draft

  • Ryan Tinsley – 1st round (7th overall)
  • Ricci Greenwood – 2nd round (17th overall)

1998 MLS College Draft

  • Chris Klein – 1st round (4th overall)
  • Tom Hardy – 2nd round (20th overall)
  • Mario Sanchez – 3rd round (32nd overall)

1998 MLS Supplemental Draft

  • Goran Hunjak – 1st round (8th overall)
  • Rodney Rambo – 2nd round (20th overall)

1999 MLS College Draft

  • Chris Brown – 1st round (5th overall)
  • John Wilson – 2nd round (14th overall)
  • Kevin Kalish – 3rd round (26th overall)

1999 MLS Supplemental Draft

  • Brandon Prideaux – 1st round (2nd overall)
  • Ryan Turner – 2nd round (12th overall)

2000 MLS SuperDraft

  • Nick Garcia – 1st round (2nd overall)
  • John Wilson – 1st round (9th overall)
  • Peter Byaruhanga – 2nd round (15th overall)
  • Kerry Zavagnin – 3rd round (30th overall)
  • Tom Zawislan – 5th round (50th overall)
  • Casey Sweeney – 6th round (62nd overall)

2001 MLS SuperDraft

  • Jose Burciaga Jr. – 1st round (12th overall)
  • Andrew Gregor – 2nd round (24th overall)
  • Ben Stafford – 3rd round (35th overall)
  • Pablo Webster – 4th round (48th overall)
  • Narciso Fernandes – 5th round (59th overall)
  • Matthew Cross – 6th round (72nd overall)

2002 MLS Dispersal Draft

  • Eric Quill – 1st round (4th overall)
  • Preki – 2nd round (14th overall)

2002 MLS SuperDraft

  • O’Neil Peart – 3rd round (32nd overall)
  • Chris Brunt – 3rd round (37th overall)
  • Dominic DePra – 4th round (43rd overall)
  • Davy Arnaud – 5th round (50th overall)
  • Brian Lavin – 5th round (57th overall)
  • Dane Erickson – 6th round (64th overall)
  • Mark Spears – 6th round (65th overall)

2003 MLS SuperDraft

  • Taylor Graham – 4th round (33rd overall)
  • Jack Jewsbury – 5th round (43rd overall)
  • Kevin Friedland – 6th round (53rd overall)
  • Byron Carmichael – 6th round (60th overall)

2004 MLS SuperDraft

  • Matt Taylor – 1st round (4th overall)
  • William Hesmer – 2nd round (17th overall)
  • Jay Albert – 4th round (37th overall)
  • Justin Detter – 5th round (47th overall)
  • Ryan Barber – 5th round (48th overall)

2005 MLS SuperDraft

  • Scott Sealy – 1st round (11th overall)
  • Ryan Pore – 2nd round (16th overall)
  • Christopher Sawyer – 2nd round (24th overall)
  • John Minagawa-Webster – 3rd round (47th overall)

2005 MLS Supplemental Draft

  • Edwin Ruiz – 1st round (11th overall)
  • Doug Lascody – 3rd round (35th overall)
  • Ryan Caugherty – 4th round (47th overall)

2006 MLS SuperDraft

  • Yura Movsisyan – 1st round (4th overall)
  • Lance Watson – 2nd round (16th overall)
  • Tyson Wahl – 2nd round (19th overall)
  • Matt Groenwald – 3rd round (28th overall)
  • Stephen Shirley – 3rd round (29th overall)
  • Eric Kronberg – 4th round (40th overall)

2006 MLS Supplemental Draft

  • Anthony Noriega – 1st round (4th overall)
  • Ryan McMahen – 2nd round (16th overall)
  • Corey Farabi – 3rd round (28th overall)
  • Chris Hamberger – 4th round (40th overall)
  • Luke Enna – 4th round (45th overall)

2007 MLS SuperDraft

  • Michael Harrington – 1st round (3rd overall)
  • Edson Elcock – 3rd round (29th overall)
  • Kurt Morsink – 4th round (42nd overall)

2007 MLS Supplemental Draft

  • Aaron Hohlbein –1st round (3rd overall)
  • Michael Todd – 2nd round (16th overall)
  • Chris Konopka – 3rd round (29th overall)
  • Eric Frimpong – 3rd round (30th overall)
  • A.J. Godbolt – 3rd round (32nd overall)
  • Michael Kraus – 4th round (48th overall)
  • Willy Guadarrama – 4th round (52nd overall)

2008 MLS SuperDraft

  • Chance Myers – 1st round (1st overall)
  • Roger Espinoza – 1st round (11th overall)
  • Yomby William – 2nd round (23rd overall)
  • Jonathan Leathers – 2nd round (25th overall)
  • Matt Marquess – 3rd round (39th overall)
  • Raushawn McKenzie – 4th round (53rd overall)

2008 MLS Supplemental Draft

  • Pat Healey – 1st round (11th overall)
  • Vincent Arze – 2nd round (25th overall)
  • Tom Gray – 3rd round (39th overall)
  • Andrew Kartunen – 4th round (53rd overall)

2009 MLS SuperDraft

  • Matt Besler – 1st round (8th overall)
  • Doug DeMartin – 2nd round (22nd overall)
  • Graham Zusi – 2nd round (23rd overall)
  • Neal Kitson – 3rd round (42nd overall)
  • Akeem Priestley – 4th round (50th overall)

2010 MLS SuperDraft

  • Teal Bunbury – 1st round (4th overall)
  • Korede Aiyegbusi – 2nd round (20th overall)
  • Nick Cardenas – 3rd round (36th overall)
  • Mauro Fuzetti – 3rd round (41st overall)
  • Ofori Sarkodie – 4th round (52nd overall)

2011 MLS SuperDraft

  • C.J. Sapong – 1st round (10th Overall)
  • J.T. Murray – 2nd round (32nd Overall)
  • Konrad Warzycha – 3rd Round (46th Overall)

2011 MLS Supplemental Draft

  • Sam Scales – 1st round (10th overall)
  • Mike Jones – 2nd round (28th overall)
  • Michal Mravec – 3rd round (46th overall)

2012 MLS SuperDraft

  • Dom Dwyer – 1st round (16th overall)
  • Cyprian Hedrick – 2nd round (30th overall)

2012 MLS Supplemental Draft

  • Shawn Singh – 1st round (16th overall)
  • Pablo Punyed – 2nd round (32nd overall)
  • Stefan Antonijevic – 3rd round (43rd overall)
  • Kyle Miller – 3rd round (48th overall)

2013 MLS SuperDraft

  • Mikey Lopez – 1st round (14th overall)

2013 MLS Supplemental Draft

  • Christian Duke – 1st round (14th overall)
  • Mitchell Cardenas – 2nd round (33rd overall)
  • Brian Fekete – 3rd round (52nd overall)
  • Mike Reidy – 4th round (71st overall)

2014 MLS SuperDraft

  • Adnan Gabeljic – 2nd round (38th overall)
  • Peter Schmetz – 3rd round (41st overall)
  • Alex Martinez – 3rd round (57th overall)
  • Reinaldo Brenes – 4th round (76th overall)

2015 MLS SuperDraft

  • Connor Hallisey – 1st round (10th overall)
  • Saad Abdul-Salaam – 1st round (12th overall)
  • Amadou Dia – 1st round (20th overall)
  • James Rogers – 3rd round (53rd overall)
  • Tony Rocha – 4th round (73rd overall)

2016 MLS SuperDraft

  • Ryan James – 3rd Round (52nd overall)
  • Faik Hajderovic – 4th Round (72nd overall)

2017 MLS SuperDraft

  • Colton Storm – 1st Round (14th overall)
  • David Greczek – 3rd Round (58th overall)

2018 MLS SuperDraft

  • Eric Dick – 1st Round (13th overall)
  • Graham Smith – 1st Round (18th overall)
  • Will Bagrou – 4th Round (75th overall)
  • Wilfred Williams – 4th Round (82nd overall)

2019 MLS SuperDraft

  • Kamar Marriott – 1st Round (21st overall)
  • Camden Riley – 2nd Round (45th overall)
  • Franky Martinez – 3rd Round (69th overall)

2020 MLS SuperDraft

  • Jaret Townsend – 3rd Round (58th overall)
  • James Kasak – 4th Round (84th overall)

2021 MLS SuperDraft

  • Matt Constant – 2nd Round (50th overall)
  • Jamil Roberts – 3rd Round (77th overall)

2022 MLS SuperDraft

  • Esai Easley – 1st Round (22nd overall)
  • Brett St. Martin – 2nd Round (50th overall)

2023 MLS SuperDraft

  • Stephen Afrifa – 1st Round (8th overall)
  • Chris Rindov – 2nd Round (37th overall)

2024 MLS SuperDraft

  • Ryan Schewe – 1st Round (22nd overall)
  • Dyson Clapier – 2nd Round (51st overall)
  • Jonathan Robinson – 3rd Round (80th overall)

2025 MLS SuperDraft

  • Jansen Miller – 1st Round (8th overall)
  • Anthony Samways – 2nd Round (34th overall)
  • Leon Koehl – 3rd Round (64th overall)

2026 MLS SuperDraft

  • Kwaku Agyabeng – 1st Round (4th overall)
  • Nikos Clarke-Tosczak – 1st Round (19th overall)
  • Sadam Masereka – 2nd Round (34th overall)
  • Blake D’Agostino – 3rd Round (64th overall)
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Kcwookie

By chance, they didn’t draft a manager did they?

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Bleacher Creature

Bwahahaha!

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