It took a time out, but UCLA product Frankie Amaya was taken by FC Cincinnati with the first pick of the 2019 MLS SuperDraft.
The former USL side, which will debut in MLS in the upcoming season was making it’s first-ever selection, and the club looked like it might move out of the first slot at the last minute before deciding on the U.S. national team under 20 star.
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Amaya was selected over the likes of VCU midfielder Siad Haji, who was also considered to be in the running for the top slot.
The 18-year-old Amaya played his freshman season at UCLA and featured for the USMNT's U-20s during the 2018 Concacaf Championship.
Amaya started the final, in which the USA claimed their second title in the tournament with a 2-0 victory over Mexico, and is expected to be in contention for the nation's Under-20 World Cup squad for the tournament in Poland this May.
The UCLA product became the first American take with the top pick since Andrew Farrell was taken number one overall in 2013.
Cincinnati also own the 13th pick of the first round, after acquiring it from the Philadelphia Union in a trade for allocation money earlier this week.
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