Columbus made five picks during the 2016 MLS SuperDraft. The Black & Gold selected two midfielders and three forwards. Here are some quick facts on each of Crew SC's five picks.
Rodrigo Saravia
- Played four seasons for Florida Gulf Coast University, making 67 appearances (65 starts) over that span with two goals and seven assists.
- Was born and raised in Guatemala City, Guatemala.
- Was named the Atlantic Sun Conference Player of the Year in 2015 as well as being named First Team All-Atlantic Sun Conference for the second consecutive season.
- Helped FGCU win its fourth consecutive Atlantic Sun Conference regular-season championship in 2014.
- Has trained with the senior Guatemalan National Team as well as at the U-23 and U-20 levels.
Chase Minter
- Played four seasons at Cal Poly, making 77 appearances (67 starts) with 16 goals and 21 assists.
- His 21 career assists are tied for the most in Cal Poly program history.
- Notched consecutive seasons of a career-best seven goals in both 2014 and 2015.
- Earned a Senior CLASS Award in 2015 as well as named to the MAC Hermann Trophy Watch List.
- Was named First Team All-Big West Conference in both 2015 and 2014.
- In 2013, his seven assists were the third-most in Big West Conference single-season history.
Kyle Parker
- Born in Columbus, Parker made 78 appearances (60 starts) over four years at Charlotte, scoring 34 total goals and adding 15 assists.
- Notched a career-best 12 goals during his senior season in 2015 and was named as a Second Team NSCAA All-American.
- Earned the Conference USA Offensive MVP award for the second consecutive season.
- Scored in a 49ers-record seven consecutive games during the 2015 season.
- Was a MAC Hermann Trophy semifinalist in 2014 after scoring nine goals and adding seven assists.
Marshall Hollingsworth
- Made 92 appearances for Wheaton over his four seasons with the Thunder, making 85 starts.
- Scored 45 goals and added 21 assists for his collegiate career.
- Notched 22 goals in 2015, ranking seventh in program history for single-season tallies.
- In both 2015 and 2014, was named NSCAA First Team All-Central Region, the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin Player of the Year and First Team All-CCIW.
- Was a participant in Crew SC's College Combine at MAPFRE Stadium ahead of the 2016 MLS SuperDraft.
Vincent Cicciarelli
- Made 59 appearances during his collegiate career at both the University of Notre Dame and Saint Louis University.
- Notched eight goals in 44 matches with Notre Dame ahead of transferring to Saint Louis, where he recorded five goals and two assists over 15 games (12 starts) last season.
- Was named a Third-Team All-ACC selection in 2013 following a six-goal, three-assist campaign with the Fighting Irish.
- Helped Notre Dame win the NCAA national championship in 2013.
- At Saint Louis, was named the Atlantic 10 Co-Player of the Week following his game-winning goal in double overtime against Tulsa on August 28.
- Was a participant in Crew SC's College Combine at MAPFRE Stadium ahead of the 2016 MLS SuperDraft.
