Former Syracuse midfielder Mo Adams selected in the first round of the MLS Superdraft
Mo Adams played just two seasons for the Orange and made All-ACC Team's in both. Josh Shub-Seltzer | Staff Photographer
The Chicago Fire selected former Syracuse midfielder Mo Adams with the 10th overall pick in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft.
“It’s a bit of sigh of relief to finally be able to call myself a professional soccer player,” Adams said, “but you know it kind of shows all the sacrifice and hard work I put in finally payed off.”
The Fire traded up to pick Adam’s at No. 10. His selection marks the second straight year a Syracuse players has been selected in the first round, as Miles Robinson was picked second-overall in 2017.
Two weeks ago, Adams declared for the draft by signing a contract with Generation adidas, a joint program between the MLS and Adidas that signs “top collegiate underclassmen, select youth national team players, and seniors.”
Adams, a native of Nottingham, England, spent two season with Syracuse. In his freshman season, Adams was named to the All-Atlantic Coast Conference freshman team and third team All-ACC. In his most recent season with SU, Adams served as a team captain and was named to the All-ACC second team.
“When you get an opportunity to do what you love for a job and a living it’s an opportunity you have to grab,” Adams said.
