Union Add Two More in Rounds 3 and 4 of the MLS Superdraft
On Tuesday, January 20th, the Union added Mitch Lurie, a defender, with the No. 44 overall pick and selected Northwestern’s Cole Missimo, a midfielder, with the No. 64 overall pick.
Lurie, a center back coming out Rutgers, had an interesting collegiate career. He began at the University of Portland, playing in 31 games, starting 16 of them, in two years. He then transferred to Louisville but only appeared in five games, starting zero. During his senior season, he played at Rutgers playing and starting in all 21 games for the Scarlet Knights, helping them to 10 clean sheets. Lurie picked up several achievements over his senior year including, NSCAA Second Team All-Midwest Region, Second Team All-Big Ten Conference, Academic All-Big Ten Conference and Central New York Classic All-Tournament Team. Previously, Lurie has served on the U.S. U-18 team and helped lead his high school team to the Georgia State Championship.
Some speculation suggests that Lurie might be better suited to play left back but any versatility in the defense is beneficial for the Union. Lurie will likely be sent to Bethlehem Steel but could at some point see action with the Union if the defense starts accumulating injuries during the season.
Missimo, a three year starter at Northwestern, was named to the All-Big Ten Second team during his junior and senior seasons. During his career with the wildcats, Missimo scored seven times and assisted on 12 others. Missimo showed some potential to create plays while at Northwestern but is still far from proving he can make an impact at the professional level. He almost certainly will begin his career at Bethlehem Steel and we may not see him on the Union for another few years if at all.
Photo: Sean Su-Daily File
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