2008 WPS International Draft
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The 2008 WPS International Draft took place on September 24, 2008. It was the first international draft held by Women's Professional Soccer to assign the WPS rights of international players to the American-based teams. For the 2009 season, teams were able to sign 5 international players to their roster.
Round 1
[edit]| Pick | Player | Pos. | WPS Team | Previous Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Formiga | MF | FC Gold Pride | Botucatu Futebol Clube |
| 2 |  Kelly Smith | FW | Boston Breakers | Arsenal L.F.C. |
| 3 | Marta | FW | Los Angeles Sol | Umeå IK |
| 4 | Daniela | MF | Saint Louis Athletica[1] | Linköpings FC |
| 5 | Cristiane | FW | Chicago Red Stars | Corinthians |
| 6 |  Homare Sawa | MF | Washington Freedom[2] | NTV Beleza |
| 7 |  Sarah Walsh | FW | Sky Blue FC | Pali Blues |
Round 2
[edit]| Pick | Player | Pos. | WPS Team | Previous Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 |  Christine Sinclair | FW | FC Gold Pride | Vancouver Whitecaps |
| 9 | Fabiana | FW | Boston Breakers | Corinthians |
| 10 | Aya Miyama | MF | Los Angeles Sol | Okayama Yunogo Belle |
| 11 |  Sonia Bompastor | MF | Washington Freedom | Olympique Lyonnais |
| 12 | Heather Garriock | MF | Chicago Red Stars | Sydney FC |
| 13 | Renata Costa | MF | Saint Louis Athletica | Odense Boldklub |
| 14 | Rosana | FW | Sky Blue FC | SV Neulengbach |
Round 3
[edit]| Pick | Player | Pos. | WPS Team | Previous Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Eriko Arakawa | FW | FC Gold Pride | NTV Beleza |
| 16 | Maycon | MF | Boston Breakers | Saad Esporte Clube |
| 17 |  Lotta Schelin | FW | Saint Louis Athletica[3] | Olympique Lyonnais |
| 18 | Lisa De Vanna | FW | Washington Freedom | Perth Glory FC |
| 19 | Karen Carney | FW | Chicago Red Stars | Arsenal L.F.C. |
| 20 | Melissa Tancredi | FW | Saint Louis Athletica | Atlanta Silverbacks |
| 21 | Ester | MF | Sky Blue FC | CEPE-Caxias |
Round 4
[edit]| Pick | Player | Pos. | WPS Team | Previous Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | Érika | DF | FC Gold Pride | Santos FC |
| 23 | Shinobu Ohno | FW | Boston Breakers | NTV Beleza |
| 24 |  Han Duan | FW | Los Angeles Sol | Dalian Shide |
| 25 | Louisa Necib | MF | Washington Freedom | Olympique Lyonnais |
| 26 | Caroline Jönsson | GK | Chicago Red Stars | LdB FC |
| 27 |  Margrét Lára Viðarsdóttir | FW | Los Angeles Sol[4] | Linköpings FC |
| 28 | Kelly Parker | MF | Sky Blue FC | F.C. Indiana |
Draft notes
[edit]Draft order was determined by weighted results from a coach's poll about the strength of each team's USWNT allocation, which had occurred earlier that month.
- ^ St. Louis traded the 6th pick to Washington along with picks in the October draft, then selected Daniela
- ^ Washington traded the 4th pick to St. Louis along with picks in the October draft, then selected Sawa
- ^ St. Louis traded its 4th round pick to Los Angeles along with picks in the October draft, then selected Schelin
- ^ Los Angeles traded its 3rd round pick to St. Louis along with picks in the October draft, then selected Vidarsdottir