Orlando City Take UCF's Hadji Barry in MLS SuperDraft

Orlando City SC traded up to select UCF Midfielder/Forward Hadji Barry with the 13th overall pick in the first round of the 2016 MLS SuperDraft.

Barry was born in Guinea, moved to the United States at the age of thirteen and attended Greece Olympia High School in Rochester, New York. He led UCF with 11 goals, and was tied for second with three assists last season as a senior. The 11 goals came on 27 shots on goal.

Here is a pretty amazing highlight reel from his 2015 campaign:

In his junior year, Barry scored one goal on 11 shots after transferring over from Monroe Community College in Rochester.

It was a lock that Barry would be selected, since he signed a contract with MLS on Wednesday. The only drama was where he would go, and now he gets to stay in the city where he attended college for his final two years.

Here he is at the MLS Combine:

UCF players have now been selected in the first round of the MLS SuperDraft two straight years. Romario Williams went third overall to the Montreal Impact last year.

Take a look at head coach Bryan Cunningham's reaction to one of his players getting selected n the MLS SuperDraft:

Here's a really good profile of Hadji Barry from Paul Tenorio of the Orlando Sentinel.

Here's a look at the reaction:

Orlando City's 2016 regular season begins March 6th against Real Salt Lake.