Atlanta United today selected midfielders Anderson Asiedu and Amir Bashti in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft. Asiedu, from the University of California, Los Angeles, was selected with the No. 24 overall pick, while Bashti was selected No. 48 overall in the second round out of Stanford University. Rounds three and four of the MLS SuperDraft will be held Monday, Jan. 14, via conference call.
Asiedu, 22, is a native of Dormaa Ahenkro, Ghana and played collegiately at UCLA and Monmouth University. He was a two-time All-Pac 12 Conference player and totaled four assists and three goals in two seasons with the Bruins.