With the second to last pick of the second round, the Seattle Sounders added Duke University product Markus Fjortoft. The Norwegian came up through Bærum SK’s youth program. His father was a Norwegian international who played professionally in England, Germany, Austria and Norway.
Markus is a substantial 6’5” 205 pound senior. That’s taller and heavier than every player on the current Sounders roster. He scored seven goals in his four years with Duke and started every one of his 73 matches, only missing 181 minutes. He was the captain for Duke and New York Red Bulls U23s in the PDL last year.