Philadelphia Union have selected goalkeeper Andre Blake with the first overall pick in the 2014 MLS SuperDraft.
The 23-year old Jamaican has become the first keeper in MLS history to go at number one and he is well aware the enormous responsibility that comes with the mantle.
"I'm a little bit surprised," he said. "I was thinking maybe I was going in the top four, but I didn't see No. 1 coming.
"It's great. It comes with pressure. You're the overall No. 1 pick and you have to go out there on the pitch and show them it was a good choice of taking you No. 1.
"There's a little bit of pressure. But I'm a goalkeeper and I've been under pressure all the years of all my life. I'm going to go out there, work hard on the pitch and show them it was a good choice."
Blake, who is a Jamaica U20 international, arrives at the Union via the University of Connecticut after signing a Generation adidas contract last year.
