value of selectList from razor in c# Controller

Question

i´m struggling a long time with this problem. I want the value of my selectListItem to use it in the controller to make the right API call.

Thats my Code in razor:

            var selectList = new SelectList(
            new List<SelectListItem>

            {
new SelectListItem {Text = "Borussia Dortmund", Value = "10303", Selected= false},
new SelectListItem {Text = "FC Bayern München", Value = "10285", Selected= false},
new SelectListItem {Text = "Bayer 04 Leverkusen", Value = "10281", Selected= false},
           .
           .
           .
    }, "Value", "Text", 1);
    @Html.DropDownList("ddlChosenTeam", selectList, "Team wählen", new { @class = "css-class" })

}

If i try the following in my Controller, it don´t know the selectList:

protected void SquadChosen_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
        int selectedSquad = selectList.SelectedValue;

    }

I just want to pick the value like 10303 if "borussia Dortmund" is selected, please safe my time.

Edit: I wrote some other Code that is maybe more what i need. my Controller now:

 public SelectList UserChosenSquad()
    {

        var ssl = new SelectList(new List<SelectListItem>
        {
            new SelectListItem {Text = "Borussia Dortmund", Value = "10303", Selected = false},
            new SelectListItem {Text = "FC Bayern München", Value = "10285", Selected = false},
            new SelectListItem {Text = "Bayer 04 Leverkusen", Value = "10281", Selected = false},

        }, "Value", "Text");


        return ssl;
    }

The Model:

 public class ChosenSquad
{
    public string Text { get; set; }
    public string Value { get; set; }
    public bool Selected { get; set; }

}

now i struggle with the view

@model ChosenSquad

@{ @Html.DropDownListFor(model => model.Text, Model.SelectListItem, "Text", "-Team wählen-")

Is this the right way ? I need to show the DropDownList and then the value like before, i first want to see my list and then perhaps get the value with an if method that looks for selected item, right!?

Answer 1

Got it. I just edited my List like this:

public List<SelectListItem> ChosenSquad()
    {

        var ssl = new List<SelectListItem>
        {
            new SelectListItem {Text = "Borussia Dortmund", Value = "10303", Selected = false},
            new SelectListItem {Text = "FC Bayern München", Value = "10285", Selected = false},
            new SelectListItem {Text = "Bayer 04 Leverkusen", Value = "10281", Selected = false},

        return ssl;
    }

and in my view i got the following:

<select id=SquadSelectList asp-items="@((List<SelectListItem>)ViewData["Teams"])"></select>

now it renders the List and i just have to get the Value out of it when selected, help would be great but the most important thing is done.