This is a list of American soccer transfers for the 2008 Major League Soccer season.
Chivas USA
This is a list of transfers for CD Chivas USA.
In
Jim Curtin Traded from Chicago Fire
Alecko Eskandarian Traded from Real Salt Lake
Atiba Harris Traded from Real Salt Lake for a third-round SuperDraft pick
Keith Savage Drafted 43rd overall in the 2008 MLS Superdraft
Raphaël Wicky Acquired from
FC Sion
Zach Thornton Traded from New York Red Bulls for future considerations
Out
Jason Hernandez Lost to San Jose Earthquakes in the Expansion Draft
Tony Barrera Traded to San Jose Earthquakes
Preston Burpo Traded to San Jose Earthquakes for a fourth round SuperDraft pick.
David Arvizu Waived
Carlos Borja Waived
Desmond Brooks Waived
Carlos Llamosa Waived
Rodrigo López Waived, later signed with Ventura County Fusion
Laurent Merlin Waived
Justin Myers Waived
Ramón Núñez Waived later signed with
Olimpia
Orlando Pérez Waived
Eder Robles Waived, later signed with Hollywood United
Mohammed Sethi Waived
Erasmo Solorzano Waived, later signed with Bakersfield Brigade
Brad Guzan Transferred to
Aston Villa
Chicago Fire
This is a list of transfers for the Chicago Fire.
In
Patrick Nyarko Drafted 7th overall in 2008 MLS Superdraft
Dominic Cervi Drafted 12th overall in 2008 MLS Superdraft
Peter Lowry Drafted 26th overall in 2008 MLS Superdraft
Dwight Barnett Drafted 38th overall in 2008 MLS Superdraft
Stephen King Drafted 40th overall in 2008 MLS Superdraft
Austin Washington Drafted 54th overall in 2008 MLS Superdraft
Andy Herron Rights acquired from Columbus Crew for 4th round pick in the 2010 Superdraft
Tomasz Frankowski Signed from
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Brandon Prideaux Acquired in waiver draft from Colorado Rapids
Líder Mármol Signed as free agent.
Brian McBride Received rights in trade with Toronto FC
Out
Matt Pickens To
Queens Park Rangers
Iván Guerrero Lost to San Jose Earthquakes in the Expansion Draft
Jim Curtin Traded to Chivas USA
Chris Armas Retired
Paulo Wanchope Retired
Jeff Curtin Waived, later signed with D.C. United
Osei Telesford Waived, later signed with
Puerto Rico Islanders
Chad Barrett Traded to Toronto FC in Brian McBride deal
Colorado Rapids
This is a list of transfers for the Colorado Rapids.
In
José Burciaga, Jr Traded from Kansas City Wizards for a 2009 Second Round Draft Pick
Ciaran O'Brien Drafted 5th overall in 2008 MLS Superdraft
Adrian Chevannes Drafted 36th overall in 2008 MLS Superdraft
Brian Grazier Drafted 47th overall in 2008 MLS Superdraft
Scott Campbell Drafted 49th overall in 2008 MLS Superdraft
Chase Hilgenbrinck Acquired from
Ñublense
Christian Gómez Acquired from D.C. United
Tam McManus Acquired from
Dunfermline Athletic
Preston Burpo Traded from San Jose Earthquakes for 2009 draft pick
Greg Dalby Acquired on free transfer
Cory Gibbs Acquired on free transfer
Out
Daniel Osorno signed with
Dorados de Sinaloa
Zach ThorntonWaived, later signed with New York Red Bulls
José Cancela Waived, later signed with
Fénix
Tony Sanneh Waived
Columbus Crew
This is a list of transfers for the Columbus Crew.
In
Brian Carroll Traded from San Jose Earthquakes for
Kei Kamara
Andy Iro Drafted 6th overall in 2008 MLS Superdraft
George Josten Drafted 20th overall in 2008 MLS Superdraft
Ricardo Pierre-Louis Drafted 22nd overall in 2008 MLS Superdraft
Ryan Miller Drafted 31st overall in 2008 MLS Superdraft
Steven Lenhart Drafted 48th overall in 2008 MLS Superdraft
Guilherme Só
Gino Padula Acquired from
Montpellier HSC
Pat Noonan Free Agent
Out
Ned Grabavoy Lost to San Jose Earthquakes in the Expansion Draft
Kei Kamara Traded to San Jose Earthquakes for
Brian Carroll
Ben Hunter Waived, later signed with Richmond Kickers
Marcos González To
Universidad Católica
Jacob Thomas Waived
Andy Herron Traded to Chicago Fire for 4th round pick in the 2010 Superdraft
Brandon Moss Retired
Andrei Pacheco Waived, later signed with
W Connection
D.C. United
This is a list of transfers for D.C. United.
In
Zach Wells Traded from Houston Dynamo for
Bobby Boswell
Ryan Cordeiro Drafted 33rd overall in 2008 MLS Superdraft
Franco Niell Loan from
Argentinos Juniors
Gonzalo Martínez From
Millonarios
Marcelo Gallardo From
Paris Saint-Germain
José Carvallo Loan from
Universitario de Deportes
Gonzalo Peralta Acquired from
Club Almirante Brown
Dan Stratford Drafted 24th overall in the 2008 MLS Supplemental Draft
James Thorpe Drafted 52nd overall in the 2008 MLS Supplemental Draft
Quavas Kirk Acquired from Los Angeles Galaxy for
Greg Vanney
Pat Carroll Signed as a discovery player
Santino Quaranta Signed as a free agent from New York Red Bulls
Jeff Curtin Picked up in waiver draft from Chicago Fire
Jeremy Barlow Traded from Houston Dynamo
Dane Murphy Signed after a successful trial
Mike Zaher From Toronto FC
Francis Doe Free agent
Craig Thompson From Houston Dynamo
Joe Vide Free agent
Iván Guerrero Traded from San Jose Earthquakes for partial allocation
Louis Crayton From
FC Basel
Thabiso Khumalo Acquired from Pittsburgh Riverhounds
Greg Janicki Acquired from Pittsburgh Riverhounds
Ibrahim Koroma Acquired from
Kallon F.C.
Ryan Miller Acquired off waivers from Columbus Crew
Out
Brian Carroll Lost to San Jose Earthquakes in 2007 MLS Expansion Draft
Brad North Waived
Shawn Crowe Waived
Mira Mupier Waived, later signed with
Jetsmark IF
Kiki Willis Waived
Bobby Boswell Traded to Houston Dynamo for
Zach Wells and 2009 draft pick
Troy Perkins To
Vålerenga I.F.
Jay Nolly Waived, later signed with
Vancouver Whitecaps
Nicholas Addlery Waived, later signed with
Vancouver Whitecaps
Bryan Arguez To
Hertha Berlin
Stephen deRoux Waived, later signed with Minnesota Thunder
Christian Gómez Traded to Colorado Rapids
Joshua Gros Retired
Greg Vanney Traded to Los Angeles Galaxy for
Quavas Kirk
Jerson Monteiro Waived, later signed with Atlanta Silverbacks
Jamil Walker Waived, later signed with Carolina RailHawks
Guy-Roland Kpene Waived, later signed with Houston Dynamo
Jeff Curtin Retired
Franco Niell Waived
José Carvallo Waived
Jeremy Barlow Waived, later signed with Los Angeles Galaxy
Dan Stratford Waived
Dane Murphy Waived
FC Dallas
This is a list of transfers for FC Dallas.
In
Duilio Davino Loan from
Club América
Brek Shea Drafted 2nd overall in the 2008 MLS SuperDraft
Josh Lambo Drafted 8th overall in the 2008 MLS SuperDraft
Eric Avila Drafted 19th overall in the 2008 MLS SuperDraft
Jamil Roberts Drafted 45th overall in the 2008 MLS SuperDraft
Ben Nason Drafted 50th overall in the 2008 MLS SuperDraft
André Rocha Loan from
Clube Atletico Paranaense
Jeff Cunningham Traded from Toronto FC for a 2009 3rd Round MLS Superdraft pick
Out
Clarence Goodson Lost to San Jose Earthquakes in the Expansion Draft
Denilson Released
Carlos Ruíz Traded to Los Angeles Galaxy for allocation money and a 2009 SuperDraft pick
Shaka Hislop Retired
Juan Botero Waived, later signed with
CD Atlético Huila
Chris Gbandi To
FK Haugesund
Abdus Ibrahim Traded to Toronto FC
Juan Carlos Toja Transferred to
FC Steaua București
Arturo Alvarez Traded to San Jose Earthquakes
Houston Dynamo
This is a list of transfers for the Houston Dynamo.
In
Bobby Boswell Traded from D.C. United for
Zach Wells and 2009 draft pick
Geoff Cameron 2008 MLS SuperDraft 3rd Round Pick
Jeremy Barlow 2008 MLS SuperDraft 4th Round Pick
Franco Caraccio Signed from
Arsenal de Sarandí
Tony Caig Signed from
Gretna F.C.
Guy-Roland Kpene Signed from D.C. United
Nate Jaqua Resigned, Contract expired from
SCR Altach
Kei Kamara Traded from San Jose Earthquakes for a draft pick and allocation
Out
Ryan Cochrane Lost to San Jose Earthquakes in the Expansion Draft
Kenneth Hoerner Waived
Jordan James Waived
Zach Wells Traded to D.C. United for
Bobby Boswell
Paul Dalglish Released, Later moved to
Kilmarnock
Joseph Ngwenya To
SK Austria Kärnten
Nate Jaqua To
SCR Altach
Franco Caraccio Released, Later moved to
All Boys
Kansas City Wizards
This is a list of transfers for the Kansas City Wizards.
In
Chance Myers Defender selected #1 in the 2008 MLS SuperDraft from UCLA
Roger Espinoza Midfielder selected #11 in the 2008 MLS SuperDraft from Ohio State
Yomby William Defender selected #23 in the 2008 MLS SuperDraft from Old Dominion
Jonathan Leathers Defender selected #25 in the 2008 MLS SuperDraft from Furman
Matt Marquess Defender selected #39 in the 2008 MLS SuperDraft from Santa Clara
Rauwshan McKenzie Defender selected #53 in the 2008 MLS SuperDraft from Michigan State
Claudio López Signed as a Designated Player on a Free Transfer
Josh Wolff Free Agent
Iván Trujillo From
La Equidad
Out
Edson Elcock Waived, later signed with
Puerto Rico Islanders
A.J. Godbolt Waived, later signed with Austin Aztex U23
Willy Guadarrama Waived, later signed with Austin Aztex U23
Chris KonopkaWaived, later signed with
Bohemians
Nick Garcia Traded to San Jose Earthquakes for #1 2008 MLS Superdraft Pick
Jose Burciaga Jr Traded to Colorado Rapids for 2009 second round Superdraft Pick
Eddie Johnson To
Fulham F.C
Will John To
Randers FC
Los Angeles Galaxy
This is a list of transfers for the Los Angeles Galaxy.
In
Clint Mathis Traded from New York Red Bulls for a third round SuperDraft pick
Carlos Ruíz Traded from FC Dallas for allocation money and a 2009 SuperDraft pick
Sean Franklin Drafted 4th overall in 2008 MLS Superdraft
Ely Allen Drafted 21st overall in 2008 MLS Superdraft
Julian Valentin Drafted 29th overall in 2008 MLS Superdraft
Matt Allen Drafted 34th overall in 2008 MLS Superdraft
Brandon McDonald Drafted 46th overall in 2008 MLS Superdraft
Matt Hatzke Drafted 51st overall in 2008 MLS Superdraft
Celestine Babayaro Free Agent
Eduardo Domínguez Acquired from Club Atlético Huracán
Eddie Lewis Acquired from Derby County
Out
Gavin Glinton Lost to San Jose Earthquakes in the Expansion Draft
Joe Cannon Traded to San Jose Earthquakes for a partial allocation.
Chris Albright Traded to New England Revolution for salary cap allocation
Cobi Jones Retired
Mike Caso Waived
Lance Friesz Waived
Carlos PavónWaived, later signed with
Real España
Kyle Veris Waived, later signed with
IL Hødd
Clint Mathis To
Ergotelis F.C.
Kevin Harmse Traded to Toronto FC for 2009 MLS Superdraft pick (4th round)
Celestine Babayaro Waived
Abel Xavier Waived
Carlos Ruíz Traded to Toronto FC for 2009 MLS Supplementary Draft picks (1st and 2nd rounds)
New England Revolution
This is a list of transfers for the New England Revolution.
In
Mauricio Castro Acquired from
Club Deportivo Olimpia
Argenis Fernández Acquired from
Santos de Guápiles
José Angulo Allocated by MLS as a discovery player
Chris Albright Traded from Los Angeles Galaxy for salary cap allocation
Rob Valentino Drafted 13th overall in the 2008 SuperDraft
Michael Videira Drafted 18th overall in the 2008 SuperDraft
Joe Germanese Drafted 27th overall in the 2008 SuperDraft
Matt Britner Drafted 41st overall in the 2008 SuperDraft
Spencer Wadsworth Drafted 55th overall in the 2008 SuperDraft
Kheli Dube Drafted 8th overall in the 2008 MLS Supplemental Draft
Chris Tierney Drafted 13th overall in the 2008 MLS Supplemental Draft
Kyle Altman Drafted 27th overall in the 2008 MLS Supplemental Draft
Saidi Isaac Drafted 41st overall in the 2008 MLS Supplemental Draft, later returned to play for Indiana Invaders
Out
James Riley Lost to San Jose Earthquakes in the Expansion Draft
Willie Sims Waived, later signed with Miami FC
Marshall Leonard Waived
Miguel Gonzalez Waived
Chris Loftus Waived, later signed with
Bunkeflo IF
Bryan Byrne Waived, later signed with Ventura County Fusion
Andy Dorman Free transfer to
St Mirren F.C.
Pat Noonan Free transfer to
Aalesunds FK
Matt Britner Waived
New York Red Bulls
This is a list of transfers for New York Red Bulls.
In
Zach Thornton Free agent
Eric Brunner Drafted 16th overall in 2008 MLS Superdraft
Luke Sassano Drafted 32nd overall in 2008 MLS Superdraft
David Roth Drafted 44th overall in 2008 MLS Superdraft
Oscar Echeverry Free agent
Danleigh Borman Drafted 7th overall in 2008 MLS Supplemental Draft
Michael Palacio Drafted 21st overall in 2008 MLS Supplemental Draft
John Gilkerson Drafted 35th overall in 2008 MLS Supplemental Draft
Caleb Patterson-Sewell Free agent
Kevin Mesa Free agent
Ricky Schramm Free agent
Chris Megaloudis Free agent
Andrew Boyens Free agent
Gordon Klejstan
Jorge Rojas Free agent
Juan Pietravallo Free agent
DiegoJiménez Free agent
Gabriel Cichero On loan from Deportivo Italia
Matthew Mbuta Acquired from Crystal Palace Baltimore
Macoumba Kandji $25,000 loan from Atlanta Silverbacks. If the loan was a success, then another fee of $150,000 would be paid for Kandji, making the total amount paid $175,000.
Out
Clint Mathis Traded to Los Angeles Galaxy for a third round SuperDraft pick
Joe Vide Drafted by San Jose Earthquakes in the Expansion Draft
Blake Camp Waived, later signed with Atlanta Silverbacks
Ronald Waterreus Retired
Markus Schopp Retired
Santino Quaranta Waived, later signed with D.C. United
Sal Caccavale Waived
Randi Patterson Waived, later signed with Charleston Battery
Chris Karcz Waived, later signed with Newark Ironbound Express
Elie Ikangu Waived
Francis Doe Waived, later signed with D.C. United
Dema Kovalenko Traded to Real Salt Lake for undisclosed 2010 MLS Superdraft pick
Jerrod Laventure Waived, later signed with Newark Ironbound Express
Eric Brunner Released, later signed with Miami FC
Jozy Altidore Transferred to
Villarreal for $10,000,000
Kevin Mesa Released
Claudio Reyna Retired
Ricky Schramm Waived
Zach Thornton Traded to CD Chivas USA for future considerations
Real Salt Lake
This is a list of transfers for Real Salt Lake.
In
Ian Joy Free transfer from
FC St. Pauli
Kenny Deuchar Free transfer from
Gretna F.C.
Jámison Olave Loan from
Deportivo Cali
Matías Córdoba Loan from
Argentinos Juniors
Tony Beltran Drafted 3rd overall in 2008 MLS SuperDraft
Alex Nimo Drafted 17th overall in 2008 MLS SuperDraft
David Horst Drafted 14th overall in 2008 MLS SuperDraft
Brennan Tennelle Drafted 37th overall in 2008 MLS SuperDraft
Out
Eddie Pope Retired
Chris Brown Waived, later signed with Portland Timbers
Steven Curfman Waived, later signed with Carolina RailHawks
Christian Jimenez Waived
Jean-Martial Kipre Waived
Jack Stewart Waived, later signed with
Moss FK
Atiba Harris Traded to CD Chivas USA for a third-round SuperDraft pick
Jamie Watson Waived, later signed with Austin Aztex U23
Alecko EskandarianTraded to Chivas USA for allocation money
San Jose Earthquakes
This is a list of transfers for the San Jose Earthquakes.
In
Arturo Alvarez - Trade with FC Dallas
Mikel Arce - Signed from CD Lourdes
Jay Ayres - Signed from Belmont University
Tim Bohnenkamp - Drafted 15th overall in 2008 MLS Supplemental Draft
Dan Benton - Signed from Charlotte Eagles
Preston Burpo - Trade with CD Chivas USA
Joe Cannon - Trade with Los Angeles Galaxy
Brian Carroll - Expansion draft pick from D.C. United
Ryan Cochrane - Expansion draft pick from Houston Dynamo
Ramiro Corrales - Trade with Houston Dynamo for league rights after return from SK Brann
John Cunliffe - Trade with CD Chivas USA
Greg Curry - Drafted 29th overall in 2008 MLS Supplemental Draft
Eric Denton - Signed from New York Red Bulls
Nick Garcia - Trade with Kansas City Wizards
Michael Ghebru - Signed from Eintracht Frankfurt
Gavin Glinton - Expansion draft pick from Los Angeles Galaxy
Clarence Goodson - Expansion draft pick from FC Dallas
Ned Grabavoy - Expansion draft pick from Columbus Crew
Kelly Gray - Trade with Colorado Rapids
Iván Guerrero - Expansion draft pick from Chicago Fire
Michael Gustavson - Signed from Clayton State University
Matt Hatzke - Signed from Santa Clara University
Jason Hernandez - Expansion draft pick from CD Chivas USA
Darren Huckerby - Trade with Toronto FC for league rights from Norwich City F.C.
Peguero Jean Philippe - Loan from Brøndby IF
Tim Jepson - Drafted 43rd overall in 2008 MLS Supplemental Draft
Ryan Johnson - Signed from New Jersey Ironmen
Kei Kamara - Trade with Columbus Crew
Jovan Kirovski - Trade with Colorado Rapids
Francisco Lima - Signed from Brescia Calcio
Ronnie O'Brien - Trade with Toronto FC
Chris Pozniak - Expansion draft pick from Toronto FC
James Riley - Expansion draft pick from New England Revolution
Jamil Roberts - Trade with FC Dallas
Shea Salinas - Drafted 15th overall in 2008 MLS SuperDraft
Scott Sealy - Trade with Kansas City Wizards
Adam Smarte - Drafted 1st overall in 2008 MLS Supplemental Draft
Davide Somma - Signed from Olbia Calcio
Joe Vide - Expansion draft pick from New York Red Bulls
Out
Dan Benton - Waived
Tim Bohnenkamp - Waived
Preston Burpo - Traded to Colorado Rapids
Brian Carroll - Traded to Columbus Crew
Greg Curry - Waived
Clarence Goodson - Signed with IK Start
Iván Guerrero - Traded to D.C. United
Peguero Jean Philippe - Canceled loan with Brøndby IF
Tim Jepson - Waived
Kei Kamara - Traded to Houston Dynamo
Chris Pozniak - Traded to CD Chivas USA
Joe Vide - Traded to D.C. United
Toronto FC
This is a list of transfers for Toronto FC.
In
Julius James Picked 9th overall in the 2008 MLS Superdraft
Pat Phelan Picked 10th overall in the 2008 MLS Superdraft
Brian Edwards Picked in the 2nd round of the 2008 MLS Superdraft
Mike Zaher Picked in the 3rd round of the 2008 MLS Superdraft
Joseph Lapira Picked in the 3rd round of the 2008 MLS Superdraft
Xavier Balc Picked 2nd overall in 2008 MLS Supplemental Draft
Kevin Harmse Acquired from Los Angeles Galaxy for 2009 MLS Superdraft pick (4th round)
Tyler Rosenlund Signed as a free agent
Jarrod Smith Signed as a free agent
Marco Vélez Free transfer from
Puerto Rico Islanders
Laurent Robert Free transfer from
Derby County
Amado Guevara Traded from Chivas USA for a 2009 and 2010 draft pick
Rohan Ricketts Free transfer from
Barnsley
Olivier Tébily Free transfer from
Birmingham City
Abdus Ibrahim Traded from FC Dallas for a 2009 draft pick
Chad Barrett Traded from Chicago Fire for Brian McBride
Johann Smith "Free transfer from
Bolton Wanderers
Carlos Ruíz Traded from Los Angeles Galaxy for 2009 MLS Supplementary Draft picks (1st and 2nd rounds)
Out
Maurice Edu transferred to
Rangers F.C. for a fee of $5,000,000
Chris Pozniak Lost to San Jose Earthquakes in Expansion Draft
Adam Braz Waived, later signed with Montreal Impact
Miguel Canizalez Waived
Srdjan Djekanovic Waived, later signed with Vancouver Whitecaps
David Guzmán Waived, later signed with Chicago Fire Premier
Stephen Lumley Waived
Cristian Nuñez Waived, later signed with Montreal Impact
Marco Reda Waived, later signed with Charleston Battery
Kenny Stamatopoulos Loan return to
Tromsø IL
Pat Phelan Waived
Mike Zaher Waived
Joseph Lapira Waived
Ronnie O'Brien Traded to San Jose Earthquakes for 2009 MLS Superdraft pick (1st round) and partial allocation
Andrew Boyens Waived, signed by New York Red Bulls
Jeff Cunningham Traded to FC Dallas for a 2009 MLS Superdraft (3rd Round) pick
Laurent Robert Waived
Olivier Tébily Waived