The following is a list of transfers for the 2016 Major League Soccer season that have been made during the 2015–16 MLS offseason all the way through to the roster freeze on September 1, 2016.
The 2015–16 offseason is the first in the history of MLS in which free agency is allowed for qualified veteran players. Justin Mapp became the first MLS free-agent transfer on December 14, 2015, when he signed with Sporting Kansas City.[1]
Transfers [ edit ] Date Name Moving from Moving to Mode of Transfer November 3, 2015 Tyler Adams New York Red Bulls II New York Red Bulls Free[2] November 9, 2015 Mason Stajduhar Orlando City U-23 Orlando City SC Homegrown player[3] December 6, 2015 Lamar Neagle Seattle Sounders FC D.C. United Trade[4] December 6, 2015 Chris Pontius D.C. United Philadelphia Union Trade[5] December 7, 2015 Cristian Maidana Philadelphia Union Houston Dynamo Trade[6] December 7, 2015 Andrew Wenger Philadelphia Union Houston Dynamo Trade[6] December 7, 2015 Kenney Walker LA Galaxy FC Cincinnati Free[7] December 9, 2015 Michael Azira Seattle Sounders FC Colorado Rapids 2015 Waiver Draft[8] December 9, 2015 Lawrence Olum Kedah FA Sporting Kansas City Free[9] December 10, 2015 Ethan White Philadelphia Union New York City FC Trade December 10, 2015 Dane Richards New York Red Bulls Miami FC Free[10] December 11, 2015 Maximiliano Urruti Portland Timbers FC Dallas 2015 Re-Entry Draft[11] December 11, 2015 Alec Kann Chicago Fire Sporting Kansas City 2015 Re-Entry Draft[12] December 11, 2015 Jorge Villafaña Portland Timbers Santos Laguna Undisclosed[13] December 11, 2015 Chris Klute Columbus Crew SC Portland Timbers Trade[14] December 11, 2015 Zac MacMath Philadelphia Union Colorado Rapids Trade[15] December 14, 2015 Justin Mapp Free Agent Sporting Kansas City Free[1] December 15, 2015 Dan Kennedy FC Dallas LA Galaxy Trade[16] December 15, 2015 Marco Pappa Seattle Sounders FC Colorado Rapids Trade[17] December 16, 2015 Drew Moor Free Agent Toronto FC Free[18] December 16, 2015 Clément Diop LA Galaxy II LA Galaxy Free[19] December 16, 2015 Kristinn Steindórsson Columbus Crew SC GIF Sundsvall Free[20] December 17, 2015 Kevin Alston New England Revolution Orlando City SC 2015 Re-Entry Draft[21] December 17, 2015 Jermaine Taylor Houston Dynamo Portland Timbers 2015 Re-Entry Draft[21] December 17, 2015 Joey Calistri Chicago Fire Academy Chicago Fire Homegrown player[22] December 17, 2015 Drew Conner Chicago Fire Academy Chicago Fire Homegrown player[22] December 17, 2015 Daniel Steres LA Galaxy II LA Galaxy Free[23] December 18, 2015 Corey Ashe Free Agent Columbus Crew SC Free[24] December 18, 2015 Steven Beitashour Vancouver Whitecaps FC Toronto FC Trade[25] December 18, 2015 Will Johnson Portland Timbers Toronto FC Trade[26] December 21, 2015 Joe Bendik Toronto FC Orlando City SC Trade[27] December 21, 2015 Tyler Miller Seattle Sounders FC 2 Seattle Sounders FC Free[28] December 21, 2015 Derrick Etienne New York Red Bulls Academy New York Red Bulls Homegrown player[29] December 21, 2015 Brandon Allen New York Red Bulls Academy New York Red Bulls Homegrown player[29] December 22, 2015 Alex Muyl New York Red Bulls Academy New York Red Bulls Homegrown player[30] December 22, 2015 Omar Gonzalez LA Galaxy Pachuca Undisclosed[31] December 22, 2015 Leonardo González Seattle Sounders FC Herediano Free[32] December 23, 2015 Bradley Bourgeois Houston Dynamo Academy Houston Dynamo Homegrown player[33] December 23, 2015 Luis Gil Real Salt Lake Querétaro Free[34] December 23, 2015 Mael Corboz New York Red Bulls Academy New York Red Bulls Homegrown player[35] December 23, 2015 Scott Thomsen New York Red Bulls Academy New York Red Bulls Homegrown player[35] December 23, 2015 Chris Thorsheim New York Red Bulls Academy New York Red Bulls Homegrown player[35] December 24, 2015 Andy Rose Seattle Sounders FC Coventry City Free[36] December 24, 2015 Juninho LA Galaxy Tijuana Unidsclosed[37] December 28, 2015 Chad Barrett Free Agent San Jose Earthquakes Free[5] December 28, 2015 Roy Miller New York Red Bulls Saprissa Free[38] December 28, 2015 Danny Mwanga Orlando City SC Tampa Bay Rowdies Free[39] December 29, 2015 Masato Kudo Kashiwa Reysol Vancouver Whitecaps FC Free[40] December 29, 2015 Danilo Acosta Real Monarchs Real Salt Lake Homegrown player[41] December 30, 2015 Liam Ridgewell Portland Timbers Brighton & Hove Albion Loan[42] January 5, 2016 Aaron Guillen Florida Gulf Coast FC Dallas Homegrown player[43] January 5, 2016 Emanuel Pogatetz Columbus Crew SC Union Berlin Free[44] January 6, 2016 Simon Dawkins Derby County San Jose Earthquakes Free[45] January 6, 2016 Cristian Techera River Plate Montevideo Vancouver Whitecaps FC Undisclosed[46] January 6, 2016 Jeff Larentowicz Free Agent LA Galaxy Free[47] January 6, 2016 Patrick Nyarko Chicago Fire D.C. United Trade[48] January 7, 2016 Brad Davis Houston Dynamo Sporting Kansas City Trade[49] January 7, 2016 Jordan Schweitzer Denver Pioneers Seattle Sounders FC Homegrown player[50] January 8, 2016 Michael Nanchoff Portland Timbers Tampa Bay Rowdies Free[51] January 11, 2016 Jalil Anibaba Sporting Kansas City Houston Dynamo Free[52] January 12, 2016 Zarek Valentin Montreal Impact Portland Timbers Trade[53] January 12, 2016 Ned Grabavoy Free Agent Portland Timbers Free[54] January 12, 2016 Wálter Restrepo New York Cosmos Philadelphia Union Undisclosed[55] January 12, 2016 Michael Lahoud Philadelphia Union New York Cosmos Loan[55] January 12, 2016 Sebastian Saucedo Real Salt Lake Veracruz Loan[56] January 12, 2016 Lovel Palmer Chicago Fire Indy Eleven Free[57] January 13, 2016 Dániel Sallói Újpest FC Sporting Kansas City Homegrown player[58] January 13, 2016 Andrés Imperiale Saprissa San Jose Earthquakes Free[59] January 13, 2016 Jack McInerney Columbus Crew SC Portland Timbers Trade[60] January 13, 2016 Anderson Conceição Tombense Philadelphia Union Loan[61] January 13, 2016 Marius Obekop New York Red Bulls Orlando City B Free[62] January 14, 2016 Mike Magee Free Agent LA Galaxy Free[63] January 14, 2016 Emmanuel Boateng Helsingborgs IF LA Galaxy Free[64] January 14, 2016 Joevin Jones Chicago Fire Seattle Sounders FC Trade[65] January 14, 2016 Jairo Arrieta D.C. United New York Cosmos Free[66] January 14, 2016 Jack Harrison Wake Forest Demon Deacons New York City F.C. SuperDraft[67] January 14, 2016 Brandon Vincent Stanford Cardinal Chicago Fire SuperDraft[68] January 14, 2016 Jonathan Campbell North Carolina Tar Heels Chicago Fire SuperDraft[68] January 15, 2016 Zach Pfeffer Philadelphia Union Colorado Rapids Trade[69] January 15, 2016 Yura Movsisyan Spartak Moscow Real Salt Lake Loan[70] January 15, 2016 Matt Watson Chicago Fire Carolina RailHawks Free[71] January 18, 2016 Michael Harrington Free Agent Chicago Fire Free[72] January 18, 2016 Patrick McLain Sacramento Republic Chicago Fire Free[72] January 18, 2016 Lucas Ontivero Galatasaray Montreal Impact Loan[73] January 18, 2016 Clint Irwin Colorado Rapids Toronto FC Trade[74] January 18, 2016 Deybi Flores C.D. Motagua Vancouver Whitecaps FC Undisclosed[75] January 20, 2016 Juan Esteban Ortiz Atlético Huila FC Dallas Free[76] January 20, 2016 Christian Bolaños Saprissa Vancouver Whitecaps FC Undisclosed[77] January 20, 2016 Rónald Matarrita Alajuelense New York City FC Undisclosed[78] January 20, 2016 Michael Farfan D.C. United Seattle Sounders FC Free[79] January 21, 2016 Sebastián Jaime Real Salt Lake Universidad Católica Free[80] January 21, 2016 Jordan Morris Stanford Seattle Sounders FC Homegrown player[81] January 21, 2016 Stephen Sunday Alanyaspor Real Salt Lake Free[82] January 21, 2016 Michel FC Dallas Rayo OKC Free[83] January 22, 2016 Sambinha Sporting B New England Revolution Loan[84] January 22, 2016 Emil Larsen OB Columbus Crew SC Free[85] January 22, 2016 Diego Martínez River Plate New York City FC Free[86] January 22, 2016 Emery Welshman Real Monarchs Real Salt Lake Free[5] January 23, 2016 Carlos Gruezo VfB Stuttgart FC Dallas Undisclosed[87] January 23, 2016 Víctor Cabrera River Plate Montreal Impact Undisclosed[88] January 23, 2016 João Meira Belenenses Chicago Fire Free[89] January 25, 2016 Tommy Meyer LA Galaxy Swope Park Rangers Free[90] January 25, 2016 Alexandros Tabakis Panathinaikos Atlanta United FC Free[91] January 25, 2016 Alexandros Tabakis Atlanta United FC Charleston Battery Loan[91] January 26, 2016 Conor Casey Free Agent Columbus Crew SC Free[92] January 26, 2016 Maynor Figueroa Colorado Rapids FC Dallas Trade[93] January 26, 2016 Jelle Van Damme Standard Liège LA Galaxy Free[94] January 26, 2016 Nuno André Coelho Balıkesirspor Sporting Kansas City Free[95] January 26, 2016 Mikey Lopez Sporting Kansas City New York City FC Free[96] January 26, 2016 Juan Ramírez Colorado Rapids UD Almería Loan[97] January 27, 2016 David Rocha Gimnàstic Houston Dynamo Free[98] January 27, 2016 Agus Albacete Houston Dynamo Free[98] January 27, 2016 Ashley Cole Roma LA Galaxy Free[99] January 27, 2016 Devron García C.D. Victoria Orlando City SC Undisclosed[100] January 27, 2016 Nick LaBrocca Free Agent Chicago Fire Free[101] January 28, 2016 Frédéric Brillant KV Oostende New York City FC Undisclosed[102] January 29, 2016 Fraser Aird Rangers Vancouver Whitecaps FC Loan[103] January 29, 2016 Krisztián Németh Sporting Kansas City Al-Gharafa Undisclosed[104] January 30, 2016 Matt Miazga New York Red Bulls Chelsea Undisclosed[105] January 30, 2016 Leonel Miranda Independiente Houston Dynamo Loan[106] February 1, 2016 Erik Palmer-Brown Sporting Kansas City FC Porto Loan[107] February 1, 2016 Xavier Kouassi FC Sion New England Revolution Free[108] February 1, 2016 Shkëlzen Gashi FC Basel Colorado Rapids Undisclosed[109] February 1, 2016 Marcelo Sarvas Colorado Rapids D.C. United Trade[110] February 2, 2016 George Fochive Portland Timbers Viborg FF Undisclosed[111] February 2, 2016 Johan Kappelhof FC Groningen Chicago Fire Undisclosed[112] February 2, 2016 Junior Burgos Atlanta Silverbacks Atlanta United FC Free[113] February 2, 2016 Junior Burgos Atlanta United FC Tampa Bay Rowdies Loan[113] February 2, 2016 Chris Wingert New York City FC Real Salt Lake Waivers[114] February 3, 2016 Nigel de Jong Milan LA Galaxy Free[115] February 3, 2016 Amro Tarek Real Betis Columbus Crew SC Loan[116] February 3, 2016 Rodrigo Ramos Coritiba Chicago Fire Loan[117] February 4, 2016 Ola Kamara Austria Wien Columbus Crew SC Undisclosed[118] February 4, 2016 Roland Alberg ADO Den Haag Philadelphia Union Undisclosed[119] February 5, 2016 Mekeil Williams Antigua GFC Colorado Rapids Undisclosed[120] February 9, 2016 Gideon Baah HJK Helsinki New York Red Bulls Undisclosed[121] February 9, 2016 Conor Doyle D.C. United Colorado Rapids Trade[122] February 9, 2016 Matt Jones Belenenses Philadelphia Union Loan[123] February 11, 2016 Gershon Koffie Vancouver Whitecaps FC New England Revolution Trade[124] February 12, 2016 Carlos Lizarazo Cruz Azul FC Dallas Loan[125] February 13, 2016 Harry Shipp Chicago Fire Montreal Impact Trade[126] February 14, 2016 Eric Miller Montreal Impact Colorado Rapids Trade[127] February 15, 2016 Luciano Acosta Boca Juniors D.C. United Loan[128] February 16, 2016 Mauro Rosales Vancouver Whitecaps FC FC Dallas Trade[129] February 16, 2016 Blas Pérez FC Dallas Vancouver Whitecaps FC Trade[129] February 17, 2016 Rob Vincent Pittsburgh Riverhounds D.C. United Undisclosed[130] February 17, 2016 Bernardo Añor Sporting Kansas City Minnesota United FC Loan[131] February 18, 2016 Antonio Nocerino AC Milan D.C. United Free[5] February 18, 2016 Antonio Nocerino D.C. United Orlando City SC Trade[5] [132] February 18, 2016 Je-Vaughn Watson FC Dallas New England Revolution Mutual Contract Termination[5] February 18, 2016 Abdoulie Mansally Real Salt Lake Houston Dynamo Trade[5] February 19, 2016 Paul Clowes Clemson Tigers D.C. United SuperDraft[5] February 20, 2016 Federico Bravo Boca Juniors New York City FC Loan[5] February 20, 2016 Ilsinho FC Shakhtar Donetsk Philadelphia Union Free[5] February 23, 2016 Nathan Sturgis Houston Dynamo Seattle Sounders FC Free[5] February 23, 2016 Amobi Okugo Sporting Kansas City New York Red Bulls II Free[5] February 24, 2016 Alberto Quintero Lobos BUAP San Jose Earthquakes Loan[5] February 25, 2016 Obafemi Martins Seattle Sounders FC Shanghai Greenland Shenhua F.C. Transfer[5] February 26, 2016 Memo Rodriguez Houston Dynamo Rio Grande Valley FC Toros Waived[5] February 26, 2016 Taylor Hunter Houston Dynamo Rio Grande Valley FC Toros Waived[5] February 26, 2016 Matt Lampson Columbus Crew SC Chicago Fire Free[5] February 26, 2016 Luke Moore Toronto FC Waived[5] February 27, 2016 J. J. Koval San Jose Earthquakes Sacramento Republic Waived[5] February 27, 2016 Tsubasa Endoh Maryland Terrapins Toronto FC SuperDraft[5] February 29, 2016 John Goossens FC Voluntari Chicago Fire Free[5] February 29, 2016 Ryan Herman Washington Huskies FC Dallas SuperDraft[5] February 29, 2016 Timo Pitter Creighton Bluejays FC Dallas SuperDraft[5] February 29, 2016 Rasheed Olabiyi Houston Dynamo Waived[5] February 29, 2016 Dan Gargan Los Angeles Galaxy Waived[5] February 29, 2016 Ignacio Maganto Los Angeles Galaxy Hajduk Split Waived[5] February 29, 2016 Mael Corboz New York Red Bulls Wilmington Hammerheads FC Waived[5] March 1, 2016 Marcel de Jong Sporting Kansas City Ottawa Fury FC Mutual Contract Termination[133] March 1, 2016 Michael Salazar UC Riverside Highlanders Montreal Impact SuperDraft[5] March 1, 2016 Neco Brett Robert Morris Colonials Portland Timbers SuperDraft[5] March 1, 2016 Wade Hamilton Cal Poly Mustangs Portland Timbers SuperDraft[5] March 1, 2016 Oalex Anderson Seattle Sounders FC 2 Seattle Sounders FC Signed[5] March 1, 2016 Jordan Schweitzer Seattle Sounders FC Seattle Sounders FC 2 Waived and signed[5] March 2, 2016 Collen Warner Toronto FC Houston Dynamo Trade[5] March 2, 2016 Kingsley Bryce Chicago Fire Waived[5] March 2, 2016 Herculez Gomez Toronto FC Seattle Sounders FC Waived[5] March 2, 2016 Colin Bonner UNC Wilmington Seahawks FC Dallas SuperDraft[5] March 3, 2016 Arturo Álvarez Videoton FC Chicago Fire Free[5] March 3, 2016 Charlie Horton Leeds United New England Revolution Free[5] March 3, 2016 Charlie Horton New England Revolution D.C. United Trade[5] March 3, 2016 Davy Arnaud D.C. United Retired[5] March 3, 2016 Michael Gamble Wake Forest Demon Deacons New England Revolution SuperDraft[5] March 3, 2016 Matt Turner Fairfield Stags New England Revolution SuperDraft[5] March 3, 2016 Shannon Gomez W Connection F.C. New York City FC Loan[5] March 3, 2016 Andre Rawls Wilmington Hammerheads FC New York City FC Free[5] March 3, 2016 Zach Carroll Michigan State Spartans New York Red Bulls SuperDraft[5] March 3, 2016 Justin Bilyeu SIU Edwardsville Cougars New York Red Bulls SuperDraft[5] March 4, 2016 Jermaine Jones New England Revolution Colorado Rapids Trade[134] March 4, 2016 Chris Froschauer Ohio State Buckeyes Colorado Rapids SuperDraft[5] March 4, 2016 Emmanuel Appiah Cincinnati Bearcats Colorado Rapids SuperDraft[5] March 4, 2016 Matt Pacifici Davidson Wildcats Columbus Crew SC Free[135] March 4, 2016 Marshall Hollingsworth Wheaton Thunder Columbus Crew SC SuperDraft[135] March 4, 2016 Je-Vaughn Watson FC Dallas New England Revolution Trade[5] March 4, 2016 Kip Colvey Cal Poly Mustangs San Jose Earthquakes SuperDraft[5] March 5, 2016 Molham Babouli Toronto FC II Toronto FC USL[5] March 5, 2016 Ariel Lassiter LA Galaxy II LA Galaxy USL[5] March 7, 2016 Scott Thomsen New York Red Bulls Richmond Kickers Waived[5] March 8, 2016 Diego Rubio Real Valladolid Sporting Kansas City Loan[136] March 8, 2016 Tony Alfaro Cal State Dominguez Hills Toros Seattle Sounders FC Waived[5] March 8, 2016 Damion Lowe Seattle Sounders FC Minnesota United FC Loan[5] March 9, 2016 Jack Barmby Leicester City Portland Timbers Loan[137] March 11, 2016 Alex Morrell North Florida Ospreys Chicago Fire Loan[5] March 11, 2016 Steven Mendoza Corinthians New York City FC Loan[5] March 11, 2016 Andrew Jacobson New York City FC Vancouver Whitecaps FC Trade[5] March 14, 2016 Darren Mattocks Vancouver Whitecaps FC Portland Timbers Trade[5] March 20, 2016 [1] Tim Howard Everton Colorado Rapids Free[138] March 23, 2016 Júlio Baptista Free Agent Orlando City SC Free[139] March 23, 2016 Paul Clowes D.C. United Richmond Kickers Loan[140] March 23, 2016 Collin Martin D.C. United Richmond Kickers Loan[140] March 23, 2016 Jalen Robinson D.C. United Richmond Kickers Loan[140] May 2, 2016 Aurélien Collin Orlando City SC New York Red Bulls Trade[5] May 4, 2016 Khaly Thiam MTK Chicago Fire Loan[141] May 10, 2016 Alhaji Kamara Norrköping D.C. United Undisclosed[142] May 10, 2016 Paul Clowes D.C. United Charlotte Independence Free May 12, 2016 Kei Kamara Columbus Crew SC New England Revolution Trade May 17, 2016 Michael de Leeuw Groningen Chicago Fire Trade[143] May 17, 2016 Cristian Martínez Chorrillo Columbus Crew SC Loan[144] May 23, 2016 Michael Lahoud New York Cosmos Philadelphia Union Loan end[145] May 24, 2016 Michael Lahoud Philadelphia Union Miami FC $300,000[145] June 24, 2016 Karl Ouimette New York Red Bulls Jacksonville Armada Loan[146] June 24, 2016 Alex Zendejas FC Dallas Guadalajara $500,000[147] June 29, 2016 Kwadwo Poku New York City FC Miami FC $750,000[148] June 29, 2016 Zach Steinberger Houston Dynamo Jacksonville Armada Loan[149] June 30, 2016 Emmanuel Appiah Colorado Rapids Sporting Kansas City Waived[149] June 30, 2016 Chris Froschauer Colorado Rapids Waived[150] June 30, 2016 Dairon Asprilla Portland Timbers Millonarios Loan[151] July 5, 2016 Adrian Winter Orlando City SC FC Zürich Undisclosed[152] July 6, 2016 Chris McCann Wigan Athletic Atlanta United FC Undisclosed[153] July 6, 2016 Leonel Miranda Houston Dynamo Club Atlético Independiente Loan Return[154] July 6, 2016 David Rocha Houston Dynamo Real Oviedo Waived[154] July 7, 2016 Matteo Mancosu Bologna Montreal Impact Loan[155] July 9, 2016 Getterson J. Malucelli FC Dallas Loan[156] July 10, 2016 Emil Larsen Columbus Crew SC Lyngby BK Undisclosed[157] July 12, 2016 Lloyd Sam New York Red Bulls D.C. United Trade[158] July 12, 2016 Cameron Porter Montreal Impact Sporting Kansas City Trade[159] July 12, 2016 Amadou Dia Sporting Kansas City Montreal Impact Trade[159] July 13, 2016 Damien Perquis Toronto FC Nottingham Forest Mutual Contract Termination[160] July 14, 2016 Vytautas Andriuskevicius SC Cambuur Portland Timbers Undisclosed[161] July 15, 2016 Sam Adekugbe Vancouver Whitecaps FC Brighton & Hove Albion Loan[162] July 15, 2016 Kenwyne Jones Cardiff City Atlanta United FC Undisclosed[163] July 16, 2016 Maxime Chanot K.V. Kortrijk New York City FC Undisclosed[164] July 18, 2016 Adam Larsen Kwarasey Portland Timbers Rosenborg Undisclosed[165] July 20, 2016 Tosaint Ricketts Boluspor Toronto FC Free[166] July 20, 2016 Fabián Espíndola D.C. United Vancouver Whitecaps FC Trade[167] July 20, 2016 Patrick Mullins New York City FC D.C. United Undisclosed[167] July 21, 2016 Nicolai Næss Stabæk Columbus Crew SC Undisclosed[168] July 21, 2016 Jose Aja Nacional Orlando City SC Loan[169] July 22, 2016 Pedro Baez Cerro Porteno Real Salt Lake Loan[170] July 22, 2016 Héctor Villalba San Lorenzo Atlanta United FC Undisclosed[171] July 22, 2016 Zack Steffen SC Freiburg Columbus Crew SC Undisclosed[172] July 23, 2016 Hernán Bernardello Alavés Montreal Impact Undisclosed[173] July 27, 2016 Fabián Espíndola Vancouver Whitecaps FC Club Necaxa Undisclosed[174] July 27, 2016 Nicolás Lodeiro Boca Juniors Seattle Sounders FC Undisclosed[175] July 28, 2016 Álvaro Fernández Gimnasia Seattle Sounders FC Undisclosed[176] July 28, 2016 Chris Konopka Ross County F.C. Portland Timbers Free[177] July 28, 2016 Héctor Villalba Atlanta United FC Club Tijuana Loan[178] July 29, 2016 Yair Arboleda Independiente Santa Fe Houston Dynamo Loan[179] July 29, 2016 Kennedy Igboananike Chicago Fire D.C. United Trade[180] July 30, 2016 Adam Jahn San Jose Earthquakes Columbus Crew SC Trade[181] July 30, 2016 Giles Barnes Houston Dynamo Vancouver Whitecaps FC Trade[182] August 1, 2016 Steven Taylor Newcastle United FC Portland Timbers Free[183] August 2, 2016 Norberto Paparatto Portland Timbers FC Dallas Trade[184] August 2, 2016 Gbenga Arokoyo Gaziantepspor Portland Timbers Undisclosed[185] August 2, 2016 Chris McCann Atlanta United FC Coventry City Loan[186] August 3, 2016 Daniel Royer FC Midtjylland New York Red Bulls Undisclosed[187] August 3, 2016 Alejandro Bedoya Nantes Philadelphia Union Undisclosed[188] August 3, 2016 Sebastien Le Toux Philadelphia Union Colorado Rapids Trade[189] August 3, 2016 Luis Solignac Colorado Rapids Chicago Fire Trade[189] August 3, 2016 Keyner Brown Herediano Houston Dynamo Loan[190] August 3, 2016 David Arshakyan FK Trakai Chicago Fire Undisclosed[191] August 3, 2016 Matías Pérez García San Jose Earthquakes Orlando City SC Trade[192] August 3, 2016 Darwin Ceren Orlando City SC San Jose Earthquakes Trade[192] August 3, 2016 José Escalante Rio Grande Valley FC Houston Dynamo Loan[193] August 3, 2016 Omer Damari RB Leipzig New York Red Bulls Loan[194] August 3, 2016 Charlie Davies New England Revolution Philadelphia Union Trade[195] August 3, 2016 Fabian Castillo FC Dallas Trabzonspor Loan[196] August 10, 2016 Auston Trusty Bethlehem Steel FC Philadelphia Union Homegrown Player[197] August 10, 2016 Henok Goitom Getafe CF San Jose Earthquakes Free[198] August 18, 2016 Armando Cooper C.D. Árabe Unido Toronto FC Loan[199] August 18, 2016 Cody Cropper Southampton F.C. New England Revolution Free[200] August 19, 2016 Jack McBean Los Angeles Galaxy Coventry City Loan[201] September 3, 2016 Erick Torres Houston Dynamo Cruz Azul Loan[202] September 15, 2016 Carlos Ruiz C.S.D. Municipal FC Dallas Undisclosed[203]
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