This is a list of American soccer transfers for the 2008 Major League Soccer season.
Chivas USA
editThis is a list of transfers for CD Chivas USA.
In
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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
edit- 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
editThis is a list of transfers for the Chicago Fire.
In
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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
edit- 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
editThis is a list of transfers for the Colorado Rapids.
In
edit- 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
edit- 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
editThis is a list of transfers for the Columbus Crew.
In
edit- 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
edit- 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
editThis is a list of transfers for D.C. United.
In
edit- 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
edit- 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
editThis is a list of transfers for FC Dallas.
In
edit- 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
edit- 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
editThis is a list of transfers for the Houston Dynamo.
In
edit- 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
edit- 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
editThis is a list of transfers for the Kansas City Wizards.
In
edit- 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
edit- 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
editThis is a list of transfers for the Los Angeles Galaxy.
In
edit- 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
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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
editThis is a list of transfers for the New England Revolution.
In
edit- 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
edit- 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
editThis is a list of transfers for New York Red Bulls.
In
edit- 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
edit- 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
editThis is a list of transfers for Real Salt Lake.
In
edit- 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
edit- 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
editThis is a list of transfers for the San Jose Earthquakes.
In
edit- 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
edit- 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
editThis is a list of transfers for Toronto FC.
In
edit- 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
edit- 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