List of Major League Soccer transfers 2008

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

External links

• Major League Soccer's official website