List of Major League Soccer transfers 2008
This is a list of American soccer transfers for the 2008 Major League Soccer season.
Chivas USA
[edit]This is a list of transfers for CD Chivas USA.
In
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Jim Curtin Traded from Chicago Fire[1][2]- Alecko Eskandarian Traded from Real Salt Lake[3]
Atiba Harris Traded from Real Salt Lake for a third-round SuperDraft pick[3]- Keith Savage Drafted 43rd overall in the 2008 MLS Superdraft[4]
Raphaël Wicky Acquired from FC Sion- Zach Thornton Traded from New York Red Bulls for future considerations[5]
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
[edit]This 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
[edit]This 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
[edit]This 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
[edit]This 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
[edit]This 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
[edit]This 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
[edit]This 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
[edit]This 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
[edit]
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
[edit]This 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
[edit]This 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
[edit]This 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
[edit]This 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
[edit]This 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
References
[edit]- ^ "Fire deals Jim Curtin to Chivas USA - SBI Soccer". sbisoccer.com. 2008-01-21. Retrieved 2024-11-03.
- ^ "Longtime Fire Curtin gets dealt". Chicago Tribune. 2008-01-22. Retrieved 2024-11-03.
- ^ a b "RSL likely to trade striker for allocation". Deseret News. 2008-01-09. Retrieved 2024-11-03.
- ^ "UWF alum soccer star living out his dream". University of West Florida Newsroom. 2008-09-19. Retrieved 2024-11-03.
- ^ "Red Bulls trade Thornton to Chivas USA - SBI Soccer". sbisoccer.com. 2008-08-01. Retrieved 2024-11-03.
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