The following is a list of transfers for the 2020Major League Soccer (MLS) season that were made during the 2019–20 MLS offseason all the way through to the roster freeze on October 29, 2020.
Transfers
+List of 2020MLS transfers Date Name Moving from Moving to Mode of Transfer September 21, 2019 Chris Duvall Houston Dynamo OKC Energy Free October 1, 2019 Giles Barnes Colorado Rapids Hyderabad Free October 3, 2019 Moses Nyeman Loudoun United D.C. United Homegrown playerD.C. United Loudoun United Loan November 5, 2019 Casey Walls San Jose Earthquakes Academy San Jose Earthquakes Homegrown player November 8, 2019 Damian Rivera New England Revolution Academy New England Revolution Homegrown player November 11, 2019 Emmanuel Ochoa San Jose Earthquakes Academy San Jose Earthquakes Homegrown player Víctor Ulloa FC Cincinnati Inter Miami CF Trade November 12, 2019 Dax McCarty Chicago Fire FC Nashville SC Trade David Romney LA Galaxy Trade November 13, 2019 Jay Chapman Toronto FC Inter Miami CF Trade Marlon Hairston Houston Dynamo Minnesota United FC Trade Darlington Nagbe Atlanta United FC Columbus Crew Trade Darwin Quintero Minnesota United FC Houston Dynamo Trade November 14, 2019 Grant Lillard Chicago Fire FC Inter Miami CF Trade November 18, 2019 Jerome Kiesewetter El Paso Locomotive TransferNovember 19, 2019 Jalil Anibaba New England Revolution Nashville SC Expansion Draft Luis Argudo Columbus Crew Inter Miami CF Abu Danladi Minnesota United FC Nashville SC Daniel Lovitz Montreal Impact Trade Jimmy Medranda Sporting Kansas City Expansion Draft Bryan Meredith Seattle Sounders FC Inter Miami CF Lee Nguyen Los Angeles FC Alvas Powell FC Cincinnati Ben Sweat New York City FC Zarek Valentin Portland Timbers Nashville SCNashville SC Houston Dynamo Trade Brandon Vazquez Atlanta United FC Nashville SC Expansion DraftNashville SC FC Cincinnati Trade Joe Willis Houston Dynamo Nashville SC Adrian Zendejas Sporting Kansas City November 20, 2019 Lalas Abubakar Columbus Crew Colorado Rapids Trade Víctor Cabrera Montreal Impact Houston Dynamo Trade Doneil Henry Vancouver Whitecaps FC Suwon Samsung Bluewings Transfer Romell Quioto Houston Dynamo Montreal Impact Trade Auston Trusty Philadelphia Union Colorado Rapids Trade November 21, 2019 Nazmi Albadawi FC Cincinnati North Carolina FC Transfer Maikel Chang Real Monarchs Real Salt Lake Transfer Saphir Taïder Bologna Montreal Impact Transfer November 22, 2019 Matt LaGrassa Nashville SC (USL) Nashville SC Transfer Ruan Barra da Tijuca Orlando City SC Transfer Ken Tribbett Nashville SC (USL) Nashville SC Transfer Taylor Washington Alan Winn November 25, 2019 Danilo Acosta Real Salt Lake LA Galaxy Waiver Draft Jeff Caldwell New York City FC New England Revolution Haris Medunjanin Philadelphia Union FC Cincinnati Greg Ranjitsingh Orlando City SC Minnesota United FC November 26, 2019 Mikey Ambrose Atlanta United FC Inter Miami CF Re-Entry Draft Stefan Cleveland Chicago Fire FC Seattle Sounders FC Trade Tayvon Gray New York City Academy New York City FC Homegrown player Kendall McIntosh Portland Timbers New York Red Bulls Re-Entry Draft Eric Miller New York City FC Nashville SC Fafà Picault Philadelphia Union FC Dallas Trade Richard Sánchez Chicago Fire FC Sporting Kansas City Re-Entry Draft November 27, 2019 Drew Moor Toronto FC Colorado Rapids Free November 30, 2019 Corben Bone FC Cincinnati Louisville City Free December 2, 2019 Dominique Badji FC Dallas Nashville SC Trade Fernando Bob Minnesota United FC Boavista Free A. J. DeLaGarza Houston Dynamo Inter Miami CF Free Brooks Lennon Real Salt Lake Atlanta United FC Trade Luis Robles New York Red Bulls Inter Miami CF Free December 3, 2019 Saad Abdul-Salaam Seattle Sounders FC FC Cincinnati Re-Entry Draft Juan Agudelo New England Revolution Toronto FC Re-Entry Draft December 4, 2019 Brayan Beckeles Olimpia Nashville SC Transfer Everton Luiz SPAL Real Salt Lake Transfer John McCarthy Tampa Bay Rowdies Inter Miami CF Free Roberto Punčec Rijeka Sporting Kansas City Transfer Kelyn Rowe Real Salt Lake New England Revolution Free Axel Sjöberg Colorado Rapids Columbus Crew Waivers December 5, 2019 Amando Moreno Chicago Fire FC New Mexico United Free Jimmy Ockford San Jose Earthquakes Louisville City Free December 6, 2019 Michael Amir Murillo New York Red Bulls Anderlecht Transfer December 9, 2019 Bill Hamid Midtjylland D.C. United Transfer Emerson Hyndman Bournemouth Atlanta United FC Transfer Alvin Jones OKC Energy Real Salt Lake Transfer David Loera NC State Wolfpack Orlando City SC Homegrown player Andrés Perea Atlético Nacional Loan Sebastian Saucedo Real Salt Lake UNAM Free Khiry Shelton Paderborn 07 Sporting Kansas City Transfer December 10, 2019 Danny Musovski Reno 1868 Los Angeles FC Transfer Alan Pulido Guadalajara Sporting Kansas City Transfer Nicholas Slonina Chicago Fire Academy Chicago Fire FC Homegrown player December 11, 2019 Cristian Espinoza Villarreal San Jose Earthquakes Transfer Sacha Kljestan Orlando City SC LA Galaxy Free December 12, 2019 Jon Bakero Toronto FC Phoenix Rising Free Jordan Bender Orlando City B Orlando City SC Homegrown player Matt Lampson LA Galaxy Columbus Crew Free December 16, 2019 Lucas Cavallini Puebla Vancouver Whitecaps FC Transfer Kevin Partida San Jose Earthquakes Reno 1868 Free December 17, 2019 David Guzmán Columbus Crew Saprissa Free Cristian Higuita Orlando City SC Atlético Junior Free Forrest Lasso FC Cincinnati Tampa Bay Rowdies Transfer Zac MacMath Vancouver Whitecaps FC Real Salt Lake Trade Tom Pettersson Östersund FC Cincinnati Free Seth Sinovic Sporting Kansas City New England Revolution Free December 18, 2019 Vito Wormgoor Brann Columbus Crew Free December 20, 2019 Adam Buksa Pogoń Szczecin New England Revolution Transfer Brian Wright New England Revolution Birmingham Legion Free Lucas Zelarayán UANL Columbus Crew Transfer December 23, 2019 Drake Callender California Golden Bears Inter Miami CF Homegrown player Alex Crognale Columbus Crew Birmingham Legion Free Aidan Daniels Toronto FC Colorado Springs Switchbacks Free José Martínez Zulia Philadelphia Union Transfer Rodrigo Schlegel Racing Orlando City SC Loan Blake Smith FC Cincinnati San Antonio FC Free Denso Ulysse Tacoma Defiance Inter Miami CF Transfer December 26, 2019 Eric Bird Houston Dynamo FC Tulsa Free December 27, 2019 Harold Cummings San Jose Earthquakes Unión Española Free Zlatan Ibrahimović LA Galaxy Milan Free December 28, 2019 Juan Agudelo Toronto FC Inter Miami CF Trade December 29, 2019 Román Torres Seattle Sounders FC Free December 30, 2019 Pablo Aránguiz FC Dallas Universidad de Chile Loan Antônio Carlos Palmeiras Orlando City SC Loan December 31, 2019 Moisés Hernández FC Dallas Antigua GFC Free Aleksandar Katai Chicago Fire FC LA Galaxy Trade Diego Polenta LA Galaxy Olimpia Free January 1, 2020 David Accam Columbus Crew Nashville SC Trade George Acosta Austin Bold Inter Miami CF Transfer Luciano Acosta D.C. United Atlas Free Yamil Asad Vélez Sarsfield D.C. United Free Alexander Büttner Vitesse New England Revolution Transfer George Campbell Atlanta United 2 Atlanta United FC Homegrown player Jack de Vries Bethlehem Steel Philadelphia Union Homegrown player Francisco Ginella Montevideo Wanderers Los Angeles FC Transfer Aníbal Godoy San Jose Earthquakes Nashville SC Trade Judson Tombense San Jose Earthquakes Transfer Randall Leal Saprissa Nashville SC Transfer Christian Makoun Zamora Inter Miami CF Transfer Álvaro Medrán Valencia Chicago Fire FC Free Hany Mukhtar Brøndby Nashville SC Transfer Miguel Nazarit Once Caldas Transfer David Norman Jr. Vancouver Whitecaps FC Inter Miami CF Trade Wayne Rooney D.C. United Derby County Transfer Thiago Santos Palmeiras FC Dallas Transfer Cole Turner Bethlehem Steel Philadelphia Union Homegrown player Romario Williams Columbus Crew Miami FC Free Dario Župarić Rijeka Portland Timbers Transfer January 2, 2020 Yimmi Chará Atlético Mineiro Transfer Shkëlzen Gashi Colorado Rapids Aarau Free Emiliano Insúa VfB Stuttgart LA Galaxy Transfer January 5, 2020 Anthony Blondell Vancouver Whitecaps FC Huachipato Free January 6, 2020 Connor Maloney Columbus Crew San Antonio FC Free Sean Melvin Vancouver Whitecaps FC Colorado Springs Switchbacks Free Marcelo Palomino Houston Dynamo Academy Houston Dynamo Homegrown player January 7, 2020 Chris Lema New York Red Bulls II New York Red Bulls Free Jared Stroud January 8, 2020 José Hernández Atlanta United FC Atlético Venezuela Free Tomas Hilliard-Arce LA Galaxy Sacramento Republic Free Keaton Parks Benfica New York City FC Transfer Rodolfo Zelaya Los Angeles FC Celaya Free January 9, 2020 Carlos Ascues Orlando City SC Alianza Lima Free Daryl Dike Virginia Cavaliers Orlando City SC SuperDraft Henry Kessler New England Revolution Yuya Kubo Gent FC Cincinnati Transfer Jack Maher Indiana Hoosiers Nashville SC SuperDraft Ryan Raposo Syracuse Orange Vancouver Whitecaps FC Robbie Robinson Clemson Tigers Inter Miami CF Jeisson Vargas Montreal Impact Unión La Calera Free Anton Walkes Portsmouth Atlanta United FC Transfer January 10, 2020 Amadou Dia Phoenix Rising Sporting Kansas City Transfer Brian Fernández Portland Timbers Colón Free Leandro González Pírez Atlanta United FC Tijuana Transfer Jamiro Metz Philadelphia Union Transfer Fernando Meza Necaxa Atlanta United FC Transfer João Pedro LA Galaxy Tondela Free Dillon Powers Orlando City SC Dundee United Free January 11, 2020 Rasmus Schüller Minnesota United FC HJK Helsinki Free Gedion Zelalem Sporting Kansas City New York City FC Free January 13, 2020 Leonardo Bertone FC Cincinnati Thun Transfer José Cifuentes América de Quito Los Angeles FC Transfer Marko Marić 1899 Hoffenheim Houston Dynamo Transfer Eddie Munjoma SMU Mustangs FC Dallas Homegrown player Júnior Urso Corinthians Orlando City SC Transfer January 14, 2020 Daniel Bedoya New York City FC Atlético Pantoja Free Nicolas Benezet Guingamp Colorado Rapids Transfer Edison Flores Morelia D.C. United Transfer Nicolas Hasler Sporting Kansas City Thun Free Aidan Morris Indiana Hoosiers Columbus Crew Homegrown player Shane O'Neill Orlando City SC Seattle Sounders FC Free John Tolkin New York Red Bulls Academy New York Red Bulls Homegrown player Joel Waterman Cavalry FC Montreal Impact Transfer January 15, 2020 Brian Anunga Charleston Battery Nashville SC Transfer Marcus Epps New York Red Bulls Portland Timbers 2 Free Jon Erice Vancouver Whitecaps FC Albacete Free Milan Iloski UCLA Bruins Real Salt Lake Homegrown player Daniel Kinumbe Montreal Impact HFX Wanderers Free Ken Krolicki Portland Timbers 2 Free Eric Lopez LA Galaxy II LA Galaxy Homegrown player Younes Namli Krasnodar Colorado Rapids Loan Ballou Tabla Barcelona B Montreal Impact Transfer Kenneth Vermeer Feyenoord Los Angeles FC Transfer January 16, 2020 Cristian Colmán FC Dallas Barcelona Loan Braian Galván Colón Colorado Rapids Transfer Cristián Gutiérrez Colo-Colo Vancouver Whitecaps FC Free Marcelo Chicago Fire FC Paços de Ferreira Free Tyler Miller Los Angeles FC Minnesota United FC Trade Lawrence Olum Minnesota United FC Miami FC Free January 17, 2020 Sebastian Berhalter Columbus Crew Academy Columbus Crew Homegrown player Edgar Castillo New England Revolution Atlanta United FC Free Cristian Dájome Atlético Nacional Vancouver Whitecaps FC Transfer Pedro Gallese Veracruz Orlando City SC Free James Musa Phoenix Rising Minnesota United FC Transfer Kevin Paredes Loudoun United D.C. United Homegrown player Mauricio Pineda North Carolina Tar Heels Chicago Fire FC Homegrown player January 18, 2020 Robert Berić Saint-Étienne Transfer Cristian Martínez Chicago Fire FC Cádiz Free January 20, 2020 Bobby Edwards Portadown FC Cincinnati Transfer Matej Oravec Dunajská Streda Philadelphia Union Transfer Connor Sparrow Nashville SC (USL) Chicago Fire FC Free January 21, 2020 Vincent Bezecourt New York Red Bulls Miami FC Free Julian Gressel Atlanta United FC D.C. United Trade Adam Grinwis Orlando City SC Sacramento Republic Free Jacori Hayes FC Dallas Minnesota United