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
 Ivan 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
 Ivan 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  
 I.L. 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
 Jose 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 Fotballklubb
 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
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 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
 Christian Nunez  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
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