# List of Major League Soccer transfers 2017

The following is a list of transfers for the 2017 Major League Soccer season that have been made during the 2016-17 MLS offseason all the way through to the roster freeze on September 15, 2017.

## Transfers

| Date | Name | Moving from | Moving to | Mode of Transfer |
| October 6, 2016 | Chris Goslin | USA U-17 national team | Atlanta United FC | Homegrown player |
| October 14, 2016 | Marco Farfan | Portland Timbers 2 | Portland Timbers | Homegrown player |
| October 20, 2016 | Ballou Jean-Yves Tabla | FC Montreal | Montreal Impact | Homegrown player |
| November 4, 2016 | Karl Ouimette | Jacksonville Armada | New York Red Bulls | Loan Return |
| November 10, 2016 | Louis Béland-Goyette | FC Montreal | Montreal Impact | Homegrown player |
| November 10, 2016 | Omer Damari | New York Red Bulls | RB Leipzig | Loan Return |
| November 17, 2016 | Jesús Ferreira | FC Dallas Academy | FC Dallas | Homegrown player |
| November 21, 2016 | Aaron Long | New York Red Bulls | New York Red Bulls II | Loan Return |
| November 21, 2016 | Aubrey David | FC Dallas | Saprissa | Loan Return |
| November 21, 2016 | Carlos Lizarazo | FC Dallas | Cruz Azul | Loan Return |
| November 21, 2016 | Getterson | FC Dallas | J. Malucelli | Loan Return |
| November 22, 2016 | Bryan Reynolds | FC Dallas Academy | FC Dallas | Homegrown player |
| November 23, 2016 | Rodrigo Ramos | Chicago Fire | Coritiba | Loan Return |
| November 23, 2016 | Khaly Thiam | Chicago Fire | MTK Budapest | Loan Return |
| November 23, 2016 | Răzvan Cociș | Chicago Fire | Unattached | Released |
| November 23, 2016 | Eric Gehrig | Chicago Fire | Unattached | Released |
| November 23, 2016 | Nick LaBrocca | Chicago Fire | Unattached | Released |
| November 23, 2016 | Alex Morrell | Chicago Fire | Unattached | Released |
| November 23, 2016 | Michael Stephens | Chicago Fire | Unattached | Released |
| November 28, 2016 | Stiven Mendoza | New York City | Corinthians | Loan Return |
| November 28, 2016 | Federico Bravo | New York City | Boca Juniors | Loan Return |
| November 30, 2016 | Pedro Báez | Real Salt Lake | Cerro Porteño | Loan Return |
| December 1, 2016 | Justin Davis | Minnesota United (NASL) | Minnesota United FC | Free |
| December 1, 2016 | Kevin Venegas | Minnesota United (NASL) | Minnesota United FC | Free |
| December 2, 2016 | Brandon Vazquez | Club Tijuana | Atlanta United FC | Discovery Signing |
| December 5, 2016 | Miguel Almirón | Lanús | Atlanta United FC | Undisclosed |
| December 5, 2016 | Sean Okoli | FC Cincinnati | New York City | Free |
| December 8, 2016 | Fraser Aird | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Rangers | Loan Return |
| December 8, 2016 | Jordan Smith | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Saprissa | Loan Return |
| December 9, 2016 | Lucas Ontivero | Montreal Impact | Galatasaray | Loan Return |
| December 11, 2016 | Michael Parkhurst | Columbus Crew SC | Atlanta United FC | Trade |
| December 11, 2016 | Romario Williams | Montreal Impact | Atlanta United FC | Trade |
| December 11, 2016 | Kevin Kratz | Philadelphia Union | Atlanta United FC | Trade |
| December 11, 2016 | Harrison Heath | Orlando City SC | Atlanta United FC | Trade |
| December 11, 2016 | Sean Johnson | Chicago Fire | Atlanta United FC | Trade |
| December 11, 2016 | Sean Johnson | Atlanta United FC | New York City | Trade |
| December 11, 2016 | Joseph Greenspan | Colorado Rapids | Minnesota United FC | Trade |
| December 12, 2016 | Miguel Aguilar | D.C. United | LA Galaxy | Trade |
| December 13, 2016 | Donny Toia | Montreal Impact | Atlanta United FC | Expansion Draft |
| December 13, 2016 | Chris Duvall | New York Red Bulls | Minnesota United FC | Expansion Draft |
| December 13. 2016 | Zach Loyd | FC Dallas | Atlanta United FC | Expansion Draft |
| December 13, 2016 | Collen Warner | Houston Dynamo | Minnesota United FC | Expansion Draft |
| December 13, 2016 | Clint Irwin | Toronto FC | Atlanta United FC | Expansion Draft |
| December 13, 2016 | Mohammed Saeid | Columbus Crew SC | Minnesota United FC | Expansion Draft |
| December 13, 2016 | Mikey Ambrose | Orlando City SC | Atlanta United FC | Expansion Draft |
| December 13, 2016 | Jeff Attinella | Real Salt Lake | Minnesota United FC | Expansion Draft |
| December 13, 2016 | Alec Kann | Sporting Kansas City | Atlanta United FC | Expansion Draft |
| December 13, 2016 | Femi Hollinger-Janzen | New England Revolution | Minnesota United FC | Expansion Draft |
| December 13, 2016 | Donny Toia | Atlanta United FC | Orlando City SC | Trade |
| December 13, 2016 | Clint Irwin | Atlanta United FC | Toronto FC | Trade |
| December 13, 2016 | Mark Bloom | Toronto FC | Atlanta United FC | Trade |
| December 13, 2016 | Chris Duvall | Minnesota United FC | Montreal Impact | Trade |
| December 13, 2016 | Johan Venegas | Montreal Impact | Minnesota United FC | Trade |
| December 13, 2016 | Sheanon Williams | Houston Dynamo | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Trade |
| December 13, 2016 | Jermaine Jones | Colorado Rapids | LA Galaxy | Trade |
| December 14, 2016 | Aníbal Chalá | El Nacional | FC Dallas | Undisclosed |
| December 14, 2016 | Jeff Larentowicz | LA Galaxy | Atlanta United FC | Free Agent |
| December 16, 2016 | Roland Lamah | Ferencváros | FC Dallas | Free |
| December 16, 2016 | Dylan Remick | Seattle Sounders FC | Houston Dynamo | Re-Entry Draft Stage One |
| December 16, 2016 | Patrick McLain | Chicago Fire | Orlando City SC | Re-Entry Draft Stage One |
| December 16, 2016 | Bryan Meredith | San Jose Earthquakes | Seattle Sounders FC | Re-Entry Draft Stage One |
| December 16, 2016 | Junior Burgos | Atlanta United FC | Unattached | Waived |
| December 19, 2016 | Spencer Richey | Whitecaps FC 2 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Free |
| December 19, 2016 | Kyle Greig | Whitecaps FC 2 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Free |
| December 20, 2016 | Alex Crognale | Maryland Terrapins | Columbus Crew SC | Homegrown player |
| December 20, 2016 | Jeff Attinella | Minnesota United FC | Portland Timbers | Trade |
| December 20, 2016 | José Guillermo Ortiz | Herediano | D.C. United | Loan |
| December 20, 2016 | Alberth Elis | Monterrey | Houston Dynamo | Loan |
| December 20, 2016 | Nemanja Nikolić | Legia Warsaw | Chicago Fire | Undisclosed |
| December 20, 2016 | Taylor Washington | Philadelphia Union | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | Free |
| December 21, 2016 | Jacob Peterson | Sporting Kansas City | Atlanta United FC | Free Agent |
| December 21, 2016 | José Hernández | UCLA Bruins | Real Salt Lake | Homegrown player |
| December 21, 2016 | Nick Lima | California Golden Bears | San Jose Earthquakes | Homegrown player |
| December 21, 2016 | Adolfo Machado | Saprissa | Houston Dynamo | Undisclosed |
| December 22, 2016 | David Guzmán | Saprissa | Portland Timbers | Undisclosed |
| December 22, 2016 | Leonardo | LA Galaxy | Houston Dynamo | Re-Entry Draft Stage Two |
| December 22, 2016 | Josh Williams | Toronto FC | Columbus Crew SC | Re-Entry Draft Stage Two |
| December 22, 2016 | Olmes García | Real Salt Lake | San Jose Earthquakes | Re-Entry Draft Stage Two |
| December 22, 2016 | Andrew Dykstra | D.C. United | Sporting Kansas City | Re-Entry Draft Stage Two |
| December 22, 2016 | Reggie Cannon | UCLA Bruins | FC Dallas | Homegrown player |
| December 22, 2016 | Harry Shipp | Montreal Impact | Seattle Sounders FC | Trade |
| December 22, 2016 | Matt Van Oekel | FC Edmonton | Real Salt Lake | Undisclosed |
| December 23, 2016 | Igor Julião | Fluminense | Sporting Kansas City | Loan |
| December 23, 2016 | Will Bruin | Houston Dynamo | Seattle Sounders FC | Trade |
| December 23, 2016 | Romell Quioto | Olimpia | Houston Dynamo | Undisclosed |
| December 23, 2016 | Jukka Raitala | Sogndal | Columbus Crew SC | Discovery signing |
| December 23, 2016 | Greg Garza | Tijuana | Atlanta United FC | Loan |
| December 23, 2016 | Juninho | Tijuana | Chicago Fire | Loan |
| December 27, 2016 | Javier Morales | Real Salt Lake | FC Dallas | Free Agent |
| December 27, 2016 | Francisco Calvo | Saprissa | Minnesota United FC | Undisclosed |
| December 27, 2016 | Cedrick Mabwati | Columbus Crew SC | UCAM Murcia | Free |
| December 28, 2016 | Will Johnson | Toronto FC | Orlando City SC | Free Agent |
| December 30, 2016 | Juan David Cabezas | Deportivo Cali | Houston Dynamo | Loan |
| December 30, 2016 | Masato Kudo | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Free |
| December 31, 2016 | Sambinha | New England Revolution | Sporting B | Loan Return |
| December 31, 2016 | Erik Palmer-Brown | Porto B | Sporting Kansas City | Loan Return |
| January 1, 2017 | Tranquillo Barnetta | Philadelphia Union | St. Gallen | Free |
| January 3, 2017 | Jonathan Mensah | Anzhi Makhachkala | Columbus Crew SC | Undisclosed |
| January 3, 2017 | Collin Martin | D.C. United | Minnesota United FC | Trade |
| January 4, 2017 | Gerso Fernandes | Belenenses | Sporting Kansas City | Undisclosed |
| January 4, 2017 | Victor Giro | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Orlando City SC | Undisclosed |
| January 4, 2017 | Roy Miller | Saprissa | Portland Timbers | Undisclosed |
| January 5, 2017 | Christian Ramirez | Minnesota United (NASL) | Minnesota United FC | Free |
| January 5, 2017 | Miguel Ibarra | León | Minnesota United FC | Undisclosed |
| January 5, 2017 | Giliano Wijnaldum | VfL Bochum | Philadelphia Union | Undisclosed |
| January 6, 2017 | Kortne Ford | Denver Pioneers | Colorado Rapids | Homegrown player |
| January 6, 2017 | Ricardo Perez | Creighton Bluejays | Colorado Rapids | Homegrown player |
| January 6, 2017 | Fabián Castillo | FC Dallas | Trabzonspor | Undisclosed |
| January 6, 2017 | Albert Rusnák | Groningen | Real Salt Lake | Undisclosed |
| January 7, 2017 | Jorge Bava | Atlético Bucaramanga | Chicago Fire | Discovery signing |
| January 7, 2017 | Harold Cummings | Alajuelense | San Jose Earthquakes | Undisclosed |
| January 9, 2017 | Latif Blessing | Liberty Professionals | Sporting Kansas City | Discovery signing |
| January 9, 2017 | Christian Volesky | Portland Timbers | Sporting Kansas City | Trade |
| January 9, 2017 | Jay Simpson | Leyton Orient | Philadelphia Union | Discovery signing |
| January 10, 2017 | Cameron Iwasa | Sacramento Republic | Sporting Kansas City | Free |
| January 10, 2017 | Vadim Demidov | Brann | Minnesota United FC | Undisclosed |
| January 10, 2017 | Jefferson Mena | New York City | Barcelona | Loan |
| January 10, 2017 | Álvaro Saborío | D.C. United | Saprissa | Free |
| January 11, 2017 | Miguel Camargo | Chorrillo | New York City | Loan |
| January 11, 2017 | Yamil Asad | Vélez Sarsfield | Atlanta United FC | Loan |
| January 11, 2017 | Sergio Camargo | Syracuse Orange | Toronto FC | Homegrown player |
| January 12, 2017 | Victor Arboleda | Portland Timbers 2 | Portland Timbers | Free |
| January 12, 2017 | Rennico Clarke | Portland Timbers 2 | Portland Timbers | Free |
| January 12, 2017 | Kendall McIntosh | Portland Timbers 2 | Portland Timbers | Free |
| January 13, 2017 | Ilie Sánchez | 1860 Munich | Sporting Kansas City | Free |
| January 13. 2017 | Hugo Arellano | LA Galaxy II | LA Galaxy | Homegrown player |
| January 13, 2017 | A. J. DeLaGarza | LA Galaxy | Houston Dynamo | Trade |
| January 15, 2017 | Gershon Koffie | New England Revolution | Hammarby | Free |
| January 16, 2017 | Dax McCarty | New York Red Bulls | Chicago Fire | Trade |
| January 16, 2017 | Pedro Morales | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Colo-Colo | Free |
| January 17, 2017 | Karl Ouimette | New York Red Bulls | San Francisco Deltas | Free |
| January 18, 2017 | Seyi Adekoya | UCLA Bruins | Seattle Sounders FC | Homegrown player |
| January 18, 2017 | Henry Wingo | Washington Huskies | Seattle Sounders FC | Homegrown player |
| January 19, 2017 | João Pedro | Vitória de Guimarães | LA Galaxy | Discovery signing |
| January 20, 2017 | José Escalante | Olimpia | Houston Dynamo | Loan |
| January 20, 2017 | Pierre da Silva | Orlando City B | Orlando City SC | Free |
| January 20, 2017 | Marco Pappa | Colorado Rapids | Municipal | Free |
| January 23, 2017 | Ian Harkes | Wake Forest Demon Deacons | D.C. United | Homegrown player |
| January 23, 2017 | Alan Gordon | LA Galaxy | Colorado Rapids | Free Agent |
| January 23, 2017 | Yordy Reyna | Red Bull Salzburg | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Undisclosed |
| January 23, 2017 | Chance Myers | Sporting Kansas City | Portland Timbers | Free Agent |
| January 23, 2017 | Dairon Asprilla | Millonarios | Portland Timbers | Loan Return |
| January 23, 2017 | Ibson | Minnesota United (NASL) | Minnesota United FC | Free |
| January 23, 2017 | Brent Kallman | Minnesota United (NASL) | Minnesota United FC | |
| January 23, 2017 | Evan Louro | Michigan Wolverines | New York Red Bulls | Homegrown player |
| January 23, 2017 | Dan Metzger | New York Red Bulls II | New York Red Bulls | Free |
| January 24, 2017 | Mohammed Abu | Strømsgodset | Columbus Crew SC | Discovery signing |
| January 24, 2017 | Rafael Díaz | New York Red Bulls II | New York Red Bulls | Free |
| January 24, 2017 | Vicente Sánchez | Defensor Sporting | Houston Dynamo | Free |
| January 24, 2017 | Jonathan Spector | Birmingham City | Orlando City SC | Free |
| January 24, 2017 | Rasmus Schüller | Häcken | Minnesota United FC | Undisclosed |
| January 24, 2017 | Jermaine Taylor | Portland Timbers | Minnesota United FC | Undisclosed |
| January 24, 2017 | Bernardo Añor | Sporting Kansas City | Minnesota United FC | Unidslcosed |
| January 24, 2017 | Bismark Adjei-Boateng | Manchester City | Colorado Rapids | Undisclosed |
| January 24, 2017 | Tyrone Mears | Seattle Sounders FC | Atlanta United FC | Trade |
| January 24, 2017 | Sébastien Le Toux | Colorado Rapids | D.C. United | Free Agent |
| January 24, 2017 | Arun Basuljevic | Georgetown Hoyas | New York Red Bulls | Homegrown player |
| January 25, 2017 | Antonio Delamea Mlinar | Olimpija Ljubljana | New England Revolution | Undisclosed |
| January 25, 2017 | Abuchi Obinwa | Hannover 96 | Columbus Crew SC | Free |
| January 25, 2017 | Cristian Martínez | Chorrillo | Columbus Crew SC | Undisclosed |
| January 26, 2017 | Anton Walkes | Tottenham Hotspur | Atlanta United FC | Loan |
| January 26, 2017 | Chad Barrett | San Jose Earthquakes | Real Salt Lake | Free Agent |
| January 26, 2017 | David Horst | Houston Dynamo | Real Salt Lake | Free Agent |
| January 26, 2017 | Cristian Colmán | Nacional Asunción | FC Dallas | Undisclosed |
| January 26, 2017 | Nouhou Tolo | Seattle Sounders FC 2 | Seattle Sounders FC | Free |
| January 26, 2017 | Leandro González Pírez | Estudiantes | Atlanta United FC | Undisclosed |
| January 26, 2017 | Kevin Molino | Orlando City SC | Minnesota United FC | Trade |
| January 26, 2017 | Patrick McLain | Orlando City SC | Minnesota United FC | Trade |
| January 27, 2017 | Djordje Mihailovic | Chicago Fire Academy | Chicago Fire | Homegrown player |
| January 27, 2017 | Josh Saunders | New York City | Orlando City SC | Trade |
| January 27, 2017 | Marco Ureña | Brøndby | San Jose Earthquakes | Undisclosed |
| January 27, 2017 | Benjamin Angoua | Guingamp | New England Revolution | Undisclosed |
| January 27, 2017 | Alexander Callens | Numancia | New York City | Undisclosed |
| January 29, 2017 | John Alvbåge | IFK Göteborg | Minnesota United FC | Loan |
| January 30, 2017 | Oguchi Onyewu | Unattached | Philadelphia Union | Free Agent |
| January 31, 2017 | Romain Alessandrini | Marseille | LA Galaxy | Undisclosed |
| January 31, 2017 | Chris Mavinga | Rubin Kazan | Toronto FC | Undisclosed |
| January 31, 2017 | Haris Medunjanin | Maccabi Tel Aviv | Philadelphia Union | Undisclosed |
| January 31, 2017 | Gustav Svensson | Guangzhou R&F | Seattle Sounders FC | Undisclosed |
| January 31, 2017 | Hassan Ndam | Rainbow FC | New York Red Bulls | Undisclosed |
| February 1, 2017 | Alexander Ring | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | New York City | Undisclosed |
| February 1, 2017 | Kianz Froese | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Fortuna Düsseldorf | Undisclosed |
| February 2, 2017 | Fafà Picault | St. Pauli | Philadelphia Union | Undisclosed |
| February 2, 2017 | Josef Martínez | Torino | Atlanta United FC | Loan |
| February 2, 2017 | Danny Hoesen | Groningen | San Jose Earthquakes | Loan |
| February 2, 2017 | Florian Jungwirth | SV Darmstadt 98 | San Jose Earthquakes | Undisclosed |
| February 2, 2017 | Sebastián Blanco | San Lorenzo | Portland Timbers | Undisclosed |
| February 3, 2017 | Lawrence Olum | Sporting Kansas City | Portland Timbers | Trade |
| February 3, 2017 | Jahmir Hyka | Luzern | San Jose Earthquakes | Undisclosed |
| February 6, 2017 | Brooks Lennon | Liverpool | Real Salt Lake | Loan |
| February 6, 2017 | Carlos Carmona | Atalanta | Atlanta United FC | Discovery Signing |
| February 7, 2017 | Hernán Grana | All Boys | FC Dallas | Loan |
| February 7, 2017 | Carlos Cermeño | Deportivo Táchira | FC Dallas | Loan |
| February 8, 2017 | Bashkim Kadrii | F.C. Copenhagen | Minnesota United FC | Loan |
| February 8, 2017 | Adam Najem | New York Red Bulls | Philadelphia Union | Trade |
| February 13, 2017 | Artur | São Paulo | Columbus Crew SC | Loan |
| February 14, 2017 | Yangel Herrera | Manchester City | New York City | Loan |
| February 15, 2017 | Josh Gatt | Unattached | Minnesota United FC | Free Agent |
| February 15, 2017 | Maxi Moralez | León | New York City | Undisclosed |
| February 15, 2017 | Fredy Montero | Tianjin TEDA | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Loan |
| February 15, 2017 | Rodney Wallace | Sport Recife | New York City | Free |
| February 15, 2017 | Bobby Shuttleworth | New England Revolution | Minnesota United FC | Trade |
| February 15, 2017 | Femi Hollinger-Janzen | Minnesota United FC | New England Revolution | Trade |
| February 16, 2017 | John Stertzer | Unattached | New York City | Free Agent |
| February 18, 2017 | Michael Amir Murillo | San Francisco F.C. | New York Red Bulls | Loan |
| February 20, 2017 | Víctor Vázquez | Cruz Azul | Toronto FC | Undisclosed |
| February 21, 2017 | Jérôme Thiesson | Luzern | Minnesota United FC | Undisclosed |
| February 22, 2017 | Adrián Arregui | Temperley | Montreal Impact | Loan |
| February 23, 2017 | Ben Sweat | Unattached | New York City | Free Agent |
| February 24, 2017 | Maxim Tissot | Unattached | D.C. United | Free Agent |
| February 25, 2017 | Brek Shea | Orlando City SC | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Trade |
| February 25, 2017 | Giles Barnes | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Orlando City SC | Trade |
| February 27, 2017 | Mauro Rosales | FC Dallas | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Free |
| March 1, 2017 | Jack McInerney | Portland Timbers | Unattached | Waived |
| March 1, 2017 | Kyle Reynish | New York Red Bulls | Atlanta United FC | Trade |
| March 2, 2017 | Jeffrey Otoo | Atlanta United FC | Charleston Battery | Loan |
| March 2, 2017 | Romario Williams | Atlanta United FC | Charleston Battery | Loan |
| March 3, 2017 | Scott Sutter | Young Boys | Orlando City SC | Undisclosed |
| March 3, 2017 | Moussa Sane | AS Dakar Sacré Coeur | Orlando City SC | Loan |
| March 10, 2017 | Fredrik Gulbrandsen | Red Bull Salzburg | New York Red Bulls | Loan |
| March 10, 2017 | Mix Diskerud | New York City | IFK Göteborg | Loan |
| March 10, 2017 | Jake McGuire | Unattached | Philadelphia Union | Free |
| March 11, 2017 | Johan Brunell | FF Jaro | Toronto FC | Undisclosed |
| March 18, 2017 | Bryan Róchez | Unattached | Atlanta United FC | Free |
| March 21, 2017 | Bastian Schweinsteiger | Manchester United | Chicago Fire | Undisclosed |
| March 21, 2017 | Jason Hernandez | New York City | Toronto FC | Free |
| March 30, 2017 | Kekuta Manneh | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Columbus Crew SC | Trade |
| March 30, 2017 | Tony Tchani | Columbus Crew SC | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Trade |
| March 31, 2017 | Josh Gatt | Minnesota United FC | Colorado Rapids | Trade |
| March 31, 2017 | Mohammed Saeid | Minnesota United FC | Colorado Rapids | Trade |
| March 31, 2017 | Sam Cronin | Colorado Rapids | Minnesota United FC | Trade |
| March 31, 2017 | Marc Burch | Colorado Rapids | Minnesota United FC | Trade |
| April 4, 2017 | Anatole Abang | New York Red Bulls | SJK | Loan |
| April 4, 2017 | Eric Ayuk | Philadelphia Union | Jönköpings Södra IF | Loan |
| April 6, 2017 | Luis Gil | Querétaro | Orlando City SC | Loan |
| April 6, 2017 | Johan Brunell | Toronto FC | Unattached | Waived |
| April 18, 2017 | Jack McInerney | Unattached | LA Galaxy | Free |
| April 21, 2017 | Molham Babouli | Toronto FC | Unattached | Waived |
| May 2, 2017 | Ben Spencer | Toronto FC II | Toronto FC | Transfer |
| May 8, 2017 | Gershon Koffie | Hammarby Fotboll | New England Revolution | Loan |
| May 9, 2017 | Jefferson Savarino | Zulia | Real Salt Lake | Loan |
| May 9, 2017 | Bernie Ibini-Isei | Club Brugge | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Transfer |
| May 12, 2017 | Aníbal Chalá | FC Dallas | L.D.U. Quito | Loan |
| May 31, 2017 | Amer Didic | Swope Park Rangers | Sporting Kansas City | Transfer |
| June 6, 2017 | Fredrik Gulbrandsen | New York Red Bulls | Red Bull Salzburg | Loan Terminated |
| June 9, 2017 | Agus | Houston Dynamo | Unattached | Waived |
| June 15, 2017 | Álvaro Fernández | Seattle Sounders FC | Unattached | Released |
| June 16, 2017 | Adrián Arregui | Montreal Impact | Temperley | Loan Terminated |
| June 20, 2017 | Deshorn Brown | Tampa Bay Rowdies | D.C. United | Trade |
| June 21, 2017 | James Sands | New York City FC Academy | New York City | Homegrown player |
| June 22, 2017 | Valeri Qazaishvili | Vitesse | San Jose Earthquakes | Free |
| June 24, 2017 | Alhaji Kamara | D.C. United | Al-Taawoun | Transfer |
| June 26, 2017 | Larrys Mabiala | Kayserispor | Portland Timbers | Transfer |
| June 28, 2017 | Justin Bilyeu | New York Red Bulls | Unattached | Waived |
| June 28, 2017 | Matías Pérez García | Orlando City SC | Unattached | Waived |
| June 29, 2017 | Igor Julião | Sporting Kansas City | Fluminense | Loan Terminated |
| June 29, 2017 | Cristian Lobato | Gimnàstic de Tarragona | Sporting Kansas City | Undisclosed |
| July 1, 2017 | Kelvin Leerdam | Vitesse | Seattle Sounders FC | Free |
| July 3, 2017 | Marcelo Silva | Real Zaragoza | Real Salt Lake | Transfer |
| July 10, 2017 | Sam Nicholson | Heart of Midlothian | Minnesota United FC | Undisclosed |
| July 10, 2017 | Brad Guzan | Middlesbrough F.C. | Atlanta United FC | Free |
| July 11, 2017 | Pele van Anholt | Willem II | LA Galaxy | Free |
| July 11, 2017 | Dilly Duka | Columbus Crew SC | Unattached | Waived |
| July 12, 2017 | Michael Boxall | SuperSport United | Minnesota United FC | Transfer |
| July 12, 2017 | José Guillermo Ortiz | D.C. United | Herediano | Loan Terminated |
| July 13, 2017 | Nicolas Hasler | Vaduz | Toronto FC | Transfer |
| July 13, 2017 | Shaun Francis | San Jose Earthquakes | Montreal Impact | Trade |
| July 14, 2017 | Patrick Doody | Chicago Fire | Saint Louis FC | Loan |
| July 15, 2017 | Brandon Allen | New York Red Bulls | Minnesota United FC | Loan |
| July 17, 2017 | Tomás Martínez | Braga | Houston Dynamo | Transfer |
| July 18, 2017 | Paolo Tornaghi | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Unattached | Released |
| July 19, 2017 | Stefan Marinovic | SpVgg Unterhaching | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Transfer |
| July 20, 2017 | Deian Boldor | Bologna | Montreal Impact | Loan |
| July 21, 2017 | François Affolter | Luzern | San Jose Earthquakes | Transfer |
| July 25, 2017 | Dom Dwyer | Sporting Kansas City | Orlando City SC | Trade |
| July 25, 2017 | Sam Adekugbe | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | IFK Göteborg | Loan |
| July 26, 2017 | Bill Tuiloma | Marseille | Portland Timbers | Transfer |
| July 26, 2017 | Stefan Aigner | 1860 Munich | Colorado Rapids | Transfer |
| July 27, 2017 | Fidel Escobar | Sporting San Miguelito | New York Red Bulls | Loan |
| July 28, 2017 | Muhamed Keita | Lech Poznań | New York Red Bulls | Transfer |
| July 28, 2017 | Jonathan dos Santos | Villarreal | LA Galaxy | Transfer |
| July 28, 2017 | Claude Dielna | Sheffield Wednesday | New England Revolution | Transfer |
| August 1, 2017 | Fatai Alashe | San Jose Earthquakes | Reno 1868 FC | Loan |
| August 2, 2017 | Víctor Rodríguez | Sporting de Gijón | Seattle Sounders FC | Transfer |
| August 3, 2017 | Samuel Piette | CD Izarra | Montreal Impact | Transfer |
| August 4, 2017 | Yoshimar Yotún | Malmö | Orlando City SC | Transfer |
| August 4, 2017 | Bruno Miranda | Universidad de Chile | D.C. United | Loan |
| August 7, 2017 | Lamar Neagle | D.C. United | Seattle Sounders FC | Trade |
| August 7, 2017 | Philippe Senderos | Rangers F.C. | Houston Dynamo | Transfer |
| August 8, 2017 | Pedro Santos | Braga | Columbus Crew SC | Transfer |
| August 8, 2017 | Bobby Boswell | D.C. United | Atlanta United FC | Trade |
| August 8, 2017 | Alex Kapp | Unattached | Minnesota United FC | Free |
| August 9, 2017 | Ethan Finlay | Columbus Crew SC | Minnesota United FC | Trade |
| August 9, 2017 | Russell Canouse | TSG 1899 Hoffenheim | D.C. United | Transfer |
| August 9, 2017 | Aaron Maund | Real Salt Lake | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Trade |
| August 9, 2017 | Christian Dean | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Chicago Fire | Trade |
| August 9, 2017 | Luis González | Monagas | FC Dallas | Loan |
| August 9, 2017 | Rasmus Schüller | Minnesota United FC | HJK | Loan |
| August 9, 2017 | Anatole Abang | New York Red Bulls | Astra Giurgiu | Loan |
| August 9, 2017 | Zoltán Stieber | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | D.C. United | Transfer |
| August 10, 2017 | Paul Arriola | Tijuana | D.C. United | Transfer |
| August 10, 2017 | José Leitón | Herediano | Minnesota United FC | Loan |
| August 10, 2017 | Ali Ghazal | Guizhou Zhicheng | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Transfer |
| August 10, 2017 | Calum Mallace | Montreal Impact | Seattle Sounders FC | Trade |
| August 10, 2017 | Luis Gil | Orlando City SC | Colorado Rapids | Trade |
| August 10, 2017 | Dillon Powers | Colorado Rapids | Orlando City SC | Trade |
| August 10, 2017 | Krisztián Németh | Columbus Crew SC | New England Revolution | Trade |
| August 11, 2017 | Victor Mansaray | Seattle Sounders FC | Unattached | Waived |
| August 11, 2017 | Richard Sánchez | Unattached | Chicago Fire | Allocation |
| August 14, 2017 | Julian Büscher | D.C. United | Rochester Rhinos | Loan |
| August 17, 2017 | Steve Clark | AC Horsens | D.C. United | Free |
| August 17, 2017 | Sébastien Le Toux | D.C. United | Unattached | Released |
| August 18, 2017 | Jelle Van Damme | LA Galaxy | Royal Antwerp | Transfer |
| August 22, 2017 | Bryan Róchez | Atlanta United FC | Unattached | Waived |
| August 24, 2017 | Juan Edgardo Ramírez | Colorado Rapids | Unattached | Released |
| August 25, 2017 | Gianluca Busio | Sporting Kansas City Academy | Sporting Kansas City | Homegrown player |
| September 14, 2017 | Jorge Corrales | Tulsa Roughnecks FC | Chicago Fire | Transfer |
| September 14, 2017 | Jorge Corrales | Chicago Fire | Tulsa Roughnecks FC | Loan |