# List of Major League Soccer transfers 2009

The following is a list of transfers for the 2009 Major League Soccer season. Seattle Sounders FC, a new expansion team, signed four players during the 2008 season, however their transfers are listed on this page for clarity. David Beckham's loan to Milan was also made during the 2008 season. The rest of the transfers were made during the 2008–09 offseason all the way through to the MLS transfer deadline on August 31, 2009.

## Transfers

| Date | Name | Moving from | Moving to | Mode of Transfer |
| May 8, 2008 | Sébastien Le Toux | Seattle Sounders | Seattle Sounders FC | Free |
| August 14, 2008 | Kasey Keller | Unattached | Seattle Sounders FC | Free |
| September 5, 2008 | Sanna Nyassi | Unattached | Seattle Sounders FC | Free |
| October 24, 2008 | David Beckham | Los Angeles Galaxy | Milan | Loan |
| October 24, 2008 | Freddie Ljungberg | Unattached | Seattle Sounders FC | Free |
| November 14, 2008 | Fred | D.C. United | Wellington Phoenix | Loan |
| November 19, 2008 | Hunter Freeman | Toronto FC | Start | Free |
| November 20, 2008 | Landon Donovan | Los Angeles Galaxy | Bayern Munich | Loan |
| November 22, 2008 | Cuauhtémoc Blanco | Chicago Fire | Santos Laguna | Loan |
| November 24, 2008 | Adam Cristman | New England Revolution | Kansas City Wizards | Trade |
| November 24, 2008 | Jovan Kirovski | San Jose Earthquakes | Los Angeles Galaxy | Trade |
| November 24, 2008 | Jámison Olave | Deportivo Cali | Real Salt Lake | Undisclosed |
| November 26, 2008 | Mike Petke | Unattached | New York Red Bulls | Free |
| November 28, 2008 | Brad Evans | Columbus Crew | Seattle Sounders FC | Expansion Draft |
| November 28, 2008 | Nate Jaqua | Houston Dynamo | Seattle Sounders FC | Expansion Draft |
| November 28, 2008 | Stephen King | Chicago Fire | Seattle Sounders FC | Expansion Draft |
| November 28, 2008 | Jeff Parke | New York Red Bulls | Seattle Sounders FC | Expansion Draft |
| November 28, 2008 | James Riley | San Jose Earthquakes | Seattle Sounders FC | Expansion Draft |
| November 28, 2008 | Jarrod Smith | Toronto FC | Seattle Sounders FC | Expansion Draft |
| November 28, 2008 | Khano Smith | New England Revolution | Seattle Sounders FC | Expansion Draft |
| November 28, 2008 | Nathan Sturgis | Real Salt Lake | Seattle Sounders FC | Expansion Draft |
| November 28, 2008 | Peter Vagenas | Los Angeles Galaxy | Seattle Sounders FC | Expansion Draft |
| November 28, 2008 | Tyson Wahl | Kansas City Wizards | Seattle Sounders FC | Expansion Draft |
| December 8, 2008 | Michael Parkhurst | New England Revolution | Nordsjælland | Free |
| December 12, 2008 | Dwayne De Rosario | Houston Dynamo | Toronto FC | Trade |
| December 12, 2008 | Julius James | Toronto FC | Houston Dynamo | Trade |
| December 23, 2008 | Tomasz Frankowski | Chicago Fire | Jagiellonia Białystok | Free |
| December 23, 2008 | Donovan Ricketts | Village United | Los Angeles Galaxy | Undisclosed |
| December 28, 2008 | Michael Videira | Unattached | New England Revolution | Free |
| January 6, 2009 | Duilio Davino | FC Dallas | Puebla | Free |
| January 6, 2009 | Chris Eylander | Unattached | Seattle Sounders FC | Free |
| January 7, 2009 | Leonard Griffin | Portland Timbers | Los Angeles Galaxy | Undisclosed |
| January 9, 2009 | Stefani Miglioranzi | Columbus Crew | Los Angeles Galaxy | Trade |
| January 13, 2009 | Ty Harden | Los Angeles Galaxy | Colorado Rapids | Trade |
| January 13, 2009 | Macoumba Kandji | Atlanta Silverbacks | New York Red Bulls | Undisclosed |
| January 13, 2009 | Roberto Nurse | Chivas USA | Veracruz | Free |
| January 13, 2009 | Dominic Oduro | FC Dallas | New York Red Bulls | Trade |
| January 13, 2009 | Dave van den Bergh | New York Red Bulls | FC Dallas | Trade |
| January 15, 2009 | Ante Jazić | Los Angeles Galaxy | Chivas USA | Trade |
| January 15, 2009 | Dema Kovalenko | Real Salt Lake | Los Angeles Galaxy | Trade |
| January 15, 2009 | Mike Magee | New York Red Bulls | Los Angeles Galaxy | Trade |
| January 15, 2009 | Matt Pickens | Chicago Fire | Colorado Rapids | Trade |
| January 15, 2009 | Steve Purdy | 1860 Munich | FC Dallas | Undisclosed |
| January 16, 2009 | Francisco Mendoza | Chivas USA | Guadalajara | Free |
| January 19, 2009 | Kenny Deuchar | Real Salt Lake | Hamilton Academical | Free |
| January 20, 2009 | Francisco Lima | San Jose Earthquakes | Taranto Sport | Free |
| January 21, 2009 | Fabián Espíndola | Real Salt Lake | Deportivo Anzoátegui | Free |
| January 21, 2009 | Taylor Graham | Unattached | Seattle Sounders FC | Free |
| January 22, 2009 | Gonzalo Peralta | D.C. United | Unión Santa Fe | Loan |
| January 23, 2009 | Tally Hall | Esbjerg | Houston Dynamo | Free |
| January 23, 2009 | Fredy Montero | Deportivo Cali | Seattle Sounders FC | Loan |
| January 26, 2009 | Patrick Ianni | Houston Dynamo | Seattle Sounders FC | Trade |
| January 27, 2009 | Osvaldo Alonso | Charleston Battery | Seattle Sounders FC | Undisclosed |
| January 27, 2009 | Daniel Torres | Bryne | FC Dallas | Undisclosed |
| January 30, 2009 | Marcelo Gallardo | D.C. United | River Plate | Free |
| January 31, 2009 | Felix Garcia | Laredo Heat | Houston Dynamo | Undisclosed |
| January 31, 2009 | Carlos Ruiz | Toronto FC | Olimpia Asunción | Free |
| February 2, 2009 | Scott Sealy | San Jose Earthquakes | Maccabi Tel Aviv | Free |
| February 3, 2009 | Todd Dunivant | Toronto FC | Los Angeles Galaxy | Trade |
| February 5, 2009 | Cam Weaver | Haugesund | San Jose Earthquakes | Undisclosed |
| February 9, 2009 | Pablo Campos | GAIS | San Jose Earthquakes | Undisclosed |
| February 9, 2009 | Christian Gómez | Colorado Rapids | D.C. United | Trade |
| February 9, 2009 | Mike Graczyk | Colorado Rapids | D.C. United | Trade |
| February 9, 2009 | Iván Guerrero | D.C. United | Colorado Rapids | Trade |
| February 9, 2009 | Pablo Vitti | Independiente | Toronto FC | Loan |
| February 10, 2009 | Bobby Convey | Unattached | San Jose Earthquakes | Free |
| February 10, 2009 | Tyrone Marshall | Toronto FC | Seattle Sounders FC | Trade |
| February 10, 2009 | Daniel Paladini | Chivas USA | Carolina RailHawks | Free |
| February 11, 2009 | Santiago Hirsig | San Lorenzo | Kansas City Wizards | Undisclosed |
| February 11, 2009 | Andrew Weber | Unattached | San Jose Earthquakes | Free |
| February 12, 2009 | Khano Smith | Seattle Sounders FC | New York Red Bulls | Trade |
| February 18, 2009 | Jhon Kennedy Hurtado | Deportivo Cali | Seattle Sounders FC | Undisclosed |
| February 24, 2009 | David Ferreira | Atlético Paranaense | FC Dallas | Loan |
| February 24, 2009 | Ange N'Silu | Le Mont | D.C. United | Undisclosed |
| February 24, 2009 | Adrian Serioux | FC Dallas | Toronto FC | Trade |
| February 27, 2009 | Dejan Jakovic | Red Star Belgrade | D.C. United | Undisclosed |
| February 27, 2009 | Gregory Richardson | Toronto FC | Colorado Rapids | Trade |
| March 2, 2009 | Steve Cronin | Los Angeles Galaxy | Portland Timbers | Free |
| March 2, 2009 | Chris Leitch | New York Red Bulls | San Jose Earthquakes | Trade |
| March 3, 2009 | Emmanuel Gómez | Samger FC | Toronto FC | Free |
| March 3, 2009 | Ned Grabavoy | Unattached | Real Salt Lake | Free |
| March 3, 2009 | Amadou Sanyang | Real de Banjul | Toronto FC | Free |
| March 10, 2009 | Albert Celades | Real Zaragoza | New York Red Bulls | Free |
| March 10, 2009 | Josh Wicks | Los Angeles Galaxy | D.C. United | Trade |
| March 11, 2009 | Scott Palguta | Rochester Rhinos | Colorado Rapids | Undisclosed |
| March 12, 2009 | Eduardo Lillingston | Tecos UAG | Chivas USA | Undisclosed |
| March 12, 2009 | Josh Saunders | Miami FC | Los Angeles Galaxy | Undisclosed |
| March 16, 2009 | Roger Levesque | Unattached | Seattle Sounders FC | Free |
| March 16, 2009 | Zach Scott | Unattached | Seattle Sounders FC | Free |
| March 17, 2009 | Mike Zaher | D.C. United | San Jose Earthquakes | Trade |
| March 18, 2009 | Eric Brunner | New York Red Bulls | Columbus Crew | Trade |
| March 18, 2009 | Tim Ward | Unattached | Chicago Fire | Free |
| March 19, 2009 | Simon Elliott | Unattached | San Jose Earthquakes | Free |
| March 19, 2009 | Carlos Johnson | Bryne | New York Red Bulls | Free |
| March 19, 2009 | Tony Sanneh | Unattached | Los Angeles Galaxy | Free |
| March 19, 2009 | Mariano Trujillo | Atlante | Chivas USA | Undisclosed |
| March 20, 2009 | Brandon McDonald | Unattached | San Jose Earthquakes | Free |
| March 21, 2009 | Álvaro Sánchez | San Carlos | FC Dallas | Loan |
| March 24, 2009 | Kevin Forrest | Unattached | Seattle Sounders FC | Free |
| March 25, 2009 | Mike Graczyk | D.C. United | San Jose Earthquakes | Trade |
| March 26, 2009 | Stephane Assengue | Daga Young Stars | New England Revolution | Free |
| March 27, 2009 | John DiRaimondo | Unattached | D.C. United | Free |
| March 27, 2009 | Bojan Stepanović | Srem | Chivas USA | Free |
| March 31, 2009 | Emmanuel Osei | Liberty Professionals | New England Revolution | Free |
| March 31, 2009 | Jeff Parke | Seattle Sounders FC | Vancouver Whitecaps | Free |
| April 3, 2009 | Gregg Berhalter | 1860 Munich | Los Angeles Galaxy | Free |
| April 6, 2009 | Ade Akinbiyi | Burnley | Houston Dynamo | Free |
| April 14, 2009 | André Hainault | Baník Most | Houston Dynamo | Undisclosed |
| April 15, 2009 | Fabián Espíndola | Deportivo Anzoátegui | Real Salt Lake | Undisclosed |
| April 17, 2009 | Julien Baudet | Crewe Alexandra | Colorado Rapids | Free |
| April 17, 2009 | Kyle Davies | Southampton | Real Salt Lake | Free |
| April 17, 2009 | Alfredo Pacheco | FAS | New York Red Bulls | Loan ($30k) |
| April 23, 2009 | Avery John | New England Revolution | D.C. United | Trade |
| April 28, 2009 | Kyle Davies | Real Salt Lake | FC Dallas | Trade |
| April 28, 2009 | Aaron Pitchkolan | FC Dallas | San Jose Earthquakes | Trade |
| May 6, 2009 | Nico Colaluca | Colorado Rapids | New England Revolution | Trade |
| May 6, 2009 | Rob Valentino | New England Revolution | Colorado Rapids | Trade |
| May 18, 2009 | Cornell Glen | San Juan Jabloteh | San Jose Earthquakes | Undisclosed |
| May 27, 2009 | Dominic Oduro | New York Red Bulls | Houston Dynamo | Trade |
| June 9, 2009 | Nick Garcia | San Jose Earthquakes | Toronto FC | Trade |
| June 9, 2009 | Cam Weaver | San Jose Earthquakes | Houston Dynamo | Trade |
| June 9, 2009 | Chris Wondolowski | Houston Dynamo | San Jose Earthquakes | Trade |
| June 12, 2009 | António Ribeiro | Unattached | San Jose Earthquakes | Free |
| June 15, 2009 | Pat Noonan | Columbus Crew | Colorado Rapids | Trade |
| June 23, 2009 | Ali Gerba | Milton Keynes Dons | Toronto FC | Free |
| June 24, 2009 | Kevin Harmse | Toronto FC | Chivas USA | Trade |
| June 26, 2009 | Terry Boss | Unattached | Seattle Sounders FC | Free |
| June 29, 2009 | Bouna Coundoul | Unattached | New York Red Bulls | Free |
| July 1, 2009 | Alecko Eskandarian | Chivas USA | Los Angeles Galaxy | Trade |
| July 1, 2009 | Edgaras Jankauskas | REO LT Vilnius | New England Revolution | Free |
| July 2, 2009 | Leonardo González | Municipal Liberia | Seattle Sounders FC | Undisclosed |
| July 8, 2009 | Chris Birchall | Brighton & Hove Albion | Los Angeles Galaxy | Free |
| July 13, 2009 | Leonard Krupnik | Maccabi Haifa | New York Red Bulls | Undisclosed |
| July 15, 2009 | Pablo Campos | San Jose Earthquakes | Real Salt Lake | Trade |
| July 16, 2009 | Ernst Öbster | Red Bull Salzburg | New York Red Bulls | Undisclosed |
| July 16, 2009 | Danny Szetela | Racing Santander | D.C. United | Free |
| July 17, 2009 | Atiba Harris | Chivas USA | FC Dallas | Trade |
| July 17, 2009 | Marcelo Saragosa | FC Dallas | Chivas USA | Trade |
| July 24, 2009 | Ely Allen | Seattle Wolves | D.C. United | Free |
| July 24, 2009 | Facundo Diz | Platense | Colorado Rapids | Free |
| July 24, 2009 | Ramón Sánchez | Alianza | San Jose Earthquakes | Undisclosed |
| July 28, 2009 | Zoltán Hercegfalvi | Budapest Honvéd | Kansas City Wizards | Free |
| July 29, 2009 | Rachid El Khalifi | SC Cambuur | Real Salt Lake | Free |
| July 29, 2009 | Jamie Smith | Aberdeen | Colorado Rapids | Free |
| July 31, 2009 | Kenny Cooper | FC Dallas | 1860 Munich | Undisclosed |
| July 31, 2009 | André Luiz | Jaguares | San Jose Earthquakes | Free |
| August 12, 2009 | Lesly Fellinga | SC Heerenveen | Toronto FC | Undisclosed |
| August 13, 2009 | Nelson González | Quilmes | Real Salt Lake | Loan |
| August 14, 2009 | Ryan Cochrane | San Jose Earthquakes | Houston Dynamo | Trade |
| August 14, 2009 | David Habarugira | Anderlecht | D.C. United | Undisclosed |
| August 14, 2009 | Julius James | Houston Dynamo | D.C. United | Trade |
| August 14, 2009 | Yamith Cuesta | Expreso Rojo | Chivas USA | Loan |
| August 17, 2009 | Walter García | Unattached | New York Red Bulls | Free |
| August 18, 2009 | Marvin Chávez | Marathón | FC Dallas | Loan |
| August 18, 2009 | Jesús Padilla | Guadalajara | Chivas USA | Loan |
| August 19, 2009 | Emilio Rentería | Caracas | Columbus Crew | Free |
| August 20, 2009 | Luis Ángel Landín | Morelia | Houston Dynamo | Loan |
| August 21, 2009 | Maicon Santos | Bonsucesso | Chivas USA | Loan |
| August 28, 2009 | Bakary Soumare | Chicago Fire | Boulogne | $2.14m |
| August 31, 2009 | Ugo Ihemelu | Colorado Rapids | FC Dallas | Trade |
| August 31, 2009 | Drew Moor | FC Dallas | Colorado Rapids | Trade |