# List of Major League Soccer transfers 2011

The following is a list of transfers for the 2011 Major League Soccer season. The Portland Timbers made their first moves by signing Steve Cronin, Bright Dike, Eddie Johnson, and Ryan Pore. Another expansion side, Vancouver Whitecaps FC made their first signing on November 18, 2010, acquiring Jay DeMerit through the league's allocation process. On November 24, 2010, the Timbers and the Whitecaps selected 10 unprotected players in the 2010 MLS Expansion Draft. The rest of the moves will be made from the 2010-2011 off-season all the way through the 2011 season.

## Transfers

| Date | Name | Moving from | Moving to | Mode of Transfer |
| July 19, 2010$^1$ | Jonathan Bornstein | Chivas USA | Tigres | Free |
| October 19, 2010 | Steve Cronin | Unattached | Portland Timbers | Free |
| October 19, 2010 | Bright Dike | Unattached | Portland Timbers | Free |
| October 19, 2010 | Eddie Johnson | Austin Aztex | Portland Timbers | Free |
| October 19, 2010 | Ryan Pore | Unattached | Portland Timbers | Free |
| November 18, 2010 | Jay DeMerit | Unattached | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Allocation |
| November 22, 2010 | Julien Baudet | Colorado Rapids | Seattle Sounders FC | Trade |
| November 22, 2010 | Brian Carroll | Columbus Crew | Philadelphia Union | Trade |
| November 22, 2010 | Danny Earls | Colorado Rapids | Seattle Sounders FC | Trade |
| November 22, 2010 | Jeremy Hall | New York Red Bulls | Portland Timbers | Trade |
| November 22, 2010 | Peter Vagenas | Seattle Sounders FC | Colorado Rapids | Trade |
| November 24, 2010 | Arturo Alvarez | San Jose Earthquakes | Portland Timbers | Expansion Draft |
| November 24, 2010 | Arturo Alvarez | Portland Timbers | Real Salt Lake | Trade |
| November 24, 2010$^2$ | Jonathan Bornstein | Chivas USA | Portland Timbers | Expansion Draft |
| November 24, 2010 | Eric Brunner | Columbus Crew | Portland Timbers | Expansion Draft |
| November 24, 2010 | Joe Cannon | San Jose Earthquakes | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Expansion Draft |
| November 24, 2010$^2$ | Robbie Findley | Real Salt Lake | Portland Timbers | Expansion Draft |
| November 24, 2010 | Alan Gordon | Chivas USA | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Expansion Draft |
| November 24, 2010 | Alan Gordon | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Chivas USA | Trade |
| November 24, 2010 | Jordan Graye | D.C. United | Portland Timbers | Expansion Draft |
| November 24, 2010 | Atiba Harris | FC Dallas | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Expansion Draft |
| November 24, 2010 | David Horst | Real Salt Lake | Portland Timbers | Expansion Draft |
| November 24, 2010 | Jonathan Leathers | Sporting Kansas City | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Expansion Draft |
| November 24, 2010 | Peter Lowry | Chicago Fire | Portland Timbers | Expansion Draft |
| November 24, 2010 | Dax McCarty | FC Dallas | Portland Timbers | Expansion Draft |
| November 24, 2010 | Dax McCarty | Portland Timbers | D.C. United | Trade |
| November 24, 2010 | Adam Moffat | Columbus Crew | Portland Timbers | Expansion Draft |
| November 24, 2010 | Alejandro Moreno | Philadelphia Union | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Expansion Draft |
| November 24, 2010 | Alejandro Moreno | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Chivas USA | Trade |
| November 24, 2010 | Sanna Nyassi | Seattle Sounders FC | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Expansion Draft |
| November 24, 2010 | Sanna Nyassi | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Colorado Rapids | Trade |
| November 24, 2010 | Shea Salinas | Philadelphia Union | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Expansion Draft |
| November 24, 2010 | Nathan Sturgis | Seattle Sounders FC | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Expansion Draft |
| November 24, 2010 | John Thorrington | Chicago Fire | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Expansion Draft |
| November 24, 2010 | Anthony Wallace | Colorado Rapids | Portland Timbers | Expansion Draft |
| November 24, 2010 | Anthony Wallace | Portland Timbers | Colorado Rapids | Trade |
| November 24, 2010 | Rodney Wallace | D.C. United | Portland Timbers | Trade |
| November 24, 2010 | O'Brian White | Toronto FC | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Expansion Draft |
| November 24, 2010 | O'Brian White | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Seattle Sounders FC | Trade |
| November 25, 2010 | Nathan Sturgis | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Toronto FC | Trade |
| November 26, 2010 | Philippe Davies | Unattached | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Free |
| November 26, 2010 | Wes Knight | Unattached | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Free |
| November 26, 2010 | Jay Nolly | Unattached | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Free |
| November 30, 2010 | Joseph Nane | Toronto FC | Colorado Rapids | Trade |
| December 1, 2010 | Fredy Montero | Deportivo Cali | Seattle Sounders FC | Undisclosed |
| December 1, 2010 | Álvaro Saborío | Sion | Real Salt Lake | Undisclosed |
| December 3, 2010 | Jason Garey | Columbus Crew | Houston Dynamo | Trade |
| December 8, 2010$^2$ | Aaron Hohlbein | Sporting Kansas City | Columbus Crew | Re-Entry Draft |
| December 8, 2010 | Joseph Ngwenya | Houston Dynamo | D.C. United | Re-Entry Draft |
| December 10, 2010 | Terry Dunfield | Unattached | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Free |
| December 10, 2010 | Greg Janicki | Unattached | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Free |
| December 13, 2010 | Wilman Conde, Jr. | Chicago Fire | Atlas | Undisclosed |
| December 13, 2010 | Jordan Graye | Portland Timbers | Houston Dynamo | Trade |
| December 15, 2010 | Khalif Alhassan | Unattached | Portland Timbers | Free |
| December 15, 2010 | Juan Pablo Ángel | New York Red Bulls | Los Angeles Galaxy | Re-Entry Draft |
| December 15, 2010 | Tristan Bowen | Los Angeles Galaxy | Chivas USA | Trade |
| December 15, 2010 | Ryan Cochrane | Houston Dynamo | New England Revolution | Re-Entry Draft |
| December 15, 2010 | Jimmy Conrad | Sporting Kansas City | Chivas USA | Re-Entry Draft |
| December 15, 2010 | Jeff Cunningham | FC Dallas | Columbus Crew | Re-Entry Draft |
| December 15, 2010 | Mamadou Danso | Unattached | Portland Timbers | Free |
| December 15, 2010 | Fred | Philadelphia Union | New England Revolution | Re-Entry Draft |
| December 15, 2010 | Cory Gibbs | New England Revolution | Chicago Fire | Re-Entry Draft |
| December 15, 2010 | Kevin Goldthwaite | Unattached | Portland Timbers | Free |
| December 15, 2010 | Frankie Hejduk | Columbus Crew | Sporting Kansas City | Re-Entry Draft |
| December 15, 2010 | Frankie Hejduk | Sporting Kansas City | Los Angeles Galaxy | Trade |
| December 15, 2010 | James Marcelin | Unattached | Portland Timbers | Free |
| December 15, 2010 | Tyrone Marshall | Seattle Sounders FC | Colorado Rapids | Re-Entry Draft |
| December 15, 2010 | Luke Sassano | New York Red Bulls | Los Angeles Galaxy | Re-Entry Draft |
| December 15, 2010 | Luke Sassano | Los Angeles Galaxy | Sporting Kansas City | Trade |
| December 15, 2010 | Chris Seitz | Philadelphia Union | Seattle Sounders FC | Re-Entry Draft |
| December 15, 2010 | Chris Seitz | Seattle Sounders FC | FC Dallas | Trade |
| December 15, 2010 | Josh Wolff | Sporting Kansas City | D.C. United | Re-Entry Draft |
| December 16, 2010 | Erik Friberg | Häcken | Seattle Sounders FC | Free |
| December 17, 2010 | Steve Cronin | Portland Timbers | D.C. United | Trade |
| December 17, 2010 | Hunter Freeman | Start | Houston Dynamo | Undisclosed |
| December 17, 2010 | Troy Perkins | D.C. United | Portland Timbers | Trade |
| December 22, 2010 | David Ferreira | Atlético Paranaense | FC Dallas | Undisclosed |
| December 23, 2010 | Robbie Findley | Portland Timbers | Nottingham Forest | Free |
| December 30, 2010 | Sebastián Miranda | Unión Española | Columbus Crew | Free |
| January 6, 2011 | Daniel Woolard | Carolina RailHawks | D.C. United | Free |
| January 7, 2011 | Tom Heinemann | Carolina RailHawks | Columbus Crew | Free |
| January 10, 2011 | Rodrigo Brasesco | Racing Club | D.C. United | Loan |
| January 10, 2011 | Edson Buddle | Los Angeles Galaxy | FC Ingolstadt 04 | Free |
| January 11, 2011 | Adam Cristman | D.C. United | Los Angeles Galaxy | Trade |
| January 11, 2011 | Didier Domi | Olympiacos | New England Revolution | Free |
| January 11, 2011 | Josip Mikulić | NK Zagreb | Chicago Fire | Free |
| January 11, 2011 | Daniel Paladini | Carolina RailHawks | Chicago Fire | Free |
| January 12, 2011 | Marcos Paullo | Atletico Paranaense | New York Red Bulls | Free |
| January 13, 2011 | Chad Barrett | Toronto FC | Los Angeles Galaxy | Pre-Draft Trade |
| January 13, 2011 | Jon Conway | Toronto FC | Chicago Fire | Pre-Draft Trade |
| January 13, 2011 | Steven Lenhart | Columbus Crew | San Jose Earthquakes | Pre-Draft Trade |
| January 17, 2011 | Kenny Cooper | 1860 Munich | Portland Timbers | Allocation |
| January 20, 2011 | Faryd Mondragón | 1. FC Köln | Philadelphia Union | Free |
| January 20, 2011 | Carlos Valdés | Santa Fe | Philadelphia Union | Undisclosed |
| January 21, 2011 | Alain Rochat | Zürich | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Undisclosed |
| January 24, 2011 | Kwaku Nyamekye | Unattached | Columbus Crew | Free |
| January 24, 2011 | Jan Gunnar Solli | Brann | New York Red Bulls | Undisclosed |
| January 26, 2011 | David Bingham | Unattached | San Jose Earthquakes | Lottery |
| January 26, 2011 | Adin Brown | Unattached | Portland Timbers | Free |
| January 26, 2011 | Steve Purdy | Unattached | Portland Timbers | Free |
| January 28, 2011 | Tony Donatelli | Unattached | San Jose Earthquakes | Free |
| January 28, 2011 | Miguel López | Quilmes | Los Angeles Galaxy | Loan |
| January 28, 2011 | Luke Rodgers | Notts County | New York Red Bulls | Undisclosed |
| February 1, 2011 | Aaron Hohlbein | Columbus Crew | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | Free |
| February 3, 2011 | Gastón Puerari | Montevideo Wanderers | Chicago Fire | Undisclosed |
| February 7, 2011 | Ricardo Villar | SpVgg Unterhaching | FC Dallas | Undisclosed |
| February 9, 2011 | Andrew Boyens | Unattached | Chivas USA | Free |
| February 9, 2011 | Simon Elliott | Wellington Phoenix | Chivas USA | Free |
| February 10, 2011 | Nizar Khalfan | Unattached | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Free |
| February 10, 2011 | Gershon Koffie | Unattached | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Free |
| February 11, 2011 | Cody Arnoux | Unattached | Real Salt Lake | Lottery |
| February 11, 2011 | Ousmane Dabo | Unattached | New England Revolution | Free |
| February 14, 2011 | Chris Agorsor | Unattached | Philadelphia Union | Lottery |
| February 15, 2011 | Heath Pearce | FC Dallas | Chivas USA | Trade |
| February 15, 2011 | Korey Veeder | Crystal Palace Baltimore | Columbus Crew | Lottery |
| February 16, 2011 | Elbekay Bouchiba | Unattached | Toronto FC | Free |
| February 16, 2011 | Charlie Davies | Sochaux | D.C. United | Loan |
| February 16, 2011 | Javier Martina | Unattached | Toronto FC | Free |
| February 16, 2011 | Nick Soolsma | Unattached | Toronto FC | Free |
| February 16, 2011 | Khari Stephenson | Unattached | San Jose Earthquakes | Free |
| February 16, 2011 | Jermaine Taylor | St. George's SC | Houston Dynamo | Undisclosed |
| February 16, 2011 | Sal Zizzo | Chivas USA | Portland Timbers | Trade |
| February 17, 2011 | Franco Coria | Chacarita Juniors | New England Revolution | Undisclosed |
| February 17, 2011 | Pat Onstad | Unattached | D.C. United | Free |
| February 18, 2011 | Diego Cháves | Nacional | Chicago Fire | Undisclosed |
| February 18, 2011 | Fred | New England Revolution | D.C. United | Trade |
| February 18, 2011 | Andrew Jacobson | Philadelphia Union | FC Dallas | Trade |
| February 21, 2011 | Josh Gardner | Carolina RailHawks | Columbus Crew | Undisclosed |
| February 22, 2011 | Ray Burse | Unattached | Columbus Crew | Free |
| February 22, 2011 | Alex Riggs | Unattached | Columbus Crew | Free |
| February 22, 2011 | Carlos Ruiz | Aris | Philadelphia Union | Free |
| February 28, 2011 | Julius James | Unattached | Columbus Crew | Free |
| March 1, 2011 | Jack Jewsbury | Sporting Kansas City | Portland Timbers | Trade |
| March 1, 2011 | Scott Lorenz | Unattached | Sporting Kansas City | Free |
| March 1, 2011 | Marcos Mondaini | Fénix | Chivas USA | Loan |
| March 2, 2011 | Thorne Holder | Unattached | Philadelphia Union | Free |
| March 2, 2011 | Marko Marić | Skoda Xanthi | Chicago Fire | Undisclosed |
| March 2, 2011 | Lamar Neagle | Unattached | Seattle Sounders FC | Free |
| March 4, 2011 | Michael Augustine | Abuja | New England Revolution | Undisclosed |
| March 5, 2011 | Eric Hassli | Zürich | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Undisclosed |
| March 7, 2011 | Fabián Castillo | Deportivo Cali | FC Dallas | Undisclosed |
| March 7, 2011 | Jorge Perlaza | Deportes Tolima | Portland Timbers | Undisclosed |
| March 8, 2011 | Davide Chiumiento | Unattached | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Free |
| March 9, 2011 | Sergio Arias | Guadalajara | Chivas USA | Loan |
| March 9, 2011 | Francisco Mendoza | Guadalajara | Chivas USA | Loan |
| March 9, 2011 | Dejan Rusmir | Farul Constanţa | Columbus Crew | Undisclosed |
| March 10, 2011 | Orr Barouch | Tigres | Chicago Fire | Loan |
| March 10, 2011 | Stephen Keel | Unattached | New York Red Bulls | Free |
| March 10, 2011 | Teemu Tainio | Ajax | New York Red Bulls | Undisclosed |
| March 10, 2011 | Michael Videira | Unattached | Chicago Fire | Free |
| March 11, 2011 | Alan Gordon | Chivas USA | Toronto FC | Trade |
| March 11, 2011 | Nick LaBrocca | Toronto FC | Chivas USA | Trade |
| March 11, 2011 | Long Tan | Unattached | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Free |
| March 11, 2011 | Blake Wagner | Unattached | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Free |
| March 11, 2011 | Gianluca Zavarise | Iraklis | Toronto FC | Undisclosed |
| March 14, 2011 | Júlio César | Unattached | Sporting Kansas City | Free |
| March 16, 2011 | Simon Dawkins | Tottenham Hotspur | San Jose Earthquakes | Loan |
| March 16, 2011 | Caleb Folan | Hull City | Colorado Rapids | Undisclosed |
| March 16, 2011 | Ellis McLoughlin | Unattached | San Jose Earthquakes | Free |
| March 16, 2011 | Miloš Stojčev | Borac Čačak | Sporting Kansas City | Undisclosed |
| March 16, 2011 | Brian Umony | University of Pretoria | Portland Timbers | Loan |
| March 17, 2011 | Camilo | Gyeongnam | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Undisclosed |
| March 17, 2011 | Eric Gehrig | Unattached | Columbus Crew | Free |
| March 17, 2011 | Rodrigo López | Unattached | Portland Timbers | Free |
| March 17, 2011 | Alexandre Morfaw | Unattached | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Free |
| March 18, 2011 | Mauro Rosales | Unattached | Seattle Sounders FC | Free |
| March 18, 2011 | Mikael Yourassowsky | Unattached | Toronto FC | Free |
| March 19, 2011 | Keon Daniel | Puerto Rico Islanders | Philadelphia Union | Free |
| March 19, 2011 | Gabriel Farfan | Unattached | Philadelphia Union | Free |
| March 23, 2011 | Calen Carr | Chicago Fire | Houston Dynamo | Trade |
| March 23, 2011 | Chukwudi Chijindu | Chivas USA | Los Angeles Blues | Loan |
| March 23, 2011 | Yamith Cuesta | Chivas USA | Chicago Fire | Trade |
| March 23, 2011 | Dominic Oduro | Houston Dynamo | Chicago Fire | Trade |
| March 24, 2011 | Gabriel Ferrari | Unattached | Chicago Fire | Free |
| March 24, 2011 | Alen Stevanović | Torino | Toronto FC | Loan |
| March 25, 2011 | Kevin Harmse | Unattached | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Free |
| March 25, 2011 | Alex Horwath | Unattached | New York Red Bulls | Free |
| March 25, 2011 | Matt Luzunaris | Unattached | San Jose Earthquakes | Free |
| March 29, 2011 | Conor Chinn | Unattached | Real Salt Lake | Free |
| March 30, 2011 | Danny Earls | Unattached | Colorado Rapids | Free |
| March 30, 2011 | Josh Janniere | Toronto FC | Colorado Rapids | Trade |
| March 31, 2011 | Mouloud Akloul | Unattached | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Free |
| March 31, 2011 | Otto Loewy | Unattached | New England Revolution | Free |
| March 31, 2011 | Dicoy Williams | Unattached | Toronto FC | Free |
| April 1, 2011 | Danleigh Borman | New York Red Bulls | Toronto FC | Trade |
| April 1, 2011 | Dwayne De Rosario | Toronto FC | New York Red Bulls | Trade |
| April 1, 2011 | Maykel Galindo | Chivas USA | FC Dallas | Trade |
| April 1, 2011 | Tony Tchani | New York Red Bulls | Toronto FC | Trade |
| April 4, 2011 | Pari Pantazopoulos | Unattached | Chicago Fire | Free |
| April 8, 2011 | Rajko Lekić | Silkeborg IF | New England Revolution | Undisclosed |
| April 13, 2011 | Diego Chará | Deportes Tolima | Portland Timbers | Undisclosed |
| April 15, 2011 | Aurélien Collin | Vitória de Setúbal | Sporting Kansas City | Undisclosed |
| April 15, 2011 | Richard Eckersley | Burnley | Toronto FC | Loan |
| April 15, 2011 | Koke | Aris | Houston Dynamo | Undisclosed |
| April 15, 2011 | Je-Vaughn Watson | Unattached | Houston Dynamo | Free |
| April 19, 2011 | Benny Feilhaber | AGF Aarhus | New England Revolution | Allocation |
| April 26, 2011 | Santiago Prim | San Lorenzo | Columbus Crew | Undisclosed |
| April 28, 2011 | Peter Vagenas | Unattached | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Free |
| April 29, 2011 | Tim Murray | New England Revolution | F.C. New York | Loan |
| April 29, 2011 | Ilija Stolica | New England Revolution | F.C. New York | Loan |
| May 4, 2011 | Cristian Nazarit | Santa Fe | Chicago Fire | Undisclosed |
| May 5, 2011 | Evan Newton | Houston Dynamo | FC Tampa Bay | Loan |
| May 10, 2011 | Seth Sinovic | Unattached | Sporting Kansas City | Free |
| May 11, 2011 | Kyle Davies | Unattached | Los Angeles Galaxy | Free |
| May 26, 2011 | Artur Aghasyan | Unattached | Real Salt Lake | Free |
| June 9, 2011 | Ryan Guy | Unattached | New England Revolution | Free |
| June 13, 2011 | Veljko Paunović | Unattached | Philadelphia Union | Free |
| June 15, 2011 | Gastón Puerari | Chicago Fire | Atlas | Undisclosed |
| June 18, 2011 | Mike Jones | Unattached | New York Red Bulls | Free |
| June 27, 2011 | Dwayne De Rosario | New York Red Bulls | D.C. United | Trade |
| June 27, 2011 | Dax McCarty | D.C. United | New York Red Bulls | Trade |
| June 27, 2011 | Brandon McDonald | San Jose Earthquakes | D.C. United | Trade |
| June 29, 2011 | Torsten Frings | Unattached | Toronto FC | Free |
| June 29, 2011 | Danny Koevermans | Unattached | Toronto FC | Free |
| July 5, 2011 | Soony Saad | Unattached | Sporting Kansas City | Lottery |
| July 7, 2011 | Jordan Harvey | Philadelphia Union | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Trade |
| July 8, 2011 | Rafael Baca | Unattached | San Jose Earthquakes | Free |
| July 12, 2011 | Mustapha Jarju | RAEC Mons | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Free |
| July 13, 2011 | Sebastián Grazzini | All Boys | Chicago Fire | Undisclosed |
| July 13, 2011 | Frank Rost | Hamburger SV | New York Red Bulls | Undisclosed |
| July 14, 2011 | Nana Attakora | Toronto FC | San Jose Earthquakes | Trade |
| July 14, 2011 | Terry Dunfield | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Toronto FC | Trade |
| July 14, 2011 | Alan Gordon | Toronto FC | San Jose Earthquakes | Trade |
| July 14, 2011 | Ryan Johnson | San Jose Earthquakes | Toronto FC | Trade |
| July 14, 2011 | Jacob Peterson | Toronto FC | San Jose Earthquakes | Trade |
| July 15, 2011 | Léandre Griffit | Columbus Crew | Toronto FC | Trade |
| July 15, 2011 | Andy Iro | Columbus Crew | Toronto FC | Trade |
| July 15, 2011 | Tony Tchani | Toronto FC | Columbus Crew | Trade |
| July 16, 2011 | Daneil Cyrus | FC Santa Rosa | Sporting Kansas City | Loan |
| July 16, 2011 | Greg Sutton | New York Red Bulls | Montreal Impact | Loan |
| July 17, 2011 | Jéferson | Vasco da Gama | Sporting Kansas City | Loan |
| July 18, 2011 | Austin da Luz | New York Red Bulls | D.C. United | Trade |
| July 20, 2011 | Gerson Mayen | Chivas USA | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | Loan |
| July 20, 2011 | Eddy Viator | Unattached | Toronto FC | Free |
| July 21, 2011 | Mike Chabala | Houston Dynamo | Portland Timbers | Trade |
| July 21, 2011 | Adam Moffat | Portland Timbers | Houston Dynamo | Trade |
| July 21, 2011 | Lovel Palmer | Houston Dynamo | Portland Timbers | Trade |
| July 21, 2011 | Ryan Pore | Portland Timbers | Montreal Impact | Loan |
| July 22, 2011 | Chris Agorsor | Unattached | Real Salt Lake | Free |
| July 27, 2011 | Pável Pardo | Club América | Chicago Fire | Undisclosed |
| July 28, 2011 | Dan Gargan | Toronto FC | Chicago Fire | Trade |
| July 28, 2011 | Dasan Robinson | Chicago Fire | Toronto FC | Trade |
| July 29, 2011 | Scott Lorenz | Sporting Kansas City | NSC Minnesota Stars | Loan |
| July 30, 2011 | Peri Marošević | Unattached | Toronto FC | Free |
| July 30, 2011 | Amadou Sanyang | Unattached | Seattle Sounders FC | Free |
| August 2, 2011 | Eric Avila | FC Dallas | Toronto FC | Trade |
| August 2, 2011 | Milton Caraglio | Rosario Central | New England Revolution | Undisclosed |
| August 2, 2011 | Maicon Santos | Toronto FC | FC Dallas | Trade |
| August 3, 2011 | Laurent Courtois | Grenoble Foot 38 | Chivas USA | Undisclosed |
| August 3, 2011 | David Lopes | Universitatea Craiova | Chivas USA | Undisclosed |
| August 3, 2011 | Carlos Ruiz | Philadelphia Union | Veracruz | Undisclosed |
| August 4, 2011 | Carlo Costly | Atlas | Houston Dynamo | Loan |
| August 4, 2011 | Daniel Cruz | Beerschot AC | FC Dallas | Undisclosed |
| August 9, 2011 | Luiz Camargo | Paraná Clube | Houston Dynamo | Loan |
| August 12, 2011 | Freddy Adu | Benfica | Philadelphia Union | Allocation |
| August 12, 2011 | Stéphane Auvray | Sporting Kansas City | New York Red Bulls | Trade |
| August 15, 2011 | Robbie Keane | Tottenham Hotspur | Los Angeles Galaxy | Undisclosed |
| August 15, 2011 | Miguel Montaño | Seattle Sounders FC | Montreal Impact | Loan |
| August 15, 2011 | Jack Stewart | NSC Minnesota Stars | FC Dallas | Loan |
| August 15, 2011 | Edmundo Zura | El Nacional | San Jose Earthquakes | Loan |
| August 16, 2011 | Blake Wagner | Unattached | Real Salt Lake | Free |
| August 17, 2011 | Juan Pablo Ángel | Los Angeles Galaxy | Chivas USA | Trade |
| August 18, 2011 | Monsef Zerka | Iraklis | New England Revolution | Undisclosed |
| August 19, 2011 | Eric Alexander | FC Dallas | Portland Timbers | Trade |
| August 19, 2011 | Jeremy Hall | Portland Timbers | FC Dallas | Trade |
| August 22, 2011 | Thorne Holder | F.C. New York | Philadelphia Union | Free |
| August 26, 2011 | Tristan Bowen | Chivas USA | Roeselare | Loan |
| August 26, 2011 | Sammy Ochoa | Estudiantes Tecos | Seattle Sounders FC | Allocation |
| September 1, 2011 | Peterson Joseph | Braga | Sporting Kansas City | Undisclosed |
| September 9, 2011 | Miguel Comminges | Unattached | Colorado Rapids | Free |
| September 12, 2011 | Bryan Meredith | Kitsap Pumas | Seattle Sounders FC | Free |
| September 13, 2011 | Joe Tait | Dayton Dutch Lions | Philadelphia Union | Free |
| September 15, 2011 | Yordany Álvarez | Orlando City S.C. | Real Salt Lake | Loan |
| September 15, 2011 | Kyle Davies | Los Angeles Galaxy | Toronto FC | Trade |
| September 15, 2011 | Maxwell Griffin | Orlando City S.C. | San Jose Earthquakes | Loan |
| September 15, 2011 | Morgan Langley | Harrisburg City Islanders | Philadelphia Union | Free |
| September 15, 2011 | Carlyle Mitchell | Joe Public | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Undisclosed |
| September 15, 2011 | Lawrence Olum | Orlando City S.C. | Sporting Kansas City | Free |
| September 15, 2011 | Dasan Robinson | Toronto FC | Los Angeles Galaxy | Trade |
    $^1$ Player moved when his contract expired on 1 January 2011.
    $^2$ Player was never signed, only rights to player were acquired.