# List of Major League Soccer transfers 2018

The following is a list of transfers for the 2018 Major League Soccer season that have been made during the 2017–18 MLS offseason all the way through to the roster freeze on September 15, 2018.

## Transfers

| Date | Name | Moving from | Moving to | Mode of Transfer |
| November 2, 2017 | Jefferson Savarino | Zulia | Real Salt Lake | Transfer |
| November 13, 2017 | Thomas Meilleur-Giguère | Ottawa Fury | Montreal Impact | Homegrown player |
| November 13, 2017 | James Pantemis | FC Montreal | Montreal Impact | Homegrown Player |
| November 21, 2017 | Johan Blomberg | AIK | Colorado Rapids | Free |
| November 22, 2017 | Spencer Richey | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | FC Cincinnati | Loan |
| November 27, 2017 | Michael Amir Murillo | San Francisco | New York Red Bulls | Transfer |
| November 29, 2017 | Greg Garza | Tijuana | Atlanta United FC | Transfer |
| November 30, 2017 | Anthony Blondell | Monagas | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Transfer |
| December 1, 2017 | David Norman Jr. | Whitecaps FC 2 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Homegrown player |
| December 1, 2017 | Joel Qwiberg | Brommapojkarna | San Jose Earthquakes | Free |
| December 1, 2017 | Mitch Hildebrandt | FC Cincinnati | Atlanta United FC | Free |
| December 6, 2017 | JT Marcinkowski | Georgetown Hoyas | San Jose Earthquakes | Homegrown player |
| December 6, 2017 | Artur | São Paulo | Columbus Crew SC | Transfer |
| December 7, 2017 | Juan David Cabezas | Deportivo Cali | Houston Dynamo | Transfer |
| December 8, 2017 | Franco Escobar | Newell's Old Boys | Atlanta United FC | Transfer |
| December 10, 2017 | Frédéric Brillant | New York City FC | D.C. United | Trade |
| December 10, 2017 | Kei Kamara | New England Revolution | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Trade |
| December 10, 2017 | Walker Zimmerman | FC Dallas | Los Angeles FC | Trade |
| December 23, 2017 | Juninho | Chicago Fire | Tijuana | Return from loan |
| December 10, 2017 | Arturo Álvarez | Chicago Fire | Houston Dynamo | Trade |
| December 10, 2017 | Darren Mattocks | Portland Timbers | D.C. United | Trade |
| December 10, 2017 | Harrison Heath | Atlanta United FC | Minnesota United FC | Trade |
| December 10, 2017 | Kévin Oliveira | Sporting Kansas City | Atlanta United FC | Trade |
| December 10, 2017 | Tyler Pasher | Sporting Kansas City | Atlanta United FC | Trade |
| December 10, 2017 | Kenwyne Jones | Atlanta United FC | Sporting Kansas City | Trade |
| December 10, 2017 | Alexandros Tabakis | Atlanta United FC | Sporting Kansas City | Trade |
| December 12, 2017 | Tyler Miller | Seattle Sounders FC | Los Angeles FC | Expansion Draft |
| December 12, 2017 | Latif Blessing | Sporting Kansas City | Los Angeles FC | Expansion Draft |
| December 12, 2017 | Marco Ureña | San Jose Earthquakes | Los Angeles FC | Expansion Draft |
| December 12, 2017 | Jukka Raitala | Columbus Crew SC | Los Angeles FC | Expansion Draft |
| December 12, 2017 | Raheem Edwards | Toronto FC | Los Angeles FC | Expansion Draft |
| December 12, 2017 | Laurent Ciman | Montreal Impact | Los Angeles FC | Trade |
| December 12, 2017 | Jukka Raitala | Los Angeles FC | Montreal Impact | Trade |
| December 12, 2017 | Raheem Edwards | Los Angeles FC | Montreal Impact | Trade |
| December 13, 2017 | José Hernández | Caracas FC | Atlanta United FC | Transfer |
| December 13, 2017 | Anton Tinnerholm | Malmö FF | New York City FC | Free |
| December 13, 2017 | Alberth Elis | C.F. Monterrey | Houston Dynamo | Transfer |
| December 13, 2017 | Darlington Nagbe | Portland Timbers | Atlanta United FC | Trade |
| December 13, 2017 | Gbenga Arokoyo | Portland Timbers | Atlanta United FC | Trade |
| December 13, 2017 | Myer Bevan | Whitecaps FC 2 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Free |
| December 13, 2017 | Jon Kempin | LA Galaxy | Columbus Crew SC | Trade |
| December 13, 2017 | Kip Colvey | San Jose Earthquakes | Colorado Rapids | Waiver Draft |
| December 13, 2017 | Clément Diop | LA Galaxy | Montreal Impact | Waiver Draft |
| December 14, 2017 | Khiry Shelton | New York City FC | Sporting Kansas City | Trade |
| December 14, 2017 | Saad Abdul-Salaam | Sporting Kansas City | New York City FC | Trade |
| December 14, 2017 | Diego Rossi | Peñarol | Los Angeles FC | Transfer |
| December 14, 2017 | Jimmy Ockford | Reno 1868 | San Jose Earthquakes | Free |
| December 14, 2017 | Luis Felipe | Reno 1868 | San Jose Earthquakes | Free |
| December 14, 2017 | Chris Wehan | Reno 1868 | San Jose Earthquakes | Free |
| December 14, 2017 | Jørgen Skjelvik | Rosenborg BK | LA Galaxy | Free |
| December 14, 2017 | Brad Stuver | Columbus Crew SC | New York City FC | Trade |
| December 14, 2017 | Waylon Francis | Columbus Crew SC | Seattle Sounders FC | Trade |
| December 14, 2017 | Jack McBean | LA Galaxy | Colorado Rapids | Trade |
| December 15, 2017 | Yohan Croizet | KV Mechelen | Sporting Kansas City | Transfer |
| December 15, 2017 | Chris Seitz | FC Dallas | Houston Dynamo | Free |
| December 15, 2017 | Brian Rowe | LA Galaxy | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Trade |
| December 15, 2017 | Mike Grella | New York Red Bulls | Colorado Rapids | Re-Entry Draft |
| December 15, 2017 | Tyrone Mears | Atlanta United FC | Minnesota United FC | Re-Entry Draft |
| December 15, 2017 | Mike Grella | Colorado Rapids | Columbus Crew SC | Trade |
| December 15, 2017 | Aaron Herrera | New Mexico Lobos | Real Salt Lake | Homegrown player |
| December 15, 2017 | Taylor Peay | Real Monarchs | Real Salt Lake | Free |
| December 15, 2017 | Jacob Akanyirige | San Jose Earthquakes Academy | San Jose Earthquakes | Homegrown player |
| December 18, 2017 | Ayo Akinola | Toronto FC II | Toronto FC | Homegrown player |
| December 18, 2017 | David Bingham | San Jose Earthquakes | LA Galaxy | Trade |
| December 18, 2017 | Stefano Bonomo | New York Red Bulls II | New York Red Bulls | Free |
| December 18, 2017 | Jimmy Maurer | New York Cosmos | FC Dallas | Free |
| December 18, 2017 | R. J. Allen | New York City FC | Orlando City SC | Trade |
| December 18, 2017 | Stefano Pinho | Miami FC | Orlando City SC | Free |
| December 19, 2017 | Rolf Feltscher | Cardiff City | LA Galaxy | Free |
| December 20, 2017 | Brooks Lennon | Liverpool | Real Salt Lake | Free |
| December 20, 2017 | Magnus Eriksson | Djurgårdens IF | San Jose Earthquakes | Transfer |
| December 20, 2017 | Florian Valot | New York Red Bulls II | New York Red Bulls | Free |
| December 21, 2017 | Deklan Wynne | Whitecaps FC 2 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Free |
| December 21, 2017 | Deklan Wynne | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Colorado Rapids | Trade |
| December 21, 2017 | Servando Carrasco | Orlando City SC | LA Galaxy | Re-Entry Draft |
| December 21, 2017 | Gonzalo Verón | New York Red Bulls | D.C. United | Re-Entry Draft |
| December 21, 2017 | Calum Mallace | Seattle Sounders FC | Los Angeles FC | Re-Entry Draft |
| December 21, 2017 | Ulises Segura | Deportivo Saprissa | D.C. United | Transfer |
| December 21, 2017 | Cory Burke | Bethehem Steel | Philadelphia Union | Free |
| December 21, 2017 | Anton Nedyalkov | CSKA Sofia | FC Dallas | Transfer |
| December 22, 2017 | Johan Venegas | Minnesota United FC | Deportivo Saprissa | Loan |
| December 22, 2017 | Doneil Henry | West Ham United | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Free |
| December 22, 2017 | Eric Bird | Rio Grande Valley FC Toros | Houston Dynamo | Free |
| December 22, 2017 | Jordan Harvey | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Los Angeles FC | Free |
| December 27, 2017 | Kekuta Manneh | Columbus Crew SC | Pachuca | Free |
| December 27, 2017 | Jose Villarreal | LA Galaxy | Orlando City SC | Trade |
| December 27, 2017 | Mohamed El Monir | Partizan | Orlando City SC | Transfer |
| December 29, 2017 | Danny Hoesen | FC Groningen | San Jose Earthquakes | Transfer |
| December 31, 2017 | Jesús Medina | Club Libertad | New York City FC | Transfer |
| January 1, 2018 | Mohammed Saeid | Colorado Rapids | Lyngby BK | Free |
| January 1, 2018 | Atiba Harris | FC Dallas | Murciélagos | Free |
| January 1, 2018 | Roland Alberg | Philadelphia Union | CSKA Sofia | Free |
| January 1, 2018 | Bill Hamid | D.C. United | FC Midtjylland | Free |
| January 1, 2018 | Joevin Jones | Seattle Sounders FC | SV Darmstadt 98 | Free |
| January 2, 2018 | Ambroise Oyongo | Montreal Impact | Montpellier | Free |
| January 2, 2018 | Julio Cascante | Deportivo Saprissa | Portland Timbers | Transfer |
| January 2, 2018 | Reto Ziegler | Luzern | FC Dallas | Transfer |
| January 2, 2018 | Júnior Moreno | Zulia | D.C. United | Transfer |
| January 2, 2018 | Isaac Angking | New England Revolution Academy | New England Revolution | Homegrown player |
| January 2, 2018 | Andrés Imperiale | San Jose Earthquakes | Club Guaraní | Free |
| January 3, 2018 | Sacha Kljestan | New York Red Bulls | Orlando City SC | Trade |
| January 3, 2018 | Carlos Rivas | Orlando City SC | New York Red Bulls | Trade |
| January 3, 2018 | Tommy Redding | Orlando City SC | New York Red Bulls | Trade |
| January 3, 2018 | Alex | Houston Dynamo | Suwon FC | Free |
| January 3, 2018 | Brandon Servania | Wake Forest Demon Deacons | FC Dallas | Homegrown player |
| January 3, 2018 | Kevin Politz | Wake Forest Demon Deacons | New York Red Bulls | Homegrown player |
| January 3, 2018 | Alfredo Ortuño | Real Valladolid | Real Salt Lake | Free |
| January 3, 2018 | Benny Feilhaber | Sporting Kansas City | Los Angeles FC | Trade |
| January 4, 2018 | Justin Davis | Minnesota United FC | Nashville SC | Free |
| January 4, 2018 | Jaime Villarreal | LA Galaxy | Sacramento Republic | Free |
| January 5, 2018 | Adam Grinwis | Saint Louis FC | Orlando City SC | Free |
| January 5, 2018 | Gabriel Somi | Östersunds FK | New England Revolution | Free |
| January 5, 2018 | Corey Baird | Stanford Cardinal | Real Salt Lake | Homegrown player |
| January 5, 2018 | Matt Van Oekel | Real Salt Lake | Oklahoma City Energy | Free |
| January 5, 2018 | Matheus Silva | San Jose Earthquakes | Swope Park Rangers | Free |
| January 6, 2018 | Giliano Wijnaldum | Philadelphia Union | Willem II | Free |
| January 8, 2018 | Sam Adekugbe | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Vålerenga | Transfer |
| January 8, 2018 | Ben Mines | New York Red Bulls II | New York Red Bulls | Homegrown player |
| January 8, 2018 | David Ousted | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | D.C. United | Trade |
| January 8, 2018 | Edgar Castillo | C.F. Monterrey | Colorado Rapids | Loan |
| January 8, 2018 | Jack Price | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Colorado Rapids | Transfer |
| January 9, 2018 | Perry Kitchen | Randers | LA Galaxy | Transfer |
| January 9, 2018 | Eduardo Sosa | Zamora | Columbus Crew SC | Transfer |
| January 9, 2018 | Adam Henley | Blackburn Rovers | Real Salt Lake | Free |
| January 9, 2018 | Frantz Pangop | Union Douala | Minnesota United FC | Transfer |
| January 9, 2018 | Jason Beaulieu | New Mexico Lobos | Montreal Impact | Homegrown player |
| January 9, 2018 | Giles Barnes | Orlando City SC | Club León | Free |
| January 9, 2018 | Christian Lucatero | Houston Dynamo | Club Necaxa | Free |
| January 9, 2018 | Brandon Allen | New York Red Bulls | Bethlehem Steel | Free |
| January 9, 2018 | Omar Holness | Real Salt Lake | Bethlehem Steel | Free |
| January 9, 2018 | Christian Bolaños | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Deportivo Saprissa | Free |
| January 10, 2018 | Amando Moreno | Tijuana | New York Red Bulls | Transfer |
| January 10, 2018 | Grant Lillard | Indiana Hoosiers | Chicago Fire | Homegrown player |
| January 10, 2018 | Marco Bustos | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Atlético Zacatepec | Loan |
| January 10, 2018 | Kris Reaves | Portland Pilots | FC Dallas | Homegrown player |
| January 10, 2018 | Michael Harrington | Chicago Fire | North Carolina FC | Free |
| January 10, 2018 | Brandon Aubrey | Toronto FC | Bethlehem Steel | Free |
| January 11, 2018 | Wilfried Zahibo | Gimnàstic | New England Revolution | Transfer |
| January 11, 2018 | Cédric Hountondji | Gazélec Ajaccio | New York City FC | Free |
| January 11, 2018 | Jordan Cano | SMU Mustangs | FC Dallas | Homegrown player |
| January 11, 2018 | Handwalla Bwana | Washington Huskies | Seattle Sounders FC | Homegrown player |
| January 11, 2018 | João Meira | Chicago Fire | Lorca FC | Free |
| January 12, 2018 | Eirik Johansen | New York City FC | Sandefjord | Free |
| January 12, 2018 | Joseph Greenspan | Minnesota United FC | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | Free |
| January 12, 2018 | Ismael Tajouri | Austria Wien | New York City FC | Transfer |
| January 12, 2018 | Brian Sylvestre | North Carolina FC | LA Galaxy | Free |
| January 15, 2018 | Josué Colmán | Cerro Porteño | Orlando City SC | Transfer |
| January 15, 2018 | Hadji Barry | Orlando City SC | Swope Park Rangers | Free |
| January 15, 2018 | Donnie Smith | New England Revolution | Charlotte Independence | Free |
| January 16, 2018 | Emrah Klimenta | Sacramento Republic | LA Galaxy | Free |
| January 16, 2018 | Alejandro Fuenmayor | Carabobo FC | Houston Dynamo | Transfer |
| January 16, 2018 | London Woodberry | New England Revolution | Nashville SC | Free |
| January 17, 2018 | Shawn Barry | Korona Kielce | Real Salt Lake | Free |
| January 17, 2018 | Andy Polo | Morelia | Portland Timbers | Loan |
| January 17, 2018 | Zach Wright | North Carolina Tar Heels | Sporting Kansas City | Homegrown player |
| January 17, 2018 | Yeferson Quintana | Peñarol | San Jose Earthquakes | Loan |
| January 17, 2018 | Joey Calistri | Chicago Fire | Saint Louis FC | Free |
| January 18, 2018 | Efraín Juárez | C.F. Monterrey | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Transfer |
| January 18, 2018 | Rafael Ramos | Orlando City SC | Chicago Fire | Trade |
| January 18, 2018 | Cam Lindley | North Carolina Tar Heels | Orlando City SC | Homegrown player |
| January 18, 2018 | Kévin Oliveira | Atlanta United FC | Ottawa Fury | Free |
| January 18, 2018 | Michael Petrasso | Queens Park Rangers | Montreal Impact | Transfer |
| January 18, 2018 | Emiliano Amor | Vélez Sarsfield | Sporting Kansas City | Loan |
| January 18, 2018 | Mark McKenzie | Wake Forest Demon Deacons | Philadelphia Union | Homegrown player |
| January 18, 2018 | Conor Donovan | Orlando City SC | Rio Grande Valley FC Toros | Free |
| January 19, 2018 | João Moutinho | Akron Zips | Los Angeles FC | SuperDraft |
| January 19, 2018 | Tomas Hilliard-Arce | Stanford Cardinal | LA Galaxy | SuperDraft |
| January 19, 2018 | Francis Atuahene | Michigan Wolverines | FC Dallas | SuperDraft |
| January 19, 2018 | Jon Bakero | Wake Forest Demon Deacons | Chicago Fire | SuperDraft |
| January 19, 2018 | Chris Mueller | Wisconsin Badgers | Orlando City SC | SuperDraft |
| January 19, 2018 | Mason Toye | Indiana Hoosiers | Minnesota United FC | SuperDraft |
| January 19, 2018 | Mo Adams | Syracuse Orange | Chicago Fire | SuperDraft |
| January 19, 2018 | Ema Twumasi | Wake Forest Demon Deacons | FC Dallas | SuperDraft |
| January 19, 2018 | Jon Gallagher | Notre Dame Fighting Irish | Atlanta United FC | SuperDraft |
| January 19, 2018 | Edward Opoku | Virginia Cavaliers | Columbus Crew SC | SuperDraft |
| January 19, 2018 | Gordon Wild | Maryland Terrapins | Atlanta United FC | SuperDraft |
| January 19, 2018 | Jo Inge Berget | Malmö FF | New York City FC | Free |
| January 19, 2018 | Foster Langsdorf | Stanford Cardinal | Portland Timbers | Homegrown player |
| January 19, 2018 | Darwin Cerén | San Jose Earthquakes | Houston Dynamo | Trade |
| January 19, 2018 | Ezequiel Barco | Independiente | Atlanta United FC | Transfer |
| January 19, 2018 | David Accam | Chicago Fire | Philadelphia Union | Trade |
| January 19, 2018 | Liam Fraser | Toronto FC II | Toronto FC | Homegrown player |
| January 19, 2018 | Matt Lampson | Chicago Fire | Minnesota United FC | Trade |
| January 19, 2018 | Nosa Igiebor | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Anorthosis Famagusta | Free |
| January 20, 2018 | Zakaria Diallo | Brest | Montreal Impact | Free |
| January 20, 2018 | Eric Calvillo | New York Cosmos | San Jose Earthquakes | Free |
| January 20, 2018 | Ola Kamara | Columbus Crew SC | LA Galaxy | Trade |
| January 20, 2018 | Gyasi Zardes | LA Galaxy | Columbus Crew SC | Trade |
| January 21, 2018 | Maxime Crépeau | Montreal Impact | Ottawa Fury | Loan |
| January 22, 2018 | Matt Lewis | Fordham Rams | Sporting Kansas City | Homegrown player |
| January 22, 2018 | Saphir Taider | Bologna | Montreal Impact | Transfer |
| January 22, 2018 | Chris Pontius | Philadelphia Union | LA Galaxy | Free |
| January 22, 2018 | Jeisson Vargas | Universidad Católica | Montreal Impact | Transfer |
| January 22, 2018 | Tommy Smith | Ipswich Town | Colorado Rapids | Transfer |
| January 23, 2018 | Cristian Penilla | Pachuca | New England Revolution | Loan |
| January 23, 2018 | Aaron Kovar | Seattle Sounders FC | Los Angeles FC | Loan |
| January 23, 2018 | Eryk Williamson | D.C. United | Portland Timbers | Homegrown player |
| January 24, 2018 | Andrés Flores | New York Cosmos | Portland Timbers | Free |
| January 24, 2018 | Modou Jadama | Tulsa Roughnecks | Portland Timbers | Free |
| January 24, 2018 | Matías Laba | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Estudiantes | Free |
| January 24, 2018 | Luis López | Real España | Los Angeles FC | Transfer |
| January 24, 2018 | Steven Beitashour | Toronto FC | Los Angeles FC | Free |
| January 25, 2018 | Ballou Tabla | Montreal Impact | FC Barcelona B | Transfer |
| January 25, 2018 | Erick Torres | Houston Dynamo | UNAM | Transfer |
| January 25, 2018 | Andrés Romero | Montreal Impact | San Martín | Free |
| January 25, 2018 | Cole Seiler | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Sacramento Republic | Free |
| January 25, 2018 | Kevin Venegas | Minnesota United FC | Indy Eleven | Free |
| January 26, 2018 | Milton Valenzuela | Newell's Old Boys | Columbus Crew SC | Loan |
| January 26, 2018 | Gilbert Fuentes | San Jose Earthquakes Academy | San Jose Earthquakes | Homegrown player |
| January 26, 2018 | Mikey Lopez | New York City FC | San Antonio FC | Free |
| January 27, 2018 | Mix Diskerud | New York City FC | Manchester City | Free |
| January 27, 2018 | David Arshakyan | Chicago Fire | Vejle Boldklub | Free |
| January 27, 2018 | Andraž Struna | New York City FC | Anorthosis Famagusta | Free |
| January 29, 2018 | Justin Meram | Columbus Crew SC | Orlando City SC | Trade |
| January 29, 2018 | Danny Wilson | Rangers | Colorado Rapids | Transfer |
| January 29, 2018 | Armando Cooper | Toronto FC | Universidad de Chile | Free |
| January 30, 2018 | Jack Harrison | New York City FC | Manchester City | Transfer |
| January 30, 2018 | Cyle Larin | Orlando City SC | Beşiktaş | Transfer |
| January 30, 2018 | Magnus Wolff Eikrem | Malmö FF | Seattle Sounders FC | Transfer |
| January 30, 2018 | Dejan Jakovic | New York Cosmos | Los Angeles FC | Free |
| January 30, 2018 | Oriol Rosell | Sporting CP | Orlando City SC | Transfer |
| January 30, 2018 | Carlos Carmona | Atlanta United FC | Colo Colo | Transfer |
| January 30, 2018 | Sal Zizzo | New York Red Bulls | Atlanta United FC | Free |
| January 31, 2018 | Marc Rzatkowski | Red Bull Salzburg | New York Red Bulls | Loan |
| January 31, 2018 | Johnny Russell | Derby County | Sporting Kansas City | Transfer |
| January 31, 2018 | Gbenga Arokoyo | Atlanta United FC | Kalmar FF | Free |
| January 31, 2018 | Deshorn Brown | D.C. United | Lorca | Free |
| February 1, 2018 | Gregory van der Wiel | Cagliari | Toronto FC | Transfer |
| February 1, 2018 | Gonzalo Verón | New York Red Bulls | Independiente | Free |
| February 2, 2018 | Ricardo Clark | Houston Dynamo | Columbus Crew SC | Free |
| February 2, 2018 | Cristian Cásseres Jr. | Deportivo La Guaira | New York Red Bulls | Discovery signing |
| February 2, 2018 | Pablo Ruiz | San Luis de Quillota | Real Salt Lake | Discovery signing |
| February 2, 2018 | Amro Tarek | Wadi Degla | Orlando City SC | Loan |
| February 2, 2018 | Taylor Hunter | Houston Dynamo | Colorado Springs Switchbacks | Free |
| February 2, 2018 | Cristhian Paredes | Club América | Portland Timbers | Loan |
| February 4, 2018 | Justin Schmidt | Real Salt Lake | Sacramento Republic | Free |
| February 4, 2018 | Øyvind Alseth | Toronto FC | Ranheim | Free |
| February 5, 2018 | Mark-Anthony Kaye | Louisville City | Los Angeles FC | Transfer |
| February 6, 2018 | Felipe Gutierrez | Real Betis | Sporting Kansas City | Free |
| February 6, 2018 | Aleksandar Katai | Deportivo Alavés | Chicago Fire | Loan |
| February 7, 2018 | Damir Kreilach | Union Berlin | Real Salt Lake | Transfer |
| February 7, 2018 | Oniel Fisher | Seattle Sounders FC | D.C. United | Trade |
| February 7, 2018 | Tyler Pasher | Atlanta United FC | Indy Eleven | Transfer |
| February 8, 2018 | Andrew Dykstra | Sporting Kansas City | Colorado Rapids | Trade |
| February 9, 2018 | Samuel Armenteros | Benevento | Portland Timbers | Loan |
| February 9, 2018 | Jalil Anibaba | Houston Dynamo | New England Revolution | Free |
| February 9, 2018 | Nicolas Samayoa | Florida Gulf Coast Eagles | New England Revolution | SuperDraft |
| February 10, 2018 | Brandon Bye | Western Michigan Broncos | New England Revolution | SuperDraft |
| February 10, 2018 | Mark Segbers | Wisconsin Badgers | New England Revolution | SuperDraft |
| February 12, 2018 | Santiago Mosquera | Millonarios | FC Dallas | Transfer |
| February 12, 2018 | Mike da Fonte | Colorado Rapids | Phoenix Rising | Loan |
| February 13, 2018 | Yamil Asad | Vélez Sarsfield | D.C. United | Loan |
| February 13, 2018 | Bertrand Owundi | Rainbow FC | Minnesota United FC | Free |
| February 13, 2018 | Auro Jr. | São Paulo | Toronto FC | Loan |
| February 13, 2018 | Alex Roldan | Seattle Redhawks | Seattle Sounders FC | SuperDraft |
| February 13, 2018 | Jordan McCrary | Toronto FC II | Seattle Sounders FC | Free |
| February 13, 2018 | Dan Metzger | New York Red Bulls | Penn FC | Free |
| February 14, 2018 | Caleb Patterson-Sewell | Jacksonville Armada | Toronto FC | Free |
| February 15, 2018 | Eric Dick | Butler Bulldogs | Sporting Kansas City | SuperDraft |
| February 15, 2018 | Graham Smith | Denver Pioneers | Sporting Kansas City | SuperDraft |
| February 15, 2018 | Xavier Kouassi | New England Revolution | FC Sion | Free |
| February 16, 2018 | Alejandro Romero Gamarra | Huracán | New York Red Bulls | Transfer |
| February 16, 2018 | Mekeil Williams | Colorado Rapids | Richmond Kickers | Free |
| February 19, 2018 | Enzo Martínez | Charlotte Independence | Colorado Rapids | Transfer |
| February 19, 2018 | Jack McInerney | LA Galaxy | Indy Eleven | Free |
| February 20, 2018 | Lamine Sané | Werder Bremen | Orlando City SC | Transfer |
| February 20, 2018 | Joe Mason | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Colorado Rapids | Loan |
| February 20, 2018 | Niki Jackson | Grand Canyon Antelopes | Colorado Rapids | SuperDraft |
| February 20, 2018 | Brad Evans | Seattle Sounders FC | Sporting Kansas City | Free |
| February 20, 2018 | Calle Brown | Houston Dynamo | Seattle Sounders FC | Free |
| February 21, 2018 | Kyle Zobeck | New York Cosmos | FC Dallas | Free |
| February 21, 2018 | Ebenezer Ofori | VfB Stuttgart | New York City FC | Loan |
| February 21, 2018 | Oliver Shannon | Clemson Tigers | Atlanta United FC | SuperDraft |
| February 21, 2018 | Kyle Greig | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Saint Louis FC | Free |
| February 21, 2018 | Soony Saad | Sporting Kansas City | Indy Eleven | Free |
| February 22, 2018 | Sean Franklin | D.C. United | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Free |
| February 22, 2018 | Tristan Blackmon | Pacific Tigers | Los Angeles FC | SuperDraft |
| February 22, 2018 | Luiz Fernando | Fluminense | Minnesota United FC | Loan |
| February 23, 2018 | Ager Aketxe | Athletic Bilbao | Toronto FC | Transfer |
| February 23, 2018 | Sam Vines | Colorado Rapids Academy | Colorado Rapids | Homegrown player |
| February 24, 2018 | José Aja | Orlando City SC | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Trade |
| February 27, 2018 | Eduard Atuesta | Independiente Medellín | Los Angeles FC | Transfer |
| February 27, 2018 | Sebastien Ibeagha | San Antonio FC | New York City FC | Free |
| February 27, 2018 | Joe Holland | Houston Dynamo | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | Free |
| February 28, 2018 | Kim Kee-hee | Shanghai Shenhua | Seattle Sounders FC | Transfer |
| February 28, 2018 | Ken Krolicki | Michigan State Spartans | Montreal Impact | SuperDraft |
| February 28, 2018 | Michael Nelson | SMU Mustangs | Houston Dynamo | SuperDraft |
| February 28, 2018 | Mac Steeves | Providence Friars | Houston Dynamo | SuperDraft |
| February 28, 2018 | Tony Tchani | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Chicago Fire | Trade |
| February 28, 2018 | Jeff Caldwell | Virginia Cavaliers | New York City FC | SuperDraft |
| February 28, 2018 | Wyatt Omsberg | Dartmouth Big Green | Minnesota United FC | SuperDraft |
| February 28, 2018 | Carter Manley | Duke Blue Devils | Minnesota United FC | SuperDraft |
| February 28, 2018 | Diego Campos | Clemson Tigers | Chicago Fire | SuperDraft |
| February 28, 2018 | Elliot Collier | Loyola Ramblers | Chicago Fire | SuperDraft |
| February 28, 2018 | Michael Salazar | Montreal Impact | Ottawa Fury | Loan |
| February 28, 2018 | Thomas Meilleur-Giguère | Montreal Impact | Ottawa Fury | Loan |
| March 1, 2018 | Luis Argudo | Wake Forest Demon Deacons | Columbus Crew SC | SuperDraft |
| March 1, 2018 | Ben Lundgaard | Virginia Tech Hokies | Columbus Crew SC | SuperDraft |
| March 1, 2018 | Justin Vom Steeg | LA Galaxy II | LA Galaxy | Free |
| March 1, 2018 | James Musa | Sporting Kansas City | Phoenix Rising FC | Free |
| March 2, 2018 | Danny Musovski | UNLV Rebels | San Jose Earthquakes | SuperDraft |
| March 2, 2018 | Mohamed Thiaw | Louisville Cardinals | San Jose Earthquakes | SuperDraft |
| March 2, 2018 | Jordon Mutch | Crystal Palace | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Loan |
| March 2, 2018 | Felipe | New York Red Bulls | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Trade |
| March 2, 2018 | Tim Parker | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | New York Red Bulls | Trade |
| March 2, 2018 | Chris Schuler | Real Salt Lake | Orlando City SC | Free |
| March 2, 2018 | Charlie Lyon | Orange County SC | Los Angeles FC | Free |
| March 2, 2018 | James Murphy | Sheffield Wednesday | Los Angeles FC | Free |
| March 2, 2018 | Alexandros Tabakis | Sporting Kansas City | North Carolina FC | Free |
| March 7, 2018 | Ben Lundgaard | Columbus Crew SC | Indy Eleven | Loan |
| March 16, 2018 | Paul Marie | FIU Panthers | San Jose Earthquakes | SuperDraft |
| March 23, 2018 | Zlatan Ibrahimović | Manchester United | LA Galaxy | Free |
| March 28, 2018 | Jared Watts | Colorado Rapids | Houston Dynamo | Trade |
| April 26, 2018 | Adam Lundqvist | IF Elfsborg | Houston Dynamo | Transfer |
| May 2, 2018 | Adama Diomande | Hull City | Los Angeles FC | Free |
| June 8, 2018 | Stefan Aigner | Colorado Rapids | KFC Uerdingen 05 | Contract Terminated |
| June 14, 2018 | Guram Kashia | Vitesse | San Jose Earthquakes | Undisclosed |
| June 23, 2018 | Anton Nedyalkov | FC Dallas | Ludogorets Razgrad | Transfer |
| June 26, 2018 | Eric Remedi | Banfield | Atlanta United FC | Undisclosed |
| June 29, 2018 | Raúl Ruidíaz | Morelia | Seattle Sounders FC | Transfer |
| July 1, 2018 | André Horta | Benfica | Los Angeles FC | Transfer |
| July 3, 2018 | Mauro Díaz | FC Dallas | Shabab Al-Ahli | Undisclosed |
| July 5, 2018 | Marquinhos Pedroso | Figueirense | FC Dallas | Transfer |
| July 5, 2018 | Ronaldo Peña | Caracas | Houston Dynamo | Undisclosed |
| July 9, 2018 | Romario Ibarra | Universidad Católica | Minnesota United FC | Undisclosed |
| July 9, 2018 | Carlos Rivas | New York Red Bulls | Atlético Nacional | Loan |
| July 10, 2018 | Wayne Rooney | Everton F.C. | D.C. United | Free |
| July 10, 2018 | Ángelo Rodríguez | Club Deportes Tolima | Minnesota United FC | Free |
| July 11, 2018 | Aleksandar Katai | Alavés | Chicago Fire | Undisclosed |
| July 11, 2018 | Patrick Mullins | D.C. United | Columbus Crew | Trade |
| July 12, 2018 | Omar Gaber | FC Basel | Los Angeles FC | Transfer |
| July 12, 2018 | Omar Gaber | Los Angeles FC | Pyramids FC | Undisclosed |
| July 13, 2018 | Giles Barnes | León | Colorado Rapids | Undisclosed |
| July 17, 2018 | Tomás Conechny | San Lorenzo | Portland Timbers | Loan |
| July 20, 2018 | Magnus Wolff Eikrem | Seattle Sounders FC | Molde | Waived |
| July 20, 2018 | Nicolas Hasler | Toronto FC | Chicago Fire | Trade |
| July 20, 2018 | Jon Bakero | Chicago Fire | Toronto FC | Trade |
| July 20, 2018 | Andreas Ivan | SV Waldhof Mannheim | New York Red Bulls | Free |
| July 23, 2018 | Dominique Badji | Colorado Rapids | FC Dallas | Trade |
| July 23, 2018 | Kellyn Acosta | FC Dallas | Colorado Rapids | Trade |
| July 23, 2018 | Alfredo Ortuño | Real Salt Lake | Albacete | Free |
| July 24, 2018 | Pablo Aránguiz | Unión Española | FC Dallas | Transfer |
| July 30, 2018 | Fanendo Adi | Portland Timbers | FC Cincinnati | Transfer |
| July 30, 2018 | Fatai Alashe | San Jose Earthquakes | FC Cincinnati | Loan |
| August 3, 2018 | Justin Meram | Orlando City SC | Columbus Crew | Transfer |
| August 3, 2018 | Michael Mancienne | Nottingham Forest | New England Revolution | Undisclosed |
| August 3, 2018 | Danilo Silva | Internacional | Los Angeles FC | Loan |
| August 10, 2018 | Mohammed Abu | Columbus Crew | Vålerenga | Transfer |
| September 14, 2018 | Kacper Przybyłko | 1. FC Kaiserslautern II | Philadelphia Union | Transfer |