# List of Major League Soccer transfers 2013

The following is a list of transfers for the 2013 Major League Soccer season. Vancouver Whitecaps FC made the first move by dealing Dane Richards to Football League side Burnley during the 2012 season, but the transfer did not take effect until January 1, 2013. The rest of the moves will be made from the 2012–2013 off-season all the way through the roster freeze in September 2013.

## Transfers

| Date | Name | Moving from | Moving to | Mode of Transfer |
| August 26, 2012 | Dane Richards | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Burnley | Undisclosed |
| November 15, 2012 | Andy Dorman | Crystal Palace | New England Revolution | Undisclosed |
| November 19, 2012 | Kalifa Cissé | Bristol City | New England Revolution | Free |
| November 19, 2012 | Cole Grossman | Columbus Crew | Real Salt Lake | Waiver Draft |
| December 3, 2012 | Jeff Attinella | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Real Salt Lake | Free |
| December 3, 2012 | Justin Braun | Real Salt Lake | Toronto FC | Trade |
| December 3, 2012 | Eric Brunner | Portland Timbers | Houston Dynamo | Trade |
| December 3, 2012 | Fabián Espíndola | Real Salt Lake | New York Red Bulls | Trade |
| December 3, 2012 | Michael Harrington | Sporting Kansas City | Portland Timbers | Trade |
| December 3, 2012 | Atiba Harris | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Colorado Rapids | Trade |
| December 3, 2012 | Will Johnson | Real Salt Lake | Portland Timbers | Trade |
| December 3, 2012 | Kosuke Kimura | Portland Timbers | New York Red Bulls | Trade |
| December 3, 2012 | Aaron Maund | Toronto FC | Real Salt Lake | Trade |
| December 3, 2012 | Jámison Olave | Real Salt Lake | New York Red Bulls | Trade |
| December 4, 2012 | Zach Pfeffer | Philadelphia Union | 1899 Hoffenheim | Loan |
| December 5, 2012 | Josh Gardner | Montreal Impact | Sporting Kansas City | Trade |
| December 6, 2012 | Sébastien Le Toux | New York Red Bulls | Philadelphia Union | Trade |
| December 6, 2012 | Josué Martínez | Philadelphia Union | New York Red Bulls | Trade |
| December 7, 2012 | Jeff Parke | Seattle Sounders FC | Philadelphia Union | Trade |
| December 7, 2012 | Maicon Santos | D.C. United | Chicago Fire | Re-Entry Draft |
| December 10, 2012 | Peter Luccin | Unattached | FC Dallas | Free |
| December 11, 2012 | Benny Feilhaber | New England Revolution | Sporting Kansas City | Trade |
| December 12, 2012 | Joe Bendik | Portland Timbers | Toronto FC | Trade |
| December 12, 2012 | Ryan Johnson | Toronto FC | Portland Timbers | Trade |
| December 12, 2012 | Miloš Kocić | Toronto FC | Portland Timbers | Trade |
| December 12, 2012 | Ike Opara | San Jose Earthquakes | Sporting Kansas City | Trade |
| December 13, 2012 | Yann Songo'o | Pobla Mafumet | Sporting Kansas City | Undisclosed |
| December 14, 2012 | Eric Avila | Toronto FC | Colorado Rapids | Re-Entry Draft |
| December 14, 2012 | Chad Barrett | Los Angeles Galaxy | New England Revolution | Re-Entry Draft |
| December 14, 2012 | Edson Buddle | Los Angeles Galaxy | Colorado Rapids | Trade |
| December 14, 2012 | Danny Califf | Chivas USA | Toronto FC | Re-Entry Draft |
| December 14, 2012 | Conor Casey | Colorado Rapids | Philadelphia Union | Re-Entry Draft |
| December 14, 2012 | Colin Clark | Houston Dynamo | Los Angeles Galaxy | Re-Entry Draft |
| December 14, 2012 | Hunter Freeman | Colorado Rapids | New England Revolution | Re-Entry Draft |
| December 14, 2012 | Dan Gargan | Chicago Fire | San Jose Earthquakes | Re-Entry Draft |
| December 14, 2012 | Ty Harden | Toronto FC | San Jose Earthquakes | Re-Entry Draft |
| December 14, 2012 | William Hesmer | Columbus Crew | Los Angeles Galaxy | Re-Entry Draft |
| December 14, 2012 | Bryan Jordan | Los Angeles Galaxy | San Jose Earthquakes | Re-Entry Draft |
| December 14, 2012 | Stephen Keel | New York Red Bulls | FC Dallas | Re-Entry Draft |
| December 14, 2012 | Lovel Palmer | Portland Timbers | Real Salt Lake | Re-Entry Draft |
| December 14, 2012 | Paulo Jr. | Real Salt Lake | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Re-Entry Draft |
| December 14, 2012 | John Thorrington | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | D.C. United | Re-Entry Draft |
| December 17, 2012 | Juninho | Vasco da Gama | New York Red Bulls | Undisclosed |
| December 18, 2012 | Claudio Bieler | LDU Quito | Sporting Kansas City | Undisclosed |
| December 18, 2012 | Roger Espinoza | Sporting Kansas City | Wigan Athletic | Free |
| December 18, 2012 | Mobi Fehr | Unattached | Portland Timbers | Lottery |
| December 18, 2012 | Pipico | Vasco da Gama | FC Dallas | Undisclosed |
| December 20, 2012 | Gale Agbossoumonde | Unattached | Toronto FC | Lottery |
| December 23, 2012 | Omar Cummings | Colorado Rapids | Houston Dynamo | Trade |
| December 23, 2012 | Nathan Sturgis | Houston Dynamo | Colorado Rapids | Trade |
| December 29, 2012 | Ryan Smith | Chivas USA | Skoda Xanthi | Undisclosed |
| December 31, 2012 | Carlo Cudicini | Tottenham Hotspur | Los Angeles Galaxy | Free |
| January 3, 2013 | Diego Calderón | LDU Quito | Colorado Rapids | Undisclosed |
| January 3, 2013 | José Gonçalves | FC Sion | New England Revolution | Loan |
| January 3, 2013 | Tyson Wahl | Unattached | Columbus Crew | Free |
| January 4, 2013 | Joel Lindpere | New York Red Bulls | Chicago Fire | Trade |
| January 4, 2013 | Andrea Pisanu | Bologna | Montreal Impact | Loan |
| January 7, 2013 | Andy Najar | D.C. United | Anderlecht | Loan |
| January 9, 2013 | Rafael | Bahia | D.C. United | Loan |
| January 10, 2013 | Raúl Fernández | Nice | FC Dallas | Undisclosed |
| January 10, 2013 | Diego Valeri | Lanús | Portland Timbers | Loan |
| January 11, 2013 | Brad Rusin | HB Køge | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Undisclosed |
| January 14, 2013 | Carlos Valdés | Philadelphia Union | Independiente Santa Fe | Loan |
| January 15, 2013 | Júlio César | Unattached | Toronto FC | Free |
| January 16, 2013 | Robbie Findley | Unattached | Real Salt Lake | Free |
| January 16, 2013 | Juninho | São Paulo | Los Angeles Galaxy | Undisclosed |
| January 16, 2013 | Jeff Larentowicz | Colorado Rapids | Chicago Fire | Trade |
| January 17, 2013 | Mike Fucito | Portland Timbers | San Jose Earthquakes | Trade |
| January 17, 2013 | Kevin Harbottle | Universidad Católica | Colorado Rapids | Undisclosed |
| January 19, 2013 | Damani Richards | Unattached | Philadelphia Union | Free |
| January 19, 2013 | Aaron Wheeler | KooTeePee | Philadelphia Union | Undisclosed |
| January 21, 2013 | Ryan Miller | Halmstad | Portland Timbers | Undisclosed |
| January 21, 2013 | Fredy Montero | Seattle Sounders FC | Millonarios | Loan |
| January 21, 2013 | José Adolfo Valencia | Santa Fe | Portland Timbers | Undisclosed |
| January 22, 2013 | Eric Avila | Colorado Rapids | Chivas USA | Trade |
| January 22, 2013 | Gláuber | Rapid București | Columbus Crew | Undisclosed |
| January 22, 2013 | Nick LaBrocca | Chivas USA | Colorado Rapids | Trade |
| January 23, 2013 | Tom Heinemann | Unattached | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Free |
| January 23, 2013 | Corey Hertzog | Unattached | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Free |
| January 24, 2013 | Alex Mendoza | UNAM Pumas | Philadelphia Union | Undisclosed |
| January 25, 2013 | Syamsir Alam | Visé | D.C. United | Loan |
| January 25, 2013 | Charles Eloundou | AS Fortuna de Mfou | Colorado Rapids | Loan via Lottery |
| January 25, 2013 | Álvaro Fernández | Chicago Fire | Al Rayyan | Loan |
| January 25, 2013 | Matt Horth | Atlanta Silverbacks | New England Revolution | Free |
| January 25, 2013 | Casey Townsend | Chivas USA | D.C. United | Trade |
| January 26, 2013 | Federico Puppo | Chicago Fire | LDU Quito | Loan |
| January 27, 2013 | Lamar Neagle | Montreal Impact | Seattle Sounders FC | Trade |
| January 28, 2013 | Daigo Kobayashi | Shimizu S-Pulse | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Undisclosed |
| January 28, 2013 | Agustín Viana | Bella Vista | Columbus Crew | Undisclosed |
| January 30, 2013 | Kei Kamara | Sporting Kansas City | Norwich City | Loan |
| January 30, 2013 | Andy Najar | D.C. United | Anderlecht | Undisclosed |
| January 30, 2013 | Joao Plata | Toronto FC | Real Salt Lake | Trade |
| January 31, 2013 | Brendan King | Unattached | Chicago Fire | Free |
| January 31, 2013 | Brek Shea | FC Dallas | Stoke City | Undisclosed |
| February 1, 2013 | Dilly Duka | Columbus Crew | Chicago Fire | Trade |
| February 1, 2013 | Dominic Oduro | Chicago Fire | Columbus Crew | Trade |
| February 4, 2013 | Kenny Cooper | New York Red Bulls | FC Dallas | Trade |
| February 4, 2013 | Eric Hassli | Toronto FC | FC Dallas | Trade |
| February 7, 2013 | Andrés Romero | Tombense | Montreal Impact | Loan |
| February 8, 2013 | Ruben Bover | Charlton Athletic | New York Red Bulls | Undisclosed |
| February 8, 2013 | Matías Sánchez | Estudiantes | Columbus Crew | Undisclosed |
| February 11, 2013 | Eric Alexander | Portland Timbers | New York Red Bulls | Trade |
| February 11, 2013 | Bilal Duckett | Harrisburg City Islanders | New England Revolution | Free |
| February 13, 2013 | Ben Zemanski | Chivas USA | Portland Timbers | Trade |
| February 14, 2013 | Carlos Borja | Los Angeles Blues | Chivas USA | Free |
| February 14, 2013 | Steve Purdy | Unattached | Chivas USA | Free |
| February 14, 2013 | James Riley | Chivas USA | D.C. United | Trade |
| February 19, 2013 | Shalrie Joseph | Chivas USA | Seattle Sounders FC | Trade |
| February 19, 2013 | Johnny Leverón | Motagua | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Undisclosed |
| February 19, 2013 | Michel | Aris | FC Dallas | Undisclosed |
| February 19, 2013 | Mikaël Silvestre | Unattached | Portland Timbers | Free |
| February 19, 2013 | Je-Vaughn Watson | Houston Dynamo | FC Dallas | Trade |
| February 20, 2013 | Andrew Driver | Heart of Midlothian | Houston Dynamo | Loan |
| February 20, 2013 | Carlos Ruiz | Municipal | D.C. United | Allocation |
| February 20, 2013 | Jonny Steele | Unattached | New York Red Bulls | Free |
| February 21, 2013 | Olmes García | Deportes Quindío | Real Salt Lake | Undisclosed |
| February 21, 2013 | Clint Irwin | Charlotte Eagles | Colorado Rapids | Free |
| February 21, 2013 | Michael Nanchoff | Unattached | Portland Timbers | Free |
| February 21, 2013 | Nigel Reo-Coker | Unattached | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Free |
| February 22, 2013 | Nana Attakora | Haka | San Jose Earthquakes | Free |
| February 22, 2013 | Giovani Casillas | Guadalajara | Chivas USA | Loan |
| February 22, 2013 | Mario de Luna | Guadalajara | Chivas USA | Loan |
| February 22, 2013 | Edgar Mejía | Guadalajara | Chivas USA | Loan |
| February 22, 2013 | Josh Saunders | Unattached | Real Salt Lake | Free |
| February 22, 2013 | Khari Stephenson | Unattached | Real Salt Lake | Free |
| February 23, 2013 | Djimi Traoré | Unattached | Seattle Sounders FC | Free |
| February 25, 2013 | Simon Thomas | Unattached | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Free |
| February 26, 2013 | Marcos Sánchez | Tauro | D.C. United | Loan |
| February 26, 2013 | Joaquín Velázquez | Guadalajara | Chivas USA | Loan |
| February 26, 2013 | Walter Vílchez | Sporting Cristal | Chivas USA | Undisclosed |
| February 27, 2013 | Quincy Amarikwa | Toronto FC | Chicago Fire | Trade |
| February 27, 2013 | Hogan Ephraim | Queens Park Rangers | Toronto FC | Loan |
| February 27, 2013 | Emilio Orozco | UANL | Chivas USA | Free |
| February 27, 2013 | Josue Soto | Unattached | Chivas USA | Free |
| February 27, 2013 | Konrad Warzycha | Unattached | Columbus Crew | Free |
| February 28, 2013 | Mechack Jérôme | Orlando City | Sporting Kansas City | Free |
| February 28, 2013 | Danny Mwanga | Portland Timbers | Colorado Rapids | Trade |
| February 28, 2013 | Frédéric Piquionne | West Ham United | Portland Timbers | Free |
| February 28, 2013 | Kyle Porter | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | D.C. United | Trade |
| March 1, 2013 | Daniel Antúnez | Inter Turku | Chivas USA | Free |
| March 1, 2013 | Cordell Cato | Seattle Sounders FC | San Jose Earthquakes | Trade |
| March 1, 2013 | Mike Chabala | Unattached | Houston Dynamo | Free |
| March 1, 2013 | Robert Earnshaw | Cardiff City | Toronto FC | Free |
| March 1, 2013 | Chandler Hoffman | Philadelphia Union | Los Angeles Galaxy | Trade |
| March 1, 2013 | Julio Morales | Guadalajara | Chivas USA | Loan |
| March 1, 2013 | José Manuel Rivera | RoPS | Chivas USA | Free |
| March 1, 2013 | Darel Russell | Unattached | Toronto FC | Free |
| March 2, 2013 | Rich Balchan | Unattached | Real Salt Lake | Free |
| March 5, 2013 | Matt Kassel | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | Philadelphia Union | Free |
| March 8, 2013 | John Bostock | Tottenham Hotspur | Toronto FC | Loan |
| March 11, 2013 | Carlyle Mitchell | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | FC Edmonton | Loan |
| March 12, 2013 | Abu Tommy | FC Sheriff | San Jose Earthquakes | Undisclosed |
| March 14, 2013 | Christian Duke | Sporting Kansas City | Orlando City | Loan |
| March 14, 2013 | Dom Dwyer | Sporting Kansas City | Orlando City | Loan |
| March 14, 2013 | Jon Kempin | Sporting Kansas City | Orlando City | Loan |
| March 14, 2013 | Yann Songo'o | Sporting Kansas City | Orlando City | Loan |
| March 15, 2013 | Walter Martínez | Unattached | San Jose Earthquakes | Free |
| March 15, 2013 | Obafemi Martins | Levante | Seattle Sounders FC | Undisclosed |
| March 18, 2013 | Marius Obekop | Unattached | New York Red Bulls | Free |
| March 18, 2013 | Rafhinha | Toledo | New York Red Bulls | Undisclosed |
| March 19, 2013 | Alec Kann | Charleston Battery | Chicago Fire | Free |
| March 19, 2013 | Taylor Kemp | D.C. United | Richmond Kickers | Loan |
| March 19, 2013 | Péguy Luyindula | Unattached | New York Red Bulls | Free |
| March 19, 2013 | Michael Seaton | D.C. United | Richmond Kickers | Loan |
| March 19, 2013 | Conor Shanosky | D.C. United | Richmond Kickers | Loan |
| March 19, 2013 | Casey Townsend | D.C. United | Richmond Kickers | Loan |
| March 21, 2013 | Ramón Núñez | Unattached | FC Dallas | Free |
| March 22, 2013 | Kevin Hartman | Unattached | New York Red Bulls | Free |
| March 22, 2013 | Philip Lund | Fyn | Seattle Sounders FC | Undisclosed |
| March 22, 2013 | Brian Ownby | Houston Dynamo | Richmond Kickers | Loan |
| March 25, 2013 | Freddy Adu | Philadelphia Union | Bahia | Free |
| March 25, 2013 | Cristhian Hernández | Philadelphia Union | Harrisburg City Islanders | Loan |
| March 25, 2013 | Greg Jordan | Philadelphia Union | Harrisburg City Islanders | Loan |
| March 25, 2013 | Kléberson | Bahia | Philadelphia Union | Loan |
| March 25, 2013 | Jimmy McLaughlin | Philadelphia Union | Harrisburg City Islanders | Loan |
| March 25, 2013 | Ryan Richter | Charleston Battery | Toronto FC | Undisclosed |
| March 26, 2013 | Zarek Valentin | Montreal Impact | Bodø/Glimt | Loan |
| March 27, 2013 | Bilal Duckett | New England Revolution | Rochester Rhinos | Loan |
| March 27, 2013 | Matt Horth | New England Revolution | Rochester Rhinos | Loan |
| March 27, 2013 | Gabe Latigue | New England Revolution | Rochester Rhinos | Loan |
| March 27, 2013 | Tyler Polak | New England Revolution | Rochester Rhinos | Loan |
| March 28, 2013 | Andre Akpan | Colorado Rapids | New York Red Bulls | Trade |
| April 1, 2013 | Kellen Gulley | Chicago Fire | Atlanta Silverbacks | Loan |
| April 3, 2013 | Andrew Dykstra | D.C. United | Richmond Kickers | Loan |
| April 4, 2013 | Alexandre González | Necaxa | San Jose Earthquakes | Undisclosed |
| April 5, 2013 | Alex Dixon | Houston Dynamo | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Loan |
| April 8, 2013 | Maximiliano Rodríguez | Argentinos Juniors | Montreal Impact | Loan |
| April 15, 2013 | Patrick McLain | Chivas USA | Los Angeles Blues | Loan |
| April 19, 2013 | Daniele Paponi | Bologna | Montreal Impact | Loan |
| April 26, 2013 | Matías Laba | Argentinos Juniors | Toronto FC | Undisclosed |
| April 30, 2013 | Bryce Alderson | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Charleston Battery | Loan |
| April 30, 2013 | Enzo Martinez | Real Salt Lake | Carolina RailHawks | Loan |
| May 2, 2013 | Aminu Abdallah | International Allies | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Undisclosed |
| May 3, 2013 | Pa Modou Kah | Al-Wehda | Portland Timbers | Undisclosed |
| May 6, 2013 | Germán Mera | Deportivo Cali | Colorado Rapids | Loan |
| May 7, 2013 | Juan Agudelo | Chivas USA | New England Revolution | Trade |
| May 7, 2013 | Jeremy Brockie | Wellington Phoenix | Toronto FC | Loan |
| May 7, 2013 | Steven Caldwell | Birmingham City | Toronto FC | Loan |
| May 8, 2013 | Jeff Attinella | Real Salt Lake | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | Loan |
| May 10, 2013 | Martín Ponce | Guadalajara | Chivas USA | Loan |
| May 14, 2013 | Gabriel Farfan | Philadelphia Union | Chivas USA | Trade |
| May 16, 2013 | Bobby Convey | Sporting Kansas City | Toronto FC | Trade |
| May 22, 2013 | Rauwshan McKenzie | Unattached | Portland Timbers | Free |
| May 23, 2013 | Bakary Soumaré | Philadelphia Union | Chicago Fire | Trade |
| May 25, 2013 | Mike Magee | Los Angeles Galaxy | Chicago Fire | Trade |
| May 25, 2013 | Robbie Rogers | Chicago Fire | Los Angeles Galaxy | Trade |
| May 28, 2013 | Sainey Nyassi | Unattached | D.C. United | Free |
| May 29, 2013 | Aaron Horton | Columbus Crew | Los Angeles Blues | Loan |
| June 6, 2013 | Alain Rochat | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | D.C. United | Trade |
| June 12, 2013 | Eriq Zavaleta | Seattle Sounders FC | San Antonio Scorpions | Loan |
| June 17, 2013 | Pablo Mastroeni | Colorado Rapids | Los Angeles Galaxy | Trade |
| June 19, 2013 | Oka Nikolov | Eintracht Frankfurt | Philadelphia Union | Free |
| June 20, 2013 | David Ousted | Unattached | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Free |
| June 28, 2013 | Fabinho | Sydney FC | Philadelphia Union | Free |
| June 28, 2013 | Clarence Goodson | Brøndby IF | San Jose Earthquakes | Free |
| June 28, 2013 | Alvas Powell | Portmore United | Portland Timbers | Loan |
| July 1, 2013 | Carlos Bocanegra | Unattached | Chivas USA | Allocation |
| July 2, 2013 | Steven Caldwell | Birmingham City | Toronto FC | Undisclosed |
| July 2, 2013 | Michael Thomas | Sporting Kansas City | Toronto FC | Trade |
| July 3, 2013 | Jared Jeffrey | Unattached | D.C. United | Waiver Wire |
| July 5, 2013 | Erick | Portimonense | FC Dallas | Undisclosed |
| July 9, 2013 | Álvaro Fernández | Chicago Fire | Nacional | Loan |
| July 9, 2013 | Michael Nanchoff | Portland Timbers | Jönköpings Södra | Loan |
| July 9, 2013 | Luis Silva | Toronto FC | D.C. United | Trade |
| July 9, 2013 | Jordan Stewart | Unattached | San Jose Earthquakes | Free |
| July 10, 2013 | Caleb Clarke | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | FC Augsburg | Loan |
| July 10, 2013 | Shaun Francis | Charlotte Eagles | Chicago Fire | Free |
| July 10, 2013 | Erick Torres | Guadalajara | Chivas USA | Loan |
| July 11, 2013 | Kevin Ellis | Sporting Kansas City | Orlando City | Loan |
| July 11, 2013 | Alain Rochat | D.C. United | BSC Young Boys | Undisclosed |
| July 11, 2013 | C. J. Sapong | Sporting Kansas City | Orlando City | Loan |
| July 11, 2013 | Ibrahim Sekagya | Red Bull Salzburg | New York Red Bulls | Free |
| July 11, 2013 | Andrew Weber | Phoenix FC | Seattle Sounders FC | Loan |
| July 12, 2013 | Mark Bloom | Atlanta Silverbacks | Toronto FC | Loan |
| July 17, 2013 | Jaime Alas | Rosenborg | San Jose Earthquakes | Loan |
| July 17, 2013 | Mauro Díaz | River Plate | FC Dallas | Undisclosed |
| July 17, 2013 | Calum Mallace | Montreal Impact | Minnesota United FC | Loan |
| July 17, 2013 | Brandon McDonald | D.C. United | Real Salt Lake | Trade |
| July 17, 2013 | Siniša Ubiparipović | Montreal Impact | Minnesota United FC | Loan |
| July 18, 2013 | Conor Doyle | Derby County | D.C. United | Loan via Lottery |
| July 18, 2013 | Jaime Frias | Guadalajara | Chivas USA | Loan |
| July 19, 2013 | Laurent Courtois | Unattached | Los Angeles Galaxy | Free |
| July 22, 2013 | Fredy Montero | Seattle Sounders FC | Sporting CP | Loan |
| July 23, 2013 | Juan Luis Anangonó | El Nacional | Chicago Fire | Undisclosed |
| July 23, 2013 | Hernán Bernardello | Almería | Montreal Impact | Undisclosed |
| July 23, 2013 | Richard Sánchez | FC Dallas | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | Loan |
| July 24, 2013 | Bradley Wright-Phillips | Unattached | New York Red Bulls | Free |
| July 25, 2013 | Álvaro Rey | Xerez | Toronto FC | Undisclosed |
| July 26, 2013 | Bryan Gaul | Los Angeles Galaxy | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | Loan |
| July 26, 2013 | Adrián López | Wigan Athletic | Montreal Impact | Undisclosed |
| July 26, 2013 | Kenney Walker | Los Angeles Galaxy | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | Loan |
| August 1, 2013 | Jonas Elmer | FC Winterthur | Toronto FC | Undisclosed |
| August 2, 2013 | C. J. Sapong | Sporting Kansas City | Orlando City | Loan |
| August 2, 2013 | Gilberto | Atlético Sorocaba | Philadelphia Union | Undisclosed |
| August 3, 2013 | Clint Dempsey | Tottenham Hotspur | Seattle Sounders FC | Undisclosed |
| August 5, 2013 | Jaime Penedo | Municipal | Los Angeles Galaxy | Free |
| August 6, 2013 | Vicente Sánchez | Nacional | Colorado Rapids | Undisclosed |
| August 6, 2013 | Diego Valeri | Lanús | Portland Timbers | Undisclosed |
| August 7, 2013 | Alexander López | Olimpia | Houston Dynamo | Free |
| August 8, 2013 | David Carney | Unattached | New York Red Bulls | Free |
| August 8, 2013 | Gabriel Torres | Zamora FC | Colorado Rapids | Undisclosed |
| August 9, 2013 | Charlie Davies | Randers FC | New England Revolution | Loan |
| August 9, 2013 | Jimmy Medranda | Deportivo Pereira | Sporting Kansas City | Loan |
| August 9, 2013 | Arévalo Rios | Palermo | Chicago Fire | Loan |
| August 9, 2013 | Brendan Ruiz | Figueirense | Sporting Kansas City | Free |
| August 11, 2013 | Bobby Warshaw | FC Dallas | Ängelholms FF | Loan |
| August 15, 2013 | Dennis Iapichino | Unattached | D.C. United | Free |
| August 16, 2013 | José Erick Correa | Chivas USA | Gimnasia | Loan |
| August 16, 2013 | Maximiliano Urruti | Newell's Old Boys | Toronto FC | Undisclosed |
| August 20, 2013 | Bryan de la Fuente | Unattached | Chivas USA | Free |
| August 21, 2013 | Blair Gavin | Unattached | Seattle Sounders FC | Free |
| August 22, 2013 | Bryan Gaul | Los Angeles Galaxy | Carolina RailHawks | Loan |
| August 22, 2013 | Kenney Walker | Los Angeles Galaxy | Carolina RailHawks | Loan |
| August 27, 2013 | Carlo Chueca | Unattached | Chivas USA | Free |
| August 29, 2013 | O'Brian Woodbine | Unattached | New England Revolution | Free |
| August 30, 2013 | Matthew Fondy | Los Angeles Blues | Chivas USA | Free |
| September 2, 2013 | Kei Kamara | Sporting Kansas City | Middlesbrough | £900,000 |
| September 5, 2013 | Brad Ring | San Jose Earthquakes | Portland Timbers | Trade |
| September 9, 2013 | Bright Dike | Portland Timbers | Toronto FC | Trade |
| September 9, 2013 | Maximiliano Urruti | Toronto FC | Portland Timbers | Trade |
| September 13, 2013 | Federico Bessone | Unattached | Sporting Kansas City | Free |
| September 13, 2013 | Servando Carrasco | Seattle Sounders FC | Houston Dynamo | Trade |
| September 13, 2013 | Yann Ekra | Harrisburg City Islanders | Philadelphia Union | Free |
| September 13, 2013 | Chris Konopka | Philadelphia Union | Toronto FC | Trade |
| September 13, 2013 | Adam Moffat | Houston Dynamo | Seattle Sounders FC | Trade |
* ^1 Player officially joined his new club on January 1, 2013.
* ^2 Only rights to player were acquired.