# List of Major League Soccer transfers 2016

The following is a list of transfers for the 2016 Major League Soccer season that have been made during the 2015–16 MLS offseason all the way through to the roster freeze on September 1, 2016.
The 2015–16 offseason is the first in the history of MLS in which free agency is allowed for qualified veteran players. Justin Mapp became the first MLS free-agent transfer on December 14, 2015, when he signed with Sporting Kansas City.

## Transfers

| Date | Name | Moving from | Moving to | Mode of Transfer |
| November 3, 2015 | Tyler Adams | New York Red Bulls II | New York Red Bulls | Free |
| November 9, 2015 | Mason Stajduhar | Orlando City U-23 | Orlando City SC | Homegrown player |
| December 6, 2015 | Lamar Neagle | Seattle Sounders FC | D.C. United | Trade |
| December 6, 2015 | Chris Pontius | D.C. United | Philadelphia Union | Trade |
| December 7, 2015 | Cristian Maidana | Philadelphia Union | Houston Dynamo | Trade |
| December 7, 2015 | Andrew Wenger | Philadelphia Union | Houston Dynamo | Trade |
| December 7, 2015 | Kenney Walker | LA Galaxy | FC Cincinnati | Free |
| December 9, 2015 | Michael Azira | Seattle Sounders FC | Colorado Rapids | 2015 Waiver Draft |
| December 9, 2015 | Lawrence Olum | Kedah FA | Sporting Kansas City | Free |
| December 10, 2015 | Ethan White | Philadelphia Union | New York City FC | Trade |
| December 10, 2015 | Dane Richards | New York Red Bulls | Miami FC | Free |
| December 11, 2015 | Maximiliano Urruti | Portland Timbers | FC Dallas | 2015 Re-Entry Draft |
| December 11, 2015 | Alec Kann | Chicago Fire | Sporting Kansas City | 2015 Re-Entry Draft |
| December 11, 2015 | Jorge Villafaña | Portland Timbers | Santos Laguna | Undisclosed |
| December 11, 2015 | Chris Klute | Columbus Crew SC | Portland Timbers | Trade |
| December 11, 2015 | Zac MacMath | Philadelphia Union | Colorado Rapids | Trade |
| December 14, 2015 | Justin Mapp | Free Agent | Sporting Kansas City | Free |
| December 15, 2015 | Dan Kennedy | FC Dallas | LA Galaxy | Trade |
| December 15, 2015 | Marco Pappa | Seattle Sounders FC | Colorado Rapids | Trade |
| December 16, 2015 | Drew Moor | Free Agent | Toronto FC | Free |
| December 16, 2015 | Clément Diop | LA Galaxy II | LA Galaxy | Free |
| December 16, 2015 | Kristinn Steindórsson | Columbus Crew SC | GIF Sundsvall | Free |
| December 17, 2015 | Kevin Alston | New England Revolution | Orlando City SC | 2015 Re-Entry Draft |
| December 17, 2015 | Jermaine Taylor | Houston Dynamo | Portland Timbers | 2015 Re-Entry Draft |
| December 17, 2015 | Joey Calistri | Chicago Fire Academy | Chicago Fire | Homegrown player |
| December 17, 2015 | Drew Conner | Chicago Fire Academy | Chicago Fire | Homegrown player |
| December 17, 2015 | Daniel Steres | LA Galaxy II | LA Galaxy | Free |
| December 18, 2015 | Corey Ashe | Free Agent | Columbus Crew SC | Free |
| December 18, 2015 | Steven Beitashour | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Toronto FC | Trade |
| December 18, 2015 | Will Johnson | Portland Timbers | Toronto FC | Trade |
| December 21, 2015 | Joe Bendik | Toronto FC | Orlando City SC | Trade |
| December 21, 2015 | Tyler Miller | Seattle Sounders FC 2 | Seattle Sounders FC | Free |
| December 21, 2015 | Derrick Etienne | New York Red Bulls Academy | New York Red Bulls | Homegrown player |
| December 21, 2015 | Brandon Allen | New York Red Bulls Academy | New York Red Bulls | Homegrown player |
| December 22, 2015 | Alex Muyl | New York Red Bulls Academy | New York Red Bulls | Homegrown player |
| December 22, 2015 | Omar Gonzalez | LA Galaxy | Pachuca | Undisclosed |
| December 22, 2015 | Leonardo González | Seattle Sounders FC | Herediano | Free |
| December 23, 2015 | Bradley Bourgeois | Houston Dynamo Academy | Houston Dynamo | Homegrown player |
| December 23, 2015 | Luis Gil | Real Salt Lake | Querétaro | Free |
| December 23, 2015 | Mael Corboz | New York Red Bulls Academy | New York Red Bulls | Homegrown player |
| December 23, 2015 | Scott Thomsen | New York Red Bulls Academy | New York Red Bulls | Homegrown player |
| December 23, 2015 | Chris Thorsheim | New York Red Bulls Academy | New York Red Bulls | Homegrown player |
| December 24, 2015 | Andy Rose | Seattle Sounders FC | Coventry City | Free |
| December 24, 2015 | Juninho | LA Galaxy | Tijuana | Unidsclosed |
| December 28, 2015 | Chad Barrett | Free Agent | San Jose Earthquakes | Free |
| December 28, 2015 | Roy Miller | New York Red Bulls | Saprissa | Free |
| December 28, 2015 | Danny Mwanga | Orlando City SC | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Free |
| December 29, 2015 | Masato Kudo | Kashiwa Reysol | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Free |
| December 29, 2015 | Danilo Acosta | Real Monarchs | Real Salt Lake | Homegrown player |
| December 30, 2015 | Liam Ridgewell | Portland Timbers | Brighton & Hove Albion | Loan |
| January 5, 2016 | Aaron Guillen | Florida Gulf Coast | FC Dallas | Homegrown player |
| January 5, 2016 | Emanuel Pogatetz | Columbus Crew SC | Union Berlin | Free |
| January 6, 2016 | Simon Dawkins | Derby County | San Jose Earthquakes | Free |
| January 6, 2016 | Cristian Techera | River Plate Montevideo | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Undisclosed |
| January 6, 2016 | Jeff Larentowicz | Free Agent | LA Galaxy | Free |
| January 6, 2016 | Patrick Nyarko | Chicago Fire | D.C. United | Trade |
| January 7, 2016 | Brad Davis | Houston Dynamo | Sporting Kansas City | Trade |
| January 7, 2016 | Jordan Schweitzer | Denver Pioneers | Seattle Sounders FC | Homegrown player |
| January 8, 2016 | Michael Nanchoff | Portland Timbers | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Free |
| January 11, 2016 | Jalil Anibaba | Sporting Kansas City | Houston Dynamo | Free |
| January 12, 2016 | Zarek Valentin | Montreal Impact | Portland Timbers | Trade |
| January 12, 2016 | Ned Grabavoy | Free Agent | Portland Timbers | Free |
| January 12, 2016 | Wálter Restrepo | New York Cosmos | Philadelphia Union | Undisclosed |
| January 12, 2016 | Michael Lahoud | Philadelphia Union | New York Cosmos | Loan |
| January 12, 2016 | Sebastian Saucedo | Real Salt Lake | Veracruz | Loan |
| January 12, 2016 | Lovel Palmer | Chicago Fire | Indy Eleven | Free |
| January 13, 2016 | Dániel Sallói | Újpest FC | Sporting Kansas City | Homegrown player |
| January 13, 2016 | Andrés Imperiale | Saprissa | San Jose Earthquakes | Free |
| January 13, 2016 | Jack McInerney | Columbus Crew SC | Portland Timbers | Trade |
| January 13, 2016 | Anderson Conceição | Tombense | Philadelphia Union | Loan |
| January 13, 2016 | Marius Obekop | New York Red Bulls | Orlando City B | Free |
| January 14, 2016 | Mike Magee | Free Agent | LA Galaxy | Free |
| January 14, 2016 | Emmanuel Boateng | Helsingborgs IF | LA Galaxy | Free |
| January 14, 2016 | Joevin Jones | Chicago Fire | Seattle Sounders FC | Trade |
| January 14, 2016 | Jairo Arrieta | D.C. United | New York Cosmos | Free |
| January 14, 2016 | Jack Harrison | Wake Forest Demon Deacons | New York City F.C. | SuperDraft |
| January 14, 2016 | Brandon Vincent | Stanford Cardinal | Chicago Fire | SuperDraft |
| January 14, 2016 | Jonathan Campbell | North Carolina Tar Heels | Chicago Fire | SuperDraft |
| January 15, 2016 | Zach Pfeffer | Philadelphia Union | Colorado Rapids | Trade |
| January 15, 2016 | Yura Movsisyan | Spartak Moscow | Real Salt Lake | Loan |
| January 15, 2016 | Matt Watson | Chicago Fire | Carolina RailHawks | Free |
| January 18, 2016 | Michael Harrington | Free Agent | Chicago Fire | Free |
| January 18, 2016 | Patrick McLain | Sacramento Republic | Chicago Fire | Free |
| January 18, 2016 | Lucas Ontivero | Galatasaray | Montreal Impact | Loan |
| January 18, 2016 | Clint Irwin | Colorado Rapids | Toronto FC | Trade |
| January 18, 2016 | Deybi Flores | C.D. Motagua | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Undisclosed |
| January 20, 2016 | Juan Esteban Ortiz | Atlético Huila | FC Dallas | Free |
| January 20, 2016 | Christian Bolaños | Saprissa | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Undisclosed |
| January 20, 2016 | Rónald Matarrita | Alajuelense | New York City FC | Undisclosed |
| January 20, 2016 | Michael Farfan | D.C. United | Seattle Sounders FC | Free |
| January 21, 2016 | Sebastián Jaime | Real Salt Lake | Universidad Católica | Free |
| January 21, 2016 | Jordan Morris | Stanford | Seattle Sounders FC | Homegrown player |
| January 21, 2016 | Stephen Sunday | Alanyaspor | Real Salt Lake | Free |
| January 21, 2016 | Michel | FC Dallas | Rayo OKC | Free |
| January 22, 2016 | Sambinha | Sporting B | New England Revolution | Loan |
| January 22, 2016 | Emil Larsen | OB | Columbus Crew SC | Free |
| January 22, 2016 | Diego Martínez | River Plate | New York City FC | Free |
| January 22, 2016 | Emery Welshman | Real Monarchs | Real Salt Lake | Free |
| January 23, 2016 | Carlos Gruezo | VfB Stuttgart | FC Dallas | Undisclosed |
| January 23, 2016 | Víctor Cabrera | River Plate | Montreal Impact | Undisclosed |
| January 23, 2016 | João Meira | Belenenses | Chicago Fire | Free |
| January 25, 2016 | Tommy Meyer | LA Galaxy | Swope Park Rangers | Free |
| January 25, 2016 | Alexandros Tabakis | Panathinaikos | Atlanta United FC | Free |
| January 25, 2016 | Alexandros Tabakis | Atlanta United FC | Charleston Battery | Loan |
| January 26, 2016 | Conor Casey | Free Agent | Columbus Crew SC | Free |
| January 26, 2016 | Maynor Figueroa | Colorado Rapids | FC Dallas | Trade |
| January 26, 2016 | Jelle Van Damme | Standard Liège | LA Galaxy | Free |
| January 26, 2016 | Nuno André Coelho | Balıkesirspor | Sporting Kansas City | Free |
| January 26, 2016 | Mikey Lopez | Sporting Kansas City | New York City FC | Free |
| January 26, 2016 | Juan Ramírez | Colorado Rapids | UD Almería | Loan |
| January 27, 2016 | David Rocha | Gimnàstic | Houston Dynamo | Free |
| January 27, 2016 | Agus | Albacete | Houston Dynamo | Free |
| January 27, 2016 | Ashley Cole | Roma | LA Galaxy | Free |
| January 27, 2016 | Devron García | C.D. Victoria | Orlando City SC | Undisclosed |
| January 27, 2016 | Nick LaBrocca | Free Agent | Chicago Fire | Free |
| January 28, 2016 | Frédéric Brillant | KV Oostende | New York City FC | Undisclosed |
| January 29, 2016 | Fraser Aird | Rangers | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Loan |
| January 29, 2016 | Krisztián Németh | Sporting Kansas City | Al-Gharafa | Undisclosed |
| January 30, 2016 | Matt Miazga | New York Red Bulls | Chelsea | Undisclosed |
| January 30, 2016 | Leonel Miranda | Independiente | Houston Dynamo | Loan |
| February 1, 2016 | Erik Palmer-Brown | Sporting Kansas City | FC Porto | Loan |
| February 1, 2016 | Xavier Kouassi | FC Sion | New England Revolution | Free |
| February 1, 2016 | Shkëlzen Gashi | FC Basel | Colorado Rapids | Undisclosed |
| February 1, 2016 | Marcelo Sarvas | Colorado Rapids | D.C. United | Trade |
| February 2, 2016 | George Fochive | Portland Timbers | Viborg FF | Undisclosed |
| February 2, 2016 | Johan Kappelhof | FC Groningen | Chicago Fire | Undisclosed |
| February 2, 2016 | Junior Burgos | Atlanta Silverbacks | Atlanta United FC | Free |
| February 2, 2016 | Junior Burgos | Atlanta United FC | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Loan |
| February 2, 2016 | Chris Wingert | New York City FC | Real Salt Lake | Waivers |
| February 3, 2016 | Nigel de Jong | Milan | LA Galaxy | Free |
| February 3, 2016 | Amro Tarek | Real Betis | Columbus Crew SC | Loan |
| February 3, 2016 | Rodrigo Ramos | Coritiba | Chicago Fire | Loan |
| February 4, 2016 | Ola Kamara | Austria Wien | Columbus Crew SC | Undisclosed |
| February 4, 2016 | Roland Alberg | ADO Den Haag | Philadelphia Union | Undisclosed |
| February 5, 2016 | Mekeil Williams | Antigua GFC | Colorado Rapids | Undisclosed |
| February 9, 2016 | Gideon Baah | HJK Helsinki | New York Red Bulls | Undisclosed |
| February 9, 2016 | Conor Doyle | D.C. United | Colorado Rapids | Trade |
| February 9, 2016 | Matt Jones | Belenenses | Philadelphia Union | Loan |
| February 11, 2016 | Gershon Koffie | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | New England Revolution | Trade |
| February 12, 2016 | Carlos Lizarazo | Cruz Azul | FC Dallas | Loan |
| February 13, 2016 | Harry Shipp | Chicago Fire | Montreal Impact | Trade |
| February 14, 2016 | Eric Miller | Montreal Impact | Colorado Rapids | Trade |
| February 15, 2016 | Luciano Acosta | Boca Juniors | D.C. United | Loan |
| February 16, 2016 | Mauro Rosales | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | FC Dallas | Trade |
| February 16, 2016 | Blas Pérez | FC Dallas | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Trade |
| February 17, 2016 | Rob Vincent | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | D.C. United | Undisclosed |
| February 17, 2016 | Bernardo Añor | Sporting Kansas City | Minnesota United FC | Loan |
| February 18, 2016 | Antonio Nocerino | AC Milan | D.C. United | Free |
| February 18, 2016 | Antonio Nocerino | D.C. United | Orlando City SC | Trade |
| February 18, 2016 | Je-Vaughn Watson | FC Dallas | New England Revolution | Mutual Contract Termination |
| February 18, 2016 | Abdoulie Mansally | Real Salt Lake | Houston Dynamo | Trade |
| February 19, 2016 | Paul Clowes | Clemson Tigers | D.C. United | SuperDraft |
| February 20, 2016 | Federico Bravo | Boca Juniors | New York City FC | Loan |
| February 20, 2016 | Ilsinho | FC Shakhtar Donetsk | Philadelphia Union | Free |
| February 23, 2016 | Nathan Sturgis | Houston Dynamo | Seattle Sounders FC | Free |
| February 23, 2016 | Amobi Okugo | Sporting Kansas City | New York Red Bulls II | Free |
| February 24, 2016 | Alberto Quintero | Lobos BUAP | San Jose Earthquakes | Loan |
| February 25, 2016 | Obafemi Martins | Seattle Sounders FC | Shanghai Greenland Shenhua F.C. | Transfer |
| February 26, 2016 | Memo Rodriguez | Houston Dynamo | Rio Grande Valley FC Toros | Waived |
| February 26, 2016 | Taylor Hunter | Houston Dynamo | Rio Grande Valley FC Toros | Waived |
| February 26, 2016 | Matt Lampson | Columbus Crew SC | Chicago Fire | Free |
| February 26, 2016 | Luke Moore | Toronto FC | | Waived |
| February 27, 2016 | J. J. Koval | San Jose Earthquakes | Sacramento Republic | Waived |
| February 27, 2016 | Tsubasa Endoh | Maryland Terrapins | Toronto FC | SuperDraft |
| February 29, 2016 | John Goossens | FC Voluntari | Chicago Fire | Free |
| February 29, 2016 | Ryan Herman | Washington Huskies | FC Dallas | SuperDraft |
| February 29, 2016 | Timo Pitter | Creighton Bluejays | FC Dallas | SuperDraft |
| February 29, 2016 | Rasheed Olabiyi | Houston Dynamo | | Waived |
| February 29, 2016 | Dan Gargan | Los Angeles Galaxy | | Waived |
| February 29, 2016 | Ignacio Maganto | Los Angeles Galaxy | Hajduk Split | Waived |
| February 29, 2016 | Mael Corboz | New York Red Bulls | Wilmington Hammerheads FC | Waived |
| March 1, 2016 | Marcel de Jong | Sporting Kansas City | Ottawa Fury FC | Mutual Contract Termination |
| March 1, 2016 | Michael Salazar | UC Riverside Highlanders | Montreal Impact | SuperDraft |
| March 1, 2016 | Neco Brett | Robert Morris Colonials | Portland Timbers | SuperDraft |
| March 1, 2016 | Wade Hamilton | Cal Poly Mustangs | Portland Timbers | SuperDraft |
| March 1, 2016 | Oalex Anderson | Seattle Sounders FC 2 | Seattle Sounders FC | Signed |
| March 1, 2016 | Jordan Schweitzer | Seattle Sounders FC | Seattle Sounders FC 2 | Waived and signed |
| March 2, 2016 | Collen Warner | Toronto FC | Houston Dynamo | Trade |
| March 2, 2016 | Kingsley Bryce | Chicago Fire | | Waived |
| March 2, 2016 | Herculez Gomez | Toronto FC | Seattle Sounders FC | Waived |
| March 2, 2016 | Colin Bonner | UNC Wilmington Seahawks | FC Dallas | SuperDraft |
| March 3, 2016 | Arturo Álvarez | Videoton FC | Chicago Fire | Free |
| March 3, 2016 | Charlie Horton | Leeds United | New England Revolution | Free |
| March 3, 2016 | Charlie Horton | New England Revolution | D.C. United | Trade |
| March 3, 2016 | Davy Arnaud | D.C. United | | Retired |
| March 3, 2016 | Michael Gamble | Wake Forest Demon Deacons | New England Revolution | SuperDraft |
| March 3, 2016 | Matt Turner | Fairfield Stags | New England Revolution | SuperDraft |
| March 3, 2016 | Shannon Gomez | W Connection F.C. | New York City FC | Loan |
| March 3, 2016 | Andre Rawls | Wilmington Hammerheads FC | New York City FC | Free |
| March 3, 2016 | Zach Carroll | Michigan State Spartans | New York Red Bulls | SuperDraft |
| March 3, 2016 | Justin Bilyeu | SIU Edwardsville Cougars | New York Red Bulls | SuperDraft |
| March 4, 2016 | Jermaine Jones | New England Revolution | Colorado Rapids | Trade |
| March 4, 2016 | Chris Froschauer | Ohio State Buckeyes | Colorado Rapids | SuperDraft |
| March 4, 2016 | Emmanuel Appiah | Cincinnati Bearcats | Colorado Rapids | SuperDraft |
| March 4, 2016 | Matt Pacifici | Davidson Wildcats | Columbus Crew SC | Free |
| March 4, 2016 | Marshall Hollingsworth | Wheaton Thunder | Columbus Crew SC | SuperDraft |
| March 4, 2016 | Je-Vaughn Watson | FC Dallas | New England Revolution | Trade |
| March 4, 2016 | Kip Colvey | Cal Poly Mustangs | San Jose Earthquakes | SuperDraft |
| March 5, 2016 | Molham Babouli | Toronto FC II | Toronto FC | USL |
| March 5, 2016 | Ariel Lassiter | LA Galaxy II | LA Galaxy | USL |
| March 7, 2016 | Scott Thomsen | New York Red Bulls | Richmond Kickers | Waived |
| March 8, 2016 | Diego Rubio | Real Valladolid | Sporting Kansas City | Loan |
| March 8, 2016 | Tony Alfaro | Cal State Dominguez Hills Toros | Seattle Sounders FC | Waived |
| March 8, 2016 | Damion Lowe | Seattle Sounders FC | Minnesota United FC | Loan |
| March 9, 2016 | Jack Barmby | Leicester City | Portland Timbers | Loan |
| March 11, 2016 | Alex Morrell | North Florida Ospreys | Chicago Fire | Loan |
| March 11, 2016 | Steven Mendoza | Corinthians | New York City FC | Loan |
| March 11, 2016 | Andrew Jacobson | New York City FC | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Trade |
| March 14, 2016 | Darren Mattocks | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Portland Timbers | Trade |
| March 20, 2016 | Tim Howard | Everton | Colorado Rapids | Free |
| March 23, 2016 | Júlio Baptista | Free Agent | Orlando City SC | Free |
| March 23, 2016 | Paul Clowes | D.C. United | Richmond Kickers | Loan |
| March 23, 2016 | Collin Martin | D.C. United | Richmond Kickers | Loan |
| March 23, 2016 | Jalen Robinson | D.C. United | Richmond Kickers | Loan |
| May 2, 2016 | Aurélien Collin | Orlando City SC | New York Red Bulls | Trade |
| May 4, 2016 | Khaly Thiam | MTK | Chicago Fire | Loan |
| May 10, 2016 | Alhaji Kamara | Norrköping | D.C. United | Undisclosed |
| May 10, 2016 | Paul Clowes | D.C. United | Charlotte Independence | Free |
| May 12, 2016 | Kei Kamara | Columbus Crew SC | New England Revolution | Trade |
| May 17, 2016 | Michael de Leeuw | Groningen | Chicago Fire | Trade |
| May 17, 2016 | Cristian Martínez | Chorrillo | Columbus Crew SC | Loan |
| May 23, 2016 | Michael Lahoud | New York Cosmos | Philadelphia Union | Loan end |
| May 24, 2016 | Michael Lahoud | Philadelphia Union | Miami FC | $300,000 |
| June 24, 2016 | Karl Ouimette | New York Red Bulls | Jacksonville Armada | Loan |
| June 24, 2016 | Alex Zendejas | FC Dallas | Guadalajara | $500,000 |
| June 29, 2016 | Kwadwo Poku | New York City FC | Miami FC | $750,000 |
| June 29, 2016 | Zach Steinberger | Houston Dynamo | Jacksonville Armada | Loan |
| June 30, 2016 | Emmanuel Appiah | Colorado Rapids | Sporting Kansas City | Waived |
| June 30, 2016 | Chris Froschauer | Colorado Rapids | | Waived |
| June 30, 2016 | Dairon Asprilla | Portland Timbers | Millonarios | Loan |
| July 5, 2016 | Adrian Winter | Orlando City SC | FC Zürich | Undisclosed |
| July 6, 2016 | Chris McCann | Wigan Athletic | Atlanta United FC | Undisclosed |
| July 6, 2016 | Leonel Miranda | Houston Dynamo | Club Atlético Independiente | Loan Return |
| July 6, 2016 | David Rocha | Houston Dynamo | Real Oviedo | Waived |
| July 7, 2016 | Matteo Mancosu | Bologna | Montreal Impact | Loan |
| July 9, 2016 | Getterson | J. Malucelli | FC Dallas | Loan |
| July 10, 2016 | Emil Larsen | Columbus Crew SC | Lyngby BK | Undisclosed |
| July 12, 2016 | Lloyd Sam | New York Red Bulls | D.C. United | Trade |
| July 12, 2016 | Cameron Porter | Montreal Impact | Sporting Kansas City | Trade |
| July 12, 2016 | Amadou Dia | Sporting Kansas City | Montreal Impact | Trade |
| July 13, 2016 | Damien Perquis | Toronto FC | Nottingham Forest | Mutual Contract Termination |
| July 14, 2016 | Vytautas Andriuskevicius | SC Cambuur | Portland Timbers | Undisclosed |
| July 15, 2016 | Sam Adekugbe | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Brighton & Hove Albion | Loan |
| July 15, 2016 | Kenwyne Jones | Cardiff City | Atlanta United FC | Undisclosed |
| July 16, 2016 | Maxime Chanot | K.V. Kortrijk | New York City FC | Undisclosed |
| July 18, 2016 | Adam Larsen Kwarasey | Portland Timbers | Rosenborg | Undisclosed |
| July 20, 2016 | Tosaint Ricketts | Boluspor | Toronto FC | Free |
| July 20, 2016 | Fabián Espíndola | D.C. United | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Trade |
| July 20, 2016 | Patrick Mullins | New York City FC | D.C. United | Undisclosed |
| July 21, 2016 | Nicolai Næss | Stabæk | Columbus Crew SC | Undisclosed |
| July 21, 2016 | Jose Aja | Nacional | Orlando City SC | Loan |
| July 22, 2016 | Pedro Baez | Cerro Porteno | Real Salt Lake | Loan |
| July 22, 2016 | Héctor Villalba | San Lorenzo | Atlanta United FC | Undisclosed |
| July 22, 2016 | Zack Steffen | SC Freiburg | Columbus Crew SC | Undisclosed |
| July 23, 2016 | Hernán Bernardello | Alavés | Montreal Impact | Undisclosed |
| July 27, 2016 | Fabián Espíndola | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Club Necaxa | Undisclosed |
| July 27, 2016 | Nicolás Lodeiro | Boca Juniors | Seattle Sounders FC | Undisclosed |
| July 28, 2016 | Álvaro Fernández | Gimnasia | Seattle Sounders FC | Undisclosed |
| July 28, 2016 | Chris Konopka | Ross County F.C. | Portland Timbers | Free |
| July 28, 2016 | Héctor Villalba | Atlanta United FC | Club Tijuana | Loan |
| July 29, 2016 | Yair Arboleda | Independiente Santa Fe | Houston Dynamo | Loan |
| July 29, 2016 | Kennedy Igboananike | Chicago Fire | D.C. United | Trade |
| July 30, 2016 | Adam Jahn | San Jose Earthquakes | Columbus Crew SC | Trade |
| July 30, 2016 | Giles Barnes | Houston Dynamo | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Trade |
| August 1, 2016 | Steven Taylor | Newcastle United FC | Portland Timbers | Free |
| August 2, 2016 | Norberto Paparatto | Portland Timbers | FC Dallas | Trade |
| August 2, 2016 | Gbenga Arokoyo | Gaziantepspor | Portland Timbers | Undisclosed |
| August 2, 2016 | Chris McCann | Atlanta United FC | Coventry City | Loan |
| August 3, 2016 | Daniel Royer | FC Midtjylland | New York Red Bulls | Undisclosed |
| August 3, 2016 | Alejandro Bedoya | Nantes | Philadelphia Union | Undisclosed |
| August 3, 2016 | Sebastien Le Toux | Philadelphia Union | Colorado Rapids | Trade |
| August 3, 2016 | Luis Solignac | Colorado Rapids | Chicago Fire | Trade |
| August 3, 2016 | Keyner Brown | Herediano | Houston Dynamo | Loan |
| August 3, 2016 | David Arshakyan | FK Trakai | Chicago Fire | Undisclosed |
| August 3, 2016 | Matías Pérez García | San Jose Earthquakes | Orlando City SC | Trade |
| August 3, 2016 | Darwin Ceren | Orlando City SC | San Jose Earthquakes | Trade |
| August 3, 2016 | José Escalante | Rio Grande Valley FC | Houston Dynamo | Loan |
| August 3, 2016 | Omer Damari | RB Leipzig | New York Red Bulls | Loan |
| August 3, 2016 | Charlie Davies | New England Revolution | Philadelphia Union | Trade |
| August 3, 2016 | Fabian Castillo | FC Dallas | Trabzonspor | Loan |
| August 10, 2016 | Auston Trusty | Bethlehem Steel FC | Philadelphia Union | Homegrown Player |
| August 10, 2016 | Henok Goitom | Getafe CF | San Jose Earthquakes | Free |
| August 18, 2016 | Armando Cooper | C.D. Árabe Unido | Toronto FC | Loan |
| August 18, 2016 | Cody Cropper | Southampton F.C. | New England Revolution | Free |
| August 19, 2016 | Jack McBean | Los Angeles Galaxy | Coventry City | Loan |
| September 3, 2016 | Erick Torres | Houston Dynamo | Cruz Azul | Loan |
| September 15, 2016 | Carlos Ruiz | C.S.D. Municipal | FC Dallas | Undisclosed |
* ^1 Player officially joined his new club on January 1, 2016.
* ^2 Only rights to player were acquired.
* ^3 Player will officially join his new club on July 4, 2016.