# List of Major League Soccer transfers 2020

The following is a list of transfers for the 2020Major League Soccer (MLS) season that have been made during the 2019–20 MLS offseason all the way through to the roster freeze on October 29, 2020.

## Transfers

List of 2020 MLS transfers :
| Date | Name | Moving from | Moving to | Mode of Transfer |
| September 21, 2019 | Chris Duvall | Houston Dynamo | OKC Energy | Free |
| October 1, 2019 | Giles Barnes | Colorado Rapids | Hyderabad | Free |
| October 3, 2019 | Moses Nyeman | Loudoun United | D.C. United | Homegrown player |
| October 3, 2019 | Moses Nyeman | D.C. United | Loudoun United | Loan |
| November 5, 2019 | Casey Walls | San Jose Earthquakes Academy | San Jose Earthquakes | Homegrown player |
| November 8, 2019 | Damian Rivera | New England Revolution Academy | New England Revolution | Homegrown player |
| November 11, 2019 | Emmanuel Ochoa | San Jose Earthquakes Academy | San Jose Earthquakes | Homegrown player |
| November 11, 2019 | Víctor Ulloa | FC Cincinnati | Inter Miami CF | Trade |
| November 12, 2019 | Dax McCarty | Chicago Fire FC | Nashville SC | Trade |
| November 12, 2019 | David Romney | LA Galaxy | Nashville SC | Trade |
| November 13, 2019 | Jay Chapman | Toronto FC | Inter Miami CF | Trade |
| November 13, 2019 | Marlon Hairston | Houston Dynamo | Minnesota United FC | Trade |
| November 13, 2019 | Darlington Nagbe | Atlanta United FC | Columbus Crew | Trade |
| November 13, 2019 | Darwin Quintero | Minnesota United FC | Houston Dynamo | Trade |
| November 14, 2019 | Grant Lillard | Chicago Fire FC | Inter Miami CF | Trade |
| November 18, 2019 | Jerome Kiesewetter | El Paso Locomotive | Inter Miami CF | Transfer |
| November 19, 2019 | Jalil Anibaba | New England Revolution | Nashville SC | Expansion Draft |
| November 19, 2019 | Luis Argudo | Columbus Crew | Inter Miami CF | Expansion Draft |
| November 19, 2019 | Abu Danladi | Minnesota United FC | Nashville SC | Expansion Draft |
| November 19, 2019 | Daniel Lovitz | Montreal Impact | Nashville SC | Trade |
| November 19, 2019 | Jimmy Medranda | Sporting Kansas City | Nashville SC | Expansion Draft |
| November 19, 2019 | Bryan Meredith | Seattle Sounders FC | Inter Miami CF | Expansion Draft |
| November 19, 2019 | Lee Nguyen | Los Angeles FC | Inter Miami CF | Expansion Draft |
| November 19, 2019 | Alvas Powell | FC Cincinnati | Inter Miami CF | Expansion Draft |
| November 19, 2019 | Ben Sweat | New York City FC | Inter Miami CF | Expansion Draft |
| November 19, 2019 | Zarek Valentin | Portland Timbers | Nashville SC | Expansion Draft |
| November 19, 2019 | Zarek Valentin | Nashville SC | Houston Dynamo | Trade |
| November 19, 2019 | Brandon Vazquez | Atlanta United FC | Nashville SC | Expansion Draft |
| November 19, 2019 | Brandon Vazquez | Nashville SC | FC Cincinnati | Trade |
| November 19, 2019 | Joe Willis | Houston Dynamo | Nashville SC | Trade |
| November 19, 2019 | Adrian Zendejas | Sporting Kansas City | Nashville SC | Trade |
| November 20, 2019 | Lalas Abubakar | Columbus Crew | Colorado Rapids | Trade |
| November 20, 2019 | Víctor Cabrera | Montreal Impact | Houston Dynamo | Trade |
| November 20, 2019 | Doneil Henry | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | Transfer |
| November 20, 2019 | Romell Quioto | Houston Dynamo | Montreal Impact | Trade |
| November 20, 2019 | Auston Trusty | Philadelphia Union | Colorado Rapids | Trade |
| November 21, 2019 | Nazmi Albadawi | FC Cincinnati | North Carolina FC | Transfer |
| November 21, 2019 | Maikel Chang | Real Monarchs | Real Salt Lake | Transfer |
| November 21, 2019 | Saphir Taïder | Bologna | Montreal Impact | Transfer |
| November 22, 2019 | Matt LaGrassa | Nashville SC (USL) | Nashville SC | Transfer |
| November 22, 2019 | Ruan | Barra da Tijuca | Orlando City SC | Transfer |
| November 22, 2019 | Ken Tribbett | Nashville SC (USL) | Nashville SC | Transfer |
| November 22, 2019 | Taylor Washington | Nashville SC (USL) | Nashville SC | Transfer |
| November 22, 2019 | Alan Winn | Nashville SC (USL) | Nashville SC | Transfer |
| November 25, 2019 | Danilo Acosta | Real Salt Lake | LA Galaxy | Waiver Draft |
| November 25, 2019 | Jeff Caldwell | New York City FC | New England Revolution | Waiver Draft |
| November 25, 2019 | Haris Medunjanin | Philadelphia Union | FC Cincinnati | Waiver Draft |
| November 25, 2019 | Greg Ranjitsingh | Orlando City SC | Minnesota United FC | Waiver Draft |
| November 26, 2019 | Mikey Ambrose | Atlanta United FC | Inter Miami CF | Re-Entry Draft |
| November 26, 2019 | Stefan Cleveland | Chicago Fire FC | Seattle Sounders FC | Trade |
| November 26, 2019 | Tayvon Gray | New York City Academy | New York City FC | Homegrown player |
| November 26, 2019 | Kendall McIntosh | Portland Timbers | New York Red Bulls | Re-Entry Draft |
| November 26, 2019 | Eric Miller | New York City FC | Nashville SC | Re-Entry Draft |
| November 26, 2019 | Fafà Picault | Philadelphia Union | FC Dallas | Trade |
| November 26, 2019 | Richard Sánchez | Chicago Fire FC | Sporting Kansas City | Re-Entry Draft |
| November 27, 2019 | Drew Moor | Toronto FC | Colorado Rapids | Free |
| November 30, 2019 | Corben Bone | FC Cincinnati | Louisville City | Free |
| December 2, 2019 | Dominique Badji | FC Dallas | Nashville SC | Trade |
| December 2, 2019 | Fernando Bob | Minnesota United FC | Boavista | Free |
| December 2, 2019 | A. J. DeLaGarza | Houston Dynamo | Inter Miami CF | Free |
| December 2, 2019 | Brooks Lennon | Real Salt Lake | Atlanta United FC | Trade |
| December 2, 2019 | Luis Robles | New York Red Bulls | Inter Miami CF | Free |
| December 3, 2019 | Saad Abdul-Salaam | Seattle Sounders FC | FC Cincinnati | Re-Entry Draft |
| December 3, 2019 | Juan Agudelo | New England Revolution | Toronto FC | Re-Entry Draft |
| December 4, 2019 | Brayan Beckeles | Olimpia | Nashville SC | Transfer |
| December 4, 2019 | Everton Luiz | SPAL | Real Salt Lake | Transfer |
| December 4, 2019 | John McCarthy | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Inter Miami CF | Free |
| December 4, 2019 | Roberto Punčec | Rijeka | Sporting Kansas City | Transfer |
| December 4, 2019 | Kelyn Rowe | Real Salt Lake | New England Revolution | Free |
| December 4, 2019 | Axel Sjöberg | Colorado Rapids | Columbus Crew | Waivers |
| December 5, 2019 | Amando Moreno | Chicago Fire FC | New Mexico United | Free |
| December 5, 2019 | Jimmy Ockford | San Jose Earthquakes | Louisville City | Free |
| December 6, 2019 | Michael Murillo | New York Red Bulls | Anderlecht | Transfer |
| December 9, 2019 | Bill Hamid | Midtjylland | D.C. United | Transfer |
| December 9, 2019 | Emerson Hyndman | Bournemouth | Atlanta United FC | Transfer |
| December 9, 2019 | Alvin Jones | OKC Energy | Real Salt Lake | Transfer |
| December 9, 2019 | David Loera | NC State Wolfpack | Orlando City SC | Homegrown player |
| December 9, 2019 | Andrés Perea | Atlético Nacional | Orlando City SC | Loan |
| December 9, 2019 | Sebastian Saucedo | Real Salt Lake | UNAM | Free |
| December 9, 2019 | Khiry Shelton | Paderborn 07 | Sporting Kansas City | Transfer |
| December 10, 2019 | Danny Musovski | Reno 1868 | Los Angeles FC | Transfer |
| December 10, 2019 | Alan Pulido | Guadalajara | Sporting Kansas City | Transfer |
| December 10, 2019 | Nicholas Slonina | Chicago Fire Academy | Chicago Fire FC | Homegrown player |
| December 11, 2019 | Cristian Espinoza | Villarreal | San Jose Earthquakes | Transfer |
| December 11, 2019 | Sacha Kljestan | Orlando City SC | LA Galaxy | Free |
| December 12, 2019 | Jon Bakero | Toronto FC | Phoenix Rising | Free |
| December 12, 2019 | Jordan Bender | Orlando City B | Orlando City SC | Homegrown player |
| December 12, 2019 | Matt Lampson | LA Galaxy | Columbus Crew | Free |
| December 16, 2019 | Lucas Cavallini | Puebla | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Transfer |
| December 16, 2019 | Kevin Partida | San Jose Earthquakes | Reno 1868 | Free |
| December 17, 2019 | David Guzmán | Columbus Crew | Saprissa | Free |
| December 17, 2019 | Cristian Higuita | Orlando City SC | Atlético Junior | Free |
| December 17, 2019 | Forrest Lasso | FC Cincinnati | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Transfer |
| December 17, 2019 | Zac MacMath | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Real Salt Lake | Trade |
| December 17, 2019 | Tom Pettersson | Östersund | FC Cincinnati | Free |
| December 17, 2019 | Seth Sinovic | Sporting Kansas City | New England Revolution | Free |
| December 18, 2019 | Vito Wormgoor | Brann | Columbus Crew | Free |
| December 20, 2019 | Adam Buksa | Pogoń Szczecin | New England Revolution | Transfer |
| December 20, 2019 | Brian Wright | New England Revolution | Birmingham Legion | Free |
| December 20, 2019 | Lucas Zelarayán | UANL | Columbus Crew | Transfer |
| December 23, 2019 | Drake Callender | California Golden Bears | Inter Miami CF | Homegrown player |
| December 23, 2019 | Alex Crognale | Columbus Crew | Birmingham Legion | Free |
| December 23, 2019 | Aidan Daniels | Toronto FC | Colorado Springs Switchbacks | Free |
| December 23, 2019 | José Martínez | Zulia | Philadelphia Union | Transfer |
| December 23, 2019 | Rodrigo Schlegel | Racing | Orlando City SC | Loan |
| December 23, 2019 | Blake Smith | FC Cincinnati | San Antonio FC | Free |
| December 23, 2019 | Denso Ulysse | Tacoma Defiance | Inter Miami CF | Transfer |
| December 26, 2019 | Eric Bird | Houston Dynamo | FC Tulsa | Free |
| December 27, 2019 | Harold Cummings | San Jose Earthquakes | Unión Española | Free |
| December 27, 2019 | Zlatan Ibrahimović | LA Galaxy | Milan | Free |
| December 28, 2019 | Juan Agudelo | Toronto FC | Inter Miami CF | Trade |
| December 29, 2019 | Román Torres | Seattle Sounders FC | Inter Miami CF | Free |
| December 30, 2019 | Pablo Aránguiz | FC Dallas | Universidad de Chile | Loan |
| December 30, 2019 | Antônio Carlos | Palmeiras | Orlando City SC | Loan |
| December 31, 2019 | Moisés Hernández | FC Dallas | Antigua GFC | Free |
| December 31, 2019 | Aleksandar Katai | Chicago Fire FC | LA Galaxy | Trade |
| December 31, 2019 | Diego Polenta | LA Galaxy | Olimpia | Free |
| January 1, 2020 | David Accam | Columbus Crew | Nashville SC | Trade |
| January 1, 2020 | George Acosta | Austin Bold | Inter Miami CF | Transfer |
| January 1, 2020 | Luciano Acosta | D.C. United | Atlas | Free |
| January 1, 2020 | Yamil Asad | Vélez Sarsfield | D.C. United | Free |
| January 1, 2020 | Alexander Büttner | Vitesse | New England Revolution | Transfer |
| January 1, 2020 | George Campbell | Atlanta United 2 | Atlanta United FC | Homegrown player |
| January 1, 2020 | Jack de Vries | Bethlehem Steel | Philadelphia Union | Homegrown player |
| January 1, 2020 | Francisco Ginella | Montevideo Wanderers | Los Angeles FC | Transfer |
| January 1, 2020 | Aníbal Godoy | San Jose Earthquakes | Nashville SC | Trade |
| January 1, 2020 | Judson | Tombense | San Jose Earthquakes | Transfer |
| January 1, 2020 | Randall Leal | Saprissa | Nashville SC | Transfer |
| January 1, 2020 | Christian Makoun | Zamora | Inter Miami CF | Transfer |
| January 1, 2020 | Álvaro Medrán | Valencia | Chicago Fire FC | Free |
| January 1, 2020 | Hany Mukhtar | Brøndby | Nashville SC | Transfer |
| January 1, 2020 | Miguel Nazarit | Once Caldas | Nashville SC | Transfer |
| January 1, 2020 | David Norman Jr. | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Inter Miami CF | Trade |
| January 1, 2020 | Wayne Rooney | D.C. United | Derby County | Transfer |
| January 1, 2020 | Thiago Santos | Palmeiras | FC Dallas | Transfer |
| January 1, 2020 | Cole Turner | Bethlehem Steel | Philadelphia Union | Homegrown player |
| January 1, 2020 | Romario Williams | Columbus Crew | Miami FC | Free |
| January 1, 2020 | Dario Župarić | Rijeka | Portland Timbers | Transfer |
| January 2, 2020 | Yimmi Chará | Atlético Mineiro | Portland Timbers | Transfer |
| January 2, 2020 | Shkëlzen Gashi | Colorado Rapids | Aarau | Free |
| January 2, 2020 | Emiliano Insúa | VfB Stuttgart | LA Galaxy | Transfer |
| January 5, 2020 | Anthony Blondell | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Huachipato | Free |
| January 6, 2020 | Connor Maloney | Columbus Crew | San Antonio FC | Free |
| January 6, 2020 | Sean Melvin | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Colorado Springs Switchbacks | Free |
| January 6, 2020 | Marcelo Palomino | Houston Dynamo Academy | Houston Dynamo | Homegrown player |
| January 7, 2020 | Chris Lema | New York Red Bulls II | New York Red Bulls | Free |
| January 7, 2020 | Jared Stroud | New York Red Bulls II | New York Red Bulls | Free |
| January 8, 2020 | José Hernández | Atlanta United FC | Atlético Venezuela | Free |
| January 8, 2020 | Tomas Hilliard-Arce | LA Galaxy | Sacramento Republic | Free |
| January 8, 2020 | Keaton Parks | Benfica | New York City FC | Transfer |
| January 8, 2020 | Rodolfo Zelaya | Los Angeles FC | Celaya | Free |
| January 9, 2020 | Carlos Ascues | Orlando City SC | Alianza Lima | Free |
| January 9, 2020 | Daryl Dike | Virginia Cavaliers | Orlando City SC | SuperDraft |
| January 9, 2020 | Henry Kessler | Virginia Cavaliers | New England Revolution | SuperDraft |
| January 9, 2020 | Yuya Kubo | Gent | FC Cincinnati | Transfer |
| January 9, 2020 | Jack Maher | Indiana Hoosiers | Nashville SC | SuperDraft |
| January 9, 2020 | Ryan Raposo | Syracuse Orange | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | SuperDraft |
| January 9, 2020 | Robbie Robinson | Clemson Tigers | Inter Miami CF | SuperDraft |
| January 9, 2020 | Jeisson Vargas | Montreal Impact | Unión La Calera | Free |
| January 9, 2020 | Anton Walkes | Portsmouth | Atlanta United FC | Transfer |
| January 10, 2020 | Amadou Dia | Phoenix Rising | Sporting Kansas City | Transfer |
| January 10, 2020 | Brian Fernández | Portland Timbers | Colón | Free |
| January 10, 2020 | Leandro González Pírez | Atlanta United FC | Tijuana | Transfer |
| January 10, 2020 | Jamiro | Metz | Philadelphia Union | Transfer |
| January 10, 2020 | Fernando Meza | Necaxa | Atlanta United FC | Transfer |
| January 10, 2020 | João Pedro | LA Galaxy | Tondela | Free |
| January 10, 2020 | Dillon Powers | Orlando City SC | Dundee United | Free |
| January 11, 2020 | Rasmus Schüller | Minnesota United FC | HJK Helsinki | Free |
| January 11, 2020 | Gedion Zelalem | Sporting Kansas City | New York City FC | Free |
| January 13, 2020 | Leonardo Bertone | FC Cincinnati | Thun | Transfer |
| January 13, 2020 | José Cifuentes | América de Quito | Los Angeles FC | Transfer |
| January 13, 2020 | Marko Marić | 1899 Hoffenheim | Houston Dynamo | Transfer |
| January 13, 2020 | Eddie Munjoma | SMU Mustangs | FC Dallas | Homegrown player |
| January 13, 2020 | Júnior Urso | Corinthians | Orlando City SC | Transfer |
| January 14, 2020 | Daniel Bedoya | New York City FC | Atlético Pantoja | Free |
| January 14, 2020 | Nicolas Benezet | Guingamp | Colorado Rapids | Transfer |
| January 14, 2020 | Edison Flores | Morelia | D.C. United | Transfer |
| January 14, 2020 | Nicolas Hasler | Sporting Kansas City | Thun | Free |
| January 14, 2020 | Aidan Morris | Indiana Hoosiers | Columbus Crew | Homegrown player |
| January 14, 2020 | Shane O'Neill | Orlando City SC | Seattle Sounders FC | Free |
| January 14, 2020 | John Tolkin | New York Red Bulls Academy | New York Red Bulls | Homegrown player |
| January 14, 2020 | Joel Waterman | Cavalry FC | Montreal Impact | Transfer |
| January 15, 2020 | Brian Anunga | Charleston Battery | Nashville SC | Transfer |
| January 15, 2020 | Marcus Epps | New York Red Bulls | Portland Timbers 2 | Free |
| January 15, 2020 | Jon Erice | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Albacete | Free |
| January 15, 2020 | Milan Iloski | UCLA Bruins | Real Salt Lake | Homegrown player |
| January 15, 2020 | Daniel Kinumbe | Montreal Impact | HFX Wanderers | Free |
| January 15, 2020 | Ken Krolicki | Montreal Impact | Portland Timbers 2 | Free |
| January 15, 2020 | Eric Lopez | LA Galaxy II | LA Galaxy | Homegrown player |
| January 15, 2020 | Younes Namli | Krasnodar | Colorado Rapids | Loan |
| January 15, 2020 | Ballou Tabla | Barcelona B | Montreal Impact | Transfer |
| January 15, 2020 | Kenneth Vermeer | Feyenoord | Los Angeles FC | Transfer |
| January 16, 2020 | Cristian Colmán | FC Dallas | Barcelona | Loan |
| January 16, 2020 | Braian Galván | Colón | Colorado Rapids | Transfer |
| January 16, 2020 | Cristián Gutiérrez | Colo-Colo | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Free |
| January 16, 2020 | Marcelo | Chicago Fire FC | Paços de Ferreira | Free |
| January 16, 2020 | Tyler Miller | Los Angeles FC | Minnesota United FC | Trade |
| January 16, 2020 | Lawrence Olum | Minnesota United FC | Miami FC | Free |
| January 17, 2020 | Sebastian Berhalter | Columbus Crew Academy | Columbus Crew | Homegrown player |
| January 17, 2020 | Edgar Castillo | New England Revolution | Atlanta United FC | Free |
| January 17, 2020 | Cristian Dájome | Atlético Nacional | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Transfer |
| January 17, 2020 | Pedro Gallese | Veracruz | Orlando City SC | Free |
| January 17, 2020 | James Musa | Phoenix Rising | Minnesota United FC | Transfer |
| January 17, 2020 | Kevin Paredes | Loudoun United | D.C. United | Homegrown player |
| January 17, 2020 | Mauricio Pineda | North Carolina Tar Heels | Chicago Fire FC | Homegrown player |
| January 18, 2020 | Robert Berić | Saint-Étienne | Chicago Fire FC | Transfer |
| January 18, 2020 | Cristian Martínez | Chicago Fire FC | Cádiz | Free |
| January 20, 2020 | Bobby Edwards | Portadown | FC Cincinnati | Transfer |
| January 20, 2020 | Matej Oravec | Dunajská Streda | Philadelphia Union | Transfer |
| January 20, 2020 | Connor Sparrow | Nashville SC (USL) | Chicago Fire FC | Free |
| January 21, 2020 | Vincent Bezecourt | New York Red Bulls | Miami FC | Free |
| January 21, 2020 | Julian Gressel | Atlanta United FC | D.C. United | Trade |
| January 21, 2020 | Adam Grinwis | Orlando City SC | Sacramento Republic | Free |
| January 21, 2020 | Jacori Hayes | FC Dallas | Minnesota United FC | Trade |
| January 21, 2020 | Javier Hernández | Sevilla | LA Galaxy | Transfer |
| January 21, 2020 | Adam Jahn | Phoenix Rising | Atlanta United FC | Transfer |
| January 21, 2020 | Lagos Kunga | Atlanta United FC | Phoenix Rising | Loan |
| January 21, 2020 | Evan Louro | New York Red Bulls | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Free |
| January 21, 2020 | Ben Lundt | FC Cincinnati | Louisville City | Loan |
| January 21, 2020 | Thomas Meilleur-Giguère | Montreal Impact | Pacific FC | Free |
| January 21, 2020 | Ashtone Morgan | Toronto FC | Real Salt Lake | Free |
| January 21, 2020 | Leonard Owusu | Ashdod | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Transfer |
| January 21, 2020 | Rocco Romeo | Toronto FC II | Toronto FC | Homegrown player |
| January 21, 2020 | Josh Sims | Southampton | New York Red Bulls | Loan |
| January 22, 2020 | Fred Emmings | Minnesota United Academy | Minnesota United FC | Homegrown player |
| January 22, 2020 | Érik Godoy | Colón | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Transfer |
| January 22, 2020 | Modou Jadama | Portland Timbers | Atlanta United 2 | Free |
| January 22, 2020 | Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty | Toronto FC II | Toronto FC | Homegrown player |
| January 22, 2020 | PC | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | San Antonio FC | Free |
| January 23, 2020 | Gianfranco Facchineri | Vancouver Whitecaps Academy | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Homegrown player |
| January 23, 2020 | Gadi Kinda | Beitar Jerusalem | Sporting Kansas City | Loan |
| January 23, 2020 | Patrick Metcalfe | Whitecaps FC 2 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Homegrown player |
| January 23, 2020 | Jake Mulraney | Heart of Midlothian | Atlanta United FC | Transfer |
| January 23, 2020 | Jayden Nelson | Toronto FC II | Toronto FC | Homegrown player |
| January 24, 2020 | Blake Bodily | Portland Timbers U23s | Portland Timbers | Homegrown player |
| January 24, 2020 | Andrew Carleton | Atlanta United FC | Indy Eleven | Loan |
| January 24, 2020 | Cody Cropper | New England Revolution | Houston Dynamo | Free |
| January 24, 2020 | Zachary Herivaux | New England Revolution | San Antonio FC | Free |
| January 24, 2020 | Foster Langsdorf | Portland Timbers | Reno 1868 | Free |
| January 24, 2020 | Orji Okwonkwo | Bologna | Montreal Impact | Loan |
| January 25, 2020 | Kyle Adams | Rio Grande Valley Toros | Houston Dynamo | Free |
| January 25, 2020 | Zachary Brault-Guillard | Lyon | Montreal Impact | Transfer |
| January 26, 2020 | Bryce Duke | Real Salt Lake | Los Angeles FC | Trade |
| January 27, 2020 | Fanendo Adi | FC Cincinnati | Columbus Crew | Waivers |
| January 27, 2020 | Ben Lundgaard | Columbus Crew | Atlanta United 2 | Free |
| January 27, 2020 | David Milinković | Hull City | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Loan |
| January 27, 2020 | Miguel Navarro | Deportivo La Guaira | Chicago Fire FC | Transfer |
| January 27, 2020 | Ángelo Rodríguez | Minnesota United FC | Deportivo Cali | Free |
| January 28, 2020 | Oswaldo Alanís | Guadalajara | San Jose Earthquakes | Loan |
| January 28, 2020 | Luis Amarilla | Vélez Sarsfield | Minnesota United FC | Loan |
| January 28, 2020 | Jimmy Hague | FC Cincinnati | Memphis 901 | Free |
| January 28, 2020 | Gudmundur Thórarinsson | Norrköping | New York City FC | Transfer |
| January 29, 2020 | David Jensen | Utrecht | New York Red Bulls | Transfer |
| January 29, 2020 | Ryan Telfer | Toronto FC | Nea Salamis Famagusta | Free |
| January 30, 2020 | Mandela Egbo | Darmstadt 98 | New York Red Bulls | Transfer |
| January 30, 2020 | Nicolás Figal | Independiente | Inter Miami CF | Transfer |
| January 30, 2020 | Jean-Christophe Koffi | New York Red Bulls | Memphis 901 | Free |
| January 30, 2020 | Brett Levis | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Valour FC | Free |
| January 30, 2020 | Bryan Meredith | Inter Miami CF | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Trade |
| January 30, 2020 | Jarosław Niezgoda | Legia Warsaw | Portland Timbers | Transfer |
| January 30, 2020 | Víctor Rodríguez | Seattle Sounders FC | Elche | Free |
| January 30, 2020 | Bobby Shuttleworth | Minnesota United FC | Chicago Fire FC | Free |
| January 31, 2020 | Nicolás Gaitán | Chicago Fire FC | Lille | Free |
| January 31, 2020 | Jakob Glesnes | Strømsgodset | Philadelphia Union | Transfer |
| January 31, 2020 | Bradford Jamieson IV | LA Galaxy | Vendsyssel | Free |
| January 31, 2020 | Kemar Lawrence | New York Red Bulls | Anderlecht | Transfer |
| January 31, 2020 | Felipe Mora | UNAM | Portland Timbers | Loan |
| January 31, 2020 | Lewis Morgan | Celtic | Inter Miami CF | Transfer |
| January 31, 2020 | João Paulo | Botafogo | Seattle Sounders FC | Transfer |
| January 31, 2020 | Jørgen Skjelvik | LA Galaxy | OB | Loan |
| January 31, 2020 | Luis Solignac | Chicago Fire FC | San Antonio FC | Free |
| January 31, 2020 | Wil Trapp | Columbus Crew | Inter Miami CF | Trade |
| January 31, 2020 | Héctor Villalba | Atlanta United FC | Libertad | Transfer |
| February 1, 2020 | Hassan Ndam | FC Cincinnati | Miami FC | Loan |
| February 3, 2020 | Marco Fabián | Philadelphia Union | Al-Sadd | Free |
| February 3, 2020 | Jürgen Locadia | Brighton & Hove Albion | FC Cincinnati | Loan |
| February 3, 2020 | Matheus Rossetto | Athletico Paranaense | Atlanta United FC | Transfer |
| February 4, 2020 | Eric Dick | Sporting Kansas City | Phoenix Rising | Loan |
| February 4, 2020 | Derrick Etienne | New York Red Bulls | Columbus Crew | Free |
| February 4, 2020 | Steeven Saba | Violette | Montreal Impact | Transfer |
| February 5, 2020 | Yohan Croizet | Sporting Kansas City | OH Leuven | Free |
| February 5, 2020 | Nick DePuy | LA Galaxy II | LA Galaxy | Free |
| February 5, 2020 | Yeimar Gómez | Unión de Santa Fe | Seattle Sounders FC | Transfer |
| February 5, 2020 | Collin Martin | Minnesota United FC | San Diego Loyal | Free |
| February 5, 2020 | Adrien Regattin | Akhisarspor | FC Cincinnati | Free |
| February 6, 2020 | Jason Beaulieu | Montreal Impact | HFX Wanderers | Free |
| February 6, 2020 | Cory Burke | Philadelphia Union | St. Pölten | Loan |
| February 6, 2020 | Cameron Lancaster | Nashville SC | Louisville City | Loan |
| February 6, 2020 | Cameron Lindley | Orlando City SC | Indy Eleven | Free |
| February 6, 2020 | Nemanja Nikolić | Chicago Fire FC | Fehérvár | Free |
| February 6, 2020 | Cristhian Paredes | América | Portland Timbers | Transfer |
| February 6, 2020 | Jeizon Ramírez | Deportivo Táchira | Real Salt Lake | Transfer |
| February 7, 2020 | Pablo Piatti | Espanyol | Toronto FC | Transfer |
| February 7, 2020 | Jefferson Savarino | Real Salt Lake | Atlético Mineiro | Transfer |
| February 8, 2020 | Lamine Sané | Orlando City SC | Utrecht | Free |
| February 9, 2020 | Ranko Veselinović | Vojvodina | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Loan |
| February 10, 2020 | Christopher Garcia | Real Salt Lake Academy | Real Salt Lake | Homegrown player |
| February 10, 2020 | Ignacio Piatti | Montreal Impact | San Lorenzo | Free |
| February 11, 2020 | Raheem Edwards | Chicago Fire FC | Minnesota United FC | Trade |
| February 11, 2020 | Emanuel Maciel | San Lorenzo | Montreal Impact | Free |
| February 11, 2020 | Justin Meram | Atlanta United FC | Real Salt Lake | Free |
| February 11, 2020 | Callum Montgomery | FC Dallas | San Antonio FC | Loan |
| February 11, 2020 | Wyatt Omsberg | Minnesota United FC | Chicago Fire FC | Trade |
| February 11, 2020 | Walker Zimmerman | Los Angeles FC | Nashville SC | Trade |
| February 12, 2020 | Zico Bailey | Helsingør | FC Cincinnati | Homegrown player |
| February 12, 2020 | Manuel Castro | Estudiantes | Atlanta United FC | Loan |
| February 12, 2020 | Logan Gdula | FC Cincinnati | Charleston Battery | Free |
| February 12, 2020 | Aaron Schoenfeld | Maccabi Tel Aviv | Minnesota United FC | Transfer |
| February 12, 2020 | Dayne St. Clair | Minnesota United FC | San Antonio FC | Loan |
| February 13, 2020 | Jairo Quinteros | Valencia | Inter Miami CF | Transfer |
| February 13, 2020 | Jairo Quinteros | Inter Miami CF | Bolívar | Loan |
| February 13, 2020 | Andrés Reyes | Atlético Nacional | Inter Miami CF | Loan |
| February 14, 2020 | José Aja | Unión Española | Minnesota United FC | Transfer |
| February 14, 2020 | Damiano Pecile | Vancouver Whitecaps Academy | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Homegrown player |
| February 14, 2020 | Winston Reid | West Ham United | Sporting Kansas City | Loan |
| February 14, 2020 | Bradley Wright-Phillips | New York Red Bulls | Los Angeles FC | Free |
| February 15, 2020 | Boris Sekulić | Górnik Zabrze | Chicago Fire FC | Transfer |
| February 15, 2020 | Eduardo Sosa | Columbus Crew | Fort Lauderdale CF | Free |
| February 17, 2020 | Rodolfo Pizarro | Monterrey | Inter Miami CF | Transfer |
| February 18, 2020 | Luis Binks | Tottenham Hotspur | Montreal Impact | Transfer |
| February 18, 2020 | Nkosi Burgess | Seattle Redhawks | FC Dallas | SuperDraft |
| February 18, 2020 | Phillip Goodrum | Atlanta United 2 | Atlanta United FC | Short-term agreement |
| February 19, 2020 | François Affolter | San Jose Earthquakes | Aarau | Free |
| February 19, 2020 | Ignacio Aliseda | Defensa y Justicia | Chicago Fire FC | Transfer |
| February 19, 2020 | Andrew Tarbell | San Jose Earthquakes | Columbus Crew | Trade |
| February 20, 2020 | Siem de Jong | Ajax | FC Cincinnati | Free |
| February 20, 2020 | Claude Dielna | Portland Timbers | U Craiova | Free |
| February 20, 2020 | Cameron Dunbar | LA Galaxy Academy | LA Galaxy | Homegrown player |
| February 20, 2020 | Miguel Ibarra | Minnesota United FC | Seattle Sounders FC | Free |
| February 20, 2020 | David Ousted | Chicago Fire FC | Hammarby | Free |
| February 20, 2020 | Abraham Rodriguez | Colorado Springs Switchbacks | Colorado Rapids | Homegrown player |
| February 20, 2020 | Luka Stojanović | Čukarički | Chicago Fire FC | Transfer |
| February 21, 2020 | Ifunanyachi Achara | Georgetown Hoyas | Toronto FC | Superdraft |
| February 21, 2020 | Sebastian Anderson | Colorado Rapids | Colorado Springs Switchbacks | Loan |
| February 21, 2020 | Joey DeZart | Wake Forest Demon Deacons | Orlando City SC | Superdraft |
| February 21, 2020 | Matt Hundley | Colorado Rapids | Memphis 901 | Loan |
| February 21, 2020 | Niki Jackson | Colorado Rapids | Colorado Springs Switchbacks | Loan |
| February 21, 2020 | Rey Ortiz | Portland Pilots | FC Cincinnati | Superdraft |
| February 21, 2020 | Jonathan Perez | LA Galaxy Academy | LA Galaxy | Homegrown player |
| February 21, 2020 | Abraham Rodriguez | Colorado Rapids | Colorado Springs Switchbacks | Loan |
| February 21, 2020 | Abdul Rwatubyaye | Colorado Rapids | Colorado Springs Switchbacks | Loan |
| February 21, 2020 | Tommy Smith | Colorado Rapids | Sunderland | Free |
| February 24, 2020 | Diego Campos | Chicago Fire FC | Jerv | Free |
| February 24, 2020 | Gastón Giménez | Vélez Sarsfield | Chicago Fire FC | Transfer |
| February 24, 2020 | John Pulskamp | Sporting Kansas City II | Sporting Kansas City | Homegrown player |
| February 25, 2020 | Noah Billingsley | UC Santa Barbara Gauchos | Minnesota United FC | Superdraft |
| February 25, 2020 | Tanner Dieterich | Clemson Tigers | Nashville SC | Superdraft |
| February 25, 2020 | Chris Duvall | OKC Energy | Portland Timbers | Free |
| February 25, 2020 | Luke Haakenson | Creighton Bluejays | Nashville SC | Superdraft |
| February 25, 2020 | Alistair Johnston | Wake Forest Demon Deacons | Nashville SC | Superdraft |
| February 25, 2020 | Kim Kee-hee | Seattle Sounders FC | Ulsan Hyundai | Free |
| February 25, 2020 | Jeremy Kelly | North Carolina Tar Heels | Colorado Rapids | Superdraft |
| February 25, 2020 | Elliot Panicco | Charlotte 49ers | Nashville SC | Superdraft |
| February 25, 2020 | Gordon Wild | D.C. United | LA Galaxy | Free |
| February 26, 2020 | Krisztián Németh | Sporting Kansas City | Dunajská Streda | Free |
| February 26, 2020 | Sam Raben | Colorado Rapids | Sporting Kansas City II | Free |
| February 27, 2020 | Miguel Berry | San Diego Toreros | Columbus Crew | Superdraft |
| February 27, 2020 | Giuseppe Rossi | Genoa | Real Salt Lake | Free |
| February 27, 2020 | Patrick Seagrist | Marquette Golden Eagles | New York Red Bulls | Superdraft |
| February 27, 2020 | Jack Skahan | North Carolina Tar Heels | San Jose Earthquakes | Superdraft |
| February 27, 2020 | Tanner Tessmann | North Texas SC | FC Dallas | Homegrown player |
| February 27, 2020 | JJ Williams | Columbus Crew | Birmingham Legion | Free |
| February 28, 2020 | Romain Alessandrini | LA Galaxy | Qingdao Huanghai | Free |
| February 28, 2020 | Janio Bikel | CSKA Sofia | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Transfer |
| February 28, 2020 | Rey Ortiz | FC Cincinnati | Charlotte Independence | Loan |
| February 28, 2020 | Dillon Serna | Colorado Rapids | Sporting Kansas City II | Free |
| February 29, 2020 | Erik Sorga | Loudoun United | D.C. United | Free |
| February 29, 2020 | Ema Twumasi | FC Dallas | Austin Bold | Loan |
| February 29, 2020 | Laurence Wyke | Atlanta United 2 | Atlanta United FC | Short-term agreement |
| March 2, 2020 | Nicolás Acevedo | Liverpool Montevideo | New York City FC | Transfer |
| March 2, 2020 | Federico Higuaín | Columbus Crew | D.C. United | Free |
| March 3, 2020 | Mohammed Abu | Vålerenga | D.C. United | Loan |
| March 3, 2020 | Kevin Garcia | Houston Dynamo | FC Tulsa | Free |
| March 3, 2020 | Victor Wanyama | Tottenham Hotspur | Montreal Impact | Free |
| March 4, 2020 | Tim Howard | Colorado Rapids | Memphis 901 | Free |
| March 4, 2020 | Will Vint | Atlanta United 2 | Colorado Rapids | Homegrown player |
| March 5, 2020 | JJ Williams | Birmingham Legion | Atlanta United FC | Free |
| March 6, 2020 | Francis Atuahene | FC Dallas | San Diego Loyal | Loan |
| March 6, 2020 | Luke Haakenson | Nashville SC | Charlotte Independence | Loan |
| March 6, 2020 | Jon Kempin | Columbus Crew | San Diego Loyal | Loan |
| March 6, 2020 | Jack Maher | Nashville SC | Charlotte Independence | Loan |
| March 6, 2020 | James Pantemis | Montreal Impact | Valour FC | Loan |
| March 6, 2020 | Jonathan Sirois | Montreal Impact Academy | Montreal Impact | Homegrown player |
| March 6, 2020 | Axel Sjöberg | Columbus Crew | San Antonio FC | Loan |
| March 6, 2020 | Will Vint | Colorado Rapids | Colorado Springs Switchbacks | Loan |
| March 6, 2020 | William Yarbrough | León | Colorado Rapids | Loan |
| March 7, 2020 | Kyle Adams | Houston Dynamo | Rio Grande Valley Toros | Loan |
| March 7, 2020 | Erik McCue | Houston Dynamo | Rio Grande Valley Toros | Loan |
| March 7, 2020 | Ronaldo Peña | Houston Dynamo | Rio Grande Valley Toros | Loan |
| March 10, 2020 | Will Bruin | Seattle Sounders FC | Tacoma Defiance | Loan |
| March 10, 2020 | Handwalla Bwana | Seattle Sounders FC | Tacoma Defiance | Loan |
| March 10, 2020 | Javier Casas | Chicago Fire Academy | Chicago Fire FC | Homegrown player |
| March 10, 2020 | Danny Leyva | Seattle Sounders FC | Tacoma Defiance | Loan |
| March 10, 2020 | Jason Pendant | Sochaux | New York Red Bulls | Transfer |
| March 11, 2020 | Alex Monis | Chicago Fire Academy | Chicago Fire FC | Homegrown player |
| March 24, 2020 | Chris Brady | Chicago Fire Academy | Chicago Fire FC | Homegrown player |
| March 25, 2020 | Allan Rodríguez | Chicago Fire Academy | Chicago Fire FC | Homegrown player |
| May 7, 2020 | Chris Durkin | D.C. United | Sint-Truiden | Transfer |
| June 11, 2020 | Nico Lemoine | Rio Grande Valley FC | Houston Dynamo | Homegrown player |
| June 15, 2020 | Josh Atencio | Tacoma Defiance | Seattle Sounders FC | Homegrown player |
| June 15, 2020 | Ethan Dobbelaere | Tacoma Defiance | Seattle Sounders FC | Homegrown player |
| June 17, 2020 | Keesean Ferdinand | Montreal Impact Academy | Montreal Impact | Homegrown player |
| June 17, 2020 | Tomas Giraldo | Montreal Impact Academy | Montreal Impact | Homegrown player |
| June 17, 2020 | Andy Najar | Anderlecht | Los Angeles FC | Transfer |
| June 18, 2020 | Carlos Avilez | North Texas SC | FC Dallas | Homegrown player |
| June 18, 2020 | Pablo Bonilla | Portland Timbers 2 | Portland Timbers | Free |
| June 23, 2020 | Zac McGraw | Army Black Knights | Portland Timbers | Superdraft |
| June 25, 2020 | Kai Koreniuk | LA Galaxy II | LA Galaxy | Free |
| June 25, 2020 | Brek Shea | Atlanta United FC | Inter Miami CF | Free |
| June 26, 2020 | Carlos Harvey | Tauro | LA Galaxy | Loan |
| June 30, 2020 | Shandon Hopeau | Tacoma Defiance | Seattle Sounders FC | Homegrown player |
| June 30, 2020 | Collen Warner | Helsingør | Colorado Rapids | Free |
| July 1, 2020 | Jürgen Damm | Tigres | Atlanta United FC | Free |
| July 1, 2020 | Romario Ibarra | Minnesota United FC | Pachuca | Transfer |
| July 2, 2020 | Tyler Wolff | Atlanta United Academy | Atlanta United FC | Homegrown player |
| July 6, 2020 | Kevin Silva | Toronto FC II | Toronto FC | Free |
| July 7, 2020 | Franco Jara | Pachuca | FC Dallas | Free |
| July 8, 2020 | Rashawn Dally | FC Cincinnati | Las Vegas Lights | Loan |
| July 8, 2020 | Erik Dueñas | Los Angeles FC Academy | Los Angeles FC | Homegrown player |
| July 8, 2020 | Tony Leone | Los Angeles FC Academy | Los Angeles FC | Homegrown player |
| July 8, 2020 | Matt Polster | Rangers | New England Revolution | Transfer |
| July 8, 2020 | Christian Torres | Los Angeles FC Academy | Los Angeles FC | Homegrown player |
| July 10, 2020 | Aleksandar Katai | LA Galaxy | Red Star Belgrade | Free |
| July 11, 2020 | Botond Baráth | Sporting Kansas City | Budapest Honvéd | Transfer |
| July 13, 2020 | Rece Buckmaster | New York Red Bulls | Memphis 901 | Free |
| July 15, 2020 | Michael Halliday | Orlando City B | Orlando City SC | Homegrown player |
| July 20, 2020 | Mustafa Kizza | KCCA FC | Montreal Impact | Transfer |
| July 20, 2020 | Mustafa Kizza | Montreal Impact | KCCA FC | Loan |
| July 22, 2020 | Sam Nicholson | Colorado Rapids | Bristol Rovers | Free |
| July 22, 2020 | Jonathan Sirois | Montreal Impact | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | One-day loan |
| July 31, 2020 | Erick Torres | Club Tijuana | Atlanta United FC | Free |
| August 3, 2020 | Bakaye Dibassy | Amiens | Minnesota United FC | Transfer |
| August 5, 2020 | Dru Yearwood | Brentford | New York Red Bulls | Transfer |
| August 7, 2020 | Tanner Dieterich | Nashville SC | Chattanooga Red Wolves | Loan |
| August 11, 2020 | Samuel Tetteh | Red Bull Salzburg | New York Red Bulls | Loan |
| August 13, 2020 | Luis Binks | Montreal Impact | Bologna | Transfer |
| August 13, 2020 | Luis Binks | Bologna | Montreal Impact | Loan |
| August 13, 2020 | Blaise Matuidi | Juventus | Inter Miami CF | Free |
| August 13, 2020 | Efrain Morales | Atlanta United Academy | Atlanta United FC | Homegrown player |
| August 13, 2020 | Alex Muyl | New York Red Bulls | Nashville SC | Trade |
| August 14, 2020 | Emmanuel Boateng | D.C. United | Columbus Crew | Trade |
| August 14, 2020 | Hwang In-beom | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Rubin Kazan | Transfer |
| August 14, 2020 | Grant Lillard | Inter Miami CF | Columbus Crew | Trade |
| August 14, 2020 | Andrés Ricaurte | Independiente Medellín | FC Dallas | Loan |
| August 14, 2020 | Rocco Romeo | Toronto FC | HB Køge | Loan |
| August 14, 2020 | Axel Sjöberg | Columbus Crew | D.C. United | Trade |
| August 17, 2020 | Fatai Alashe | FC Cincinnati | Columbus Crew | Trade |
| August 17, 2020 | Isaac Boehmer | Vancouver Whitecaps Academy | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Homegrown player |
| August 17, 2020 | Ariel Lassiter | Alajuelense | Houston Dynamo | Loan |
| August 17, 2020 | Kekuta Manneh | FC Cincinnati | New England Revolution | Trade |
| August 17, 2020 | Jack McGlynn | Philadelphia Union II | Philadelphia Union | Homegrown player |
| August 17, 2020 | Tommy McNamara | Houston Dynamo | New England Revolution | Trade |
| August 17, 2020 | Brady Scott | FC Köln | Nashville SC | Free |
| August 17, 2020 | Mohamed Traore | SIMA Águilas | Los Angeles FC | Transfer |
| August 17, 2020 | Wilfried Zahibo | New England Revolution | Houston Dynamo | Trade |
| August 18, 2020 | Phelipe Megiolaro | Grêmio | FC Dallas | Loan |
| August 19, 2020 | Yony González | Benfica | LA Galaxy | Loan |
| August 20, 2020 | Jonathan Klinsmann | St. Gallen | LA Galaxy | Free |
| August 20, 2020 | Kamohelo Mokotjo | Brentford | FC Cincinnati | Free |
| August 20, 2020 | Jordan Perruzza | Toronto FC II | Toronto FC | Homegrown player |
| August 21, 2020 | Matheus Aiás | Watford | Orlando City SC | Transfer |
| August 21, 2020 | Magnus Eriksson | San Jose Earthquakes | Djurgården | Transfer |
| August 21, 2020 | Santiago Patiño | Orlando City SC | Cimarrones de Sonora | Loan |
| August 21, 2020 | Carlos Terán | Envigado | Chicago Fire FC | Transfer |
| August 24, 2020 | Cecilio Domínguez | Independiente | Austin FC | Transfer |
| August 24, 2020 | Brady Scott | Nashville SC | Sacramento Republic | Loan |
| August 31, 2020 | Gelmin Rivas | Ankaragücü | D.C. United | Free |
| September 1, 2020 | Cecilio Domínguez | Austin FC | Guaraní | Loan |
| September 1, 2020 | Emanuel Reynoso | Boca Juniors | Minnesota United FC | Transfer |
| September 2, 2020 | Álvaro Barreal | Vélez Sarsfield | FC Cincinnati | Transfer |
| September 3, 2020 | Sergio Ruiz | Racing Santander | Charlotte FC | Transfer |
| September 3, 2020 | Sergio Ruiz | Charlotte FC | Las Palmas | Loan |
| September 5, 2020 | Christian Makoun | Inter Miami CF | Fort Lauderdale CF | Loan |
| September 7, 2020 | Pity Martínez | Atlanta United FC | Al-Nassr | Transfer |
| September 8, 2020 | Lee Nguyen | Inter Miami CF | New England Revolution | Trade |
| September 9, 2020 | Jhonder Cádiz | Benfica | Nashville SC | Loan |
| September 9, 2020 | Reggie Cannon | FC Dallas | Boavista | Transfer |
| September 13, 2020 | Zdeněk Ondrášek | FC Dallas | Viktoria Plzeň | Transfer |
| September 14, 2020 | Tony Gallacher | Liverpool | Toronto FC | Loan |
| September 17, 2020 | Adrian Zendejas | Nashville SC | Minnesota United FC | Trade |
| September 18, 2020 | Gonzalo Higuaín | Juventus | Inter Miami CF | Free |
| September 19, 2020 | Kei Kamara | Colorado Rapids | Minnesota United FC | Trade |
| September 19, 2020 | Yordy Reyna | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | D.C. United | Trade |
| September 20, 2020 | Steven Beitashour | Los Angeles FC | Colorado Rapids | Free |
| September 21, 2020 | Alberth Elis | Houston Dynamo | Boavista | Transfer |
| September 22, 2020 | Bode Davis | Real Monarchs | Real Salt Lake | Homegrown player |
| September 22, 2020 | Marcelino Moreno | Lanús | Atlanta United FC | Transfer |
| September 25, 2020 | Andrew Brody | Real Monarchs | Real Salt Lake | Homegrown player |
| September 25, 2020 | Noble Okello | Toronto FC | HB Køge | Loan |
| September 25, 2020 | Adrien Regattin | FC Cincinnati | Altay | Free |
| September 28, 2020 | Evan Bush | Montreal Impact | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Trade |
| September 28, 2020 | Román Torres | Inter Miami CF | Seattle Sounders FC | Trade |
| October 1, 2020 | Mason Toye | Minnesota United FC | Montreal Impact | Trade |
| October 2, 2020 | Justin Che | North Texas SC | FC Dallas | Homegrown player |
| October 5, 2020 | Mateo Bajamich | Instituto | Houston Dynamo | Transfer |
| October 5, 2020 | Riley McGree | Adelaide United | Charlotte FC | Transfer |
| October 5, 2020 | Riley McGree | Charlotte FC | Birmingham City | Loan |
| October 5, 2020 | Krisztián Németh | DAC Dunajská Streda | Columbus Crew | Free |
| October 6, 2020 | Kwadwo Opoku | Attram De Visser Soccer Academy | Los Angeles FC | Transfer |
| October 7, 2020 | Simon Colyn | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | SPAL | Loan |
| October 8, 2020 | Alexandru Mitriță | New York City FC | Al Ahli | Loan |
| October 10, 2020 | Caden Clark | New York Red Bulls II | New York Red Bulls | Free |
| October 10, 2020 | Federico Higuaín | D.C. United | Inter Miami CF | Trade |
| October 12, 2020 | Franko Kovačević | 1899 Hoffenheim | FC Cincinnati | Loan |
| October 13, 2020 | Alexander Alvarado | Aucas | Orlando City SC | Loan |
| October 13, 2020 | Mark Segbers | Memphis 901 | Los Angeles FC | Loan |
| October 14, 2020 | Jesús David Murillo | Independiente Medellín | Los Angeles FC | Loan |
| October 14, 2020 | Beckham Sunderland | FC Cincinnati Academy | FC Cincinnati | Homegrown player |
| October 14, 2020 | Saphir Taïder | Montreal Impact | Al-Ain | Transfer |
| October 21, 2020 | Handwalla Bwana | Seattle Sounders FC | Nashville SC | Trade |
| October 21, 2020 | Wilson Harris | Sporting Kansas City II | Sporting Kansas City | Homegrown player |
| October 21, 2020 | Jimmy Medranda | Nashville SC | Seattle Sounders FC | Trade |