2012 D.C. United season
Transfers -- In
Table:
No.

Pos.

Player

Transferred From

Fee/Notes

Date

Source

3

DF

Robbie Russell

Real Salt Lake

Acquired for 2013 MLS SuperDraft third round pick

November 29, 2011

[2]

18

MF

Nick DeLeon

Louisville Cardinals

Selected in the 2012 MLS SuperDraft

January 12, 2012

DF

Chris Rodriguez

Charlotte 49ers

Selected in the 2012 MLS Supplemental Draft

January 17, 2012

MF

Matt Kuhn

Drake Bulldogs

Selected in the 2012 MLS Supplemental Draft

January 17, 2012

29

FW

Maicon Santos

FC Dallas

Undisclosed

January 18, 2012

[27]

2

MF

Danny Cruz

Houston Dynamo

Undisclosed

January 20, 2012

[28]

19

DF

Emiliano Dudar

Young Boys

Free

January 25, 2012

[29]

9

FW

Hamdi Salihi

Rapid Wien

Undisclosed

February 2, 2012

[6]

11

MF

Marcelo Saragosa

Ravan Baku

Undisclosed

February 6, 2012

[30]

50

GK

Andrew Dykstra

Charleston Battery

Free

February 27, 2012

[31]

25

MF

Lance Rozeboom

New Mexico Lobos

Selected in the 2012 MLS Supplemental Draft

March 7, 2012

[32]

24

MF

Lewis Neal

Orlando City

Free

March 13, 2012

[33]

FW

Tan Long

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Traded for 2015 MLS Supplemental Draft first round draft pick

June 28, 2012

[34]

6

DF

Mike Chabala

Portland Timbers

Traded for 2014 MLS Supplemental Draft first round draft pick

August 19, 2012

[35]

26

FW

Lionard Pajoy

Philadelphia Union

Traded for Danny Cruz

August 16, 2012

[36]

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