There are 12 different ways for your team to sign a new player, but one of the most frequently used is via trade – below is a list of all trades for the 2017 MLS season.
| Transaction date: 8/11/2017 | |
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| CHI | CHI receive: No. 6 spot in the Allocation Order |
| POR | POR receive: Conditional 2018 MLS SuperDraft pick (second or third round), No. 19 spot in the Allocation Order |
| Transaction date: 8/10/2017 | |
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| CLB | CLB receive: 2017 international roster spot |
| PHI | PHI receive: $50,000 General Allocation Money |
| Transaction date: 8/10/2017 | |
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| NE | NE receive: F Krisztian Nemeth |
| CLB | CLB receive: 2018 $200,000 Targeted Allocation Money, 2018 $200,000 General Allocation Money, international roster spot for 2017 and 2018 |
| Transaction date: 8/10/2017 | |
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| SEA | SEA receive: Calum Mallace |
| MTL | MTL receive: 2019 Fourth Round pick in MLS SuperDraft |
| Transaction date: 8/10/2017 | |
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| DC | DC receive: Rights to Paul Arriola |
| LA | LA receive: 2018 $200,000 in General Allocation Money, 2019 $100,000 in General Allocation Money, $200,000 in 2018 Targeted Allocation Money |
| Transaction date: 8/10/2017 | |
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| VAN | VAN receive: 2017 international roster spot |
| NYC | NYC receive: $75,000 in General Allocation Money |
| Transaction date: 8/10/2017 | |
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| ORL | ORL receive: Dillon Powers |
| COL | COL receive: Luis Gil, $100,000 in Targeted Allocation Money |
| Transaction date: 8/9/2017 | |
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| CHI | CHI receive: Christian Dean |
| VAN | VAN receive: $50,000 in General Allocation Money, $50,000 in conditional Targeted Allocation Money in the event Dean starts 12 or more 2018 regular season matches for the Fire, as well as a percentage of any future transfer fees for Dean, which is on a sliding scale and expires following the first transfer window of 2020. |
| Transaction date: 8/9/2017 | |
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| MIN | MIN receive: Ethan Finlay |
| CLB | CLB receive: $100,000 in 2017 Targeted Allocation Money, $250,000 in 2018 Targeted Allocation Money, $75,000 in 2018 General Allocation Money |
| Transaction date: 8/9/2017 | |
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| VAN | VAN receive: Aaron Maund |
| RSL | RSL receive: Third round pick in 2018 SuperDraft |
| Transaction date: 8/8/2017 | |
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| ATL | ATL receive: Bobby Boswell |
| DC | DC receive: Third round pick in 2019 SuperDraft |
| Transaction date: 8/8/2017 | |
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| ATL | ATL receive: $75,000 in Targeted Allocation Money |
| SJ | SJ receive: 2017 international roster spot for 2017 season |
| Transaction date: 8/7/2017 | |
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| SEA | SEA receive: Lamar Neagle |
| DC | DC receive: SEA's natural fourth-round pick in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft |
| Transaction date: 7/25/2017 | |
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| ORL | ORL receive: Dom Dwyer |
| SKC | SKC receive: $400,000 in General Allocation Money, $500,000 in Targeted Allocation Money, $700,000 in future Allocation Money based on performance |
| Transaction date: 7/21/2017 | |
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| MTL | MTL receive: $50,000 in General Allocation Money |
| VAN | VAN receive: International roster spot for the 2017 season |
| Transaction date: 7/17/2017 | |
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| DC | DC receive: $50,000 in General Allocation Money |
| CLB | CLB receive: International roster spot through the end of 2017 |
| Transaction date: 7/13/2017 | |
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| MTL | MTL receive: D Shaun Francis |
| SJ | SJ receive: MTL's 2nd round pick in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft OR, if certain benchmarks are met, $50,000 in General Allocation Money |
| Transaction date: 7/3/2017 | |
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| NE | NE receive: No. 2 spot in Allocation Ranking Order, either $175,000 in 2018 Targeted Allocation Money or $100,000 in 2018 General Allocation Money and $75,000 in 2018 Targeted Allocation Money |
| SJ | SJ receive: No. 5 spot in Allocation Ranking Order, $175,000 in General Allocation Money |
| Transaction date: 6/20/2017 | |
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| DC | DC receive: No. 1 spot in Allocation Ranking Order |
| HOU | HOU receive: $100,000 in General Allocation Money, $75,000 in Targeted Allocation Money, 2018 international roster spot, No. 9 spot in Allocation Ranking Order |
| Transaction date: 4/6/2017 | |
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| ORL | ORL receive: Right of first refusal for M Luis Gil |
| RSL | RSL receive: $100,000 of 2018 Targeted Allocation Money (if Gil is not with Orlando in 2018, will become $50,000 of TAM and right of first refusal reverts back to RSL) |
| Transaction date: 3/31/2017 | |
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| MIN | MIN receive: D Marc Burch |
| COL | COL receive: M Mohammed Saeid, M Josh Gatt, international roster spot |
| Transaction date: 3/30/2017 | |
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| CLB | CLB receive: F Kekuta Manneh |
| VAN | VAN receive: M Tony Tchani, $225,000 of Targeted Allocation Money, $75,000 of General Allocation Money, 1st Round SuperDraft pick if Manneh is re-signed, additional GAM if Manneh is traded prior to December 31, 2018, percentage of future transfer fee |
| Transaction date: 3/1/2017 | |
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| ATL | ATL receive: GK Kyle Reynish |
| NYR | NYR receive: Fourth round pick in 2018 MLS SuperDraft |
| Transaction date: 3/1/2017 | |
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| VAN | VAN receive: $75,000 in General Allocation Money |
| MTL | MTL receive: International roster spot for the 2017 season |
| Transaction date: 2/25/2017 | |
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| VAN | VAN receive: M Brek Shea |
| ORL | ORL receive: F Giles Barnes |
| Transaction date: 2/22/2017 | |
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| MTL | MTL receive: International roster spot for the 2017 season |
| DC | DC receive: $75,000 of General Allocation Money |
| Transaction date: 2/21/2017 | |
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| MIN | MIN receive: Right of first refusal for D Jerome Thiesson. |
| TOR | TOR receive: $50,000 of General Allocation Money |
| Transaction date: 2/15/2017 | |
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| NYC | NYC receive: Right of first refusal for M Rodney Wallace |
| POR | POR receive: $75,000 of General Allocation Money, $50,000 of Targeted Allocation Money |
| Transaction date: 2/15/2017 | |
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| MIN | MIN receive: GK Bobby Shuttleworth |
| NE | NE receive: F Femi Hollinger-Janzen |
| Transaction date: 2/15/2017 | |
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| MIN | MIN receive: $100,000 in General Allocation Money in 2018, $125,000 in Targeted Allocation Money in 2018, and an international roster spot in 2017 |
| VAN | VAN receive: No. 1 spot in the Allocation Ranking Order |
| Transaction date: 2/10/2017 | |
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| COL | COL receive: $75,000 in General Allocation Money |
| NYC | NYC receive: International roster slot for 2017 season |
| Transaction date: 2/8/2017 | |
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| PHI | PHI receive: Right of first refusal to Adam Najem |
| NY | NY receive: 2nd-round pick in 2018 SuperDraft |
| Transaction date: 2/3/2017 | |
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| RSL | RSL receive: $50,000 in General Allocation Money, MIN natural third-round pick in 2018 SuperDraft |
| MIN | MIN receive: International roster slot for 2017 season |
| Transaction date: 2/3/2017 | |
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| POR | POR receive: Lawrence Olum |
| SKC | SKC receive: $50,000 in General Allocation Money, First-round pick in 2018 SuperDraft |
| Transaction date: 2/2/2017 | |
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| POR | POR receive: Right of first refusal to Sebastian Blanco |
| SEA | SEA receive: $75,000 in General Allocation Money |
| Transaction date: 1/27/2017 | |
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| ORL | ORL receive: Josh Saunders |
| NYC | NYC receive: Natural fourth-round pick in 2019 SuperDraft |
| Transaction date: 1/26/2017 | |
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| MIN | MIN receive: Kevin Molino, Patrick McLain |
| ORL | ORL receive: $450,000 in General Allocation Money, $200,000 in Targeted Allocation Money |
| Transaction date: 1/24/2017 | |
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| ATL | ATL receive: Rights to Tyrone Mears |
| SEA | SEA receive: $50,000 in General Allocation Money |
| Transaction date: 1/13/2017 | |
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| CHI | CHI receive: Dax McCarty |
| NY | NY receive: $400,000 in General Allocation Money ($200k in 2017, $200k in 2018) |
| Transaction date: 1/13/2017 | |
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| HOU | HOU receive: A.J. DeLaGarza |
| LA | LA receive: $125,000 in General Allocation Money, $50,000 in Targeted Allocation Money |
| Transaction date: 1/13/2017 | |
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| CHI | CHI receive: No. 26 overall pick in 2017 SuperDraft (Stefan Cleveland), No. 27 overall pick in 2017 SuperDraft (Guillermo Delgado) |
| TOR | TOR receive: $75,000 in Targeted Allocation Money |
| Transaction date: 1/13/2017 | |
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| PHI | PHI receive: No. 25 overall pick in 2017 SuperDraft (Marcus Epps) |
| MIN | MIN receive: $50,000 in 2018 General Allocation Money, No. 42 overall pick in 2017 SuperDraft (Thomas de Villardi) |
| Transaction date: 1/13/2017 | |
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| NYC | NYC receive: No. 16 overall pick in 2017 SuperDraft (Kwame Awuah) |
| SEA | SEA receive: $75,000 in General Allocation Money |
| Transaction date: 1/13/2017 | |
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| POR | POR receive: No. 4 overall pick in 2017 SuperDraft (Jeremy Ebobisse) |
| HOU | HOU receive: $100,000 in General Allocation Money, international roster slot, No. 10 overall pick in 2017 SuperDraft (Joe Holland) |
| Transaction date: 1/13/2017 | |
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| NYC | NYC receive: No. 3 overall pick in 2017 SuperDraft (Jonathan Lewis) |
| CHI | CHI receive: $250,000 in General Allocation Money |
| Transaction date: 1/9/2017 | |
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| SKC | SKC receive: Christian Volesky |
| POR | POR receive: No. 80 pick in 2017 SuperDraft |
| Transaction date: 1/3/2017 | |
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| MIN | MIN receive: Collin Martin |
| DC | DC receive: 4th round pick in 2018 SuperDraft |
| Transaction date: 12/23/2016 | |
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| MIN | MIN receive: No. 3 spot in Allocation Ranking Order, No. 25 pick in 2017 SuperDraft (Marcus Epps), General Allocation Money |
| CHI | CHI receive: No. 2 spot in Allocation Ranking Order |
| Transaction date: 12/23/2016 | |
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| ATL | ATL receive: Discover priority for Greg Garza |
| CLB | CLB receive: Highest 2nd Round pick in 2018 SuperDraft (Columbus to receive General Allocation Money instead of the SuperDraft choice if Garza starts in 12 or more MLS regular-season games in 2017, or if his option for 2018 is exercised following the 2017 season.) |
| Transaction date: 12/23/2016 | |
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| SEA | SEA receive: Will Bruin |
| HOU | HOU receive: General Allocation Money, Targeted Allocation Money |
| Transaction date: 12/22/2016 | |
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| SEA | SEA receive: Harry Shipp |
| MTL | MTL receive: General Allocation Money |
| Transaction date: 12/20/2016 | |
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| POR | POR receive: Jeff Attinella |
| MIN | MIN receive: Natural 2nd Round pick in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft |
| Transaction date: 12/13/2016 | |
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| LA | LA receive: Rights to Jermaine Jones |
| COL | COL receive: No. 15 pick in 2017 SuperDraft pick (Sam Hamilton) and conditional 2nd-round pick in 2018 SuperDraft |
| Transaction date: 12/13/2016 | |
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| VAN | VAN receive: Sheanon Williams |
| HOU | HOU receive: General Allocation Money |
| Transaction date: 12/13/2016 | |
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| ORL | ORL receive: Donny Toia |
| ATL | ATL receive: No. 8 pick in the 2017 SuperDraft (Julian Gressel) |
| Transaction date: 12/13/2016 | |
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| TOR | TOR receive: Clint Irwin |
| ATL | ATL receive: Mark Bloom and General Allocation Money |
| Transaction date: 12/13/2016 | |
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| MTL | MTL receive: Chris Duvall and General Allocation Money |
| MIN | MIN receive: Johan Venegas |
| Transaction date: 12/12/2016 | |
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| LA | LA receive: Rights to Miguel Aguilar, natural fourth round selction in 2019 SuperDraft |
| DC | DC receive: Fourth round selection in 2018 SuperDraft |
| Transaction date: 12/12/2016 | |
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| POR | POR receive: Rights to Kennedy Igboananike, 2017 international roster slot |
| DC | DC receive: No. 43rd pick in 2017 SuperDraft (Jo Vetle Rimstad) |
| Transaction date: 12/11/2016 | |
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| ATL | ATL receive: Michael Parkhurst |
| CLB | CLB receive: General Allocation Money |
| Transaction date: 12/11/2016 | |
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| ATL | ATL receive: Romario Williams |
| MTL | MTL receive: Conditional third round selection in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft. The Impact will receive Atlanta’s natural second round pick in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft if Williams appears in a game for Atlanta during the 2017 season |
| Transaction date: 12/11/2016 | |
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| ATL | ATL receive: Harrison Heath |
| ORL | ORL receive: Natural fourth round selection in the 2019 MLS SuperDraft |
| Transaction date: 12/11/2016 | |
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| ATL | ATL receive: Kevin Kratz |
| PHI | PHI receive: Natural fourth round selection in the 2020 MLS SuperDraft |
| Transaction date: 12/11/2016 | |
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| ATL | ATL receive: Sean Johnson |
| CHI | CHI receive: General Allocation Money |
| Transaction date: 12/11/2016 | |
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| NYC | NYC receive: Sean Johnson |
| ATL | ATL receive: General Allocation Money and Targeted Allocation Money |
| Transaction date: 12/11/2016 | |
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| COL | COL receive: No. 24 pick in 2017 SuperDraft (Liam Callahan) |
| ATL | ATL receive: One international slot for the 2017 and 2018 seasons |
| Transaction date: 12/11/2016 | |
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| MIN | MIN receive: Joseph Greenspan |
| COL | COL receive: No. 45 pick 2017 SuperDraft |
| Transaction date: 12/5/2016 | |
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| ATL | ATL receive: Right of first refusal for Miguel Almiron |
| SEA | SEA receive: General Allocation Money |
