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: 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: $ 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: 12/12/2016 | |
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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: 12/11/2016 | |
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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 |
