Tracking all of the USL League One pre-season transactions and confirmed returnees and departures ahead of the 2026 season. We update this page as transactions are announced. All transactions are confirmed by an official team announcement or a player/agent public statement.
After initial roster decisions are released by the 2025 teams, all players not confirmed to be returning are assumed to be free agents until otherwise announced.
If you want me to update your status, or see a status that is incorrect, email me at leagueoneupdater@gmail.com or find me on X, Instagram or BlueSky and send a DM! List is current as of:
January 2, 2026
2025 Clubs
AV Alta | AC Boise | Charlotte Independence | Chattanooga Red Wolves | Corpus Christi FC | Fort Wayne FC | Forward Madison | Greenville Triumph | FC Naples | NY Cosmos | One Knoxville | Portland Hearts of Pine | Richmond Kickers | Sarasota Paradise | South Georgia Tormenta | Spokane Velocity | Union Omaha | Westchester SC
Departing Clubs
Texoma FC
AV Alta
Coach : Brian Kleiban2025 Finish: 9th
Returning/Inbound
Player Pos. Transaction Previous Club Joaquín Acuña FW Option Maboumou Alassane MF Option Adam Aoumaich FW Option Jerry Desdunes FW Option Djibril Doumbia GK Signed New Mexico United Erick Gonzalez CB Re-signed Miguel Ibarra MF Option Osvaldo Lay MF Option Javier Mariona FW Option Christian Ortiz FW Re-signed Miguel Pajaro CB Option Kaloyan Pehlivanov CB Option Steven Ramos DF Option Denzil Smith GK Option Jimmie Villalobos MF Option
Departures/Unknown
Player Pos. Transaction New Club Emmanuel Alaribe FW Free Agent Ashkanov Apollon LB Free Agent Carlos Avilez GK Free Agent Eduardo Blancas FW Free Agent Monterey Bay FC Alexis Cerritos MF Free Agent Sebastian Cruz MF Free Agent Tampa Bay Rowdies Elijah Martin LB Free Agent Walmer Martínez MF Free Agent Luca Mastrantonio CB Free Agent Harrison Robledo MF Free Agent
AC Boise
Coach : Nate Miller2025 Finish : NA (expansion)
Inbound
Player Pos. Transaction Previous Club
Charlotte Independence
Coach : Mike Jeffries2025 Finish : 8th
Initial Roster Decision Announcement
Returning/Inbound
Player Pos. Transaction Previous Club Matt Levy GK Multi-Year (2026)
Departures/Unknown
Player Pos. Transaction New Club Tobi Adewole CB Free Agent Paolo Alcócer CB Free Agent Luis Álvarez FW Transfer Tampa Bay Rowdies Jon Bakero FW Free Agent Christian Chaney FW Free Agent Omar Ciss MF Free Agent Mike DeShields CB Free Agent Clay Dimick RB Free Agent Djibril Faye MF Free Agent Pedro Fonseca MF Free Agent Nathan Gray MF Free Agent Christopher Jaime FW Free Agent Rafael Jauregui MF Free Agent Amal Knight GK Free Agent Souaibou Marou FW Free Agent Tresor Mbuyu FW Free Agent Alfredo Midence MF Loan Recall Lexington SC Tumi Moshobane FW Free Agent Bachir Ndiaye MF Free Agent Miami FC Fabrice Ngah LB Free Agent Ogenyi Onazi MF Free Agent Pele Ousmanou CB Loan Expired Hartford Athletic Miles Rice FW Free Agent Javen Romero CB Free Agent Juan David Romero FW Free Agent Drew Romig GK Retired Anton Sorenson LB Free Agent Chattanooga FC Nick Spielman CB Free Agent
Chattanooga Red Wolves SC
Coach : Scott MacKenzie2025 Finish : 2nd
Initial Roster Moves Announcement
Returning/Inbound
Player Pos. Transaction Previous Club Matthew Acosta MF Option Matt Bentley FW Option Omar Gomez MF Option Ricardo Jérez GK Option Eric Kinzner CB Option Yanis Lelin LB Option Greyson Mercer FW Option Joshua Ramos MF Option Jason Smith GK Option Ualefi MF Option Wynand Wessels MF Option
Departures/Unknown
Player Pos. Transaction New Club Alhassan Alhassan RB Free Agent Jordan Ayimbila LB Loan Expired Miami FC Jonathan Filipe MF Free Agent Owen Green RB Free Agent Omar Hernández MF Free Agent Pedro Hernandez MF Free Agent Kimball Jackson DF Loan Expired/Free Agent Toby Jnohope CB Free Agent Michael Knapp MF Free Agent Aarón Lombardi LB Free Agent Gharret Morris MF Free Agent Zahir Vasquez FW Free Agent Declan Watters CB Free Agent
Corpus Christi FC
Coach : Éamon Zayed2025 Finish : NA (expansion)
Inbound
Player Pos. Transaction Previous Club
Fort Wayne FC
Coach : Mike Avery2025 Finish : NA (expansion)
Inbound
Player Pos. Transaction Previous Club
Forward Madison
Coach: Matt Glaeser2025 Finish : 10th
Returning/Inbound
Player Pos. Transaction Previous Club Ryan Carmichael FW Signed Atlanta United 2 Derek Gebhard FW Re-signed Mark Segbers LB Signed Charleston Battery
Departures/Unknown
Player Pos. Transaction New Club Isaac Angking MF Loan Expired Rhode Island FC Nazeem Bartman FW Free Agent Dean Boltz FW Loan Recall Chicago Fire Devin Boyce MF Free Agent Nico Brown FW Loan Expired/Free Agent Jose Carrera-Garcia MF Free Agent Michael Chilaka CB Free Agent Jake Crull CB Free Agent Jackson Dietrich MF Free Agent Lucca Dourado FW Loan Expired/Free Agent South Georgia Tormenta Owen Finnerty GK Free Agent Juan Galindrez FW Free Agent Chris Garcia FW Free Agent Adrien Graffin FW Loan Recall Amazonas FC Wallis Lapsley GK Retired Garrett McLaughlin FW Free Agent Sarasota Paradise Timmy Mehl CB Free Agent Aiden Mesias MF Free Agent FC Naples Eddie Munjoma LB Free Agent John Murphy, Jr. MF Free Agent Mitch Osmond CB Free Agent Jason Ramos CB Free Agent Bernd Schipmann GK Free Agent Ferrety Sousa LB Free Agent Ereku Temitayo MF Loan Expired Birmingham Legion Damià Viader LB Free Agent
Greenville Triumph
Coach : Dave Dixon2025 Finish : 11th
Initial Roster Decision Announcement
Returning/Inbound
Player Pos. Transaction Previous Club Ivan Agyaakwah DF Option DJ Benton RB Option Zane Bubb CB Option Leo Castro FW Option Connor Evans RB Option Brandon Fricke CB Multi-Year (2026) Chappa Herrera MF Multi-Year (2026) Evan Lee MF Option Anthony Patti LB Option Tyler Polak LB Multi-Year (2026) Toby Simms RB Option Seth Torman GK Option
Departures/Unknown
BrandPlayer Pos. Transaction New Club Carlos Anguiano MF Free Agent Pascal Corvino MF Free Agent Michael Gonzalez FW Free Agent Chevone Marsh FW Free Agent Ropapa Mensah FW Free Agent Gunther Rankenburg GK Free Agent Rodrigo Robles FW Free Agent Ezekiel Soto FW Loan Expired/Free Agent Griffin Tomas LB Free Agent Sebastián Velásquez MF Free Agent Ben Zakowski FW Free Agent
FC Naples
Coach : Matt Poland2025 Finish: 4th
Returning/Inbound
Player Pos. Transaction Previous Club Dominick Bachstein FW Option Max Broughton CB Signed Pittsburgh Riverhounds Ian Cerro MF Re-Signed Julian Cisneros LB Option Lalo Delgado GK Option Andrés Ferrín FW Option Max Glasser LB Option Taylor Gray FW Signed South Georgia Tormenta Aiden Mesias MF Signed Forward Madison Gio Miglietti FW Signed Huntsville City Kevin O’Connor MF Option Marc Torrellas MF Option
Departure/Unknown
Player Pos. Transaction New Club Jake Dengler CB Free Agent Brecc Evans CB Free Agent Portland Hearts of Pine Gustavo Fernandes CB Free Agent Ian Garrett LB Free Agent Tony Halterman GK Free Agent Chris Heckenberg MF Free Agent Karsen Henderlong FW Transfer Tampa Bay Rowdies Jayden Onen MF Free Agent Tyler Pasnik MF Free Agent Luka Prpa MF Free Agent Tomás Ritondale LB Free Agent Joel Serrano GK Free Agent Rodolfo Sulia CB Free Agent Justin Weiss FW Retired
New York Cosmos
Coach : Davide Corti2025 Finish : NA (expansion)
Inbound
Player Pos. Transaction Previous Club Braeden Backus FW Signed Westchester SC Néstor Cabrera MF Signed Rutgers Derrek Chan GK Signed Mülheimer FC Davide Galazzini RB Signed Albalonga Sebastián Guenzatti FW Signed Detroit City Josué Manzano FW Signed Atlético JBG Davey Mason MF Signed Texoma FC Davide Materazzi DF Signed James Madison University Nick Mendonca MF Signed Chattanooga FC Justin Milovanov MF Signed Marquette University Massimo Morabito DF Signed FC Delco Academy Julien Lacher FW Signed NYCFC II Marcelo Lage CB Signed Richmond Kickers Tino Puentes MF Signed Drew University Darren Sidoel MF Signed Grindavík Ajmeer Spengler MF Signed Texoma FC Nick Zielonka FW Signed University of Kentucky
One Knoxville SC
Coach : Ian Fuller2025 Finish : 1st
Initial Roster Decision Announcement
Returning/Inbound
Player Pos. Transaction Previous Club Jaheim Brown RB Option Abel Caputo MF Option Babacar Diene FW Option Dani Fernandez CB Option Johan Garibay GK Re-signed Mikkel Gøeling MF Option Scott McLeod CB Option Nico Rosamilia FW Option Jordan Skelton CB Option Stavros Zarokostas FW Option
Departures/Unknown
Player Pos. Transaction New Club Giovanni Calixtro FW Free Agent Mark Doyle FW Free Agent Drogheda United FC Sivert Haugli MF Free Agent Callum Johnson MF Retired Angelo Kelly MF Free Agent Sean Lewis GK Free Agent South Georgia Tormenta Nic Lemen GK Free Agent Heath Martin LB Free Agent Lucas Meek FW Free Agent Stuart Ritchie LB Free Agent Monterey Bay FC Kimarni Smith FW Free Agent Kempes Tekiela FW Free Agent Union Omaha James Thomas RB Retired
Portland Hearts of Pine
Coach : Bobby MurphyNote: 7th
Initial Roster Decision Announcement
Returning/Inbound
Player Pos. Transaction Previous Club Brecc Evans CB Signed FC Naples Kemali Green CB Option Khalid Hersi MF Option Jaden Jones-Riley RB Option Jay Tee Kamara FW Option Mikey Lopez MF Option Nathan Messer RB Option Hunter Morse GK Option Kash Oladapo GK Option Michael Poon-Angeron MF Option Zion Scarlett FW Signed Carolina Core Walter Varela MF Re-Signed Masashi Wada MF Re-Signed (2027) Titus Washington FW Option Ollie Wright FW Option
Departures/Unknown
Player Pos. Transaction New Club Séga Coulibaly CB Retired Natty James FW Free Agent Jake Keegan FW Free Agent Noah Kvifte FW Free Agent Patrick Langlois MF Free Agent Azaad Liadi FW Loan Expired/Free Agent Sam Mahlamäki CB Transfer Alta IF Mo Mohamed DF Free Agent Colby Quiñones RB Free Agent Mickey Reilly MF Free Agent Evan Southern FW Free Agent Sean Vinberg CB Free Agent Shandon Wright CB Free Agent
Richmond Kickers
Coach : Darren Sawatzky2025 Finish : 13th
Initial Roster Moves Announcement
Returning/Inbound
Player Pos. Transaction Previous Club Hayden Anderson RB/RM Re-signed Dakota Barnathan CB Re-signed (2027)Darwin Espinal FW Multi-year (2026) Yann Fillion GK Signed (2027)Floriana Griffin Garnett CB Multi-year (2026) Beckett Howell CB/LB Option Landon Johnson FW Option Josh Kirkland FW Re-signed (2027)Ethan Kos CB Signed Birmingham Legion Sam Layton CB Signed Gold Coast Knights Daniel Moore LB Signed Crown Legacy FC Mujeeb Murana RB Signed Miami FC Tarik Pannholzer FW Signed SC Weiche 08 Nils Seufert MF Option James Sneddon GK Multi-year (2026)
Departures/Unknown
Player Pos. Transaction New Club Ryan Baer MF Loan Expired/Free Agent Adrian Billhardt MF Free Agent Union Omaha Matt Bolduc MF Free Agent Klaidi Cela CB Free Agent Simon Fitch RB Free Agent Gui Franca CB Free Agent Sampaio Corrêa Pablo Jara GK Free Agent Jonathan Kanagwa MF Free Agent Marcelo Lage CB Free Agent NY Cosmos Chandler O’Dwyer MF Free Agent Sarasota Paradise Melvin Pierre-Louis FW Free Agent Maxi Schenfeld LB Free Agent Emiliano Terzaghi FW Free Agent James Vaughan MF Free Agent
Sarasota Paradise
Coach : Mika Elovaara2025 Finish : NA (expansion)
Inbound
Player Pos. Transaction Previous Club Roberto Berlew DF Signed University of Wisconsin Garrett McLaughlin FW Signed Forward Madison Chandler O’Dwyer MF Signed Richmond Kickers Jørgen Pettersen MF Signed ÍBV Vestmannaeyja Sander Roed MF Signed Hønefoss Andres Rodriguez MF Signed Virginia Commonwealth University Anderson Rosa LB Signed Colorado Rapids 2 Callum Stretch MF Signed South Georgia Tormenta Maximus Tainio MF Signed Jippo
South Georgia Tormenta FC
Coach : Mark McKeever2025 Finish : 6th
Returning/Inbound
Player Pos. Transaction Previous Club Yaniv Bazini FW Option Andrew Booth MF Signed FC Tulsa Lucca Dourado FW Signed Birmingham Legion Conor Doyle MF Re-Signed Alon Drey MF Multi-year (2026) Sam Jones GK Re-Signed Sean Lewis GK Signed One Knoxville Moses Mensah LB Signed Birmingham Legion Keaton Pray DF Signed Tormenta Academy Anatolie Prepelita CB Multi-year (2026)
Departures/Unknown
Player Pos. Transaction New Club Gabriel Alves LB Free Agent Handwalla Bwana FW Free Agent Gabriel Cabral MF Free Agent Union Omaha Taylor Gray FW Free Agent FC Naples Oscar Jiménez RB Free Agent Jackson Kasanzu CB Free Agent Justin Malou CB Loan Expired/Free Agent Thabo Nare CB Free Agent Jonathan Nyandjo FW Free Agent Austin Pack GK Free Agent Tampa Bay Rowdies Joseph Pérez LB Free Agent Makel Rasheed CB Free Agent Indy Eleven Niall Reid-Stephen FW Transferred New Mexico United Jackson Simba CB Free Agent Callum Stretch MF Free Agent Sarasota Paradise Mason Tunbridge MF Transferred Miami FC Sebastian Vivas FW Free Agent Aaron Walker MF Free Agent
Spokane Velocity
Coach : Leigh Veidman2025 Finish : 3rd
Returning/Inbound
Player Pos. Transaction Previous Club Neco Brett FW Option Jack Denton MF Re-signed Collin Fernandez MF Option Joe Gallardo MF Signed Union Omaha Luis Gil MF Option Shavon John-Brown FW Option Bryce Meredith MF Option Camron Miller CB Re-signed Lucky Opara RB Option Anuar Peláez FW Option Nil Vinyals MF Option Derek Waldeck LB Option Rocky Wells MF Signed
Departures/Unknown
Player Pos. Transaction New Club Masango Akale FW Free Agent Ryan Bilichuk GK Free Agent Jalen Crisler CB Free Agent David García CB Free Agent Oakland Roots Javier Martín Gil RB Free Agent Marky Hernández FW Free Agent Ismaila Jome LB Retired Andre Lewis MF Free Agent Carlos Merancio GK Free Agent Pierre Reedy MF Free Agent Sacramento Republic
Union Omaha
Coach : Vincenzo Candela2025 Finish : 5th
Initial Roster Moves Announcement
Returning/Inbound
Player Pos. Transaction Previous Club Adrian Billhardt MF Signed Richmond Kickers Younes Boudadi RB Signed Las Vegas Lights Mark Bronnik FW Option Pato Botello Faz FW Option Gabriel Cabral MF Signed South Georgia Tormenta Aarón Gómez FW Option Anderson Holt CB Option Ryen Jiba LB Option Brent Kallman CB Option Prosper Kasim FW Option Brandon Knapp MF Option Blake Malone CB Option Chelo Martínez MF Option Rashid Nuhu GK Option Sergio Ors MF Option Sam Owusu CB Option Kempes Tekiela FW Signed One Knoxville Lawrence Wootton MF Option
Departures/Unknown
Player Pos. Transaction New Club Dion Acoff MF Free Agent Kemy Amiche MF Free Transfer OCPAM 08 Ben Barjolo FW Loan Expired Orange County SC Ryan Becher FW Loan Expired/Free Agent Joe Gallardo MF Free Agent Spokane Velocity Cole Jensen GK Free Agent Lagos Kunga FW Free Agent Marco Milanese CB Free Agent Charlie Ostrem LB Free Agent Medhi Ouamri FW Free Agent TS Galaxy FC Stéfano Pinho FW Free Agent Josh Ramsey CB Loan Expired/Free Agent Max Schneider MF Transfer Tampa Bay Rowdies Russell Shealy GK Free Agent
Westchester SC
Coach : George Gjokaj2025 Finish: 14th
Returning/Inbound
Player Pos. Transaction Previous Club Josh Drack LB Multi-year (2026) Andrew Hammersley GK Multi-year (2026) Ermin Mačkić MF Multi-year (2026) Conor McGlynn MF Multi-year (2026) J.C. Obregón FW Multi-year (2026) Stephen Payne RB Multi-year (2026) Bobby Pierre CB Multi-year (2026) Noah Powder LB Multi-year (2026) Samory Powder FW Multi-year (2026) Rashid Tetteh CB Multi-year (2026) Brian Vásquez MF Multi-year (2026)
Departures/Unknown
Player Pos. Transaction New Club Deshane Beckford MF Loan Expired Hartford Athletic Koen Blommestijn FW Jonathan Bolaños FW Daniel Bouman MF Enrique Facussé GK Dean Diego Guezen MF Dane Jacomen GK Loan Expired/Free Agent Andrew Jean-Baptiste CB Joel Johnson MF Kemar Lawrence LB Taimu Okiyoshi MF Sebastián Palma CB Mink Peeters LW Prince Saydee FW
Departing Clubs
Texoma FC
Coach : Adrian Forbes2025 Finish : 13thNote: Texoma FC moved to USL League Two. All 2025 players are free agents.
Departures
Player Pos. Transaction New Club Solomon Asanté FW Retired Teddy Baker MF Free Agent Donald Benamna FW Free Agent Maciej Bortniczuk FW Free Agent Angelo Calfo MF Free Agent Miami FC Jordan Chavez CB Free Agent Jorge Corrales LB Free Agent Phila Dlamini MF Free Agent Javier Garcia GK Free Agent Leland Gray MF Free Agent Lamin Jawneh FW Free Agent J.P. Jordan MF Free Agent Preston Kilwien CB Free Agent Miami FC Davey Mason LB Free Agent NY Cosmos Luke McCormick MF Free Agent Mason McCready GK Free Agent Brandon McManus FW Free Agent Diego Pepi FW Loan Expired/Free Agent Will Perkins RB Free Agent Ozzie Ramos MF Free Agent Aren Seeger GK Free Agent Ajmeer Spengler MF Free Agent NY Cosmos
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