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 24, 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 FC Naples Harrison Robledo MF Free Agent
AC Boise
Coach : Nate Miller2025 Finish : NA (expansion)
Inbound
Player Pos. Transaction Previous Club Charlie Adams MF Signed Colorado Springs Switchbacks Blake Bodily MF Signed (2028) Tampa Bay Rowdies Luan Brito FW Signed Fluminense U23 Jake Crull CB Signed Forward Madison Jake Dengler CB Signed FC Naples Javier Garcia GK Signed Texoma FC Denys Kostyshyn MF Signed FC Drita Philip Mayaka MF Signed Huntsville City Nick Moon FW Signed Tampa Bay Rowdies Tumi Moshobane MF Signed Charlotte Independence Jonathan Ricketts RB Signed Miami FC Omar Yehya FW Signed Utah Valley University Benian Yao DF Signed UNC Asheville
Charlotte Independence
Coach : Mike Jeffries2025 Finish : 8th
Initial Roster Decision Announcement
Returning/Inbound
Player Pos. Transaction Previous Club Jon Bakero FW Option Clay Dimick RB Re-signed Christopher Jaime FW Option Matt Levy GK Multi-Year (2026) Souaibou Marou FW Option Fabrice Ngah LB Option
Departures/Unknown
Player Pos. Transaction New Club Tobi Adewole CB Free Agent Paolo Alcócer CB Free Agent Universitario de Vinto Luis Álvarez FW Transfer Tampa Bay Rowdies Christian Chaney FW Free Agent Omar Ciss MF Free Agent Mike DeShields CB Free Agent Djibril Faye MF Free Agent Pedro Fonseca MF Free Agent Nathan Gray MF Free Agent Rafael Jauregui MF Free Agent Amal Knight GK Free Agent Greenville Triumph Tresor Mbuyu FW Free Agent Alfredo Midence MF Loan Recall Lexington SC Tumi Moshobane MF Free Agent AC Boise Bachir Ndiaye MF Free Agent Miami FC 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 South Georgia Tormenta
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 Omar Hernández MF Re-signed Pedro Hernandez MF Re-signed Ricardo Jérez GK Option Harry Jolley CB Signed Missouri State University Eric Kinzner CB Option Yanis Lelin LB Option Aarón Lombardi LB Re-signed Ropapa Mensah FW Signed Greenville Triumph 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 Kimball Jackson DF Loan Expired/Free Agent Toby Jnohope CB Free Agent Michael Knapp MF Free Agent Gharret Morris MF Free Agent Zahir Vasquez FW Free Agent Declan Watters CB Free Agent Sarasota Paradise
Corpus Christi FC
Coach : Éamon Zayed2025 Finish : NA (expansion)
Inbound
Player Pos. Transaction Previous Club Patrick Langlois MF Signed Portland Hearts of Pine Sam Roscoe CB Signed Linfield
Fort Wayne FC
Coach : Mike Avery2025 Finish : NA (expansion)
Inbound
Player Pos. Transaction Previous Club Javier Armas MF Signed Atlanta United 2 Tiago Dias CB Signed Fort Wayne FC (USL2) Jeremy Garay MF Signed CD Cacahuatique Taig Healy MF Signed NC State Anthony Hernandez DF Signed Fort Wayne FC (USL2) JP Jordan MF Signed Texoma FC Michael Rempel DF Signed Lindsey Wilson University Bernd Schipmann GK Signed Forward Madison Reid Sproat DF Signed Fort Wayne FC (USL2)
Forward Madison
Coach: Matt Glaeser2025 Finish : 10th
Returning/Inbound
Player Pos. Transaction Previous Club Ryan Carmichael FW Signed Atlanta United 2 Jackson Castro MF Signed Vancouver Whitecaps 2 Derek Gebhard FW Re-signed Turner Humphrey CB Signed Las Vegas Lights Geni Kanyane LB Signed Chicago Fire II Enrique Machasen MF Loan CD Universitario Collin McCamy MF Signed NYCFC2 Claudel N’goubou FW Signed University of Central Florida Mark Segbers LB Signed Charleston Battery
Departures/Unknown
Player Pos. Transaction New Club Isaac Angking MF Loan Expired Rhode Island FC Nazeem Bartman FW Retired Dean Boltz FW Loan Recall Chicago Fire Devin Boyce MF Free Agent Greenville Triumph Nico Brown FW Loan Expired/Free Agent Jose Carrera-Garcia MF Free Agent Michael Chilaka CB Free Agent Maccabi Jaffa Jake Crull CB Free Agent AC Boise 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 FC Naples 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 One Knoxville Mitch Osmond CB Free Agent Jason Ramos CB Free Agent Bernd Schipmann GK Free Agent Fort Wayne FC 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 TBA FW Signed DJ Benton RB Option TBA FW Signed Devin Boyce MF Signed (2027) Forward Madison Zane Bubb CB Option Leo Castro FW Option Connor Evans RB Option Brandon Fricke CB Multi-Year (2026) Chappa Herrera MF Multi-Year (2026) Amal Knight GK Signed Charlotte Independence Evan Lee MF Option TBA FW Signed Anthony Patti LB Option Tyler Polak LB Multi-Year (2026) TBA FW Re-signed Toby Simms RB Option Seth Torman GK Option TBA CB Signed
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 Chattanooga Red Wolves Gunther Rankenburg GK Free Agent Rodrigo Robles FW Free Agent USL League One Ezekiel Soto FW Loan Expired/Free Agent Sporting Jax 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 Chris Garcia FW Signed Forward Madison Max Glasser LB Option Joshua Grant GK Signed NY Red Bulls II Taylor Gray FW Signed South Georgia Tormenta Tony Halterman GK Re-signed Luca Mastrantonio CB Signed AV Alta FC Aiden Mesias MF Signed Forward Madison Gio Miglietti FW Signed Huntsville City Kevin O’Connor MF Option Juan Osorio MF Signed San Antonio FC Marc Torrellas MF Option
Departure/Unknown
Player Pos. Transaction New Club Jake Dengler CB Free Agent AC Boise Brecc Evans CB Free Agent Portland Hearts of Pine Gustavo Fernandes CB Free Agent Ian Garrett LB Free Agent Chris Heckenberg MF Retired 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 Patrick Bohui FW Signed Naval 1893 Néstor Cabrera MF Signed Rutgers Derrek Chan GK Signed Mülheimer FC Luis Del Rio DF Signed Doral Soccer Academy Davide Galazzini RB Signed Albalonga Sebastián Guenzatti FW Signed Detroit City Anderson Holt CB Transfer Union Omaha Christian Koffi FW Signed Huntsville City Julien Lacher FW Signed NYCFC II Marcelo Lage CB Signed Richmond Kickers 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 Tino Puentes MF Signed Drew University Darren Sidoel MF Signed Grindavík Ajmeer Spengler MF Signed Texoma FC Tristan Stephani GK Signed Chicago Nation 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 Jonathan Burke GK Signed Colorado Springs Switchbacks Abel Caputo MF Option Babacar Diene FW Option Dani Fernandez CB Option Johan Garibay GK Re-signed TBA FW Signed Mikkel Gøeling MF Option Kyle Linhares FW Signed San Antonio FC Scott McLeod CB Option Finn McRobb CB Signed Indy Eleven John Murphy MF Signed Forward Madison Will Perkins RB Signed Texoma FC Nico Rosamilia FW Option Jordan Skelton CB Option Christopher Tiao LB Signed NYCFC II Donovan Williams DF Signed Ohio State 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 South Georgia Tormenta Sean Lewis GK Free Agent South Georgia Tormenta Nic Lemen GK Free Agent Heath Martin LB Free Agent Lucas Meek FW Free Agent USL League One 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 Esteban Espinosa DF Signed 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 Prince Mbacké CB Signed FC Etar Nathan Messer RB Option Mo Mohamed DF Re-signed Hunter Morse GK Option Kash Oladapo GK Option Michael Poon-Angeron MF Option Zion Scarlett FW Signed Carolina Core Emiliano Terzaghi FW Signed Richmond Kickers 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 North Texas SC Jake Keegan FW Free Agent Noah Kvifte FW Free Agent Patrick Langlois MF Free Agent Corpus Christi FC Azaad Liadi FW Loan Expired/Free Agent Sam Mahlamäki CB Transfer Alta IF Colby Quiñones RB Free Agent Mickey Reilly MF Free Agent Evan Southern FW Free Agent Sean Vinberg CB Free Agent Richmond Kickers Shandon Wright CB Free Agent
Richmond Kickers
Coach : Darren Sawatzky2025 Finish : 13th
Initial Roster Moves Announcement
Returning/Inbound
Player Pos. Transaction Previous Club Austin Amer MF Signed SV Eintracht Nordhorn Hayden Anderson RB/RM Re-signed Dakota Barnathan CB Re-signed (2027)Darwin Espinal FW Multi-year (2027) Yann Fillion GK Signed (2027)Floriana Tyler Freeman FW Signed Western Suburbs 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 Owen O’Malley FW Signed Vermont Green Tarik Pannholzer FW Signed SC Weiche 08 Nils Seufert MF Option James Sneddon GK Multi-year (2026) Sean Vinberg CB Signed Portland Hearts of Pine
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 Portland Hearts of Pine 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 Alex Sutton GK Signed Carolina Core Maximus Tainio MF Signed Jippo Reid Valentine RB Signed Texoma FC Declan Watters CB Signed Chattanooga Red Wolves
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) Shannon Gómez RB Signed San Antonio FC Sam Jones GK Re-Signed Angelo Kelly MF Signed One Knoxville Sean Lewis GK Signed One Knoxville Justin Malou CB Signed NCFC Moses Mensah LB Signed Birmingham Legion Keaton Pray DF Signed Tormenta Academy Anatolie Prepelita CB Multi-year (2026) Nick Spielman CB Signed Charlotte Independence Dario Zanatta FW Signed Pacific FC
Departures/Unknown
Player Pos. Transaction New Club Gabriel Alves LB Free Agent Brooklyn FC 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 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 Dock Sud 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 Marky Hernández FW Re-signed Shavon John-Brown FW Option Andre Lewis MF Re-signed Carlos Merancio GK Re-signed 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 Ismaila Jome LB Retired 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 Dylan Borczak FW Signed Lexington SC 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 Sami Guediri LB Signed Monterey Bay Cole Jensen GK Re-signed 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 Tampa Bay Rowdies Kemy Amiche MF Free Transfer OCPAM 08 Ben Barjolo FW Loan Expired Portland Timbers 2 Ryan Becher FW Loan Expired/Free Agent Joe Gallardo MF Free Agent Spokane Velocity Anderson Holt CB Transfer NY Cosmos Lagos Kunga FW Free Agent Marco Milanese CB Free Agent Charlie Ostrem LB Free Agent Tampa Bay Rowdies Medhi Ouamri FW Free Agent TS Galaxy FC Stéfano Pinho FW Free Agent Nacional AM 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 Aleksei Armas MF Signed Hofstra Koen Blommestijn FW Multi-Year (2026) Aidan Borra MF Signed Sacred Heart University Daniel Bouman MF Multi-Year (2026) Daniel Burko FW Signed Hofstra Miguel Diaz FW Signed Westchester Flames Josh Drack LB Multi-year (2026) Dean Guezen MF Multi-year (2026) Andrew Hammersley GK Multi-year (2026) Ermin Mačkić MF Multi-year (2026) Conor McGlynn MF 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 Jonathan Bolaños FW Free Agent Enrique Facussé GK Free Agent Dane Jacomen GK Loan Expired/Free Agent Andrew Jean-Baptiste CB Free Agent Joel Johnson MF Free Agent Kemar Lawrence LB Free Agent J.C. Obregón FW Transferred Brooklyn FC Taimu Okiyoshi MF Free Agent Sebastián Palma CB Free Agent Boyacá Chicó Mink Peeters LW Free Agent Prince Saydee FW Free Agent
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 AC Boise Leland Gray MF Free Agent Lamin Jawneh FW Free Agent J.P. Jordan MF Free Agent Fort Wayne FC 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 One Knoxville Ozzie Ramos MF Free Agent Aren Seeger GK Free Agent Ajmeer Spengler MF Free Agent NY Cosmos Reid Valentine RB Free Agent Sarasota Paradise
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