2018 San Jose Earthquakes season

The 2018 San Jose Earthquakes season was the club's 36th year of existence, their 21st season in Major League Soccer and their 11th consecutive season in the top-flight of American soccer.

San Jose Earthquakes

2018 season
Chairman	Earthquakes Soccer, LLC
Coach	Mikael Stahre (until September 17) Steve Ralston (September 17 - end of 2018 season)
Stadium	Avaya Stadium (Primary) Stanford Stadium (1 League game)
Major League Soccer	Conference: 12th Overall: 23rd
MLS Cup Playoffs	DNQ
U.S. Open Cup	Fourth round (2-0 loss vs. Portland Timbers)
Heritage Cup	2nd (1-3)
Top goalscorer	League: Valeri Qazaishvili & Chris Wondolowski (10) All: Valeri Qazaishvili & Chris Wondolowski (10)
Home colors Away colors
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Background

Main article: 2017 San Jose Earthquakes season

The 2017 season was one of continued change under the leadership of general manager Jesse Fioranelli, with head coach Dominic Kinnear and assistant coach John Spencer being replaced by San Jose's technical director Chris Leitch and Director of Methodology Alex Covelo on June 25, 2017.^[1] The San Jose Earthquakes finished the 2017 season with a victory over Minnesota United FC that sent them to the MLS playoffs for the first time since 2012.^[2]

On November 24, 2017, the Earthquakes announced their second coaching change of the year with Mikael Stahre taking on the role of head coach. Leitch and Covelo would return to their former positions of technical director and director of methodology respectively.^[3]

Current squad

Roster

As of June 13, 2018.^[4]

Number	Nat.	Player	Position	Date of birth	Previous Club	Appearances	2018 MLS Goals	2018 MLS Assists	Notes
Goalkeepers
12		Matt Bersano	GK	(1992-09-10) September 10, 1992 (age 32)	Seattle Sounders FC 2	–	–	–	–
18		JT Marcinkowski	GK	(1997-05-09) May 9, 1997 (age 28)	Georgetown Hoyas	–	–	–	Homegrown Player
28		Andrew Tarbell	GK	(1993-10-07) October 7, 1993 (age 31)	Clemson Tigers	14	–	–	Generation Adidas
Defenders
2		Joel Qwiberg	DF	(1992-10-09) October 9, 1992 (age 32)	Brommapojkarna	1	–	–	–
3		François Affolter	DF	(1991-03-13) March 13, 1991 (age 34)	FC Luzern	4	–	–	–
24		Nick Lima	DF	(1994-11-17) November 17, 1994 (age 30)	California Golden Bears	14	1	1	Homegrown Player
26		Jacob Akanyirige	DF	(2001-12-31) December 31, 2001 (age 23)	San Jose Earthquakes Academy	–	–	–	Homegrown Player
30		Yeferson Quintana	DF	(1996-04-19) April 19, 1996 (age 29)	Peñarol	9	1	1	On loan from Peñarol
31		Harold Cummings	DF	(1992-03-01) March 1, 1992 (age 33)	Alajuelense	10	–	–	–
55		Jimmy Ockford	DF	(1992-06-10) June 10, 1992 (age 33)	Reno 1868	7	–	–	–
Midfielders
6		Shea Salinas	MF	(1986-06-24) June 24, 1986 (age 39)	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	10	–	–	–
7		Magnus Eriksson	MF	(1990-04-08) April 8, 1990 (age 35)	Djurgårdens IF	14	3	3	DP
10		Jahmir Hyka	MF	(1988-03-08) March 8, 1988 (age 37)	FC Luzern	4	1	–	–
11		Valeri Qazaishvili	MF	(1993-01-29) January 29, 1993 (age 32)	Legia Warszawa (loan from Vitesse)	14	3	4	DP
14		Jackson Yueill	MF	(1997-03-18) March 18, 1997 (age 28)	UCLA Bruins	9	–	2	Generation Adidas
16		Chris Wehan	MF	(1994-01-29) January 29, 1994 (age 31)	Reno 1868	3	–	–	–
20		Aníbal Godoy	MF	(1990-02-10) February 10, 1990 (age 35)	Honvéd	12	–	1	–
22		Tommy Thompson	MF	(1995-08-15) August 15, 1995 (age 30)	Indiana Hoosiers	5	–	–	Homegrown Player
23		Florian Jungwirth	DF	(1989-01-27) January 27, 1989 (age 36)	Darmstadt 98	14	2	3	–
27		Fatai Alashe	MF	(1993-10-21) October 21, 1993 (age 31)	Michigan State Spartans	8	–	–	–
29		Eric Calvillo	MF	(1998-01-02) January 2, 1998 (age 27)	NY Cosmos	–	–	–	–
35		Gilbert Fuentes	MF	(2002-02-21) February 21, 2002 (age 23)	San Jose Earthquakes Academy	–	–	–	Homegrown Player
89		Kevin Partida	MF	(1995-03-10) March 10, 1995 (age 30)	Reno 1868	1	–	–	On loan from Reno 1868
Forwards
8		Chris Wondolowski	FW	(1983-01-28) January 28, 1983 (age 42)	Houston Dynamo	14	4	3	Captain; DP
9		Danny Hoesen	FW	(1991-01-15) January 15, 1991 (age 34)	Groningen	14	7	4	–
17		Mohamed Thiaw	FW	(1995-01-24) January 24, 1995 (age 30)	Louisville Cardinals	–	–	–	On loan to Reno 1868
19		Danny Musovski	FW	(1995-11-30) November 30, 1995 (age 29)	UNLV Rebels	–	–	–	On loan to Reno 1868
25		Quincy Amarikwa	FW	(1987-10-29) October 29, 1987 (age 37)	Chicago Fire	10	–	1	–
96		Luis Felipe	FW	(1996-01-29) January 29, 1996 (age 29)	Reno 1868	–	–	–	–

Non-competitive

San Jose Earthquakes v Portland Timbers

January 31 Preseason	San Jose Earthquakes	0–0	Portland Timbers	Tucson, Arizona
10:00 PST	Marie  7'	Report	Guzmán  30' Zambrano  57' Flores  63'	Stadium: Kino Sports Complex
Note: Played as three 30-minute periods.

Real Salt Lake v San Jose Earthquakes

February 7 Preseason	Real Salt Lake	1–1	San Jose Earthquakes	Tucson, Arizona
PST	Acosta  34' Ortuño 55'	Report	Salinas  43' Amarikwa 60'	Stadium: Kino Sports Complex Referee: Baldomero Toledo

San Jose Earthquakes v Reno 1868 FC

February 10 Preseason	San Jose Earthquakes	4–0	Reno 1868 FC	San Jose, California
14:00 PST	Hoesen 5', 21' Eriksson 25', 37'	Report		Stadium: Avaya Stadium

LA Galaxy v San Jose Earthquakes

February 17 Preseason	LA Galaxy	2–4	San Jose Earthquakes	Irvine, California
14:00 PST	Kamara 36', 74' Carrasco  77' Büscher  88'	Report	Jungwirth  10' Wondolowski 38' Thompson 54', 90' Alashe 55'	Stadium: Orange County Great Park Attendance: 5,015

San Jose Earthquakes v Club León

March 24 Friendly	San Jose Earthquakes	0–1	Club León	San Jose, California
19:30 PST	Affolter  35'	Report	Donovan 19' Montes  33' Mosquera  42' Burdisso  42' Herrera  79' Jose Hernández  90'	Stadium: Avaya Stadium Attendance: 14,532

San Jose Earthquakes v Manchester United

July 22 Friendly	San Jose Earthquakes	0–0	Manchester United	Santa Clara, California
14:00 PST	Florian Jungwirth  17' Anibal Godoy  52'	Report		Stadium: Levi's Stadium Attendance: 32,549

Competitive

Major League Soccer

Main article: 2018 Major League Soccer season

Standings

Western Conference Table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts
8	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	34	13	13	8	54	67	−13	47
9	Houston Dynamo	34	10	16	8	58	58	0	38
10	Minnesota United FC	34	11	20	3	49	71	−22	36
11	Colorado Rapids	34	8	19	7	36	63	−27	31
12	San Jose Earthquakes	34	4	21	9	49	71	−22	21

Source: MLS

Overall table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
19	Toronto FC	34	10	18	6	59	64	−5	36	CONCACAF Champions League
20	Chicago Fire	34	8	18	8	48	61	−13	32
21	Colorado Rapids	34	8	19	7	36	63	−27	31
22	Orlando City SC	34	8	22	4	43	74	−31	28
23	San Jose Earthquakes	34	4	21	9	49	71	−22	21

Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) away goals scored; 7) away goal differential; 8) coin toss or drawing of lots

Results

San Jose Earthquakes v Minnesota United FC

March 3 Round 1	San Jose Earthquakes	3–2	Minnesota United FC	San Jose, California
19:15 PST	Hoesen 27', 59' Vako 28' Ockford  71'	Report	Mears  25' Molino 81', 85'	Stadium: Avaya Stadium Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Baldomero Toledo

Sporting Kansas City v San Jose Earthquakes

March 17 Round 2	Sporting Kansas City	3–2	San Jose Earthquakes	Kansas City, Kansas
17:30 PST	Sallói  21' Sánchez 25' (pen.) Zusi 56' Gutiérrez 68'	Report	Vako 34' Quintana  39' Wondolowski 90+1'	Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 18,868 Referee: Allen Chapman

San Jose Earthquakes v New York City FC

March 31 Round 3	San Jose Earthquakes	1–2	New York City FC	San Jose, California
16:45 PST	Quintana 3' Godoy  29'	Report	Ofori  41' Tinnerholm 49',  89' Moralez 60',  90+2' Callens  67' Herrera  74'	Stadium: Avaya Stadium Attendance: 18,000

Philadelphia Union v San Jose Earthquakes

April 7 Round 4	Philadelphia Union	1–1	San Jose Earthquakes	Chester, Pennsylvania
16:00 PST	Accam  23' Bedoya 64'	Report	Eriksson 37' Quintana  56' Wondolowski  82' Cummings  90+6'	Stadium: Talen Energy Stadium Attendance: 14,795

San Jose Earthquakes v Houston Dynamo

April 14 Round 5	San Jose Earthquakes	2–2	Houston Dynamo	San Jose, California
19:15 PST	Eriksson 26' Affolter  31' Wondolowski  71' Hyka 85'	Report	Martínez  36', 48' Manotas 63' Elis  65' Machado  87' Cerén  90+2'	Stadium: Avaya Stadium Attendance: 17,822

Orlando City SC v San Jose Earthquakes

April 21 Round 6	Orlando City SC	3–2	San Jose Earthquakes	Orlando, Florida
16:30 PST	Mueller 2' Kljestan 35' Dwyer 69' Yotún  65'	Report	Jungwirth 78', 90' Quintana  73'	Stadium: Orlando City Stadium Attendance: 25,527 Referee: Ismail Elfath

Columbus Crew v San Jose Earthquakes

April 28 Round 7	Columbus Crew	2–1	San Jose Earthquakes	Columbus, Ohio
16:30 PST	Harrison 28' Hansen  36' Valenzuela  67' Grella 84'	Report	Godoy  3' Hoesen 45',  72' Jungwirth  66'	Stadium: MAPFRE Stadium Attendance: 11,479 Referee: Fotis Bazakos

San Jose Earthquakes v Portland Timbers

May 5 Round 8	San Jose Earthquakes	0–1	Portland Timbers	San Jose, California
19:15 PST	Godoy  69' Amarikwa  90+7'	Report	Paredes  45+1' Chara  53' Mabiala  77' Valeri 88' Ridgewell  90+3' Polo  90+4'	Stadium: Avaya Stadium Attendance: 17,850 Referee: Chris Penso

Minnesota United FC v San Jose Earthquakes

May 12 Round 9	Minnesota United FC	1–3	San Jose Earthquakes	Minneapolis, Minnesota
11:00 PST	Rasmus Schuller 21' Christian Ramirez 26' Francisco Calvo 73'	Report	Magnus Eriksson 2' (pen.) Harold Cummings 40' Salinas 63' Danny Hoesen 69' Chris Wondolowski 76' (pen.) Andrew Tarbell 90+3'	Stadium: TCF Bank Stadium Attendance: 19,721 Referee: Victor Rivas

Vancouver Whitecaps FC v San Jose Earthquakes

May 16 Round 10	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	2–2	San Jose Earthquakes	Vancouver, British Columbia
19:30 PST	Techera 19' Reyna 64'	Report	Hoesen 19' Lima 53' Godoy  73' Jungwirth  73'	Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 17,357 Referee: Armando Villarreal

San Jose Earthquakes v D.C. United

May 19 Round 11	San Jose Earthquakes	1–3	D.C. United	San Jose, California
19:15 PST	Hoesen 43' Jungwirth  90'	Report	Stieber 15' Mattocks 20' Asad 37' Durkin  60'	Stadium: Avaya Stadium Attendance: 17,644 Referee: Baldomero Toledo

LA Galaxy v San Jose Earthquakes

May 25 Round 12	LA Galaxy	1–0	San Jose Earthquakes	Carson, California
20:00 PST	Alessandrini 82' Kamara  85'	Report		Stadium: StubHub Center Attendance: 23,118 Referee: Kevin Stott

Chicago Fire v San Jose Earthquakes

June 2 Round 13	Chicago Fire	2–1	San Jose Earthquakes	Bridgeview, Illinois
12:00 PST	Alan Gordon 29' Aleksandar Katai 49' Jorge Luis Corrales  57'	Report	Fatai Alashe  45+5' Jimmy Ockford  61' Danny Hoesen 74'	Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 14,138 Referee: Ismail Elfath

San Jose Earthquakes v Los Angeles FC

June 9 Round 14	San Jose Earthquakes	3–4	Los Angeles FC	San Jose, California
19:15 PST	Qazaishvili 11' Partida  22'  90+6' Wondolowski 52' (63)	Report	Diomande 15', 90' Beitashour 19' Zimmerman  26' Moutinho 90+7',  90+8'	Stadium: Avaya Stadium Attendance: 17,650 Referee: Grajeda

San Jose Earthquakes v New England Revolution

June 13 Round 15	San Jose Earthquakes	2–2	New England Revolution	San Jose, California
19:15 PST	Hoesen 17' (Jungwirth) 51' (Lima)	Report	Fagundez 31' Penilla 43' (Fagundez)	Stadium: Avaya Stadium Attendance: 16,234 Referee: David Gantar

Real Salt Lake v San Jose Earthquakes

June 23 Round 16	Real Salt Lake	1–1	San Jose Earthquakes	Sandy, Utah
19:00 PST	Kreilach  12', 54'	Report	Hoesen 64'	Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 18,472 Referee: Silviu Petrescu

San Jose Earthquakes v LA Galaxy

June 30 Round 17	San Jose Earthquakes	3–3	LA Galaxy	Stanford, California
19:00 PST	Wondolowski 15', 69' (pen.) Qazaishvili 39' Ockford  48'	Report	Ibrahimović 1' (Pontius), 25',  90' Alessandrini 20',  82' Jamieson  78'	Stadium: Stanford Stadium Attendance: 50,743 Referee: José Carlos Rivero

Portland Timbers v San Jose Earthquakes

July 7 Round 18	Portland Timbers	2–1	San Jose Earthquakes	Portland, Oregon
20:00 PST	Armenteros 14' (Valeri) Chara  46' Armenteros 53' (Valeri, Blanco) Asprilla  55'	Report	Cummings  1' Jungwirth 87' (Amarikwa)	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 21,144 Referee: Ted Unkel

Montreal Impact v San Jose Earthquakes

July 14 Round 19	Montreal Impact	2–0	San Jose Earthquakes	Montreal, Quebec
16:30 PST	Taïder 8' Krolicki  37' Piatti 74' Silva  85'	Report	Godoy  26' Lima  59' Wondolowski  90'	Stadium: Stade Saputo Attendance: 15,485 Referee: Joseph Dickerson

San Jose Earthquakes v Seattle Sounders FC

July 25 Round 20	San Jose Earthquakes	0–1	Seattle Sounders FC	San Jose, California
19:15 PST	Luis Felipe  38'	Preview	Ruidíaz 62'	Stadium: Avaya Stadium Attendance: 16,478 Referee: Kevin Stott

San Jose Earthquakes v Real Salt Lake

July 28 Round 21	San Jose Earthquakes	0–0	Real Salt Lake	San Jose, California
19:15 PST	Salinas  67' Luis Felipe  72'	Report	M. Silva  43' Glad  45+2' Lennon  85'	Stadium: Avaya Stadium Attendance: 16,351 Referee: Marcos de Oliveira

FC Dallas v San Jose Earthquakes

August 4 Round 22	FC Dallas	1–3	San Jose Earthquakes	Frisco, Texas
17:00 PST	Lamah 23'	Report	Qazaishvili 19', 88' Hyka 47' Kashia  74'	Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 17,282 Referee: David Gantar

Colorado Rapids v San Jose Earthquakes

August 11 Round 23	Colorado Rapids	2–1	San Jose Earthquakes	Commerce City, Colorado
18:00 PST	Smith 24' McBean  44' Ford  69' Serna  89' Boateng 90+3'	Report	Eriksson 58' (pen.) Luis Felipe  87' Salinas  88' Cummings  89'	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 15,383 Referee: Alan Kelly

San Jose Earthquakes v Toronto FC

August 18 Round 24	San Jose Earthquakes	1–1	Toronto FC	San Jose, California
19:00 PST	Wondolowski 77' Kashia  52'	Report	Janson 59' (van der Wiel, Giovinco)	Stadium: Avaya Stadium Attendance: 17,456 Referee: Silviu Petrescu

San Jose Earthquakes v Vancouver Whitecaps FC

August 25 Round 25	San Jose Earthquakes	2–3	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	San Jose, California
18:45 PST	Hyka 7' Eriksson 18' (pen.) Godoy  30'	Report	Reyna  51' 59' Felipe  52' de Jong  52' Techera 61' Kamara 68'	Stadium: Avaya Stadium Attendance: 16,326 Referee: Baldomero Toledo

San Jose Earthquakes v FC Dallas

August 29 Round 26	San Jose Earthquakes	4–3	FC Dallas	San Jose, California
19:15 PST	Qazaishvili 16', 42' Eriksson 54' Wondolowski 62'	Report	Urruti 8' Mosquera 51' Badji 58'	Stadium: Avaya Stadium Attendance: 15,648 Referee: Sorin Stoica

Vancouver Whitecaps FC v San Jose Earthquakes

September 1 Round 27	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	2–1	San Jose Earthquakes	Vancouver, British Columbia
19:00 PST	Davies 22' Techera  63' Reyna  67' Mezquida 78'	Report	Lima  42' Eriksson  83' Qazaishvili 90+1'	Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 22,120 Referee: Mark Geiger

San Jose Earthquakes v Sporting Kansas City

September 15 Round 28	San Jose Earthquakes	1–5	Sporting Kansas City	San Jose, California
19:15 PST	Godoy  50' Eriksson  57' Hossen 80'	Report	Gutiérrez 18' Fernandes 23', 86' Opara 42' Németh 67'	Stadium: Avaya Stadium Attendance: 16,682 Referee: Dave Gantar

San Jose Earthquakes v Atlanta United FC

September 19 Round 29	San Jose Earthquakes	3–4	Atlanta United FC	San Jose, California
19:15 PST	Lima 13' Hoesen 43' Salinas  53' Qazaishvili 58'	Report	Escobar  7' Larentowicz  18' Villalba 45+3' Martínez 70' (pen.), 90+5' Almirón 73'	Stadium: Avaya Stadium Attendance: 15,948 Referee: Fotis Bazakos

Los Angeles FC v San Jose Earthquakes

September 22 Round 30	Los Angeles FC	2–0	San Jose Earthquakes	Los Angeles, California
12:30 PST	Zimmerman 41', 68'	Report	Jungwirth  43' Godoy  52'	Stadium: Banc of California Stadium Attendance: 22,000 Referee: Robert Sibiga

Houston Dynamo v San Jose Earthquakes

September 29 Round 31	Houston Dynamo	3–2	San Jose Earthquakes	Houston, Texas
17:30 PST	Manotas 56' Martínez  52', 68' Quioto 87'	Report	Kashia  11' Wondolowski 37' (pen.) Fuenmayor 45' (o.g.)	Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 17,136 Referee: Hilario Grajeda

San Jose Earthquakes v New York Red Bulls

October 6 Round 32	San Jose Earthquakes	1–3	New York Red Bulls	San Jose, California
19:15 PST	Wondolowski 83'	Report	Muyl 29' Wright-Phillips 32' Long 50' Cásseres  80'	Stadium: Avaya Stadium Attendance: 17,241 Referee: Baldomero Toledo

San Jose Earthquakes v Colorado Rapids

October 21 Round 33	San Jose Earthquakes	0–0	Colorado Rapids	San Jose, California
14:00 PDT	Boateng  51' Ford  77'	Report		Stadium: Avaya Stadium Attendance: 17,474 Referee: Timothy Ford

Seattle Sounders FC v San Jose Earthquakes

October 28 Round 34	Seattle Sounders FC	2–1	San Jose Earthquakes	Seattle, Washington
13:30 PST	Ruidíaz 79', 90+3',  90+4'	Report	Cavillo  53' Marshall 64' (o.g.)	Stadium: CenturyLink Field Attendance: 42,617 Referee: Hilario Grajeda

U.S. Open Cup

See also: 2018 U.S. Open Cup

The Earthquakes and all other MLS clubs join the U.S. Open Cup in round 4.

  Win   Draw   Loss   Upcoming fixture

Portland Timbers v San Jose Earthquakes

June 6, 2018 Fourth Round	Portland Timbers	2–0	San Jose Earthquakes	Portland, Oregon
19:30 PST	Ebobisse 28' Asprilla 66' (Chara)	Report	Alashe  41' Ockford  54'	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 12,769 Referee: Farhad Dadkho

Player statistics

Scoring leaders

Place	Position	Number	Name	MLS	MLS Cup	Open Cup	Total
1	FW	9	Danny Hoesen	2	0	0	2
	MF	11	Vako	2	0	0	2
	MF	7	Magnus Eriksson	2	0	0	2
3	FW	8	Chris Wondolowski	1	0	0	1
	DF	30	Yeferson Quintana	1	0	0	1
	MF	10	Jahmir Hyka	1	0	0	1

Assist leaders

Place	Position	Number	Name	MLS	MLS Cup	Open Cup	Total
1	MF	11	Vako	2	0	0	2
	MF	7	Magnus Eriksson	2	0	0	2
3	FW	8	Chris Wondolowski	1	0	0	1
	FW	9	Danny Hoesen	1	0	0	1
	MF	14	Jackson Yueill	1	0	0	1
	FW	25	Quincy Amarikwa	1	0	0	1

Player Awards

League

Player	Award	Date	Ref
Danny Hoesen	Audi Player Index Performance of the Week	03/05/18	[5]
Danny Hoesen	MLS Team of the Week	03/05/18	[5]
Vako	MLS Team of the Week (bench)	03/05/18	[5]
Danny Hoesen	Alcatel MLS Player of the Week	03/06/18	[6]

Player movement

In

Per Major League Soccer and club policies terms of the deals do not get disclosed.

Date	Player	Position	Previous Club	Notes	Ref
12/01/17	Joel Qwiberg	Defender	IF Brommapojkarna	Undisclosed	[7]
12/06/17	JT Marcinkowski	Goalkeeper	Georgetown Hoyas	Homegrown Player	[8]
12/14/17	Luis Felipe	Midfielder	Reno 1868	Free	[9]
12/14/17	Chris Wehan	Midfielder	Reno 1868	Free	[10]
12/14/17	Jimmy Ockford	Defender	Reno 1868	Free	[11]
12/15/17	Jacob Akanyirige	Defender	San Jose Earthquakes Academy	Homegrown Player	[12]
12/20/17	Magnus Eriksson	Midfielder	Djurgårdens IF	Designated Player	[13]
12/29/17	Danny Hoesen	Forward	FC Groningen	Targeted Allocation Money	[14]
01/20/18	Eric Calvillo	Midfielder	New York Cosmos	Undisclosed	[15]
01/26/18	Gilbert Fuentes	Midfielder	San Jose Earthquakes Academy	Homegrown Player	[16]
03/01/18	Danny Musovski	Forward	UNLV Rebels	MLS SuperDraft	[17]
03/01/18	Mohamed Thiaw	Forward	Louisville Cardinals	MLS SuperDraft	[17]
03/16/18	Paul Marie	Defender	FIU Panthers	MLS SuperDraft	[18]

Out

Date	Player	Position	Destination Club	Notes	Ref
11/27/17	Víctor Bernárdez	Defender		Option Declined	[19]
11/27/17	Kip Colvey	Defender	Colorado Rapids	Option Declined; Selected in 2017 Waiver Draft	[20]
11/27/17	Cordell Cato	Defender	Charlotte Independence	Option Declined; Signed by Charlotte Independence	[21]
11/27/17	Lindo Mfeka	Midfielder	Reno 1868	Option Declined; Signed by Reno 1868	[22]
11/27/17	Marc Pelosi	Midfielder		Option Declined	[23]
11/27/17	Matheus Silva	Defender	Swope Park Rangers	Option Declined; Signed by Swope Park Rangers	[24]
11/27/17	Danny Hoesen	Forward	FC Groningen	Option Declined	[25]
11/27/17	David Bingham	Goalkeeper	LA Galaxy	Out of contract; MLS rights traded to LA Galaxy	[26]
11/27/17	Andrés Imperiale	Defender	Club Guaraní	Out of contract	[27]
11/27/17	Kofi Sarkodie	Defender		Out of contract	[28]
12/12/17	Marco Ureña	Forward	Los Angeles FC	Selected in 2017 MLS Expansion Draft	[29]
01/19/18	Darwin Cerén	Midfielder	Houston Dynamo	Traded for allocation money	[30]
02/16/18	Simon Dawkins	Midfielder		Contract bought out	[31]

Loans

In

Date	Player	Position	Loaned from	Notes	Ref
01/17/18	Yeferson Quintana	Defender	Peñarol	Season-long loan	[32]

Out

Date	Player	Position	Loaned to	Notes	Ref
03/01/18	Danny Musovski	Forward	Reno 1868		[33]
03/01/18	Mohamed Thiaw	Forward	Reno 1868		[33]
03/16/18	Paul Marie	Defender	Reno 1868		[34]

Draft picks

Date	Player	Position	Previous Club	Notes	Ref
01/19/18	Paul Marie	Defender	FIU Panthers	MLS SuperDraft 1st Round Pick (#12)	[35]
01/19/18	Danny Musovski	Forward	UNLV Rebels	MLS SuperDraft 2nd Round Pick (#7)	[36]
01/19/18	Mohamed Thiaw	Forward	Louisville Cardinals	MLS SuperDraft 2nd Round Pick (#12)	[37]
01/21/18	Kevin Partida	Midfielder	UNLV Rebels	MLS SuperDraft 3rd Round Pick (#48 overall)	[38]