List of most expensive American soccer transfers

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Christian Pulisic, who completed the most expensive transfer ever by an American soccer player.

The following is a list of most expensive American soccer transfers, which details the highest transfer fees ever paid for players, as well as transfers which set new American transfer records. The current transfer record was set by the transfer of Christian Pulisic from Borussia Dortmund to Chelsea for $65 million in August 2019.

Highest transfer payments for American players

Fees $4.0m or higher.

Player From To Fee Year Ref
Christian Pulisic Germany Borussia Dortmund England Chelsea $65.0m 2019
Folarin Balogun England Arsenal France Monaco $43.0m 2023
Brenden Aaronson Austria Red Bull Salzburg England Leeds United $30.2m 2022
Tyler Adams England Leeds United England Bournemouth $25.5m 2023
Christian Pulisic England Chelsea Italy AC Milan $24.2m 2023
Tyler Adams Germany RB Leipzig England Leeds United $24.1m 2022
Sergiño Dest Netherlands Ajax Spain Barcelona $23.1m 2020
Weston McKennie Germany Schalke 04 Italy Juventus $22.5m 2021
Yunus Musah Spain Valencia CF Italy AC Milan $20.0m 2023
Ricardo Pepi United States FC Dallas Germany Augsburg $20.0m 2022
John Brooks Germany Hertha BSC Germany Wolfsburg $19.4m 2017
Jozy Altidore Netherlands AZ England Sunderland $13.0m 2013
Matt Turner England Arsenal England Nottingham Forest $12.7m 2023
Timothy Weah France Lille Italy Juventus $12.4m 2023
Timothy Weah France Paris Saint-Germain France Lille $11.4m 2019
Michael Bradley Italy Roma Canada Toronto FC $10.4m 2014
Jozy Altidore United States New York Red Bulls Spain Villarreal $10.0m 2008
Ricardo Pepi Germany Augsburg Netherlands PSV $9.8m 2023
Daryl Dike United States Orlando City SC England West Bromwich Albion $9.5m 2022
Josh Sargent Germany Werder Bremen England Norwich City $9.5m 2021
Clint Dempsey England Fulham England Tottenham Hotspur $9.0m 2012
Clint Dempsey England Tottenham Hotspur United States Seattle Sounders FC $9.0m 2013
Brandon Vázquez United States FC Cincinnati Mexico Monterrey $7.5m 2024
Zack Steffen United States Columbus Crew England Manchester City $7.5m 2019
Bryan Reynolds United States FC Dallas Italy Roma $7.4m 2021
Kevin Paredes United States D.C. United Germany Wolfsburg $7.0m 2022
DeAndre Yedlin England Tottenham Hotspur England Newcastle United $6.7m 2016
Gianluca Busio United States Sporting Kansas City Italy Venezia $6.6m 2021
Brenden Aaronson United States Philadelphia Union Austria Red Bull Salzburg $6.5m 2021
Djordje Mihailovic Canada CF Montréal Netherlands AZ $6.0m 2023
Maurice Edu Canada Toronto FC Scotland Rangers $5.9m 2008
Claudio Reyna Scotland Rangers England Sunderland $5.9m 2001
Tim Howard England Manchester United England Everton $5.7m 2007
Matt Miazga United States New York Red Bulls England Chelsea $5.2m 2016
Aron Jóhannsson Netherlands AZ Germany Werder Bremen $4.6m 2015
Bobby Wood Germany Hamburg Germany Hannover 96 $4.5m 2016
Owen Otasowie England Wolverhampton Wanderers Belgium Brugge $4.4m 2021
Kenny Saief Belgium Gent Belgium Anderlecht $4.3m 2018
Tim Ream United States New York Red Bulls England Bolton Wanderers $4.1m 2012
Brek Shea United States FC Dallas England Stoke City $4.1m 2013
Tanner Tessmann United States FC Dallas Italy Venezia $4.0m 2021
Matthew Hoppe Germany Schalke 04 Spain Mallorca $3.9m 2021
Brad Friedel England Blackburn Rovers England Aston Villa $3.9m 2008
Eddie Johnson United States Kansas City Wizards England Fulham $3.6m 2008
Paul Arriola Mexico Tijuana United States D.C. United $3.5m 2017
Konrad de la Fuente Spain Barcelona France Marseille $3.3m 2021
Hérculez Gómez Mexico Santos Laguna Mexico Tijuana $3.0m 2013

Historical progression

Year Player From To Fee ($) Ref
1990 Tab Ramos United States Miami Sharks Spain Figueres $248,000
1998 Brad Friedel United States Columbus Crew England Liverpool $2.1m
2001 Claudio Reyna Scotland Rangers England Sunderland $5.9m
2008 Jozy Altidore United States New York Red Bulls Spain Villarreal $10.0m
2013 Jozy Altidore Netherlands AZ England Sunderland $13.0m
2017 John Brooks Germany Hertha BSC Germany Wolfsburg $19.4m
2019 Christian Pulisic Germany Borussia Dortmund England Chelsea $65.0m

Highest transfer payments received by American soccer clubs

Player Nat From To Fee Year Ref
Miguel Almirón  PAR Atlanta United FC England Newcastle United $26.0m 2019
Ricardo Pepi  USA FC Dallas Germany Augsburg $20.0m 2022
Jhon Durán  COL Chicago Fire England Aston Villa $18.7m 2023
Pity Martínez  ARG Atlanta United FC Saudi Arabia Al-Nassr $18.0m 2020
Jozy Altidore  USA New York Red Bulls Spain Villarreal $10.0m 2008
Daryl Dike  USA Orlando City SC England West Bromwich Albion $9.5m 2022
Brandon Vázquez  USA FC Cincinnati Mexico Monterrey $7.5m 2024
Zack Steffen  USA Columbus Crew England Manchester City $7.5m 2019
Bryan Reynolds  USA FC Dallas Italy Roma $7.4m 2021
Tajon Buchanan  CAN New England Revolution Belgium Brugge $7.0m 2022
Brenden Aaronson  USA Philadelphia Union Austria Red Bull Salzburg $6.5m 2021

Historical progression

Year Player Selling club Buying club Fee ($) Ref
1990 Tab Ramos Miami Sharks Spain Figueres 248,000
1998 Brad Friedel Columbus Crew England Liverpool 2,100,000
2000 Eddie Lewis San Jose Earthquakes England Fulham 2,300,000
2006 Clint Dempsey New England Revolution England Fulham 4,000,000
2008 Jozy Altidore New York Red Bulls Spain Villarreal 10,000,000
2019 Miguel Almirón Atlanta United FC England Newcastle United 26,000,000

Highest transfer payments paid by American soccer clubs

Player Nat From To Fee Year Ref
Thiago Almada  ARG Argentina Vélez Sarsfield Atlanta United FC $16.0m 2022
Pity Martínez  ARG Argentina River Plate Atlanta United FC $15.5m 2019
Ezequiel Barco  ARG Argentina Independiente Atlanta United FC $15.0m 2018
Brenner  BRA Brazil São Paulo FC Cincinnati $13.0m 2021
Rodolfo Pizarro  MEX Mexico Monterrey Inter Miami CF $12.0m 2020
Luiz Araújo  BRA France Lille Atlanta United FC $11.0m 2021
Alan Pulido  MEX Mexico Guadalajara Sporting Kansas City $9.5m 2020
Javier Hernández  MEX Spain Sevilla LA Galaxy $9.4m 2020
Clint Dempsey  USA England Tottenham Hotspur Seattle Sounders FC $9.0m 2013
Brian Rodríguez  URU Uruguay Peñarol Los Angeles FC $8.8m 2019
Talles Magno  BRA Brazil Vasco da Gama New York City FC $8.2m 2021
Miguel Almirón  PAR Argentina Lanús Atlanta United FC $8.0m 2016
Xherdan Shaqiri   SUI France Lyon Chicago Fire $7.5m 2022

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