List of most expensive American soccer transfers
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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.
Historical progression
Fees $4.0m or higher.
| Year | Player | From | To | Fee ($) | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Tab Ramos |  USSF |  Figueres | $250,000 | |
| 1998 | Brad Friedel | Columbus Crew |  Liverpool | $2.1m | |
| 2001 | Claudio Reyna |  Rangers | Sunderland | $5.9m | |
| 2008 | Jozy Altidore | New York Red Bulls | Villarreal | $10.0m | |
| 2013 | Jozy Altidore |  AZ | Sunderland | $13.0m | |
| 2017 | John Brooks |  Hertha BSC |
VfL Wolfsburg |
$19.4m | |
| 2019 | Christian Pulisic | Borussia Dortmund | Chelsea | $65.0m |
