With the 2025 primary transfer window set to close tomorrow, many of the sickos and pundits out in soccerland might be wondering if New York City FC will add any players to reinforce a young and imbalanced squad that has struggled in recent games.
To go by the club's transfer history, the answer is yes.
The club tends to be more active in the primary transfer window at the start of the season than in the secondary transfer window in the summer. Over the years, NYCFC has added 9.5 players on average in the primary transfer window, and just 2.2 players in the secondary window. (Not that the primary window average of 9.5 players doesn't include data from this year, which is still active, or the club's debut in 2015, when the roster was built from scratch.) Given that Sporting Director David Lee made just six signings so far this year, the second-fewest in club history after the four signings at the start of the COVID-shortened 2020 season, New York City should add more players before the window closes.
New York City FC | Transfers In by Year
| Year | Primary | Secondary | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | – | 6 |
| 2024 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| 2023 | 7 | 6 | 13 |
| 2022 | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| 2021 | 9 | 1 | 10 |
| 2020 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2019 | 8 | 2 | 10 |
| 2018 | 9 | 4 | 13 |
| 2017 | 12 | 2 | 14 |
| 2016 | 10 | 1 | 11 |
| 2015 | 31 | 3 | 34 |
| Avg* | 9.5 | 2.2 | 11.7 |
