2023 New England Revolution season
New England Revolution 2023 soccer season
New England Revolution 2023 soccer season
The 2023 New England Revolution season was the club's 28th season in existence, and their 28th consecutive season playing in Major League Soccer , the top flight of American soccer . The season began on February 25 when the club began their play in the MLS season. The Revolution also played in the 2023 U.S. Open Cup and the 2023 Leagues Cup . As the 6th place team overall, the Revolution qualified for the first round of the 2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup .[ 2]
Background
The 2022 season was the Revolution's 27th season of existence, and their 27th season in MLS, the top tier of American soccer. The season began on February 15 when the club began their play in the 2022 CONCACAF Champions League , while the MLS season began on February 26, where the Revolution entered as the defender Supporters' Shield winners,
and the season concluded on October 9. The Revolution finished the year 10–12–12 (42 points) leaving them 10th in the Eastern Conference and outside of the 2022 MLS Cup Playoffs . In the 2022 U.S. Open Cup the Revs entered in the Round of 32, defeating FC Cincinnati 5–1, before bowing out in the Round of 16 to New York City FC .
Club
Team management
Roster
Appearances and goals are career totals from all-competitions.
Squad No.
Name
Nationality
Position(s)
Date of birth (age) [ 3]
Signed from
Games Played
Goals Scored
Goalkeepers
36
Earl Edwards Jr.
GK
(1996-12-29 ) December 29, 1996 (aged 25)
D.C. United
24
0
98
Jacob Jackson
GK
(2000-04-25 ) April 25, 2000 (aged 22)
Loyola Marymount Lions
0
0
Defenders
2
Dave Romney
DF
(1993-06-12 ) June 12, 1993 (aged 29)
Nashville SC
171
7
3
Omar Gonzalez
DF
(1988-10-11 ) October 11, 1988 (aged 34)
Toronto FC
348
19
4
Henry Kessler
DF
(1998-06-25 ) June 25, 1998 (aged 24)
Virginia Cavaliers
72
3
6
Christian Makoun
DF
(2000-03-05 ) March 5, 2000 (aged 22)
Charlotte FC
51
2
15
Brandon Bye
DF
(1995-11-29 ) November 29, 1995 (aged 26)
Western Michigan Broncos
134
7
24
DeJuan Jones
DF
(1996-06-24 ) June 24, 1996 (aged 26)
Michigan State Spartans
100
5
44
Ben Sweat
DF
(1991-09-09 ) September 9, 1991 (aged 31)
Sporting Kansas City
121
1
88
Andrew Farrell
DF
(1992-04-02 ) April 2, 1992 (aged 30)
Louisville Cardinals
304
2
Midfielders
5
Tomás Chancalay
MF
(1999-01-01 ) January 1, 1999 (aged 23)
Racing Club
0
0
8
Matt Polster
MF
(1993-06-08 ) June 8, 1993 (aged 29)
Rangers
155
7
10
Carles Gil
MF
(1992-11-22 ) November 22, 1992 (aged 29)
Deportivo La Coruña
101
21
11
Dylan Borrero
MF
(2002-01-05 ) January 5, 2002 (aged 20)
Atlético Mineiro
7
3
13
Maciel
MF
(2000-01-18 ) January 18, 2000 (aged 22)
Botafogo
35
0
16
Joshua Bolma
MF
(2002-04-10 ) April 10, 2002 (aged 20)
University of Maryland
0
0
14
Ian Harkes
MF
(1995-03-30 ) March 30, 1995 (aged 27)
Dundee United FC
33
2
18
Emmanuel Boateng
MF
(1994-01-17 ) January 17, 1994 (aged 29)
Columbus Crew
41
4
21
Nacho Gil
MF
(1995-09-09 ) September 9, 1995 (aged 27)
FC Cartagena
4
0
22
Jack Panayotou
MF
(2004-06-05 ) June 5, 2004 (aged 18)
Revs II
0
0
26
Tommy McNamara
MF
(1991-02-06 ) February 6, 1991 (aged 31)
Houston Dynamo FC
208
22
28
Mark-Anthony Kaye
MF
(1994-12-02 ) December 2, 1994 (aged 27)
Toronto FC
138
15
29
Noel Buck
MF
(2005-04-05 ) April 5, 2005 (aged 17)
Revs II
7
1
47
Esmir Bajraktarevic
MF
(2005-03-10 ) March 10, 2005 (aged 17)
Revs II
3
0
72
Damian Rivera
MF
(2002-12-08 ) December 8, 2002 (aged 19)
Revs II
14
1
Forwards
7
Gustavo Bou
FW
(1990-02-18 ) February 18, 1990 (aged 32)
Tijuana
81
37
9
Giacomo Vrioni
FW
(1998-10-15 ) October 15, 1998 (aged 24)
Juventus FC
7
1
12
Justin Rennicks
FW
(1999-03-20 ) March 20, 1999 (aged 23)
Indiana Hoosiers
24
2
17
Bobby Wood
FW
(1992-11-15 ) November 15, 1992 (aged 30)
Real Salt Lake
31
5
Roster Exemptions
Non-competitive
Preseason exhibitions
Competitive
Major League Soccer
Results
MLS Cup Playoffs
U.S. Open Cup
Source:[ 6]
Leagues Cup
East 4
New England Revolution v Atlas
Transfers
Transfers in
Date
Position
No.
Name
From
Fee/notes
Ref.
December 5, 2022
FW
17
Bobby Wood
Real Salt Lake
Stage 2, MLS Re-Entry Draft
[ 7]
December 21, 2022
MF
16
Joshua Bolma
2023 MLS SuperDraft
Round 1
[ 8]
January 3, 2023
MF
19
Latif Blessing
Los Angeles FC
Trade
[ 9]
January 5, 2023
DF
2
Dave Romney
Nashville SC
Trade
[ 10]
January 10, 2023
MF
22
Jack Panayotou
Revolution Academy
Homegrown
[ 11]
April 18, 2023
DF
44
Ben Sweat
Sporting Kansas City
Waivers
[ 12]
July 5, 2023
MF
14
Ian Harkes
Dundee United FC
Signed (acquired rights from DC United)
[ 13]
July 10, 2023
MF
5
Tomás Chancalay
Racing Club
Loan
[ 14]
July 13, 2023
MF
28
Mark-Anthony Kaye
Toronto FC
Trade
[ 15]
August 26, 2023
GK
34
Tomáš Vaclík
Huddersfield Town
Free
[ 16]
Transfers out
Date
Position
No.
Name
To
Fee/notes
Ref.
October 13, 2022
GK
94
Clément Diop
Atlanta United FC
Option declined, Free agent
[ 17] [ 18]
October 13, 2022
MF
5
Wilfrid Kaptoum
Las Palmas
Option declined
[ 17]
October 13, 2022
FW
17
Edward Kizza
Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC
Option declined
[ 17]
November 11, 2022
DF
23
Jonathan Bell
St Louis City SC
Expansion Draft
[ 19]
November 14, 2022
MF
22
Ismael Tajouri-Shradi
Omonia
Option declined
[ 20]
November 17, 2022
DF
28
AJ DeLaGarza
Retired
[ 21]
January 4, 2023
GK
18
Brad Knighton
[ 22]
June 15, 2023
FW
14
Jozy Altidore
Contract buyout
[ 23]
July 13, 2023
MD
19
Latif Blessing
Toronto FC
Trade
[ 24]
August 26, 2023
GK
99
Đorđe Petrović
Chelsea
$18m
[ 25]
MLS SuperDraft picks
Statistics
Top scorers
Top assists
Disciplinary record
Clean sheets
See also
References
^ Kennedy, Paul (October 22, 2023). "MLS breaks attendance record" . Soccer America . Archived from the original on October 23, 2023. Retrieved October 25, 2023 .
^ " "New England Revolution qualify for 2024 Concacaf Champions Cup" " . Archived from the original on December 10, 2023. Retrieved December 10, 2023 .
^ Age on last match of the season November 20, 2022
^ "Revolution loan defender Ben Reveno to Birmingham Legion FC for 2023 USL Championship season" . New England Revolution. March 4, 2023. Archived from the original on April 1, 2023. Retrieved April 21, 2023 .
^ "Revs loan defender Ryan Spaulding to Tampa Bay Rowdies for remainder of 2023 USL Championship season" . New England Revolution. April 21, 2023. Archived from the original on April 24, 2023. Retrieved April 24, 2023 .
^ "New England Revolution begin 2023 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup in Third Round vs. Hartford Athletic" . New England Revolution. April 6, 2023. Archived from the original on April 7, 2023. Retrieved April 7, 2023 .
^ "Revolution sign Bobby Wood after selecting veteran forward in Stage 2 of 2022 MLS Re-Entry Draft" . New England Revolution. December 5, 2022. Archived from the original on February 8, 2023. Retrieved January 10, 2023 .
^ "New England Revolution make three selections in 2023 MLS SuperDraft" . revolutionsoccer.net . December 21, 2022. Archived from the original on January 8, 2023. Retrieved January 10, 2023 .
^ "Revolution acquire attacking midfielder Latif Blessing in trade with Los Angeles FC" . revolutionsoccer.net . January 3, 2023. Archived from the original on June 3, 2023. Retrieved January 10, 2023 .
^ "Revs bolster backline with acquisition of veteran center back Dave Romney from Nashville SC" . revolutionsoccer.net . January 5, 2023. Archived from the original on February 1, 2023. Retrieved January 10, 2023 .
^ "Revolution Sign Midfielder Jack Panayotou as Homegrown Player" . revolutionsoccer.net . January 10, 2023. Archived from the original on January 10, 2023. Retrieved January 10, 2023 .
^ "Revolution sign veteran MLS defender Ben Sweat" . revolutionsoccer.net . April 18, 2023. Archived from the original on June 4, 2023. Retrieved July 20, 2023 .
^ "Revs sign American midfielder Ian Harkes after four-plus seasons in Scotland with Dundee United" . revolutionsoccer.net . July 5, 2023. Archived from the original on July 18, 2023. Retrieved July 20, 2023 .
^ "Revolution acquire Argentine winger Tomás Chancalay on loan from Racing Club" . revolutionsoccer.net . July 10, 2023. Archived from the original on July 11, 2023. Retrieved July 20, 2023 .
^ "Revolution acquire midfielder Mark-Anthony Kaye in trade with Toronto FC" . revolutionsoccer.net . July 13, 2023. Archived from the original on July 20, 2023. Retrieved July 20, 2023 .
^ "New England Revolution sign free agent goalkeeper Tomáš Vaclík" . August 26, 2023. Archived from the original on January 16, 2024. Retrieved September 15, 2023 .
^ a b c "New England Revolution announce year-end roster moves" . RevolutionSoccer.net . October 13, 2022. Archived from the original on October 14, 2022. Retrieved January 10, 2023 .
^ "Atlanta United sign goalkeeper Clément Diop in free agency" . mlssoccer.com . January 11, 2023. Archived from the original on January 11, 2023. Retrieved January 11, 2023 .
^ "Defender Jon Bell selected by St. Louis City SC in 2022 MLS Expansion Draft" . RevolutionSoccer.net . November 11, 2022. Archived from the original on January 10, 2023. Retrieved January 10, 2023 .
^ Seth [@sethman31] (November 14, 2022). "New England Revolution have declined the option for Ismael Tajouri-Shradi" (Tweet ) – via Twitter .
^ "AJ DeLaGarza signs one-day contract to retire with LA Galaxy" . mlssoccer.com . November 17, 2022. Archived from the original on November 17, 2022. Retrieved January 11, 2023 .
^ "Brad Knighton announces retirement, transitions to coaching role with Revolution Academy" . revolutionsoccer.net . January 4, 2023. Archived from the original on January 10, 2023. Retrieved January 10, 2023 .
^ "New England Revolution exercise buyout on Jozy Altidore" . revolutionsoccer.net . June 15, 2023. Archived from the original on June 15, 2023. Retrieved July 20, 2023 .
^ "Revolution acquire midfielder Mark-Anthony Kaye in trade with Toronto FC" . revolutionsoccer.net . July 13, 2023. Archived from the original on July 20, 2023. Retrieved July 20, 2023 .
^ revolutionsoccer.net. "New England Revolution transfer goalkeeper Djordje Petrović to Chelsea Football Club | New England Revolution" . revolutionsoccer.net . Archived from the original on August 26, 2023. Retrieved August 27, 2023 .
^ "Revolution II Sign Defender Victor Souza" . RevolutionSoccer.net . February 22, 2023. Archived from the original on February 22, 2023. Retrieved February 28, 2023 .
^ "New England Revolution part ways with Andreas Ueland" . prostamerika.com . February 13, 2023. Archived from the original on February 28, 2023. Retrieved February 28, 2023 .
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