# 2022 New England Revolution season

The 2022 New England Revolution season was the club's 27th season of existence, and their 27th consecutive season playing in Major League Soccer, the top flight 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. Outside of these two competitions, the Revolution will play in the 2022 U.S. Open Cup.

## Background

The 2021 season was the Revolution's 26th season of existence, and their 26th season in MLS, the top tier of American soccer. Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Revolution began the season on April 17, and the season concluded on November 7. The Revolution were slated to play in the 2022 U.S. Open Cup in addition to MLS play, but the tournament was cancelled by U.S. Soccer due to logistical challenges associated with the pandemic.
During the club regular season, the Revolution amassed a total of 73 points, off of a record of 22–5–7, which set the record for the most points obtained in the regular season. At the end of the regular season, manager Bruce Arena won the Sigi Schmid Coach of the Year Award, for the best coach of the 2021 season. Goalkeeper Matt Turner won the MLS Goalkeeper of the Year Award, and Carles Gil won the MLS Comeback Player of the Year Award. Four players from the Revolution were named to the MLS Best XI for the 2021 season, which was tied for the second most in league history. Turner, Gil, Tajon Buchanan, and Gustavo Bou were named to the Best XI.
Outside of MLS play, the club qualified for the 2021 MLS Cup Playoffs. In the Conference Semifinals (or Quarterfinals), the Revolution lost to eventual MLS Cup finalist, New York City FC on penalties, ending their hopes to be the first MLS team to complete the league double (winning both the Supporters' Shield and MLS Cup) since 2017.

## Club
### Roster

Appearances and goals are career totals from all-competitions.
| Squad No. | Name | Position(s) | Date of birth (age) | Signed from | Games Played | Goals Scored |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||
| 36 | Earl Edwards Jr. | GK | (1996-12-29)29 December 1996 (aged 24) | D.C. United | 6 | 0 |
| 18 | Brad Knighton | GK | (1985-02-06)6 February 1985 (aged 36) | UNCW | 65 | 0 |
| 94 | Clément Diop | GK | (1993-10-13)13 October 1993 (aged 28) | Inter Miami FC | 50 | 0 |
| 98 | Jacob Jackson | GK | (2000-04-25)25 April 2000 (aged 21) | Loyola Marymount Lions | 0 | 0 |
| 99 | Djordje Petrovic | GK | (1999-10-08)8 October 1999 (aged 22) | FK Čukarički | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||
| 2 | Andrew Farrell | DF | (1992-04-02)2 April 1992 (aged 29) | Louisville Cardinals | 274 | 2 |
| 3 | Omar Gonzalez | DF | (1988-10-11)11 October 1988 (aged 33) | Toronto FC | 331 | 19 |
| 4 | Henry Kessler | DF | (1998-06-25)25 June 1998 (aged 23) | Virginia Cavaliers | 53 | 2 |
| 6 | Christian Makoun | DF | (2000-03-05)5 March 2000 (aged 21) | Charlotte FC | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Brandon Bye | DF | (1995-11-29)29 November 1995 (aged 25) | Western Michigan Broncos | 107 | 6 |
| 23 | Jonathan Bell | DF | (1997-08-26)26 August 1997 (aged 24) | UMBC Retrievers | 12 | 1 |
| 24 | DeJuan Jones | DF | (1996-06-24)24 June 1996 (aged 25) | Michigan State Spartans | 72 | 4 |
| 28 | A.J. DeLaGarza | DF | (1987-11-04)4 November 1987 (aged 34) | Inter Miami CF | 11 | 0 |
| 34 | Ryan Spaulding | DF | (1998-09-10)10 September 1998 (aged 23) | Revs II | 2 | 0 |
| 77 | Ben Reveno | DF | (1999-03-29)29 March 1999 (aged 22) | Revs II | 0 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||
| 5 | Wilfrid Kaptoum | MF | (1996-07-07)7 July 1996 (aged 25) | Betis | 21 | 1 |
| 8 | Matt Polster | MF | (1996-06-08)8 June 1996 (aged 25) | Rangers | 53 | 2 |
| 10 | Carles Gil | MF | (1992-11-22)22 November 1992 (aged 28) | Deportivo La Coruña | 68 | 14 |
| 11 | Emmanuel Boateng | MF | (1994-01-17)17 January 1994 (aged 27) | Columbus Crew | 16 | 3 |
| 13 | Maciel | MF | (2000-01-18)18 January 2000 (aged 21) | Botafogo | 19 | 0 |
| 17 | Sebastian Lletget | MF | (1992-09-03)3 September 1992 (aged 29) | LA Galaxy | 158 | 23 |
| 25 | Arnór Ingvi Traustason | MF | (1993-04-30)30 April 1993 (aged 28) | Malmö FF | 31 | 2 |
| 26 | Tommy McNamara | MF | (1991-02-06)6 February 1991 (aged 30) | Houston Dynamo FC | 48 | 2 |
| 27 | Dylan Borrero | MF | (2002-01-05)5 January 2002 (aged 19) | Atlético Mineiro | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Noel Buck | MF | (2005-04-05)5 April 2005 (aged 16) | Revs II | 7 | 1 |
| 31 | Nacho Gil | MF | (1995-09-09)9 September 1995 (aged 26) | FC Cartagena | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | Esmir Bajraktarevic | MF | (2005-03-10)10 March 2005 (aged 16) | Revs II | 0 | 0 |
| 72 | Damian Rivera | MF | (2002-12-08)8 December 2002 (aged 18) | Revs II | 1 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||
| 7 | Gustavo Bou | FW | (1990-02-18)18 February 1990 (aged 31) | Tijuana | 67 | 32 |
| 9 | Giacomo Vrioni | FW | (1998-10-15)15 October 1998 (aged 23) | Juventus FC | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Justin Rennicks | FW | (1999-03-20)20 March 1999 (aged 22) | Indiana Hoosiers | 10 | 1 |
| 14 | Jozy Altidore | FW | (1989-11-06)6 November 1989 (aged 32) | Toronto FC | 6 | 1 |
| 22 | Ismael Tajouri-Shradi | FW | (1994-03-28)28 March 1994 (aged 27) | Los Angeles FC | 0 | 0 |

## Non-competitive
### Midseason exhibitions

None

## Transfers
### Transfers in

| Date | Position | No. | Name | From | Fee/notes |
| December 16, 2021 | MF | 17 | Sebastian Lletget | LA Galaxy | $500,000 GAM |
| December 22, 2021 | DF | 3 | Omar Gonzalez | Toronto FC | Free |
| January 18, 2022 | MF | 29 | Noel Buck | New England Revolution II | Homegrown player |
| February 14, 2022 | FW | 14 | Jozy Altidore | Toronto FC | Free |
| February 15, 2022 | GK | 98 | Jacob Jackson | Loyola Marymount Lions | 2022 MLS SuperDraft pick |
| February 18, 2022 | DF | 34 | Ryan Spaulding | New England Revolution II | Free |
| April 6, 2022 | GK | 99 | Djordje Petrovic | FK Čukarički | Undisclosed Fee |
| April 22, 2022 | MF | 27 | Dylan Borrero | Atlético Mineiro | U-22 Initiative |
| May 23, 2022 | MF | 47 | Esmir Bajraktarevic | New England Revolution II | Homegrown player |
| May 31, 2022 | DF | 77 | Ben Reveno | New England Revolution II | 2022 MLS SuperDraft pick |
| Jul 5, 2022 | FW | 9 | Giacomo Vrioni | Juventus | 3.8 Million Dollar Fee Designated Player |
| Aug 4, 2022 | DF | 6 | Christian Makoun | Charlotte FC | $400K GAM |
| Aug 5, 2022 | MF | 22 | Ismael Tajouri-Shradi | Los Angeles FC | $400K GAM |
| Aug 5, 2022 | GK | 94 | Clément Diop | Inter Miami FC | $125K GAM |
| Aug 23, 2022 | MF | 31 | Nacho Gil | FC Cartagena | Free |

### Transfers out

| Date | Position | No. | Name | To | Fee/notes |
| December 3, 2021 | DF | 35 | Collin Verfurth | | Option declined |
| December 3, 2021 | MF | 27 | Luis Caicedo | Cortuluá | Free |
| December 3, 2021 | MF | 6 | Scott Caldwell | Real Salt Lake | Free |
| December 31, 2021 | FW | 17 | Tajon Buchanan | Club Brugge | $7,000,000 |
| February 11, 2022 Effective June 20th | GK | 30 | Matt Turner | Arsenal | $6,000,000 |
| March 30, 2022 | FW | 19 | Edward Kizza | Memphis 901 FC | Loan |
| June 10, 2022 | FW | 9 | Adam Buksa | RC Lens | $10,000,000 |
| July 29, 2022 | FW | 14 | Jozy Altidore | Club Puebla | Loan through Dec |
| August 3, 2022 | MF | 17 | Sebastian Lletget | FC Dallas | $600K GAM |
| August 9, 2022 | MF | 25 | Arnór Ingvi Traustason | IFK Norrköping | Mutually agreed to part ways |

### MLS SuperDraft picks

2022 New England Revolution SuperDraft Picks :
| Round | Selection | Player | Position | College | Status |
| 1 | 24 | Jacob Jackson | GK | Loyola Marymount | Signed |
| 2 | 52 | Ben Reveno | DF | UCLA | Signed |
| 3 | 80 | Pass | Pass | Pass | Pass |

## Statistics
### Top scorers

| Rank | Position | No. | Name | MLS | U.S. Open Cup | MLS Cup | CCL | Total |
| 1 | FW | 9 | Adam Buksa | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 |
| 2 | MF | 22 | Carles Gil | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 3 | FW | 7 | Gustavo Bou | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 4 | MF | 26 | Tommy McNamara | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | MF | 27 | Dylan Borrero | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | MF | 17 | Sebastian Lletget | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | DF | 15 | Brandon Bye | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | MF | 11 | Emmanuel Boateng | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | MF | 8 | Matt Polster | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | FW | 12 | Justin Rennicks | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | FW | 14 | Jozy Altidore | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | MF | 72 | Damian Rivera | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | DF | 24 | DeJuan Jones | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | MF | 5 | Wilfrid Kaptoum | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | DF | 4 | Henry Kessler | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | DF | 23 | Jonathan Bell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | FW | 29 | Noel Buck | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | FW | 9 | Giacomo Vrioni | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 47 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 55 |
* Source: Team Stats

### Top assists

| Rank | Position | No. | Name | MLS | U.S. Open Cup | MLS Cup | Total |
| 1 | MF | 22 | Carles Gil | 14 | 1 | 0 | 15 |
| 2 | DF | 15 | Brandon Bye | 7 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
| 3 | DF | 24 | DeJuan Jones | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 4 | MF | 26 | Tommy McNamara | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 5 | MF | 17 | Sebastian Lletget | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 6 | MF | 11 | Emmanuel Boateng | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | FW | 9 | Adam Buksa | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | MF | 8 | Matt Polster | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | DF | 2 | Andrew Farrell | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | MF | 27 | Dylan Borrero | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | FW | 7 | Gustavo Bou | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | MF | 25 | Arnór Ingvi Traustason | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | MF | 5 | Wilfrid Kaptoum | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | MF | 13 | Maciel | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 54 | 4 | 0 | 58 |
* Source: Team Stats

### Disciplinary record

| No. | Pos. | Player | MLS | MLS | MLS | U.S. Open Cup | U.S. Open Cup | U.S. Open Cup | MLS Cup | MLS Cup | MLS Cup | Total | Total | Total |
| 26 | MF | Tommy McNamara | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Matt Polster | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | Henry Kessler | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | Andrew Farrell | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 24 | DF | DeJuan Jones | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | Gustavo Bou | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | Brandon Bye | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | MF | Wilfrid Kaptoum | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | Carles Gil | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Adam Buksa | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Omar Gonzalez | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | Christian Makoun | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | Jozy Altidore | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | Emmanuel Boateng | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | Dylan Borrero | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | Sebastian Lletget | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 72 | MF | Damian Rivera | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | Arnór Ingvi Traustason | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | MF | Noel Buck | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Giacomo Vrioni | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | MF | Nacho Gil | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | 57 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 1 | 1 |
* Source: Team Stats

### Clean sheets

| No. | Name | MLS | US Open Cup | MLS Cup | CCL | Total | Games |
| 99 | Djordje Petrovic | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 23 |
| 36 | Earl Edwards Jr. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 30 | Matt Turner | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 18 | Brad Knighton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
* Source: Team Stats