# 2021 New England Revolution season

The 2021 season was the 26th in the history of the Major League Soccer club New England Revolution, a professional soccer team based in Foxborough, Massachusetts. The team was under the management of Bruce Arena in his second full MLS season as head coach of the Revs. The regular season began on April 17, 2021. In addition to the league, the Revolution were to compete in the 2021 U.S. Open Cup, before the competition was canceled due to the COVID-19 Pandemic.
The 2021 season saw the Revolution win their first Supporters' Shield in club history by having the best record in the regular season. They were eliminated in the conference semifinals of the MLS Cup playoffs after losing to New York City FC in a shootout.

## Roster changes
### Signings in

| Date | Position | Name | From | Fee/notes |
| December 19, 2020 | GK | Earl Edwards Jr. | D.C. United | Free agent |
| December 21, 2020 | DF | Christian Mafla | Atlético Nacional | Transfer |
| December 23, 2020 | MF | Wilfrid Kaptoum | Real Betis | Free agent |
| January 7, 2021 | FW | Emmanuel Boateng | Columbus Crew | Free agent |
| January 7, 2021 | DF | A. J. DeLaGarza | Inter Miami CF | Free agent |
| March 16, 2021 | FW | Arnór Traustason | Malmö FF | Transfer |
| March 22, 2021 | MF | Maciel | New England Revolution II | Free transfer |
| March 22, 2021 | DF | Jon Bell | New England Revolution II | Free transfer |

### Out

| Date | Position | Name | To | Fee |
| December 8, 2020 | CB | Antonio Delamea Mlinar | Olimpija Ljubljana | Released |
| December 8, 2020 | FW | Cristian Penilla | Free Agent | Released |
| December 8, 2020 | MF | Diego Fagúndez | Austin FC | Released |
| December 8, 2020 | MF | Isaac Angking | Free Agent | Released |
| December 8, 2020 | GK | Jeff Caldwell | Hartford Athletic | Released |
| December 8, 2020 | FW | Kekuta Manneh | Austin FC | Released |
| December 8, 2020 | MF | Kelyn Rowe | Seattle Sounders FC | Released |
| December 8, 2020 | MF | Lee Nguyen | Ho Chi Minh City | Released |
| December 8, 2020 | DF | Michael Mancienne | Burton Albion | Released |
| December 8, 2020 | MF | Nicolas Firmino | Free Agent | Released |
| December 8, 2020 | DF | Seth Sinovic | Free Agent | Released |

## Current squad

    As of August 19, 2021
| No. | Pos. | Player | Nation |
| 2 | DF | Andrew Farrell | United States |
| 4 | DF | Henry Kessler (GA) | United States |
| 5 | MF | Wilfrid Kaptoum | Cameroon |
| 6 | MF | Scott Caldwell (HG) | United States |
| 7 | FW | Gustavo Bou (DP) | Argentina |
| 8 | MF | Matt Polster | United States |
| 9 | FW | Adam Buksa (DP) | Poland |
| 10 | FW | Teal Bunbury | United States |
| 11 | MF | Emmanuel Boateng | Ghana |
| 12 | FW | Justin Rennicks (HG) | United States |
| 13 | MF | Maciel | Brazil |
| 15 | DF | Brandon Bye | United States |
| 17 | FW | Tajon Buchanan (GA) | Canada |
| 18 | GK | Brad Knighton | United States |
| 19 | FW | Edward Kizza | Uganda |
| 22 | MF | Carles Gil (DP) | Spain |
| 23 | DF | Jon Bell | United States |
| 24 | DF | DeJuan Jones | United States |
| 25 | FW | Arnór Traustason | Iceland |
| 26 | MF | Tommy McNamara | United States |
| 27 | MF | Luis Caicedo | Colombia |
| 28 | DF | A. J. DeLaGarza | Guam |
| 30 | GK | Matt Turner | United States |
| 32 | DF | Christian Mafla | Colombia |
| 35 | DF | Collin Verfurth | United States |
| 36 | GK | Earl Edwards Jr. | United States |
| 72 | MF | Damian Rivera (HG) | United States |