# 2023 New England Revolution 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.

## 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
### 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)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

| Squad No. | Name | Nationality | Position(s) | Date of birth (age) | 2023 Status |
| 77 | Ben Reveno | | DF | (1999-03-29)March 29, 1999 (aged 23) | Season-long loan to Birmingham Legion |
| 34 | Ryan Spaulding | | DF | (1998-09-10)September 10, 1998 (aged 24) | Season-long loan to Tampa Bay Rowdies |

## Competitive
### Major League Soccer
#### Results
### U.S. Open Cup

Source:

### Leagues Cup
#### East 4

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | NYR | NER | ASL |
| 1 | New York Red Bulls | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 5 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 0–0 | 2–1 |
| 2 | New England Revolution | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 4 | Advance to knockout stage | — | — | — |
| 3 | Atlético San Luis | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 0 | | — | 1–5 | — |

## Transfers
### Transfers in

| Date | Position | No. | Name | From | Fee/notes |
| December 5, 2022 | FW | 17 | Bobby Wood | Real Salt Lake | Stage 2, MLS Re-Entry Draft |
| December 21, 2022 | MF | 16 | Joshua Bolma | 2023 MLS SuperDraft | Round 1 |
| January 3, 2023 | MF | 19 | Latif Blessing | Los Angeles FC | Trade |
| January 5, 2023 | DF | 2 | Dave Romney | Nashville SC | Trade |
| January 10, 2023 | MF | 22 | Jack Panayotou | Revolution Academy | Homegrown |
| April 18, 2023 | DF | 44 | Ben Sweat | Sporting Kansas City | Waivers |
| July 5, 2023 | MF | 14 | Ian Harkes | Dundee United FC | Signed (acquired rights from DC United) |
| July 10, 2023 | MF | 5 | Tomás Chancalay | Racing Club | Loan |
| July 13, 2023 | MF | 28 | Mark-Anthony Kaye | Toronto FC | Trade |
| August 26, 2023 | GK | 34 | Tomáš Vaclík | Huddersfield Town | Free |

### Transfers out

| Date | Position | No. | Name | To | Fee/notes |
| October 13, 2022 | GK | 94 | Clément Diop | Atlanta United FC | Option declined, Free agent |
| October 13, 2022 | MF | 5 | Wilfrid Kaptoum | Las Palmas | Option declined |
| October 13, 2022 | FW | 17 | Edward Kizza | Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC | Option declined |
| November 11, 2022 | DF | 23 | Jonathan Bell | St Louis City SC | Expansion Draft |
| November 14, 2022 | MF | 22 | Ismael Tajouri-Shradi | Omonia | Option declined |
| November 17, 2022 | DF | 28 | AJ DeLaGarza | Retired | Retired |
| January 4, 2023 | GK | 18 | Brad Knighton | Retired | Retired |
| June 15, 2023 | FW | 14 | Jozy Altidore | | Contract buyout |
| July 13, 2023 | MD | 19 | Latif Blessing | Toronto FC | Trade |
| August 26, 2023 | GK | 99 | Đorđe Petrović | Chelsea | $18m |

### MLS SuperDraft picks

2023 New England Revolution SuperDraft Picks :
| Round | Selection | Player | Position | College | Status |
| 1 | 4 | Joshua Bolma | MF | University of Maryland | Generation Adidas |
| 2 | 39 | Victor Souza | DF | Boston College | Signed with Revs II |
| 3 | 68 | Andreas Ueland | DF | University of Virginia | Released |

## Statistics
### Top scorers

| Rank | Position | No. | Name | MLS | U.S. Open Cup | Leagues Cup | MLS Cup | Total |
| 1 | MF | 22 | Carles Gil | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 1 | FW | 7 | Gustavo Bou | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 11 |
| 3 | FW | 9 | Giacomo Vrioni | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| 4 | FW | 17 | Bobby Wood | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 5 | FW | 5 | Tomás Chancalay | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 6 | MF | 29 | Noel Buck | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | MF | 11 | Dylan Borrero | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | MF | 18 | Emmanuel Boateng | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | MF | 14 | Ian Harkes | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | MF | 8 | Matt Polster | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | DF | 15 | Brandon Bye | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | DF | 2 | Dave Romney | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | DF | 4 | Henry Kessler | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | DF | 24 | DeJuan Jones | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | FW | 14 | Jozy Altidore | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | DF | 3 | Omar Gonzalez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | FW | 12 | Justin Rennicks | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | MF | 47 | Esmir Bajraktarevic | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| | | | Own Goal | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 59 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 69 |
* Source: Team Stats

### Top assists

| Rank | Position | No. | Name | MLS | U.S. Open Cup | Leagues Cup | MLS Cup | Total |
| 1 | MF | 10 | Carles Gil | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| 2 | DF | 24 | DeJuan Jones | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 3 | FW | 7 | Gustavo Bou | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 4 | FW | 17 | Bobby Wood | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 5 | MF | 18 | Emmanuel Boateng | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | MF | 28 | Mark-Anthony Kaye | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | DF | 15 | Brandon Bye | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | MF | 8 | Matt Polster | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | FW | 9 | Giacomo Vrioni | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | MF | 23 | Nacho Gil | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | MF | 29 | Noel Buck | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | MF | 11 | Dylan Borrero | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | MF | 19 | Latif Blessing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | GK | 99 | Djordje Petrovic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | DF | 2 | Dave Romney | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | DF | 6 | Christian Makoun | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | FW | 72 | Damian Rivera | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | MF | 14 | Ian Harkes | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 52 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 60 |
* Source: Team Stats

### Disciplinary record

| No. | Pos. | Player | MLS | MLS | MLS | U.S. Open Cup | U.S. Open Cup | U.S. Open Cup | Leagues Cup | Leagues Cup | Leagues Cup | MLS Cup | MLS Cup | MLS Cup | Total | Total | Total |
| 10 | MF | Carles Gil | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Matt Polster | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | Bobby Wood | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | Latif Blessing | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 29 | MF | Noel Buck | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Omar Gonzalez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | DeJuan Jones | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | FW | Tomás Chancalay | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | Mark-Anthony Kaye | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 36 | GK | Earl Edwards Jr | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 88 | DF | Andrew Farrell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | Jack Panayotou | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | David Romney | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | Dylan Borrero | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | Henry Kessler | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | Brandon Bye | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | Jozy Altidore | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | Emmanuel Boateng | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | Ian Harkes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | Tommy McNamara | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Giacomo Vrioni | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | 48 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 61 | 2 | 1 |
* Source: Team Stats

### Clean sheets

| No. | Name | MLS | US Open Cup | Leagues Cup | MLS Cup | Total | Games |
| 99 | Djordje Petrovic | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 25 |
| 36 | Earl Edwards Jr. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 |
* Source: Team Stats