New England Revolution Academy unveils 85-player roster for MLS NEXT season

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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – The New England Revolution Academy will field a roster of 85 players in the inaugural MLS NEXT season beginning this September. With players representing all six New England states, the Revolution will field four teams in the Under-14, Under-15, Under-17, and Under-19 age groups.

The 2020-21 season will see the continuation of the Revolution Academy’s Residency Program now in its second year. The club will continue to house players at a full-time residence located near the Revolution Training Center in Foxborough, Mass. The players, who all continue their high school educations through online schooling, live under the supervision of Academy Director of Coaching and Under-17 Head Coach Patrick Ouckama and Academy Residency Coordinator Emily Hess. By eliminating key barriers such as transportation, the Residency Program allows players from throughout New England and beyond to benefit from the club’s fully-funded, elite development program.

“We’re eager to begin a new chapter and a new season for the Revolution Academy,” Revolution Director of Youth Development and Under-19 Head Coach Bryan Scales said. “We’re very excited to return to the field for the upcoming season in a new league with the addition of several new players to our roster, and we are happy to welcome Shalrie to our coaching staff.”

This season, the Academy will return 50 players, while welcoming in 35 newcomers across all four age groups. On the coaching staff, the club welcomes back MLS great and Revolution All-Time Team selection Shalrie Joseph. New England’s all-time leader in MLS appearances, starts, and minutes played, Joseph returns to the club as head coach of the Under-15 team following his stint at the helm of the Grenada National Team. As a player with New England, the four-time MLS Best XI selection totaled 37 goals in 261 appearances from 2003-12 and 2014.

The Revolution Academy is coming off a shortened 2019-20 season that saw two players receive international call ups to U.S. Soccer Youth National Team camps and squads, as well as multiple first-team training opportunities and professional debuts with Revolution II. In November 2019, Damian Rivera (Cranston, R.I.) became the seventh Revs Academy product to sign with the first team, while fellow graduates Meny Silva (Roxbury, Mass.) and Dennis Ramirez (Waltham, Mass.) signed USL contracts with Revolution II.

Two other graduates, Trevor Burns (Southborough, Mass.) – who earned this year’s UnitedHealthcare Academy Player of the Year honors – and Kaoru Fujiwara (Lexington, Mass.) became the first two current Revolution Academy players to feature in a professional match for the club’s USL League One side, making their first appearances for Revolution II on July 25.

Six other Academy players have made their professional debuts with Revolution II this year, including Colby Quinones (Bedford, N.H.), Morris Matthews (Westwood, Mass.), Hikaru Fujiwara (Lexington, Mass.), Michael Tsicoulias (Newton, Mass.), Nathan Metsack (Ashford, Conn.) and Diego Souza (Hyannis, Mass.).

Entering its 13th season, the Revolution Academy is the only fully-funded, professional youth development program in New England, and competes in the newly-established MLS NEXT elite youth development platform as well as the MLS Generation Adidas Cup. Qualified and talented players are accepted into the program without regard to their financial situation. All players’ needs and expenses related to soccer activities – training, facilities, equipment, uniforms, travel associated with competitions – are provided by the Revolution at no cost to the players or their families.

The complete Revolution Academy roster, including coaching staffs for each age group, is below.

No.	Name	Position	Hometown	Former Club	Year
8	Joseph Buck	Midfielder	Arlington, MA	Bolts	2002
30	Aiden Farwell	Midfielder	Randolph, MA	GPS	2002
4	Lucas Fernandez	Defender	Brockton, MA	Hammer Academy	2002
3	Greg MacLean	Defender	Walpole, MA	Bolts	2002
19	Ronilson Mendes	Forward	Brockton, MA	Hammer Academy	2002
17	Diego Souza	Defender	Hyannis, MA	Valeo FC	2002
75	Michael Tsicoulias	Forward	Newton Centre, MA	Valeo FC	2002
53	Ethan Williams	Defender	Fall River, MA	Durfee HS	2002
77	Nickolas Cardona	Goalkeeper	Boston, MA	Bolts	2003
84	Cole Dewhurst	Defender	Lancaster, MA	FC Stars	2003
86	Hikaru Fujiwara	Midfielder	Lexington, MA	GPS	2003
27	Jorge Garcia	Midfielder	Somerville, MA	GPS	2003
9	Estevao Gouveia	Forward	Nashua, NH	Seacoast United	2003
44	Colby Quinones	Defender	Bedford, NH	Seacoast United	2003
39	Cole Richardson	Defender	North Easton, MA	Bolts	2003
1	Alvaro Rodriguez	Goalkeeper	Cambridge, MA	Spain	2003
93	Zachary Sardi-Santos	Defender	Newtown, MA	Valeo FC	2003
95	Felipe Vieira	Forward	Malden, MA	Valeo FC	2003
78	Samuel White	Midfielder	Sterling, MA	Bolts	2003
69	Triton Beauvois	Forward	Malden, MA	Bolts	2003
89	Morris Matthews	Defender	Cambridge, MA	Valeo FC	2003
33	Brandonn Bueno	Forward	Framingham, MA	GPS	2004
13	Patrick Garcia	Forward	Lynn, MA	Bolts	2004
29	Matteo Gomes	Midfielder	Dracut, MA	NEFC	2004
47	Jack Panayotou	Midfielder	Cambridge, MA	GPS	2004
43	Henri Richter	Defender	Newton, MA	Bolts	2004
46	Chance Therrien	Midfielder	Charlotte, VT	Portland Timbers	2004
50	Matthew Tibbetts	Goalkeeper	Westborough, MA	NEFC	2004
31	Dylan Walsh	Defender	Arlington, MA	NEFC	2004
45	Jason Zacarias	Forward	Billerica, MA	Bolts	2004
26	Alessandro Bacabac	Midfielder	Somers, CT	Connecticut FC	2005
47	Matt Bergquist	Midfielder	Shrewsbury, MA	Bolts	2005
20	Noel Buck	Midfielder	Arlington, MA	NEFC	2005
58	Jack Burkhardt	Defender	Sutton, MA	NEFC	2005
34	Brady Elmblad	Goalkeeper	Sharon, MA	Bayside FC	2005
59	Malcolm Fry	Forward	Groton, MA	Castelnau-Le Cres FC	2005
48	Ed Fundunyan	Forward