Free agent Omar Gonzalez is becoming a member of the reigning Supporters' Shield winners, penning a agreement with the New England Revolution via 2023.
Gonzalez spent the primary six years of his professional career beneath Revs head teach and wearing director Bruce Arena with the LA Galaxy. He made the circulate to Liga MX in 2016, joining Pachuca previous to a mortgage with Atlas. The center-lower back finally made his go back to MLS in 2019, signing with Toronto FC.
“Omar Gonzalez is a confirmed winner, with trophies in Mexico and america. His revel in internationally brings a completely unique background to the Revolution,” Arena stated in a club press release. “We expect that Omar will complement our present day backline and assist build this unit into one of the first-rate in MLS. I stay up for once more operating with Omar and welcome him and his circle of relatives to New England.”
Gonzalez is one in every of several gamers Arena coached at LA Galaxy to join the Revolution. The crew traded for Sebastian Lletget in advance in the offseason, similarly to returning Ema Boateng and AJ DeLaGarza from ultimate season’s team. DeLaGarza become a collegiate teammate of Gonzalez for the Maryland Terrapins, similarly to a professional teammate with the Galaxy.
The Dallas, Texas, native represented the USA Men’s National Team from 2010 via 2019, inclusive of a ride to the 2014 FIFA World Cup. Gonzalez started for Jurgen Klinsmann’s squad in Brazil in the USMNT’s very last organization healthy against Germany and their round-of-sixteen match in opposition to Belgium.
“I am really excited to join the Revolution and am thankful for the possibility to reunite with Bruce Arena in New England. Together we enjoyed many a success years in Los Angeles and I am ready to compete for greater championships along him and my new teammates,” Gonzalez said.
“The quality and competitiveness of these players is what triumphing teams are manufactured from. I’ve most effective heard notable things about the locker room, that's a main draw for me. The Revs proved that they are a top membership that wants to win. I can’t wait to get right down to business and upload some hardware to the club.”
The Revs begin their 2022 season on February 15th, 2022, in the CONCACAF Champions League against Cavaly AS in Léogâne Arrondissement, Haiti.
