Updated February 20, 2026
CARLES GIL AT A GLANCE:
MLS CAREER: Five-time Team MVP entering eighth MLS season in 2026...The 2021 Landon Donovan MLS Most Valuable Player owns 193 appearances, 182 starts, 49 goals, and club-record 87 assists in regular season play...Two-time MLS Best XI selection and four-time MLS All-Star...Named MLS Comeback Player of the Year in 2021 and MLS Newcomer of the Year in 2019…Owns eight additional appearances, all starts, in the MLS Cup Playoffs with two goals and five assists…New England’s all-time leader in MLS goal contributions (136)…In 2025, netted 10 goals along with 14 assists…One of four Revolution players with 40 goals and 40 assists in league play...One of five MLS players to record 10-plus assists in five consecutive seasons...One of two Revolution players to appear in all 34 matches in 2025…Won club’s Golden Boot Award with 10 goals…Set club's assist record in MLS play, surpassing Steve Ralston (73)…Surpassed Taylor Twellman for the club’s goal contributions record…In 2024, collected 26 appearances, all starts, with seven goals and a team-best 10 assists…Added four appearances in Concacaf Champions Cup play, starting three times and registering one assist…Tallied career-high 11 goals and 15 assists, including league-best seven game-winning helpers, in 32 league appearances in 2023…Appeared off the bench in both U.S. Open Cup matches, tallying a winning assist…Made three appearances, all starts, in Leagues Cup 2023…Added two starts in the 2023 MLS Cup Playoffs…In 2022, netted seven goals and distributed 14 assists over 33 appearances, 32 of them starts…Led the league in chances created for the second consecutive season while ranking tied for fourth in assists…In 2021 MVP campaign, led MLS with 18 assists and set single-season league record with 130 chances created…Also paced MLS in several offensive categories including big chances created, shot-creating actions, and goal-creating actions…Netted four goals, including two game winners, over 28 appearances…Missed most of 2020 with an injury, but returned ahead of schedule to lead Revolution to the Eastern Conference Final…Made six appearances, with four starts, and logged two assists in the regular season...Added four starts, two goals, and three assists in the playoffs…In MLS debut season in 2019, became the second player in club history to start all 34 regular season games, playing all but eight minutes...Earned club’s Golden Boot after leading the team in goals (10), assists (14), and shots (67)...Voted the league's best newcomer.
2025: Scored 10 goals and distributed 14 assists over 34 games played, all starts…Set club assist record in April, surpassing Steve Ralston (73)…Became fourth player in club history with 40 goals and 40 assists in the regular season…Earned fourth MLS All-Star selection, logging 30 minutes in the summer showcase on July 23…Four All-Star selections was tied for most among players on the 2025 MLS All-Star roster…Became the fifth player in MLS history to collect 10-or-more assists in five consecutive seasons…Led MLS in minutes played among outfield players…Ranked second in MLS in key passes (102) and seventh in assists (14)…Named Revolution Team MVP and won club’s Gold Boot Award…One of two Revolution players to appear in every match in 2025, along with Alhassan Yusuf…Logged seven MLS Team of the Matchday selections…(2/22) at NSH: Made 150th MLS start in season debut, playing 90 minutes…(3/29) vs. RBNY: Completed brace, scoring from a free kick and penalty kick…Fourth Revolution player to join the 40-goal and 40-assist club...(4/12) at ATL: Tallied game-winning goal, converting a first-half penalty kick…(4/19) vs. NYC: Set club record for MLS assists with 74th career helper…(4/26) at CLT: Struck in second half for fourth goal of the season, a game winner…(5/3) at TOR: Tallied fifth goal of the campaign…Fourth game-winning goal of the season…(5/10) at ORL: Scored 50th goal for the club across all competitions, an 88th-minute equalizer from the penalty spot…(5/24) at SKC: Notched third assist of the season, setting up the opening goal…(5/31) at MTL: Logged team-leading fourth assist of the season…(6/14) vs. CIN: Made 175th MLS appearance…(6/25) vs. NSH: Became 12th player in club history to surpass 15,000 MLS minutes…Recorded fifth assist of the season…(6/28) vs. COL: Notched 12th goal-and-assist performance in MLS…Converted 16th penalty goal, moving one shy of Lee Nguyen (17) for the club record…Surpassed Teal Bunbury (45) for fourth on the club’s all-time goal scoring list (regular season only)…Recorded game-tying assist in second-half stoppage time…(7/5) at POR: Recorded assist for a fourth straight match, his 80th helper in MLS...Found scoresheet in third straight appearance at Providence Park…(7/9) vs. MIA: Found scoresheet for fourth straight game with eighth goal of the campaign…(7/12) at ATX: Surpassed Scott Caldwell for the 10th-most MLS minutes played in club annals…(7/16) at RBNY: Made 200th Revolution appearance across all competitions…Moved past Kelyn Rowe (170) for the 10th-most MLS starts in club history…(7/25) vs. MTL: Registered eighth assist of the season…(8/9) vs. DC: Logged goal-and-assist performance to surpass Taylor Twellman for the most goal contributions in club history…(8/23) at CLB: Recorded one assist in the 2-1 road victory…(8/30) vs. CLT: Registered an assist for the second consecutive match…Equaled season highs with five shot attempts and three shots on target…(9/6) vs. CHI: Netted 10th goal of the season…Marked third MLS season with 10-or-more goals scored…Logged four shots, two on target…(9/27) vs. ATL: Assisted debutant Dor Turgeman’s first MLS goal in the 2-0 home victory…Marked 90th MLS start at Gillette Stadium…(10/4) at MIA: Collected an assist in the road loss…(10/18) vs. CHI: Marked third consecutive match with an assist…Suited up for 200th start across all competitions for New England.
2024 Made 26 appearances, all starts, with seven goals and a team-best 10 assists…Finished the season ranked tied for third in MLS in key passes (94)…Added four appearances in Concacaf Champions Cup play, starting three times and registering one assist…Voted Team MVP for a record fourth time, and Revolution Players' Player of the Year…Set new club mark for assists across all competitions and tied the club record for MLS assists…(2/24) at DC: Netted first goal of the regular season…(2/29) vs. CAI: Tallied third career assist in Concacaf Champions Cup play…(3/3) vs. TOR: Recorded 125th career MLS start…(3/9) at ATL: Scored second goal of the campaign…(4/6) vs. CLT: Tallied third MLS goal of the season, a game winner…Became fifth player in club history to achieve 40 goals and 40 assists across all competitions…(4/27) vs. MIA: Notched first assist of the regular season, his 75th in all competitions for the club…(5/11) vs. RBNY: Scored fourth goal of the season, his first career headed goal…Became fourth Revolution player to record 100 goal contributions in MLS play…(6/1) at NSH: Earned selection to MLS Team of the Matchday with a goal-and-assist performance…(6/8) vs. RBNY: Recorded game-winning assist…(6/15) vs. VAN: Tallied assist for a third consecutive match…(6/22) at CIN: Assisted both goals in a road victory over reigning Supporters’ Shield winner…Fourth straight appearance with an assist…Made 150th MLS appearance, ranking among the top players in league history in game-winning assists (T-2nd – 25), assists (4th – 69), and multi-assist games (T-6th – 11) through a player’s first 150 appearances…(8/24) at MTL: Marked first appearance since June with two assists…Matched own club record for most consecutive league appearances with an assist (five games)…(9/7) vs. STL: Recorded 125th goal contribution for the club in all competitions with sixth goal of the campaign…(9/18) vs. MTL: Recorded two assists, matching Steve Ralston for the club’s MLS assists record (73)...Also passed Ralston (82) for most Revolution assists across all competitions (82)…Reached double-digit assists for fourth straight season, and fifth time in six MLS campaigns...(10/2) at HOU: Scored via penalty kick for seventh goal of the season.
2023: Tallied 11 goals and 15 assists in 32 league appearances, with 29 starts...Logged seven game-winning assists…Earned third MLS All-Star selection…Voted New England’s Team MVP and Players' Player of the Year, in addition to earning the club’s Golden Boot Award…Made two additional appearances in the MLS Cup Playoffs…Guided New England to the postseason for fourth time in five seasons with the club...(3/4) vs. HOU: Recorded first assist of the season…(3/25) at DC: Recorded 50th MLS assist…(4/1) vs. NYC: Scored first goal of the campaign…(4/8) vs. MTL: Logged sixth goal-and-assist performance in MLS…Converted 10th penalty kick goal for New England…(4/22) vs. SKC: Marked 100th MLS start with his fourth assist of the season…(5/13) at MCF: Registered his third goal of the season….(5/31) at ATL: Scored a brace and named MLS Player of the Matchday...First goal was second fastest in club history at 23 seconds…(6/10) vs. MIA: Notched three goal contributions with one goal and two assists…(6/17) vs. ORL: Recorded multi-goal performance with one goal and one assist…(7/1) at CIN: Logged 10,000th minute for Revolution…(7/15) vs. DC: Earned sixth MLS Team of the Week honor with two-assist performance…(9/9) at MIN: Scored eighth goal of the season…(9/16) at COL: Registered an assist…(9/23) at CHI: Found the scoresheet for a third straight match, netting his ninth goal of the season…(10/4) vs. CLB: Notched 14th helper of the season…(10/7) at ORL: Registered third multi-goal game in MLS, setting a new career high with 11 tallies…(10/21) vs. PHI: Notched league-best seventh game-winning assist, tying Steve Ralston (22) for most in club history…Postseason: (10/28) at PHI: Started and played 23 minutes before being forced off due to injury…(11/8) vs. PHI: played 90 minutes, finishing the night with two chances created and team highs in duels won (8) and possessions won (6).
2022: Appeared in 33 games, starting 32, and netted seven goals with 14 assists in 2,910 minutes played…Led MLS in chances created for the second consecutive season…Also led MLS in fouls won, key passes, and shot-creating actions…Ranked tied for fourth in assists…Made an additional two appearances with two assists in Concacaf Champions League play…Scored three goals in a 5-1 win over FC Cincinnati in the U.S. Open Cup Round of 32…(2/26) at POR: Tallied first assist of the season...(3/5) vs. FCD: Netted the game-winning goal via penalty kick in New England’s home opener…(3/19) vs. CLT: Scored second goal of the season in the 3-1 loss…(4/9) at MIA: Scored from the penalty spot for third goal of the season…(4/16) vs. CLT: Collected 75th MLS appearance in the 2-1 win…(4/23) at DC: Posted first multi-assist outing of the season…Surpassed Joe-Max Moore for sole possession of sixth-most assists in Revs history…(4/30) vs. MIA: Distributed an assist for the second consecutive match…Added four shots, matching his season high, with two on target…Earned MLS Team of the Week honors...(5/7) vs. CLB: Distributed an assist for the third straight match...(5/11) vs. CIN: Tallied first professional hat trick along with one assist in U.S. Open Cup play, the first Open Cup hat trick in club history...(5/15) at ATL: Recorded an assist for the fifth consecutive game across all competitions...(5/21) at CIN: Matched club record with an assist in his sixth consecutive match...(6/15) vs. ORL: Tallied his fourth goal of the season...(6/19) vs. MIN: Recorded league-leading eighth assist of the season to tie the match in the second half...(7/9) at NYC: Recorded two assists along with two shots, his third multi-assist game of the year...(7/16) at PHI: Added 11th assist of the campaign…
(8/6) at ORL: Assisted Henry Kessler’s goal in the 3-0 win…(8/13) vs. DC: Matched career high with nine shots, including four on goal…Netted the game-winning goal in the 1-0 win…(8/17) at TOR: Logged one assist, the 13th of the season…(8/28) vs. LA: Scored in the 2-1 loss…(9/13) at HOU: Scored the lone goal in 3-1 loss…Tallied four shots, three of them on goal…(10/1) vs. ATL: Assisted Gustavo Bou’s game-winning goal in the 2-1 win…Marked 100th MLS appearance…Surpassed 8,500 minutes played in regular season.
2021: The 2021 Landon Donovan MLS Most Valuable Player captained the Revolution to the Supporters' Shield title with a then-league-record 73 regular season points...Led MLS with 18 assists and a league-record 130 chances created…Also named MLS Comeback Player of the Year, Revolution Team MVP, and June Player of the Month, in addition to earning an All-Star nod…Matched MLS single-season record with eight game-winning assists…Also netted four goals, two of them game winners, over 28 games played, 24 of them starts…Led MLS in big chances created, shot-creating actions, and goal-creating actions, in addition to several other offensive categories despite missing the month of August with an injury…Made one additional start in the postseason, a two-assist performance…(5/1) vs. ATL: Recorded a goal and an assist for sixth time across MLS regular season and playoffs…(5/16) vs. CLB: Assisted Adam Buksa on the game-winning goal in the 86th minute…(5/22) vs. NY: Recorded 20th MLS assist and nine key passes...(5/29) at CIN: Registered fifth assist of the season in the 1-0 away win…Registered 10 key passes, second most by a Revolution player since 2011…(6/23) vs. NYRB: Registered three assists in his 50th MLS appearance…Extended streak to five consecutive games with an assist…Named MLS Player of the Week…(7/7) vs. TOR: Scored first free-kick goal in MLS, his second tally of the season, in addition to a game-high six key passes…(7/17) at ATL: Logged three shots in 1-0 road win…(7/21) at MIA: Helped New England to its highest-scoring performance of the season with two assists in 5-0 win…Marked third multi-assist outing of the season…(7/25) vs. MTL: Assisted Gustavo Bou’s game-winning goal in 2-1 win…(7/31) at NYRB: Assisted the game-tying goal and the game-winning goal in come-from-behind 3-2 victory on the road…Marked third straight game with an assist and fourth multi-assist performance of the season…Exited the match in the 93rd minute due to injury…Missed the month of August with a muscle injury…Returned to training at the end of August…(9/3) at PHI: Returned to action with a 24-minute shift as a substitute in 1-0 win…(9/11) vs. NYC: Recorded the assist on Tajon Buchanan’s game winner…Matched MLS single-season record with eighth game-winning assist…Played 45 minutes in second appearance after returning from injury…(9/18) vs. CLB: Matched season high with 10 key passes, the third time he reached double digits in a single game…Collected first start since July 31 and played all 90 minutes…Surpassed 5,000 minutes played in MLS…(9/22) at CHI: Netted third goal of the campaign, a game winner in stoppage time…Finished with four shots...(9/29) at MTL: Recorded three shots in 4-1 road win…(10/16) vs. CHI: Assisted Gustavo Bou’s game-winning goal in the 76th minute of the 2-2 draw…(10/20) at DC: Scored the go-ahead goal on Gustavo Bou’s assist in the 3-2 win…(10/24) at ORL: Provided the assist on Adam Buksa’s tying goal in the 2-2 draw on the road…(11/7) vs. MIA: Matched season high with four shots in the MLS Decision Day contest…Postseason: (11/30) vs. NYC: Collected two assists and surpassed 500 career postseason minutes played in the Eastern Conference Semifinal, a 2-2 draw…Eclipsed the club record for assists in the MLS Cup Playoffs.2020: Appeared in six games, including four starts, and logged two assists over 366 minutes played…Underwent successful surgery to debride the area around his left Achilles tendon on August 4…Added four starts in the MLS Cup Playoffs, with two goals and a team-high three assists…Five combined goals and assists in the playoffs were third most leaguewide…Was expected to miss three-to-five months during injury rehab in Spain, but returned ahead of schedule on Oct. 23 to lead playoff run to the Eastern Conference Final…Missed 17 league games due to the injury…(7/9) at MTL: Played 90 minutes in season debut, contributing game-winning assist and 12 chances created in 1-0 win…(7/17) at DC: Started and played 62 minutes before leaving match with an injury in 1-1 draw…Did not return to action until October…(10/23) at NSH: Played for the first time since July 17 and registered a 27-minute performance off the bench in 1-1 draw…Marked his first appearance as a substitute in MLS…(10/28) at NY: Registered second consecutive appearance off the bench with 27-minute shift in 1-0 loss...(11/1) vs. DC: Started at Gillette Stadium for the first time in 2020 and recorded second assist of the season in 4-3 win…Played 70 minutes…(11/8) at PHI: Made second consecutive start and second 90-minute performance of season…Tied single-game career high with six fouls won…Postseason: (11/20) vs. MTL: Opened MLS Cup Playoffs account in 2-1 victory in Play-In Round…Recorded nine chances created, five shots, and three shots on target over 90 minutes…(11/24) at PHI: Registered two assists in 2-0 win in Round One...Marked his first assists in postseason play...Became third Revolution player with multiple assists in a playoff game…(11/29) at ORL: Converted on a penalty kick and registered one assist in 90-minute performance in 3-1 win in Conference Semifinal…Marked first time since 2004 that New England scored on a penalty kick in the MLS Cup Playoffs…(12/6) at CLB: Started and played 90 minutes in 1-0 loss in Conference Final.
2019: Voted the 2019 MLS Newcomer of the Year after transferring from Deportivo La Coruña and signing a multi-year contract as a Designated Player on Jan. 30, 2019…Named the Revolution Team MVP, Players’ Player of the Year, and Midnight Riders Man of the Year…Became second player in club history to start all 34 regular season games, playing all but eight minutes...Earned club’s Golden Boot after leading the team in goals (10), assists (14), and shots (67)…Ranked second in MLS with 107 chances created, including 73 chances created from open play (fourth in MLS)…Tied for fourth league-wide with 22 combined goals and primary assists…His 12 primary helpers were tied for second most…One of four players in 2019, and one of two Revolution players ever, to reach double digits in both goals and assists…Finished with the fourth-most touches (2,662) in MLS…Paced the league with 730 successful passes into the final third, where he won 50 possessions, 12 more than the next-closest player...Also led MLS with 381 passes played into the penalty area…Wore the captain’s armband for New England’s final 23 matches, and in the playoff match…Started and played 120 minutes in U.S. Open Cup Round of 16 match on June 19 at Orlando…(3/2) vs. DAL: Played 90 minutes and scored the equalizing goal in his MLS and Revolution debut…(3/17) at TOR: Recorded first professional brace, converting a penalty in the ninth minute before another tally in the 52nd minute…Became the third Revolution player with three goals through a season’s first three matches…(3/30) vs. MIN: Notched first MLS assist and recorded six chances created…(4/20) vs. NY: Recorded the game-winning assist in the 1-0 win…(5/11) vs. SJ: Captained team to a 3-1 win, scoring one goal…(6/2) at LA: Recorded six chances created and two assists against in the 2-1 away win…(7/17) vs. VAN: Registered a goal and game-winning assist in the 4-0 win…Tied the single-game club record with nine shots…(7/21) at CIN: Scored the game-winning goal and added an assist in the 2-0 away win…Named to MLSsoccer.com's Team of the Week…(7/27) vs. ORL: Converted a penalty kick and registered an assist in the 4-1 win…Named to bench of MLSsoccer.com's Team of the Week…Became one of nine players in MLS history to record a goal and an assist in three straight games…(8/10) at SEA: Submitted a goal and an assist for the fourth time in last five games in the 3-3 away draw…Converted the game-tying penalty kick in the 87th minute…Named to MLSsoccer.com's Team of the Week…(8/17) at NY: Notched 11th assist on Gustavo Bou's equalizer in the 1-1 draw…(8/24) vs. CHI: Recorded 12th assist of the season in the 2-1 win…(9/14) at ORL: Registered second multi-assist game with two helpers at Orlando…(9/25) at POR: Converted a penalty deep into second-half stoppage time to equalize and complete the club’s remarkable two-goal comeback…Became second Revolution player to reach double digits in goals and assists, joining Lee Nguyen (2017)...Postseason: (10/19) at ATL: Made MLS Cup Playoff debut and played 90 minutes in the Round One loss.
CLUB CAREER OUTSIDE OF MLS: Made more than 180 appearances across all competitions in eight-year professional career in England and Spain...Totaled 13 goals and 14 assists in European career…Began career with hometown club Valencia CF in 2012 after developing in the club’s academy system from age five…Loaned to Elche CF of Spain ahead of the 2012-13 campaign, where he helped the club earn a promotion to La Liga for the first time in 25 years…Scored five goals in 64 appearances for Elche across two seasons…Recalled to Valencia CF ahead of 2014-15 campaign, scoring one goal in 11 appearances with the top-flight club in 452 minutes of action…Signed with English Premier League side Aston Villa in the January transfer window during the 2014-15 season, totaling three goals and three assists in 34 total appearances in his time with the English club…Spent parts of three seasons with Deportivo de La Coruña between La Liga and the Segunda División, amassing one goal and seven assists in 54 total appearances with the Galician club.
Deportivo La Coruña (ESP): Sent on loan to Deportivo La Coruña ahead of 2016-17 season, where he spent time between La Liga and the Segunda División…Permanently transferred to Deportivo ahead of the 2018-19 season...Totaled one goal and seven assists in 54 total appearances with the Galician club...Scored a goal against UD Las Palmas and tallied four assists, including one against Real Madrid, during the 2016-17 season…Recorded an assist against Levante during the 2017-18 season, as well as an assist in Copa del Rey action against UD Las Palmas…Tallied an assist in a 4-0 win over Real Oviedo on Nov. 10, 2018.
Aston Villa (ENG): Signed with English Premier League side Aston Villa in the January transfer window during the 2014-15 season…Scored first goal with Villa in an FA Cup matchup against Bournemouth on Jan. 25, 2015, less than two weeks after signing with the club…Helped Villa reach the 2015 FA Cup Final, marking the club’s first time in England’s domestic tournament final since 2015…Scored two goals and recorded two assists in the 2015-16 campaign with Villa, totaling three goals and three assists in 34 total appearances in his time with the English club.
Elche CF (ESP): Sent on loan to Elche CF ahead of the 2012-13 campaign where he helped the club earn promotion to La Liga for the first time in 25 years…Scored four goals in 31 appearances in 2,084 minutes played for Elche in his debut season in 2012-13…Returned to Elche for 2013-14, scoring one goal and recording three assists in 33 appearances across all competitions in the club’s return to Spain’s top division.
Valencia (ESP): Began senior career with hometown club Valencia CF after developing in the club’s Academy system…First joined the club's youth system at the age of five...Joined the first team in 2012…Recalled to Valencia CF after two seasons on loan ahead of 2014-15 campaign...Scored one goal in 11 appearances.Â
INTERNATIONAL (SPAIN): Made one appearance with the Spain U-21 National Team in 2013…Recorded an assist as a substitute in Spain’s UEFA Under-21 Championship qualifying match against Albania.
Personal: Full name is Carles Gil de Pareja Vicente...Native Spanish speaker who also speaks fluent English and French…Younger brother and former Revolution teammate, Nacho, also developed in Valencia CF’s Academy…Carles and Nacho Gil became the third set of brothers to suit up for New England (Alexi & Greg Lalas, Ibrahim & Daouda Kante) and the first siblings to start a match together…Began journey with Valencia at age five...Father to one son, Marco, with wife Maria...Lives in Boston's Seaport...Passionate basketball fan who supports the Boston Celtics.
