FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – New England Revolution midfielder Carles Gil has been named to the 2019 Major League Soccer Best XI. Gil, who was also named the MLS 2019 Newcomer of the Year, was voted by MLS players, technical staffs, and members of the media as one of the league's top 11 players for the 2019 season. He becomes the eighth player in Revolution history to receive a Best XI selection, and the first since Lee Nguyen in 2014.

Gil's Best XI selection adds to an already-impressive list of accolades stemming from his outstanding debut season in MLS. The 26-year-old Spaniard, in addition to Best XI and Newcomer of the Year honors, was voted Revolution JetBlue Team MVP by Revolution fans, Players' Player of the Year by his teammates, Midnight Riders' Man of the Year by the club's supporters, and won the team's Golden Boot with 10 goals on the year.

CARLES GIL’S 2019 SEASON AT A GLANCE:

• One of two Revolution players to start 34 games in a single season, playing all but eight minutes, and captained the team in 23 straight games to close the season.
• Voted the club’s JetBlue Revolution Team MVP by fans, Players’ Player of the Year by his teammates, and Midnight Riders’ Man of the Year by the club’s supporters.
• Won the team’s Golden Boot trophy after becoming the second player in club history, and one of four in MLS this season, to reach double digits in goals (10) and assists (14).
• Ranked second in MLS and paced all MLS newcomers with 107 chances created, and finished fourth overall with 73 chances created from open play, according to Opta.

Gil finished the season ranked among the league’s top players in several statistical categories. He tied for fourth league-wide with 22 combined goals and primary assists, with his 12 primary assists good for second-most in MLS. Gil was one of only four players to reach double digits in goals and assists this season, and became the second Revolution player to accomplish the feat along with Lee Nguyen (2017).

The midfielder catalyzed the Revolution attack throughout 2019, recording the fourth most touches in MLS (2,662) and the second-most chances created with 107, according to Opta. In addition, he ranked fourth in MLS with 73 chances created from open play, and paced the league with 730 successful passes into the final third. Gil’s impact was also evident on the defensive side of the ball, where he won 50 possessions in the final third, 12 more than the next-closest player.

Signed by New England in February 2019 via a then-club-record transfer from Deportivo de La Coruña, Gil entered MLS with more than 180 appearances across his eight-year senior career, which included stints at Aston Villa in England, and Valencia CF and Elche CF in Spain.