March 2, 2012 – Revolution acquire Lee Nguyen on waivers from Vancouver

Eight days after this transaction, Lee Nguyen made his New England Revolution debut as an opening day substitute for Fernando Cardenas, and has seldom been out of the lineup since. Revolution coach Jay Heaps has built the offense around Nguyen’s playmaking, Nguyen also developing into a finisher. Nguyen totaled 20 goals in the 2014 season, second-best in Revolution history behind Taylor Twellman’s 25 total (all competitions) in 2002. Nguyen has scored 43 goals in 178 games (all competitions), trailing Ralston (44) and Twellman (119) on the team’s all-time list. Last season, Nguyen was named team captain, and his role morphed into more of a pure attacking position, with Juan Agudelo filling the creator position.Nguyen did not exactly take any shortcuts, a dizzying route bringing him to New England. Nguyen’s family arrived in Texas from Vietnam in the ‘70s, Nguyen then beginning his own travels by playing at Indiana University. Nguyen started his professional career with PSV Eindhoven in The Netherlands, then Randers in Denmark, back to his family roots in Vietnam with Hoang Anh Gia Lai and Becamex Binh Duong, then on to Vancouver and Boston. This will be Nguyen’s sixth season with the Revolution, by far his longest stint with a professional club. (Chris Aduama photo).

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