New England Revolution trade Giacomo Vrioni to CF Montréal

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Revolution acquire $50,000 in General Allocation Money in exchange for Albanian striker

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – The New England Revolution have acquired $50,000 in 2025 General Allocation Money (GAM) from CF Montréal in exchange for forward Giacomo Vrioni. New England retains a portion of Vrioni’s salary and a percentage of any future sale. Vrioni no longer occupies a Designated Player slot on New England’s roster.

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“Giacomo is a class act on and off the field,” said Sporting Director Curt Onalfo. “We thank Giacomo for his contributions during his three seasons with our club and wish him all the best with CF Montréal.”

Vrioni arrived in New England in July 2022 and went on to total 16 goals with three assists over 67 MLS games, with 41 starts. Last season, the Albanian striker tallied nine goals and one assist in 31 appearances, 26 of them starts.

The Revolution will travel to Florida on Jan. 13 to begin preseason training ahead of the 30th season of Major League Soccer. New England kicks off the regular season on Saturday, Feb. 22 at Nashville SC (8:30 p.m. ET). Click here to view the Revolution’s complete 2025 MLS schedule. Revolution Season Memberships and multi-game packages are on sale now.

TRANSACTION: New England Revolution acquire $50,000 in 2025 General Allocation Money (GAM) in exchange for forward Giacomo Vrioni. New England retains a portion of Vrioni’s salary and a percentage of any future sale. Vrioni no longer occupies a Designated Player slot on New England’s roster.

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