December 20, 2024 – Major League Soccer (MLS)
New England Revolution News Release
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – The New England Revolution selected three players in Friday’s 2025 MLS SuperDraft. The Revolution acquired the No. 18 overall selection from Houston Dynamo FC and selected University of San Diego goalkeeper Donovan Parisian in Round One, followed by Georgetown defender Eric Howard (35th overall) in Round Two and Boston College defender C.J. Williams (65th overall) in Round Three.
New England acquired $200,000 in 2025 General Allocation Money (GAM) from the San Jose Earthquakes in exchange for New England’s natural first-round selection (fifth overall). To trade back into the first round, New England sent $75,000 in 2025 GAM (General Allocation Money) to Houston Dynamo FC for the No. 18 overall selection.
Following Friday’s draft, Revolution Sporting Director Curt Onalfo and first-round draft pick Donovan Parisian addressed the media via conference call. Click the link below to read a complete transcript.
2025 Revolution SuperDraft Picks
DONOVAN PARISIAN
Pronunciation: pah-REE-shin
Position: Goalkeeper
Height: 6-4
Weight: 205
Hometown: Queen Creek, Ariz.
Date of Birth: 09/27/2004 (20)
Nationality: United States
College: San Diego
ERIC HOWARD
Pronunciation: HOW-word
Position: Defender
Height: 5-10
Weight: 150
Hometown: Redmond, Wash.
Date of Birth: 08/12/2004 (20)
Nationality: United States
College: Georgetown
C.J. WILLIAMS
Pronunciation: WILL-yims
Position: Defender
Height: 6-2
Weight: 183
Hometown: Valley Stream, N.Y.
Nationality: United States
College: Boston College
Parisian compiled a 14-5-1 career record, including 10 shutout performances, over 20 games started for the Toreros. The 20-year-old goalkeeper logged a 1-2-1 record over four starts in his debut campaign with San Diego as a freshman in 2023. As a sophomore in 2024, Parisian posted a 0.69 goals against average over 16 starts, going 13-3-0 and leading the Toreros to a West Coast Conference title. The Queen Creek, Arizona native was named the 2024 WCC Goalkeeper of the Year and earned First Team All-WCC honors.
A native of Queen Creek, Ariz., Parisian helped San Diego win its third consecutive West Coast Conference title last season, backstopping the Toreros to a 1-0 victory over Loyola Marymount in the tournament final. In the NCAA Tournament, Parisian collected back-to-back clean sheets in the opening rounds, a pair of 1-0 wins over UC Davis and Duke. Parisian tallied a seven-save effort, matching his career-high, in the…
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