Dimitry Imbongo

New England Revolution

On 16 July 2012, midway through the MLS Season, Imbongo signed a contract with the New England Revolution of Major League Soccer. His move to New England from TSV 1860 Munich II was reminicint of the move the Revolution's all-time leading goal scorer Taylor Twellman made in 2002. Imbongo made his Revolution debut as a 69th minute substitute for Kelyn Rowe in a 2–1 loss to the Philadelphia Union on 29 July 2012. He made his first start the following week in a 1–0 loss to Sporting Kansas City on 4 August. Imbongo scored his first goal for the Revolution on 5 September 2012, a game-winning effort against the Columbus Crew. That goal would be his only contribution in 9 appearances during the Revolution's 2012 campaign. Despite helping the Revolution return to the playoffs for the first time in four years in 2013, Imbongo is perhaps most notable for setting a Revolution club-record by earning 3 red cards in a single season, the most in a season by any Revolution player. As of 2024 Imbongo is tied for third in Revolution history for career red cards received, and earned the dubious distinction in just 32 matches, the fastest Rev to reach the three-ejection mark. Revolution manager Jay Heaps praised Imbongo, stating he "does some good stuff. He holds it up, he has really good feet for a big man. He’s still adjusting to his teammates and that takes a little time." In the 2013 New England Revolution season, his first and only full season in New England,…