Henry Kessler
HOW ACQUIRED: Selected No. 6 overall in 2020 SuperDraft.
Kessler is a young, physical center back that will look to develop under the tutelage of Bruce Arena.
COLLEGE: Central defender played 52 games with 41 starts for the University of Virginia from 2017-19…Totaled 4,073 minutes played and scored one goal…Named a MAC Hermann Trophy semifinalist in 2019 as one of the nation’s top collegiate soccer players…Conference honors include All-ACC First Team selection in 2019 and third-team recognition in 2018…Also named to USC All-South Region First Team as a junior, and the second team as a sophomore
Stats
MLS
Regular Season
| Date | Match | Result | Appearance | MINS | G | A | SHTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/28/2020 | NE @ RBNY | L 0-1 | Started | 90 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10/23/2020 | NE @ NSH | T 1-1 | Started | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/19/2020 | PHI @ NE | L 2-1 | Started | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10/14/2020 | NE @ MTL | W 3-2 | Unused Sub | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/11/2020 | NE @ NYC | W 2-1 | Started | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/07/2020 | TOR @ NE | L 1-0 | Started | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/03/2020 | NSH @ NE | T 0-0 | Started | 90 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9/27/2020 | NE @ DC | W 2-0 | Started | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9/23/2020 | MTL @ NE | W 1-3 | Started | 90 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 9/19/2020 | NYC @ NE | T 0-0 | Started | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9/12/2020 | NE @ PHI | L 1-2 | Started | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9/06/2020 | NE @ CHI | W 2-1 | Subbed on | 45 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9/02/2020 | NYC @ NE | L 2-0 | Started | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8/29/2020 | RBNY @ NE | T 1-1 | Started | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8/25/2020 | NE @ DC | W 2-1 | Started | 90 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8/20/2020 | PHI @ NE | T 0-0 | Started | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7/21/2020 | NE @ TOR | T 0-0 | Started | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7/17/2020 | NE @ DC | T 1-1 | Subbed on | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7/09/2020 | NE @ MTL | W 1-0 | Subbed on | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3/07/2020 | CHI @ NE | T 1-1 | Started | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2/29/2020 | NE @ MTL | L 1-2 | Started | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
