Michael Gamble

How Acquired:   Selected by the Revolution in the second round (30^th overall) of the 2016 MLS SuperDraft.

AT A GLANCE:

• Joined the Revolution after being selected in the second round of the 2016 MLS SuperDraft.
• Played four years at Wake Forest and is tied for ninth in school history with 68 career points.
• Earned second-team All-ACC recognition as a senior after he scored six goals in 14 games.
• Was named to the All-ACC First Team in 2014 when he totaled six goals, including four in a single match, and 10 assists.
• Played in all 20 games, with 19 starts, in his freshman season.

MLS CAREER (2016): Selected by New England in the second round (30^th overall) of the 2016 MLS SuperDraft…Through the month of April, has not seen game action in his rookie season…Played 27 minutes in one game with the Rochester Rhinos while on a weekend loan.

COLLEGE: Played four years at Wake Forest and appeared in 60 games, with 51 starts…Totaled 24 goals and 20 assists in his college career…Recorded 178 shots and 83 shots on goal…Tallied 4,302 minutes played at Wake Forest…Finished career tied for ninth in school history with 68 points, tied for 13^th in goals with 24, and tied for 13^th in assists with 20…Earned second-team All-ACC honors as a senior and first-team All-ACC recognition as a junior...Limited to 11 appearances, with seven starts, as a sophomore…Earned multiple All-Freshman honors after he played in 20 games, with 19 starts, as a freshman.

2015 (Senior): Named one of three team captains for the Demon Deacons…Made 14 appearances, with 11 starts, and notched six goals and two assists for 14 points…Earned second-team All-ACC honors and second-team All-South Region recognition from the National Soccer Coaches Association of America…Led the team to the College Cup Elite Eight, where Wake Forest fell to Stanford in overtime…Season highlights included three game-winning goals (Sept. 5 vs. FGCU, Sept. 12 vs. Pittsburgh, and Sept. 22 vs. Akron), and a three-point match in the Genna Wiley Memorial Game against Syracuse on Sept. 19…Recognized on several industry watch lists, including TopDrawerSoccer.com’s Preseason Best XI Second Team and the National Top 100 list (No. 13)…Also recognized in the TDS Midseason Top 100 (No. 5) and SBI’s Top 30 MLS Draft Prospects (No. 18)…Participated in U.S. Soccer’s College I.D. camp prior to the season.

2014 (Junior): Recorded six goals and 10 assists for a total of 22 points…His 10 assists are tied for seventh in school history for assists in a single season…During the season, spent time atop the national leaderboards in assists, assists per game, points, and goals…Made Wake Forest history when he scored four goals in a match against VMI on Sept. 23, becoming the first Demon Deacon to do so since 1983…The four-goal performance marked the second most goals ever scored by a Wake Forest player in a single game…Earned several accolades during his standout junior season, including an All-ACC First-Team selection, an ACC Player of the Week nod, Disney Soccer and National Soccer Coaches Association of America National Player of the Week honors, and a midseason nomination for the MAC Hermann Trophy Semifinal Ballot.

2013 (Sophomore): Limited to 11 appearances and seven starts as a sophomore due to injury…Missed the first three games of the season…Notched a goal in his first appearance on Sept. 13 against Virginia…Recorded a goal and an assist in a 2-0 win at Pittsburgh…Contributed significantly in the NCAA Championship tournament, tallying an assist in a Second Round win vs. Navy on Nov. 24, and a goal and an assist in a Third Round overtime loss to eventual champions Notre Dame on Dec. 1…Named to College Soccer News’ Team of the Week for his three-point performance in the Third Round in South Bend.

2012 (Freshman): Appeared in all 20 games and made 19 starts during his debut season with the Demon Deacons…Finished second on the team with eight goals and 20 points…Tied for second on the team in assists with four…Breakout year put him on the national radar, highlighted by selections to TopDrawerSoccer.com’s All-Freshman Second Team and the College Soccer News All-Freshman Second Team…Also named to the All-ACC Freshman Team and earned All-ACC Academic Honors…Scored Wake Forest’s only goal in the 2012 College Cup in a 2-1 loss to Coastal Carolina on Nov. 18.  

PERSONAL: Attended McDonogh High School in Owings Mills, Md. ...A two-time NSCAA All-American…As a senior, scored 35 goals with 16 assists and helped his team reach the Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association A Conference Championship…Goal total was the most by a McDonogh player since 2000…Rated the No. 1 player in the 2012 class by CollegeSoccerNews.com…Ranked No. 14 overall by TopDrawerSoccer.com and came in at No. 12 in the ESPNHS 150…Was a candidate for Gatorade Player of the Year in 2012…Named the Maryland State Player of the Year in 2012 by the NSCAA…In 2011, notched 28 goals and connected on 10 assists as a junior…Selected as the Baltimore Sun Boys Soccer Player of the Year and a U.S. Development Academy All-Star…In 2010, selected as a Disney Soccer Showcase All-Star…Majored in mathematics.