Diego Fagundez signs with Austin FC, anticipates “starting fresh” in MLS

Diego Fagundez shows the love after scoring a goal at Gillette Stadium. (Fred Kfoury III/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

Diego Fagundez (Leominster, Mass.) is shipping down to Texas.

Free agency has concluded for the now-former New England Revolution midfielder, who was announced Tuesday as Austin FC’s 16th signing ahead of its expansion season in 2021.

Fagundez, 25, spent the first decade of his professional career with the Revolution after initially signing as a 15-year-old. New England’s original Homegrown Player, he departs by being tied with U-15 Revolution Academy head coach Shalrie Joseph for the club's regular-season appearance record (261).