TRANSFER TRACKER STATUS: Re-Signed<\/p>\n
New York City FC<\/a> have re-signed midfielder Maxi Moralez<\/a> to a new contract through the 2026 MLS season, the club announced Monday.<\/p>\n The 38-year-old Argentine returns to the club for his 10th season, looking to build on his previous 29g\/85a in 217 regular-season appearances.<\/p>\n \u201cMaxi produced a stellar season in 2025, demonstrating the consistency, creativity, and leadership that have defined his time with the club,\u201d said sporting director Todd Dunivant.<\/p>\n \u00a0\u201cMaxi continues to impact games in meaningful ways, and beyond the on-field contributions, Maxi\u2019s experience, competitiveness, and approach around the locker room help reinforce the club\u2019s identity.\u201d<\/p>\n Last season, Moralez recorded 3g\/13a in 41 appearances across all competitions. At 38, he became the oldest field player to start a match since the MLS adopted the 34-game regular-season format in 2011.<\/p>\n Moralez initially joined NYCFC in 2017 as the club\u2019s fourth-ever Designated Player. He left briefly after the 2022 season, before returning in 2023.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m very happy to be back with New York City FC for another season,\u201d Moralez said.\u00a0\u201cThis club is home for me, and I\u2019m motivated to keep helping the team and working toward our objectives.<\/p>\n “We know what we\u2019re capable of as a group, and my focus is on giving everything I have to help us compete and win trophies this season.\u201d<\/p>\n NYCFC kick off the 2026 MLS season with a visit to the\u00a0LA Galaxy<\/a> on Feb. 22 (7:00 pm ET | Apple TV<\/a>).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"TRANSFER TRACKER STATUS: Re-Signed New York City FC have re-signed midfielder Maxi Moralez to a new contract through…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":97436,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[32242,9,24,14242,55,54,56,12687,29361],"class_list":{"0":"post-97435","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-new-york-city","8":"tag-maximiliano-moralez","9":"tag-new-york","10":"tag-new-york-city","11":"tag-new-york-city-football-club","12":"tag-new-york-city-headlines","13":"tag-new-york-city-news","14":"tag-ny","15":"tag-sendtonews","16":"tag-transfer-tracker"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/97435","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=97435"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/97435\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/97436"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=97435"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=97435"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=97435"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}