Professional .
New England Joseph was drafted fourteenth overall in the
2002 MLS SuperDraft by the
New England Revolution on February 10, 2002, signing with the club on December 2, 2002. He did not join the team until the 2003 season, having spent much of 2002 searching for a club overseas and later playing for the New York Freedom of
USL D-3 Pro League. Upon joining the Revolution, Joseph quickly proved himself to be one of the most talented defensive midfielders in the league. Joseph made his MLS debut on April 19, 2003, coming on as a 46th minute substitute for
Daniel Hernández in a 2-1 loss to the
Columbus Crew. He made his first full Revolution start the following week on April 26 in a 2-1 win over the
Dallas Burn. He was named a
2004 Sierra Mist All-Star for his efforts. In
2005, Joseph was again named an
MLS All-Star, and additionally named Revolution team MVP, and named to the
MLS Best XI. Joseph was voted
2006 Revolution Best Defender by the New England soccer media, In January 2007, another offer of $2 million from Celtic was also rejected by MLS. He was again named MLS Best XI, and an
MLS All-Star. Although he was suspended for the
2007 U.S. Open Cup Final, Joseph made two starts for the Revs during their Open Cup run, recording an assist in their quarter finals match-up against the
Harrisburg City Islanders, helping the club win its first-ever piece of silverware. The All-stars won that game 3–2, making them 5–0 all time against foreign teams. Joseph's lone goal against
Atlante F.C. in the
2008 North American SuperLiga semi-finals saw the Revolution through to the final, He would score again in the
2008 North American SuperLiga final, and convert a penalty kick, helping the Revolution lift their second-ever piece of silverware. Shalrie finished the
2009 New England Revolution season as a finalist for league MVP. He was additionally voted New England Revolution MVP, He received
MLS All-Star honors for the sixth time, but missed the match due to injury. He concluded the season as the team's golden boot winner, with a career-high 8 goals scored and 6 assists. He received 2010 MLS All-Star honors. During the
2011 New England Revolution season, Joseph became only the second Revolution player (behind Jay Heaps) in club history to log 20,000 career minutes, doing so in the 54th minute of the July 4 match against Real Salt Lake. He was named an
MLS All-star for the 2011 season. He additionally won the Revolution team Golden Boot for the second time, leading the team in scoring with five goals.
Later career On August 1, 2012, Joseph was traded to
Chivas USA in exchange for
Blair Gavin, a second round pick in the
2013 MLS SuperDraft, and allocation money. On August 29, 2012, Joseph scored a brace against the Revolution in his first match against his old club. During the match, Joseph became the first player in Major League Soccer history to face a club for which he had previously appeared in 250+ matches. He scored his first (and only) goal for Seattle in an August 17 loss to the Houston Dynamo. In April 2014, Joseph rejoined the New England Revolution. On May 21, 2016, Joseph signed up to play with
Premier Development League side
FC Boston. ==International career==