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New York Red Bulls

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The New York Red Bulls are an American soccer team. They play in Major League Soccer in Harrison, New Jersey. Until 2006, they were known as the MetroStars. Their homeground is the Red Bull Arena in Harrison.

New York Red Bulls
Full nameNew York Red Bulls
Nickname(s)Red Bulls, Metro
Founded1995 (as NY/NJ MetroStars)
GroundRed Bull Arena, Harrison, New Jersey
(capacity: 25,189)
ManagerGerhard Struber
LeagueMajor League Soccer
2020/21Eastern Conference: 7th
Playoffs: 1st round
Home colours
Away colours

History

The club was founded in 1995 by John Werner Kluge and Stuart Subotnick, two managers for MetroMedia, under the name MetroStars. The club was a founding member of Major League Soccer. In 2006 the team was sold to the Austrian company Red Bull and renamed the New York Red Bulls. The team is the only one in the MLS which never reached a major title. There were a lot of well-known soccer players on the team from all over the world such as Roberto Donadoni, Lothar Matthäus (FIFA World Cup 1990, UEFA Champion 1980), Adolfo Valencia, Youri Djorkaeff, Amado Guevara, Juan Pablo Angel,Daniel Rodriguez, Thierry Henry, and Rafael Márquez.

Current squad

As of December 16, 2021
No. Pos. Player Nation
2 Defender Monzón, LucasLucas Monzón (on loan from Danubio)      Uruguay
4 Defender Reyes, AndrésAndrés Reyes       Colombia
7 Defender Edwards, TomTom Edwards (on loan from Stoke City)      England
8 Midfielder Amaya, FrankieFrankie Amaya       United States
10 Forward Klimala, PatrykPatryk Klimala (DP)      Poland
13 Goalkeeper Coronel, CarlosCarlos Coronel       Brazil
15 Defender Nealis, SeanSean Nealis       United States
16 Midfielder Yearwood, DruDru Yearwood       England
17 Forward Harper, CameronCameron Harper       United States
18 Goalkeeper Meara, RyanRyan Meara       United States
19 Midfielder Carmona, WikelmanWikelman Carmona       Venezuela
21 Midfielder Fernandez, OmirOmir Fernandez (HG)      United States
23 Midfielder Cásseres, CristianCristian Cásseres       Venezuela
24 Defender Pendant, JasonJason Pendant       France
27 Midfielder Davis, SeanSean Davis (HG)      United States
33 Defender Long, AaronAaron Long       United States
40 Goalkeeper Marcucci, AJAJ Marcucci       United States
47 Defender Tolkin, JohnJohn Tolkin (HG)      United States
67 Forward Sowe, OmarOmar Sowe       Gambia
74 Forward Barlow, TomTom Barlow       United States
91 Midfielder Estrela, BentoBento Estrela (HG)      United States
— Midfielder Morgan, LewisLewis Morgan       Scotland
— Defender Nealis, DylanDylan Nealis       United States

Captains

[1]

Name Years
  Peter Vermes 1996
  Tony Meola 1997–1998, 2006
  Tab Ramos 1999–2002
  Eddie Pope 2003–2004
  Amado Guevara 2005, 2006
  Youri Djorkaeff 2005–2006
  Claudio Reyna 2007–2008
  Juan Pablo Ángel 2008–2010
  Thierry Henry 2011–2014
  Dax McCarty 2015–2016
  Sacha Kljestan 2017
  Luis Robles 2018–2019
  Sean Davis 2020–2021

|align="left"|  Aaron Long||2021–2022 |} |align="left"|  Sean Nealis||2022–Present |}

International players

Former players Tony Meola, Tab Ramos, Tim Howard, Alexi Lalas, Clint Mathis, Jozy Altidore, Michael Bradley, Claudio Reyna, Eddie Pope, and Tim Ream have all played for the U.S. national team. Current players Juan Agudelo,Daniel Rodriguez, Dax McCarty, and Kenny Cooper have also played for the USMNT.

Achievements

Head coaches

Gallery

  • Red Bull Arena, Harrison

  • Red Bull Arena, Harrison

  • Thierry Henry

  • Former headcoach Hans Backe

  • Headcoach Gerhard Struber

  • Former headcoach Bruce Arena

New York Red Bulls Media

  • New York Red Bulls playing the L.A. Galaxy on August 18, 2007, at Giants Stadium

  • Thierry Henry was one of several high-profile signings by the Red Bulls in 2010

  • New York Red Bulls pre-game lineup photo, 2014

  • Red Bull Arena during a Hudson River Derby Match

  • Former academy player Tyler Adams who also played with Red Bulls II from 2015 to 2016

  • New York Red Bulls 2016 Next Generation Trophy Salzburg

  • Bradley Wright-Phillips is the club's top scorer (125)

References

  1. ↑ "Luis Robles Selected as New York Red Bulls Captain". NewYorkRedBulls.com. MLS Digital. February 21, 2018. Archived from the original on August 4, 2020. Retrieved March 31, 2020.

Other websites

  Media related to New York Red Bulls at Wikimedia Commons


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