# 2020 New York Red Bulls season

The 2020 New York Red Bulls season was the club's twenty-fifth season in Major League Soccer, the top division of soccer in the United States.

## Team information
### Squad information

    As of November 21, 2020
Appearances and goals are career totals from all-competitions.
| Squad No. | Name | Position(s) | Date of Birth (Age) | Signed from | Games Played | Goals Scored |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||
| 1 | David Jensen | GK | (1992-03-25)March 25, 1992 (aged 28) | Utrecht | 11 | 0 |
| 18 | Ryan Meara | GK | (1990-11-15)November 15, 1990 (aged 30) | Fordham University | 54 | 0 |
| 40 | Kendall McIntosh | GK | (1994-01-24)January 24, 1994 (aged 26) | Portland Timbers | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||
| 3 | Amro Tarek | CB/LB | (1992-05-17)May 17, 1992 (aged 28) | Orlando City SC | 33 | 1 |
| 6 | Kyle Duncan | RB | (1997-08-08)August 8, 1997 (aged 23) | Valenciennes | 44 | 4 |
| 7 | Patrick Seagrist | LB | (1998-02-21)February 21, 1998 (aged 22) | Marquette University | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | Sean Nealis | CB | (1997-01-22)January 22, 1997 (aged 23) | Hofstra University | 16 | 1 |
| 24 | Jason Pendant | LB | (1997-02-09)February 9, 1997 (aged 23) | Sochaux | 21 | 0 |
| 26 | Tim Parker | CB | (1993-02-23)February 23, 1993 (aged 27) | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 94 | 3 |
| 33 | Aaron Long | CB | (1992-10-12)October 12, 1992 (aged 28) | New York Red Bulls II | 135 | 9 |
| 39 | Mandela Egbo | RB | (1997-08-17)August 17, 1997 (aged 23) | SV Darmstadt 98 | 9 | 1 |
| 47 | John Tolkin | CB | (2002-07-31)July 31, 2002 (aged 18) | Academy | 0 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||
| 8 | Jared Stroud | CM | (1996-07-10)July 10, 1996 (aged 24) | New York Red Bulls II | 21 | 0 |
| 10 | Kaku | CM | (1995-01-11)January 11, 1995 (aged 25) | Huracán | 87 | 14 |
| 16 | Dru Yearwood | CM | (2000-02-17)February 17, 2000 (aged 20) | Brentford | 13 | 0 |
| 17 | Ben Mines | CM | (2000-05-12)May 12, 2000 (aged 20) | Academy | 6 | 2 |
| 21 | Omir Fernandez | RW/LW | (1999-02-08)February 8, 1999 (aged 21) | Academy | 34 | 5 |
| 22 | Florian Valot | CM | (1993-02-13)February 13, 1993 (aged 27) | New York Red Bulls II | 47 | 5 |
| 23 | Cristian Cásseres Jr. | CM | (2000-01-20)January 20, 2000 (aged 20) | Deportivo La Guaira | 48 | 6 |
| 27 | Sean Davis | CM | (1993-02-08)February 8, 1993 (aged 27) | Academy | 173 | 7 |
| 37 | Caden Clark | CM | (2003-05-27)May 27, 2003 (aged 17) | New York Red Bulls II | 8 | 3 |
| 77 | Daniel Royer | RW/LW | (1990-05-22)May 22, 1990 (aged 30) | FC Midtjylland | 140 | 50 |
| 80 | Chris Lema | CM | (1996-08-05)August 5, 1996 (aged 24) | New York Red Bulls II | 0 | 0 |
| 90 | Marc Rzatkowski | CM | (1990-03-02)March 2, 1990 (aged 30) | Red Bull Salzburg | 82 | 5 |
| Forwards ||||||||
| 11 | Samuel Tetteh | FW | (1996-07-28)July 28, 1996 (aged 24) | Red Bull Salzburg (on loan) | 10 | 0 |
| 25 | Mathias Jørgensen | FW | (2000-09-20)September 20, 2000 (aged 20) | Odense Boldklub | 14 | 0 |
| 42 | Brian White | FW | (1996-02-03)February 3, 1996 (aged 24) | New York Red Bulls II | 46 | 16 |
| 74 | Tom Barlow | FW | (1995-07-08)July 8, 1995 (aged 25) | New York Red Bulls II | 36 | 8 |

## Roster transactions
### In

| # | Pos. | Player | Signed from | Details | Date |
| 40 | GK | Kendall McIntosh | Portland Timbers | 2019 MLS Re-Entry Draft | November 26, 2019 |
| 80 | MF | Chris Lema | New York Red Bulls II | Free transfer | January 7, 2020 |
| 8 | MF | Jared Stroud | New York Red Bulls II | Free transfer | January 7, 2020 |
| 47 | DF | John Tolkin | Academy | Homegrown Player | January 14, 2020 |
| 20 | MF | Josh Sims | Southampton | Loan until June 2020 | January 21, 2020 |
| 1 | GK | David Jensen | Utrecht | Undisclosed transfer | January 29, 2020 |
| 39 | DF | Mandela Egbo | SV Darmstadt 98 | Undisclosed transfer | January 30, 2020 |
| 7 | DF | Patrick Seagrist | Marquette | 2020 MLS SuperDraft | February 27, 2020 |
| 24 | DF | Jason Pendant | Sochaux | Undisclosed transfer | March 10, 2020 |
| 16 | MF | Dru Yearwood | Brentford | Undisclosed transfer | August 5, 2020 |
| 11 | FW | Samuel Tetteh | Red Bull Salzburg | Loan until December 2020 | August 11, 2020 |
| 37 | MF | Caden Clark | New York Red Bulls II | Free transfer | October 10, 2020 |

### Out

| # | Pos. | Player | Signed by | Details | Date |
| 5 | DF | Connor Lade | Retired | Retired | October 23, 2019 |
| 31 | GK | Luis Robles | Inter Miami CF | Option declined | November 21, 2019 |
| 88 | MF | Vincent Bezecourt | Miami FC | Option declined | November 21, 2019 |
| 11 | MF | Marcus Epps | Portland Timbers 2 | Option declined | November 21, 2019 |
| 7 | MF | Derrick Etienne | Columbus Crew | Option declined | November 21, 2019 |
| 8 | MF | Jean-Christophe Koffi | Memphis 901 FC | Option declined | November 21, 2019 |
| 24 | GK | Evan Louro | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Option declined | November 21, 2019 |
| 99 | FW | Bradley Wright-Phillips | Los Angeles FC | Contract expired | November 21, 2019 |
| 20 | MF | Josh Sims | Southampton | End of loan | November 21, 2019 |
| 62 | DF | Michael Amir Murillo | Anderlecht | $755,000 | December 6, 2019 |
| 92 | DF | Kemar Lawrence | Anderlecht | $1,500,000 | January 30, 2020 |
| 91 | DF | Rece Buckmaster | Memphis 901 FC | Waived | February 29, 2020 |
| 20 | MF | Josh Sims | Southampton | End of loan | July 1, 2020 |
| 19 | MF | Alex Muyl | Nashville SC | 2020 and 2021 International Roster Spot | August 13, 2020 |
* ↑ Following the conclusion of Sims' loan he re-signed with the club on January 21, 2020.
Total expenditure: $0
Total revenue: $2,255,000
Net income: $2,255,000

### Draft picks

| Round | Position | Player | College |
| 1 (10) | DF | Patrick Seagrist | Marquette |
| 1 (15) | MF | Cherif Dieye | Louisville |
| 2 (36) | GK | Wallis Lapsley | UC Davis |
| 2 (41) | MF | Deri Corfe | Wright State |
| 3 (62) | MF | Stavros Zarokostas | Rhode Island |
| 3 (65) | MF | Barry Sharifi | Loyola |
| 4 (93) | MF | Niko Petridis | St. John's |

## Major League Soccer season
### Eastern Conference

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | PPG | Qualification |
| 1 | Philadelphia Union | 23 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 44 | 20 | +24 | 47 | 2.04 | Qualification for the playoffs first round and CONCACAF Champions League |
| 2 | Toronto FC | 23 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 33 | 26 | +7 | 44 | 1.91 | Qualification for the playoffs first round and CONCACAF Champions League |
| 3 | Columbus Crew SC (C) | 23 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 36 | 21 | +15 | 41 | 1.78 | Qualification for the playoffs first round and CONCACAF Champions League |
| 4 | Orlando City SC | 23 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 40 | 25 | +15 | 41 | 1.78 | Qualification for the playoffs first round and Leagues Cup |
| 5 | New York City FC | 23 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 37 | 25 | +12 | 39 | 1.70 | Qualification for the playoffs first round and Leagues Cup |
| 6 | New York Red Bulls | 23 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 29 | 31 | −2 | 32 | 1.39 | Qualification for the playoffs first round |
| 7 | Nashville SC | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 24 | 22 | +2 | 32 | 1.39 | Qualification for the playoffs play-in round |
| 8 | New England Revolution | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 26 | 25 | +1 | 32 | 1.39 | Qualification for the playoffs play-in round |
| 9 | Montreal Impact | 23 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 33 | 43 | −10 | 26 | 1.13 | Qualification for the playoffs play-in round |
| 10 | Inter Miami CF | 23 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 25 | 35 | −10 | 24 | 1.04 | Qualification for the playoffs play-in round |
| 11 | Chicago Fire FC | 23 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 33 | 39 | −6 | 23 | 1.00 | |
| 12 | Atlanta United FC | 23 | 6 | 13 | 4 | 23 | 30 | −7 | 22 | 0.96 | Qualification for the 2021 CONCACAF Champions League |
| 13 | D.C. United | 23 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 25 | 41 | −16 | 21 | 0.91 | |
* ↑ As Supporters' Shield winners
* 1 2 Canadian clubs could not qualify for the 2021 CONCACAF Champions League through the MLS regular season or playoffs.
* ↑ As 2020 Canadian Championship finalists (awarded by Canada Soccer)
* ↑ As MLS Cup 2020 champions
* ↑ On June 10, 2020, Major League Soccer announced that Nashville SC would switch from the Western Conference to the Eastern Conference for the remainder of the 2020 season.
* ↑ As 2019 U.S. Open Cup champions

### Overall

2020 MLS overall standings :
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | PPG |
| 11 | FC Dallas | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 28 | 24 | +4 | 34 | 1.55 |
| 12 | Los Angeles FC | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 47 | 39 | +8 | 32 | 1.45 |
| 13 | New York Red Bulls | 23 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 29 | 31 | −2 | 32 | 1.39 |
| 14 | Nashville SC | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 24 | 22 | +2 | 32 | 1.39 |
| 15 | New England Revolution | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 26 | 25 | +1 | 32 | 1.39 |

### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |

### Matches
## U.S. Open Cup

New York Red Bulls will enter the 2020 U.S. Open Cup in the Round of 32.

## Leagues Cup

New York Red Bulls will enter the 2020 Leagues Cup in the Round of 16.

## MLS is Back Tournament

On June 10, MLS announced that a bracket format named "MLS is Back Tournament" would begin July 8 at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Walt Disney World, and end with the final on August 11.
Group E results :
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Columbus Crew SC | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 9 | Advanced to knockout stage |
| 2 | FC Cincinnati | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 6 | Advanced to knockout stage |
| 3 | New York Red Bulls | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 3 | |
| 4 | Atlanta United | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 0 | |

## Competitions summary

As of November 21, 2020.
| Competition | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| MLS Regular Season | 23 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 29 | 31 | −2 | 039.13 |
| MLS Cup Playoffs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 000.00 |
| Total | 24 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 31 | 34 | −3 | 037.50 |

## Player statistics

As of November 21, 2020.
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | MLS | MLS | MLS Cup | MLS Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||
| 1 | GK | DEN | David Jensen | 11 | -15 | 10+1 | -15 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | GK | USA | Ryan Meara | 14 | -18 | 13 | -15 | 1 | -3 |
| 40 | GK | USA | Kendall McIntosh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| 3 | DF | EGY | Amro Tarek | 12 | 0 | 10+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | USA | Kyle Duncan | 24 | 3 | 21+2 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | DF | USA | Patrick Seagrist | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | USA | Sean Nealis | 6 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | FRA | Jason Pendant | 21 | 0 | 17+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | USA | Tim Parker | 20 | 0 | 18+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | DF | USA | Aaron Long | 17 | 2 | 15+1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 39 | DF | ENG | Mandela Egbo | 9 | 1 | 6+3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | DF | USA | John Tolkin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| 8 | MF | USA | Jared Stroud | 21 | 0 | 11+9 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | PAR | Kaku | 17 | 2 | 13+3 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | ENG | Dru Yearwood | 13 | 0 | 8+4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | USA | Ben Mines | 5 | 1 | 2+3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | USA | Omir Fernandez | 15 | 2 | 5+10 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | FRA | Florian Valot | 24 | 2 | 17+6 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | VEN | Cristian Cásseres | 20 | 2 | 14+5 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | USA | Sean Davis | 15 | 0 | 13+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 37 | MF | USA | Caden Clark | 8 | 3 | 3+4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 77 | MF | AUT | Daniel Royer | 21 | 4 | 15+5 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 80 | MF | USA | Chris Lema | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 90 | MF | GER | Marc Rzatkowski | 17 | 0 | 7+9 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| 11 | FW | GHA | Samuel Tetteh | 10 | 0 | 4+6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | FW | DEN | Mathias Jørgensen | 8 | 0 | 3+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | FW | USA | Brian White | 19 | 6 | 10+8 | 5 | 0+1 | 1 |
| 74 | FW | USA | Tom Barlow | 22 | 3 | 12+9 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Left Club During Season ||||||||||
| 19 | MF | USA | Alex Muyl | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | ENG | Josh Sims | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Top scorers

| Place | Position | Number | Name | MLS | MLS Cup | Total |
| 1 | FW | 42 | Brian White | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2 | MF | 77 | Daniel Royer | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | DF | 6 | Kyle Duncan | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | MF | 37 | Caden Clark | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | FW | 74 | Tom Barlow | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | MF | 10 | Kaku | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | MF | 21 | Omir Fernandez | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | MF | 22 | Florian Valot | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | MF | 23 | Cristian Cásseres | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | DF | 33 | Aaron Long | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | MF | 17 | Ben Mines | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | DF | 39 | Mandela Egbo | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 29 | 2 | 31 |
As of November 21, 2020.

### Assist Leaders

| Place | Position | Number | Name | MLS | MLS Cup | Total |
| 1 | MF | 8 | Jared Stroud | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 1 | MF | 10 | Kaku | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | DF | 6 | Kyle Duncan | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | MF | 22 | Florian Valot | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | MF | 23 | Cristian Cásseres Jr. | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | DF | 24 | Jason Pendant | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | MF | 77 | Daniel Royer | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | MF | 17 | Ben Mines | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | MF | 21 | Omir Fernandez | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | DF | 26 | Tim Parker | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | DF | 39 | Mandela Egbo | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | FW | 42 | Brian White | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | MF | 90 | Marc Rzatkowski | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 21 | 1 | 22 |
As of November 21, 2020. This table does not include secondary assists.

### Shutouts

| Place | Position | Number | Name | MLS | MLS Cup | Total |
| 1 | GK | 18 | Ryan Meara | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | GK | 1 | David Jensen | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 4 | 0 | 4 |
As of November 21, 2020.

### Disciplinary record

| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Player | MLS | MLS | MLS Cup | MLS Cup | Total | Total |
| 3 | DF | | Amro Tarek | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | | Kyle Duncan | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 7 | DF | | Patrick Seagrist | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | | Jared Stroud | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | | Sean Nealis | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | | Dru Yearwood | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | GK | | Ryan Meara | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | | Florian Valot | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | | Cristian Cásseres | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | | Jason Pendant | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | | Tim Parker | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 27 | MF | | Sean Davis | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 33 | DF | | Aaron Long | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 39 | DF | | Mandela Egbo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 42 | FW | | Brian White | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 90 | MF | | Marc Rzatkowski | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | 29 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 32 | 1 |
As of November 21, 2020.