# 2023 New York Red Bulls season

The 2023 New York Red Bulls season was the club's twenty-eighth season in Major League Soccer, the top division of soccer in the United States.

## Summary

During a match against the San Jose Earthquakes on April 8, forward Dante Vanzeir was accused of using a racial slur. The match was halted in the second half and later resumed, with 21 minutes of stoppage time added on. Vanzeir later announced that he would "step away from the club until further notice"; on April 13, MLS announced a six-match suspension from all competitions and a fine for Vanzeir's use of racist language. The suspension was faced with heavy scrutiny with the club's supporters claiming that the punishment was inadequate under the MLS's "Zero Tolerance" policy on racism. This had caused the supporters groups to lead a walk-out during a match against Houston Dynamo FC on April 15 in protest to the suspension.
On May 8, Gerhard Struber mutually parted ways with the New York Red Bulls. Assistant Coach Bernd Eibler also left the club. Struber was replaced by Troy Lesesne, who was also the assistant coach of the club before becoming the interim head coach.
The Red Bulls successfully qualified for the MLS Cup Playoffs on October 21 for an MLS-record 14th straight season after left-back John Tolkin converted a stoppage time penalty in a match against Nashville SC.

## Team information
### Squad information

    As of October 25, 2023
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 | Carlos Coronel | GK | (1996-12-29) December 29, 1996 (age 27) | Red Bull Salzburg | 111 | 0 |
| 18 | Ryan Meara | GK | (1990-11-15) November 15, 1990 (age 33) | Fordham University | 59 | 0 |
| 40 | AJ Marcucci | GK | (1999-08-31) August 31, 1999 (age 25) | New York Red Bulls II | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||
| 2 | Jayden Reid | LB/RB | (2001-08-30) August 30, 2001 (age 23) | Academy | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Matt Nocita | CB | (2000-04-24) April 24, 2000 (age 24) | United States Naval Academy | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | Andrés Reyes | CB | (1999-08-09) August 9, 1999 (age 25) | Atlético Nacional | 66 | 4 |
| 6 | Kyle Duncan | RB | (1997-08-08) August 8, 1997 (age 27) | Oostende (on loan) | 114 | 5 |
| 12 | Dylan Nealis | RB | (1998-07-30) July 30, 1998 (age 26) | Nashville SC | 55 | 1 |
| 15 | Sean Nealis | CB | (1997-01-13) January 13, 1997 (age 27) | Hofstra University | 118 | 2 |
| 24 | Curtis Ofori | LB | (2005-11-20) November 20, 2005 (age 18) | Academy | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | John Tolkin | LB | (2002-07-31) July 31, 2002 (age 22) | Academy | 98 | 7 |
| 78 | O'Vonte Mullings | LB/RB | (2000-10-09) October 9, 2000 (age 24) | New York Red Bulls II | 3 | 0 |
| 98 | Hassan Ndam | CB | (1998-10-29) October 29, 1998 (age 26) | New York Red Bulls II | 23 | 0 |
| | Juan José Mina | RB | (2004-07-27) July 27, 2004 (age 20) | Deportivo Cali | 0 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||
| 5 | Peter Stroud | CM | (2002-04-23) April 23, 2002 (age 22) | Academy | 29 | 0 |
| 8 | Frankie Amaya | CM | (2000-09-26) September 26, 2000 (age 24) | FC Cincinnati | 80 | 7 |
| 10 | Lewis Morgan | RW/LW | (1996-09-30) September 30, 1996 (age 28) | Inter Miami CF | 43 | 18 |
| 16 | Dru Yearwood | CM | (2000-02-17) February 17, 2000 (age 24) | Brentford | 95 | 3 |
| 17 | Cameron Harper | RW/LW | (2001-11-19) November 19, 2001 (age 22) | Celtic | 63 | 3 |
| 19 | Wikelman Carmona | CM | (2003-02-24) February 24, 2003 (age 21) | Academia Dynamo FC | 45 | 2 |
| 21 | Omir Fernandez | RW/LW | (1999-02-08) February 8, 1999 (age 25) | Academy | 126 | 17 |
| 22 | Serge Ngoma | CM | (2005-07-09) July 9, 2005 (age 19) | Academy | 6 | 2 |
| 31 | Ibrahim Kasule | CM | (2004-02-17) February 17, 2004 (age 20) | New York Red Bulls II | 1 | 0 |
| 48 | Ronald Donkor | CM | (2004-11-20) November 20, 2004 (age 19) | Guidars FC | 5 | 0 |
| 65 | Steven Sserwadda | CM | (2002-08-28) August 28, 2002 (age 22) | New York Red Bulls II | 3 | 0 |
| 75 | Daniel Edelman | CM | (2003-04-28) April 28, 2003 (age 21) | Academy | 47 | 2 |
| 77 | Amos Shapiro-Thompson | CM | (2000-01-11) January 11, 2000 (age 24) | New York Red Bulls II | 1 | 0 |
| 82 | Luquinhas | RW/LW | (1996-09-28) September 28, 1996 (age 28) | Legia Warsaw | 67 | 10 |
| 91 | Bento Estrela | CM | (2006-02-10) February 10, 2006 (age 18) | Academy | 0 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||
| 7 | Cory Burke | FW | (1991-12-28) December 28, 1991 (age 32) | Philadelphia Union | 24 | 2 |
| 9 | Jorge Cabezas Hurtado | FW | (2003-09-06) September 6, 2003 (age 21) | Watford (on loan) | 5 | 0 |
| 11 | Elias Manoel | FW | (2001-11-30) November 30, 2001 (age 22) | Grêmio | 40 | 9 |
| 13 | Dante Vanzeir | FW | (1998-04-16) April 16, 1998 (age 26) | Union SG | 24 | 5 |
| 74 | Tom Barlow | FW | (1995-07-08) July 8, 1995 (age 29) | New York Red Bulls II | 136 | 18 |

## Roster transactions
### In

| # | Pos. | Player | Signed from | Details | Date |
| 7 | FW | Cory Burke | Philadelphia Union | Free transfer | November 21, 2022 |
| 24 | DF | Curtis Ofori | Academy | Homegrown Player | December 1, 2022 |
| 2 | DF | Jayden Reid | Academy | Homegrown Player | December 21, 2022 |
| 11 | FW | Elias Manoel | Gremio | Undisclosed transfer | January 6, 2023 |
| 6 | DF | Kyle Duncan | Oostende | Loan until December 2023 | January 15, 2023 |
| 13 | FW | Dante Vanzeir | Union SG | $5,500,000 | February 3, 2023 |
| 48 | MF | Ronald Donkor | Guidars FC | Undisclosed transfer | May 3, 2023 |
| | DF | Juan José Mina | Deportivo Cali | Undisclosed transfer | July 31, 2023 |

### Out

| # | Pos. | Player | Signed by | Details | Date |
| 30 | MF | Jesús Castellano | FC Cincinnati 2 | Option declined | October 27, 2022 |
| 28 | FW | Zach Ryan | Loudoun United FC | Option declined | October 27, 2022 |
| 67 | FW | Omar Sowe | Leiknir Reykjavík | Option declined | October 27, 2022 |
| 33 | DF | Aaron Long | Los Angeles FC | End of contract | October 27, 2022 |
| 6 | DF | Kyle Duncan | Oostende | End of loan | October 27, 2022 |
| 37 | MF | Caden Clark | RB Leipzig | End of loan | October 27, 2022 |
| 11 | FW | Elias Manoel | Grêmio | End of loan | October 27, 2022 |
| 9 | FW | Patryk Klimala | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | Undisclosed transfer | January 29, 2023 |
| 23 | MF | Cristian Cásseres | Toulouse | Undisclosed transfer | July 7, 2023 |

## Major League Soccer season
### Eastern Conference

MLS Eastern Conference table (2023) :
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | FC Cincinnati | 34 | 20 | 5 | 9 | 57 | 39 | +18 | 69 | Qualification for round one and the CONCACAF Champions Cup round one |
| 2 | Orlando City SC | 34 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 55 | 39 | +16 | 63 | Qualification for round one |
| 3 | Columbus Crew | 34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 67 | 46 | +21 | 57 | Qualification for round one |
| 4 | Philadelphia Union | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 57 | 41 | +16 | 55 | Qualification for round one |
| 5 | New England Revolution | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 58 | 46 | +12 | 55 | Qualification for round one |
| 6 | Atlanta United FC | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 66 | 53 | +13 | 51 | Qualification for round one |
| 7 | Nashville SC | 34 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 39 | 32 | +7 | 49 | Qualification for round one |
| 8 | New York Red Bulls | 34 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 36 | 39 | −3 | 43 | Qualification for the wild-card round |
| 9 | Charlotte FC | 34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 45 | 52 | −7 | 43 | Qualification for the wild-card round |
| 10 | CF Montréal | 34 | 12 | 17 | 5 | 36 | 52 | −16 | 41 | |
| 11 | New York City FC | 34 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 35 | 39 | −4 | 41 | |
| 12 | D.C. United | 34 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 45 | 49 | −4 | 40 | |
| 13 | Chicago Fire FC | 34 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 39 | 51 | −12 | 40 | |
| 14 | Inter Miami CF | 34 | 9 | 18 | 7 | 41 | 54 | −13 | 34 | |
| 15 | Toronto FC | 34 | 4 | 20 | 10 | 26 | 59 | −33 | 22 | |

### Overall

Overall MLS standings table :
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 15 | Sporting Kansas City | 34 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 48 | 51 | −3 | 44 | Qualification for the U.S. Open Cup Round of 32 |
| 16 | San Jose Earthquakes | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 39 | 43 | −4 | 44 | Qualification for the U.S. Open Cup Round of 32 |
| 17 | New York Red Bulls | 34 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 36 | 39 | −3 | 43 | |
| 18 | Portland Timbers | 34 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 46 | 58 | −12 | 43 | |
| 19 | Charlotte FC | 34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 45 | 52 | −7 | 43 | |
* ↑ As one of the top seven teams in the overall table to not qualify for the 2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup

### Results summary

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

### MLS Cup Playoffs
## U.S. Open Cup
## Leagues Cup
### East 4

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | NYR | NER | ASL |
| 1 | New York Red Bulls | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 5 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 0–0 | 2–1 |
| 2 | New England Revolution | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 4 | Advance to knockout stage | — | — | — |
| 3 | Atlético San Luis | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 0 | | — | 1–5 | — |

### Knockout round
## Competitions summary

| Competition | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| MLS Regular Season | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 36 | 39 | −3 | 032.35 |
| MLS Cup Playoffs | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 100.00 |
| U.S. Open Cup | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 050.00 |
| Leagues Cup | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 050.00 |
| Total | 41 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 47 | 44 | +3 | 036.59 |

## Player statistics

As of October 25, 2023
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | MLS | MLS | Playoffs | Playoffs | Open Cup | Open Cup | Leagues Cup | Leagues Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | PAR | Carlos Coronel | 40 | -43 | 34 | -39 | 1 | -2 | 0+1 | 0 | 4 | -2 |
| 18 | GK | USA | Ryan Meara | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | GK | USA | AJ Marcucci | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||||||
| 2 | DF | USA | Jayden Reid | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | USA | Matt Nocita | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | COL | Andrés Reyes | 34 | 2 | 28+1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | USA | Kyle Duncan | 30 | 0 | 19+6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | USA | Dylan Nealis | 22 | 0 | 10+9 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | USA | Sean Nealis | 37 | 1 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | USA | Curtis Ofori | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | DF | USA | John Tolkin | 34 | 4 | 27 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 88 | DF | CAN | O'Vonte Mullings | 3 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 98 | DF | CMR | Hassan Ndam | 19 | 0 | 8+7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||||||
| 5 | MF | USA | Peter Stroud | 31 | 0 | 10+15 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | USA | Frankie Amaya | 30 | 4 | 22+3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | SCO | Lewis Morgan | 6 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | ENG | Dru Yearwood | 27 | 0 | 11+9 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | USA | Cameron Harper | 39 | 2 | 25+7 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | VEN | Wikelman Carmona | 19 | 1 | 5+11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | USA | Omir Fernandez | 36 | 8 | 22+8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 22 | MF | USA | Serge Ngoma | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | MF | UGA | Ibrahim Kasule | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | MF | GHA | Ronald Donkor | 5 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 65 | MF | UGA | Steven Sserwadda | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 75 | MF | USA | Daniel Edelman | 29 | 1 | 22+1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 77 | MF | USA | Amos Shapiro-Thompson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 82 | MF | BRA | Luquinhas | 32 | 3 | 23+3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 91 | MF | POR | Bento Estrela | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||||||
| 7 | FW | JAM | Cory Burke | 25 | 2 | 11+12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | COL | Jorge Cabezas Hurtado | 5 | 0 | 1+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | BRA | Elias Manoel | 35 | 6 | 20+8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0+2 | 0 | 1+3 | 1 |
| 13 | FW | BEL | Dante Vanzeir | 24 | 5 | 8+11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| 16 | FW | USA | Julian Hall | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 74 | FW | USA | Tom Barlow | 41 | 4 | 20+14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Left Club During Season ||||||||||||||
| 23 | MF | VEN | Cristian Cásseres | 19 | 1 | 16+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Top scorers

| Place | Position | Number | Name | MLS | Playoffs | Open Cup | Leagues Cup | Total |
| 1 | MF | 21 | Omir Fernandez | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 2 | FW | 11 | Elias Manoel | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 3 | MF | 8 | Frankie Amaya | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 | FW | 13 | Dante Vanzeir | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 | DF | 47 | John Tolkin | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | FW | 74 | Tom Barlow | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | MF | 82 | Luquinhas | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | DF | 4 | Andrés Reyes | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | FW | 7 | Cory Burke | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | MF | 17 | Cameron Harper | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | MF | 19 | Wikelman Carmona | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | DF | 15 | Sean Nealis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | MF | 23 | Cristian Cásseres | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | MF | 75 | Daniel Edelman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 36 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 47 |
As of October 25, 2023

### Assist leaders

| Place | Position | Number | Name | MLS | Playoffs | Open Cup | Leagues Cup | Total |
| 1 | DF | 47 | John Tolkin | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| 2 | MF | 21 | Omir Fernandez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | FW | 11 | Elias Manoel | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | FW | 74 | Tom Barlow | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | MF | 82 | Luquinhas | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | DF | 6 | Kyle Duncan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | MF | 17 | Cameron Harper | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | FW | 13 | Dante Vanzeir | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | DF | 15 | Sean Nealis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | MF | 23 | Cristian Cásseres | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | MF | 48 | Ronald Donkor | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | MF | 75 | Daniel Edelman | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 24 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 32 |
As of October 25, 2023

### Cleansheets

| Place | Position | Number | Name | MLS | Playoffs | Open Cup | Leagues Cup | Total |
| 1 | GK | 1 | Carlos Coronel | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 |
| 2 | GK | 18 | Ryan Meara | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 12 |
As of October 25, 2023