# 2021 New York Red Bulls season

The 2021 New York Red Bulls season was the club's twenty-sixth season in Major League Soccer, the top division of soccer in the United States.

## Team information
### Squad information

    As of November 20, 2021
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 ||||||||
| 13 | Carlos Coronel | GK | (1996-12-29)December 29, 1996 (aged 24) | Red Bull Salzburg (on loan) | 35 | 0 |
| 18 | Ryan Meara | GK | (1990-11-15)November 15, 1990 (aged 31) | Fordham University | 54 | 0 |
| 88 | Luca Lewis | GK | (2001-02-22)February 22, 2001 (aged 20) | New York Red Bulls II | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||
| 2 | Lucas Monzón | CB | (2001-09-29)September 29, 2001 (aged 20) | Danubio (on loan) | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | Andrés Reyes | CB | (1999-08-09)August 9, 1999 (aged 22) | Atlético Nacional | 20 | 2 |
| 5 | Andrew Gutman | LB | (1996-10-02)October 2, 1996 (aged 25) | Atlanta United FC (on loan) | 23 | 2 |
| 6 | Kyle Duncan | RB | (1997-08-08)August 8, 1997 (aged 24) | Valenciennes | 77 | 5 |
| 7 | Tom Edwards | RB/LB | (1999-01-22)January 22, 1999 (aged 22) | Stoke City (on loan) | 28 | 0 |
| 15 | Sean Nealis | CB | (1997-01-13)January 13, 1997 (aged 24) | Hofstra University | 46 | 2 |
| 20 | Issiar Dramé | CB | (1999-02-16)February 16, 1999 (aged 22) | Olimpik Donetsk | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Jason Pendant | LB | (1997-02-09)February 9, 1997 (aged 24) | Sochaux | 23 | 0 |
| 33 | Aaron Long | CB | (1992-10-12)October 12, 1992 (aged 29) | New York Red Bulls II | 140 | 9 |
| 39 | Mandela Egbo | RB | (1997-08-17)August 17, 1997 (aged 24) | SV Darmstadt 98 | 11 | 1 |
| 47 | John Tolkin | CB | (2002-07-31)July 31, 2002 (aged 19) | Academy | 29 | 1 |
| Midfielders ||||||||
| 8 | Frankie Amaya | CM | (2000-09-26)September 26, 2000 (aged 21) | FC Cincinnati | 22 | 1 |
| 16 | Dru Yearwood | CM | (2000-02-17)February 17, 2000 (aged 21) | Brentford | 43 | 1 |
| 17 | Cameron Harper | RW/LW | (2001-11-19)November 19, 2001 (aged 20) | Celtic | 7 | 0 |
| 19 | Wikelman Carmona | CM | (2003-02-24)February 24, 2003 (aged 18) | Academia Dynamo FC | 25 | 1 |
| 21 | Omir Fernandez | RW/LW | (1999-02-08)February 8, 1999 (aged 22) | Academy | 59 | 8 |
| 23 | Cristian Cásseres Jr. | CM | (2000-01-20)January 20, 2000 (aged 21) | Deportivo La Guaira | 76 | 12 |
| 27 | Sean Davis | CM | (1993-02-08)February 8, 1993 (aged 28) | Academy | 208 | 7 |
| 37 | Caden Clark | CM | (2003-05-27)May 27, 2003 (aged 18) | New York Red Bulls II | 33 | 7 |
| 44 | Youba Diarra | CM | (1998-09-07)September 7, 1998 (aged 23) | Red Bull Salzburg (on loan) | 8 | 0 |
| 77 | Daniel Royer | RW/LW | (1990-05-22)May 22, 1990 (aged 31) | FC Midtjylland | 156 | 50 |
| 91 | Bento Estrela | CM | (2006-02-10)February 10, 2006 (aged 15) | Academy | 0 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||
| 9 | Fábio | FW | (1997-05-25)May 25, 1997 (aged 24) | Oeste (on loan) | 31 | 7 |
| 10 | Patryk Klimala | FW | (1998-08-05)August 5, 1998 (aged 23) | Celtic | 31 | 8 |
| 67 | Omar Sowe | FW | (2000-10-28)October 28, 2000 (aged 21) | New York Red Bulls II | 1 | 0 |
| 74 | Tom Barlow | FW | (1995-07-08)July 8, 1995 (aged 26) | New York Red Bulls II | 59 | 9 |

## Roster transactions
### In

| # | Pos. | Player | Signed from | Details | Date |
| 88 | GK | Luca Lewis | New York Red Bulls II | Free transfer | December 11, 2020 |
| 4 | DF | Andrés Reyes | Atlético Nacional | Undisclosed transfer | January 19, 2021 |
| 19 | MF | Wikelman Carmona | Academia Dynamo FC | Undisclosed transfer | January 25, 2021 |
| 7 | DF | Tom Edwards | Stoke City | Loan until December 2021 | January 27, 2021 |
| 9 | FW | Fábio | Oeste | Loan until December 2021 | February 5, 2021 |
| 91 | MF | Bento Estrela | Academy | Homegrown Player | February 9, 2021 |
| 13 | GK | Carlos Coronel | Red Bull Salzburg | Loan until December 2021 | February 26, 2021 |
| 44 | MF | Youba Diarra | Red Bull Salzburg | Loan until December 2021 | March 1, 2021 |
| 17 | FW | Cameron Harper | Celtic | Undisclosed transfer | March 5, 2021 |
| 5 | DF | Andrew Gutman | Atlanta United FC | Loan until December 2021 | March 9, 2021 |
| 8 | MF | Frankie Amaya | FC Cincinnati | $950,000 | April 20, 2021 |
| 10 | FW | Patryk Klimala | Celtic | $4,800,000 | April 22, 2021 |
| 2 | DF | Lucas Monzón | Danubio | Loan until December 2022 | August 5, 2021 |
| 20 | DF | Issiar Dramé | Olimpik Donetsk | Free transfer | September 29, 2021 |

### Out

| # | Pos. | Player | Signed by | Details | Date |
| 7 | DF | Patrick Seagrist | Inter Miami CF | Option declined | November 30, 2020 |
| 80 | MF | Chris Lema | San Antonio FC | Option declined | November 30, 2020 |
| 17 | MF | Ben Mines | FC Cincinnati | Option declined | November 30, 2020 |
| 90 | MF | Marc Rzatkowski | Schalke 04 | Option declined | November 30, 2020 |
| 40 | GK | Kendall McIntosh | Sporting Kansas City | End of contract | November 30, 2020 |
| 11 | FW | Samuel Tetteh | Red Bull Salzburg | End of loan | November 30, 2020 |
| 25 | FW | Mathias Jørgensen | AGF | Loan until June 2021 | December 8, 2020 |
| 8 | MF | Jared Stroud | Austin FC | 2020 MLS Expansion Draft | December 15, 2020 |
| 26 | DF | Tim Parker | Houston Dynamo | $450,000 | January 19, 2021 |
| 42 | FW | Brian White | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | $400,000 | June 2, 2021 |
| 1 | GK | David Jensen | K.V.C. Westerlo | Loan until June 2022 | June 17, 2021 |
| 22 | MF | Florian Valot | FC Cincinnati | $50,000 | August 5, 2021 |
| 3 | DF | Amro Tarek | El Gouna FC | Free transfer | September 9, 2021 |
* ↑ New York could pay an additional $125,000 in allocation money if certain performance incentives are met
* ↑ New York will receive $50,000 in allocation money for having a player selected
* ↑ New York could receive additional $600,000 in allocation money if certain performance incentives are met
* ↑ New York could receive additional $100,000 in allocation money if certain performance incentives are met
* ↑ New York will receive $50,000 in allocation money for the 2022 season and an additional $50,000 if certain performance incentives are met
Total expenditure: $5,750,000
Total revenue: $500,000
Net income: $5,250,000

### Draft picks

| Round | Position | Player | College | Reference |
| 1 (13) | FW | Luther Archimède | Syracuse | |
| 2 (40) | MF | Lamine Conte | Louisville | |
| 3 (67) | GK | AJ Marcucci | Connecticut College | |
| 3 (81) | Passed | Passed | Passed | Passed |

## Major League Soccer season
### Eastern Conference

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | New England Revolution | 34 | 22 | 5 | 7 | 65 | 41 | +24 | 73 | Qualification for the playoffs conference semifinals and CONCACAF Champions League |
| 2 | Philadelphia Union | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 48 | 35 | +13 | 54 | Qualification for the playoffs first round |
| 3 | Nashville SC | 34 | 12 | 4 | 18 | 55 | 33 | +22 | 54 | Qualification for the playoffs first round |
| 4 | New York City FC (C) | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 56 | 36 | +20 | 51 | Qualification for the playoffs first round and CONCACAF Champions League |
| 5 | Atlanta United FC | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 45 | 37 | +8 | 51 | Qualification for the playoffs first round |
| 6 | Orlando City SC | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 50 | 48 | +2 | 51 | Qualification for the playoffs first round |
| 7 | New York Red Bulls | 34 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 39 | 33 | +6 | 48 | Qualification for the playoffs first round |
| 8 | D.C. United | 34 | 14 | 15 | 5 | 56 | 54 | +2 | 47 | |
| 9 | Columbus Crew | 34 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 46 | 45 | +1 | 47 | |
| 10 | CF Montréal | 34 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 46 | 44 | +2 | 46 | Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions League |
| 11 | Inter Miami CF | 34 | 12 | 17 | 5 | 36 | 53 | −17 | 41 | |
| 12 | Chicago Fire FC | 34 | 9 | 18 | 7 | 36 | 54 | −18 | 34 | |
| 13 | Toronto FC | 34 | 6 | 18 | 10 | 39 | 66 | −27 | 28 | |
| 14 | FC Cincinnati | 34 | 4 | 22 | 8 | 37 | 74 | −37 | 20 | |
* ↑ As MLS Cup 2021 champions
* 1 2 Canadian clubs cannot qualify for the 2022 CONCACAF Champions League through the MLS regular season or playoffs.
* ↑ As 2021 Canadian Championship winners

### Overall

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 12 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 45 | 45 | 0 | 49 |
| 13 | Real Salt Lake | 34 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 55 | 54 | +1 | 48 |
| 14 | New York Red Bulls | 34 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 39 | 33 | +6 | 48 |
| 15 | LA Galaxy | 34 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 50 | 54 | −4 | 48 |
| 16 | D.C. United | 34 | 14 | 15 | 5 | 56 | 54 | +2 | 47 |

### 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

On April 16, US Soccer announced that the tournament would not be held in the spring due to a combination of financial and logistical issues, and that they were evaluating holding the tournament later in the year.
On July 20, US Soccer finally announced that the tournament would be cancelled for 2021 and would resume in 2022.

## Competitions summary

| Competition | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| MLS Regular Season | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 39 | 33 | +6 | 038.24 |
| MLS Cup Playoffs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 000.00 |
| Total | 35 | 13 | 9 | 13 | 39 | 34 | +5 | 037.14 |

## Player statistics

As of November 20, 2021.
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | MLS | MLS | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||
| 13 | GK | BRA | Carlos Coronel | 35 | -34 | 34 | -33 | 1 | -1 |
| 18 | GK | USA | Ryan Meara | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 88 | GK | USA | Luca Lewis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| 2 | DF | URU | Lucas Monzón | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | COL | Andrés Reyes | 20 | 2 | 17+2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | USA | Andrew Gutman | 24 | 2 | 20+3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | USA | Kyle Duncan | 32 | 1 | 26+5 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | DF | ENG | Tom Edwards | 28 | 0 | 25+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | USA | Sean Nealis | 29 | 1 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | FRA | Issiar Dramé | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | FRA | Jason Pendant | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | DF | USA | Aaron Long | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | DF | ENG | Mandela Egbo | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | DF | USA | John Tolkin | 29 | 1 | 22+6 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| 8 | MF | USA | Frankie Amaya | 22 | 1 | 10+12 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | ENG | Dru Yearwood | 30 | 1 | 18+11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | USA | Cameron Harper | 7 | 0 | 0+7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | VEN | Wikelman Carmona | 25 | 1 | 15+10 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | USA | Omir Fernandez | 23 | 3 | 9+13 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | VEN | Cristian Cásseres | 28 | 6 | 24+3 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | USA | Sean Davis | 35 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 37 | MF | USA | Caden Clark | 25 | 4 | 17+7 | 4 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 44 | MF | MLI | Youba Diarra | 8 | 0 | 1+6 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 77 | MF | AUT | Daniel Royer | 16 | 0 | 3+12 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 91 | MF | USA | Bento Estrela | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| 9 | FW | BRA | Fábio | 31 | 7 | 25+5 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | POL | Patryk Klimala | 31 | 8 | 27+3 | 8 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 67 | FW | GAM | Omar Sowe | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 74 | FW | USA | Tom Barlow | 23 | 1 | 4+19 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Left Club During Season ||||||||||
| 1 | GK | DEN | David Jensen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | EGY | Amro Tarek | 13 | 0 | 10+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | FRA | Florian Valot | 3 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | FW | USA | Brian White | 5 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Top scorers

| Place | Position | Number | Name | MLS | Playoffs | Total |
| 1 | FW | 10 | Patryk Klimala | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| 2 | FW | 9 | Fábio | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 3 | MF | 23 | Cristian Cásseres | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 4 | MF | 37 | Caden Clark | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | MF | 21 | Omir Fernandez | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | DF | 4 | Andrés Reyes | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | DF | 5 | Andrew Gutman | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | DF | 6 | Kyle Duncan | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | MF | 8 | Frankie Amaya | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | DF | 15 | Sean Nealis | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | MF | 16 | Dru Yearwood | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | MF | 19 | Wikelman Carmona | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | DF | 47 | John Tolkin | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | FW | 74 | Tom Barlow | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 39 | 0 | 39 |
As of November 20, 2021.

### Assist Leaders

| Place | Position | Number | Name | MLS | Playoffs | Total |
| 1 | FW | 9 | Fábio | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 1 | FW | 10 | Patryk Klimala | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | DF | 6 | Kyle Duncan | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | MF | 23 | Cristian Cásseres | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | MF | 37 | Caden Clark | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | DF | 7 | Tom Edwards | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | DF | 4 | Andrés Reyes | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | DF | 5 | Andrew Gutman | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | MF | 8 | Frankie Amaya | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | MF | 16 | Dru Yearwood | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | MF | 19 | Wikelman Carmona | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | FW | 42 | Brian White | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | DF | 47 | John Tolkin | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 30 | 0 | 30 |
As of November 20, 2021. This table does not include secondary assists.

### Shutouts

| Place | Position | Number | Name | MLS | Playoffs | Total |
| 1 | GK | 1 | Carlos Coronel | 13 | 0 | 13 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 13 | 0 | 13 |
As of November 20, 2021.

### Disciplinary record

| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Player | MLS | MLS | Playoffs | Playoffs | Total | Total |
| 1 | GK | | Carlos Coronel | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | | Amro Tarek | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | | Andrés Reyes | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| 5 | MF | | Andrew Gutman | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | | Kyle Duncan | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 7 | DF | | Tom Edwards | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | | Frankie Amaya | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | | Fábio | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | | Patryk Klimala | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | | Sean Nealis | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | | Dru Yearwood | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| 17 | MF | | Cameron Harper | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | | Cristian Cásseres | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | | Sean Davis | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 33 | DF | | Aaron Long | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 37 | MF | | Caden Clark | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 44 | MF | | Youba Diarra | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 47 | DF | | John Tolkin | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 74 | FW | | Tom Barlow | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | 73 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 77 | 2 |
As of November 20, 2021.