# 2019 New York Red Bulls season

The 2019 New York Red Bulls season was the club's twenty-fourth season in Major League Soccer, the top division of soccer in the United States.

## Team information
### Squad information

    As of October 20, 2019
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 ||||||||
| 18 | Ryan Meara | GK | (1990-11-15)November 15, 1990 (aged 28) | Fordham University | 40 | 0 |
| 24 | Evan Louro | GK | (1996-01-19)January 19, 1996 (aged 23) | Academy | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Luis Robles (Captain) | GK | (1984-05-11)May 11, 1984 (aged 35) | Karlsruher SC | 281 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||
| 3 | Amro Tarek | CB/LB | (1992-05-17)May 17, 1992 (aged 27) | Orlando City SC | 21 | 1 |
| 5 | Connor Lade | RB/LB | (1989-11-16)November 16, 1989 (aged 29) | Academy | 153 | 5 |
| 6 | Kyle Duncan | RB | (1997-12-27)December 27, 1997 (aged 21) | Valenciennes | 20 | 1 |
| 15 | Sean Nealis | CB | (1997-01-22)January 22, 1997 (aged 22) | Hofstra University | 10 | 1 |
| 26 | Tim Parker | CB | (1993-02-23)February 23, 1993 (aged 26) | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 75 | 3 |
| 33 | Aaron Long | CB | (1992-10-12)October 12, 1992 (aged 27) | New York Red Bulls II | 118 | 7 |
| 62 | Michael Amir Murillo | RB/CB | (1996-02-11)February 11, 1996 (aged 23) | San Francisco | 80 | 4 |
| 91 | Rece Buckmaster | LB | (1996-07-11)July 11, 1996 (aged 23) | New York Red Bulls II | 8 | 0 |
| 92 | Kemar Lawrence | LB | (1992-09-17)September 17, 1992 (aged 27) | Harbour View | 146 | 5 |
| Midfielders ||||||||
| 8 | Jean-Christophe Koffi | CM | (1998-01-05)January 5, 1998 (aged 21) | D.C. United | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Kaku | CM | (1995-01-11)January 11, 1995 (aged 24) | Huracán | 70 | 12 |
| 17 | Ben Mines | CM | (2000-05-12)May 12, 2000 (aged 19) | Academy | 1 | 1 |
| 19 | Alex Muyl | RW/LW | (1995-09-30)September 30, 1995 (aged 24) | Academy | 138 | 13 |
| 20 | Josh Sims | RW | (1997-03-28)March 28, 1997 (aged 22) | Southampton (on loan) | 8 | 1 |
| 21 | Omir Fernandez | RW/LW | (1999-02-08)February 8, 1999 (aged 20) | Academy | 21 | 3 |
| 22 | Florian Valot | CM | (1993-02-13)February 13, 1993 (aged 26) | New York Red Bulls II | 23 | 3 |
| 23 | Cristian Cásseres | CM | (2000-01-20)January 20, 2000 (aged 19) | Deportivo La Guaira | 28 | 4 |
| 27 | Sean Davis | CM | (1993-02-08)February 8, 1993 (aged 26) | Academy | 158 | 7 |
| 77 | Daniel Royer | RW/LW | (1990-05-22)May 22, 1990 (aged 29) | FC Midtjylland | 119 | 46 |
| 88 | Vincent Bezecourt | CM | (1993-06-10)June 10, 1993 (aged 26) | New York Red Bulls II | 22 | 1 |
| 90 | Marc Rzatkowski | CM | (1990-03-02)March 2, 1990 (aged 29) | Red Bull Salzburg | 65 | 5 |
| Forwards ||||||||
| 25 | Mathias Jørgensen | FW | (2000-09-20)September 20, 2000 (aged 19) | Odense Boldklub | 6 | 0 |
| 42 | Brian White | FW | (1996-02-03)February 3, 1996 (aged 23) | New York Red Bulls II | 27 | 10 |
| 74 | Tom Barlow | FW | (1995-07-08)July 8, 1995 (aged 24) | New York Red Bulls II | 14 | 5 |
| 99 | Bradley Wright-Phillips | FW | (1985-03-12)March 12, 1985 (aged 34) | Charlton Athletic | 240 | 126 |

## Roster transactions
### In

| # | Pos. | Player | Signed from | Details | Date |
| 3 | DF | Amro Tarek | Orlando City SC | 2019 MLS SuperDraft 4th Round Pick | December 11, 2018 |
| 11 | MF | Marcus Epps | Philadelphia Union | 2018 MLS Waiver Draft | December 12, 2018 |
| 90 | MF | Marc Rzatkowski | Red Bull Salzburg | Free Transfer | January 24, 2019 |
| 21 | MF | Omir Fernandez | Academy | Homegrown contract | January 26, 2019 |
| 25 | FW | Mathias Jørgensen | Odense Boldklub | $2,500,000 | February 12, 2019 |
| 15 | DF | Sean Nealis | Hofstra University | Draft Pick | February 17, 2019 |
| 74 | FW | Tom Barlow | New York Red Bulls II | Free Transfer | May 8, 2019 |
| 91 | DF | Rece Buckmaster | New York Red Bulls II | Free Transfer | August 3, 2019 |
| 20 | MF | Josh Sims | Southampton | Loan until December 2019 | August 7, 2019 |

### Out

| # | Pos. | Player | Signed by | Details | Date |
| 3 | DF | Kevin Politz | Greenville Triumph | Option Declined | December 4, 2018 |
| 41 | DF | Ethan Kutler | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | Option Declined | December 4, 2018 |
| 78 | DF | Aurélien Collin | Philadelphia Union | Option Declined | December 4, 2018 |
| 11 | FW | Carlos Rivas | Atletico Nacional | Option Declined | December 4, 2018 |
| 21 | DF | Tommy Redding | Free Agent | Contract Expired | December 4, 2018 |
| 29 | DF | Fidel Escobar | Sporting San Miguelito | End of loan | December 4, 2018 |
| 90 | MF | Marc Rzatkowski | Red Bull Salzburg | End of loan | December 4, 2018 |
| 47 | DF | Hassan Ndam | FC Cincinnati | Expansion Draft | December 11, 2018 |
| 4 | MF | Tyler Adams | RB Leipzig | $3,000,000 | January 1, 2019 |
| 16 | FW | Anatole Abang | Nantong Zhiyun | Undisclosed | February 21, 2019 |
| 11 | FW | Marcus Epps | Memphis 901 FC | Loan until December 2019 | August 2, 2019 |
| 7 | MF | Derrick Etienne | FC Cincinnati | Loan until December 2019 | August 8, 2019 |
| 9 | MF | Andreas Ivan | Free Agent | Waived | August 14, 2019 |
* ↑ Following the conclusion of Rzatkowski's loan he re-signed with the club on January 24, 2019.
Total expenditure: $2,500,000
Total revenue: $3,000,000
Net income: $500,000

### Draft picks

| Round | Position | Player | College |
| 1 (16) | DF | Roy Boateng | UC Davis |
| 1 (22) | FW | Janos Loebe | Fordham |
| 2 (1) | DF | Sean Nealis | Hofstra |
| 2 (8) | DF | Rece Buckmaster | Indiana |
| 3 (22) | GK | Rashid Nuhu | Fordham |
| 4 (6) | MF | Sean McSherry | Princeton |
| 4 (12) | MF | Joey Piatczyc | West Virginia |

## Major League Soccer season
### Eastern Conference

2019 MLS Eastern Conference standings :
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | New York City FC (P) | 34 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 63 | 42 | +21 | 64 | Playoffs Conference Semifinals & 2020 CONCACAF Champions League |
| 2 | Atlanta United FC (P, U) | 34 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 58 | 43 | +15 | 58 | Playoffs first round & 2020 CONCACAF Champions League |
| 3 | Philadelphia Union (P, L) | 34 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 58 | 50 | +8 | 55 | Playoffs first round & 2020 Leagues Cup |
| 4 | Toronto FC (P, L) | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 57 | 52 | +5 | 50 | Playoffs first round & 2020 Leagues Cup |
| 5 | D.C. United (P, L) | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 42 | 38 | +4 | 50 | Playoffs first round & 2020 Leagues Cup |
| 6 | New York Red Bulls (P, L) | 34 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 53 | 51 | +2 | 48 | Playoffs first round & 2020 Leagues Cup |
| 7 | New England Revolution (P) | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 50 | 57 | −7 | 45 | Playoffs first round |
| 8 | Chicago Fire | 34 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 55 | 47 | +8 | 42 | |
| 9 | Montreal Impact (V) | 34 | 12 | 17 | 5 | 47 | 60 | −13 | 41 | 2020 CONCACAF Champions League |
| 10 | Columbus Crew SC | 34 | 10 | 16 | 8 | 39 | 47 | −8 | 38 | |
| 11 | Orlando City SC | 34 | 9 | 15 | 10 | 44 | 52 | −8 | 37 | |
| 12 | FC Cincinnati | 34 | 6 | 22 | 6 | 31 | 75 | −44 | 24 | |
* ↑ as 2019 U.S. Open Cup champions
* 1 2 Canadian clubs could not qualify for the 2020 CONCACAF Champions League through MLS play.
* ↑ as 2019 Canadian Championship winners

### Overall

2019 MLS regular season standings :
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 10 | D.C. United | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 42 | 38 | +4 | 50 |
| 11 | Portland Timbers | 34 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 52 | 49 | +3 | 49 |
| 12 | New York Red Bulls | 34 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 53 | 51 | +2 | 48 |
| 13 | FC Dallas | 34 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 54 | 46 | +8 | 48 |
| 14 | New England Revolution | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 50 | 57 | −7 | 45 |

### 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 will enter the 2019 U.S. Open Cup with the rest of Major League Soccer in the fourth round.

## Competitions summary

As of October 20, 2019.
| Competition | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| MLS Regular Season | 34 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 53 | 51 | +2 | 041.18 |
| MLS Cup Playoffs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 000.00 |
| U.S. Open Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 000.00 |
| Champions League | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 050.00 |
| Total | 40 | 16 | 6 | 18 | 65 | 64 | +1 | 040.00 |

## Player statistics

As of October 20, 2019.
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | MLS | MLS | MLS Cup | MLS Cup | U.S. Open Cup | U.S. Open Cup | Champions League | Champions League |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||||||
| 18 | GK | USA | Ryan Meara | 2 | -4 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | GK | USA | Evan Louro | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | GK | USA | Luis Robles | 38 | -60 | 33 | -50 | 1 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -6 |
| Defenders ||||||||||||||
| 3 | DF | EGY | Amro Tarek | 21 | 1 | 19+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | USA | Connor Lade | 16 | 1 | 10+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | USA | Kyle Duncan | 16 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | USA | Sean Nealis | 10 | 1 | 3+6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | USA | Tim Parker | 37 | 1 | 26+5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 33 | DF | USA | Aaron Long | 29 | 2 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 62 | DF | PAN | Michael Amir Murillo | 25 | 1 | 18+4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 91 | DF | USA | Rece Buckmaster | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 92 | DF | JAM | Kemar Lawrence | 24 | 1 | 19+3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||||||
| 8 | MF | CIV | Jean-Christophe Koffi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | PAR | Kaku | 32 | 5 | 21+5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | USA | Ben Mines | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | USA | Alex Muyl | 29 | 3 | 18+6 | 3 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | ENG | Josh Sims | 8 | 1 | 5+2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | USA | Omir Fernandez | 21 | 3 | 3+15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 |
| 22 | MF | FRA | Florian Valot | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | VEN | Cristian Cásseres | 25 | 4 | 21+2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | USA | Sean Davis | 36 | 1 | 28+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 77 | MF | AUT | Daniel Royer | 37 | 14 | 26+5 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 88 | MF | FRA | Vincent Bezecourt | 8 | 0 | 7+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 90 | MF | GER | Marc Rzatkowski | 32 | 2 | 26+2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||||||
| 25 | FW | DEN | Mathias Jørgensen | 6 | 0 | 1+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 42 | FW | USA | Brian White | 21 | 9 | 17+2 | 9 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 74 | FW | USA | Tom Barlow | 14 | 5 | 8+4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 99 | FW | ENG | Bradley Wright-Phillips | 29 | 2 | 9+15 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Left Club During Season ||||||||||||||
| 7 | MF | HAI | Derrick Etienne | 13 | 1 | 5+6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 9 | MF | ROU | Andreas Ivan | 16 | 2 | 5+7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+3 | 1 |
| 11 | MF | USA | Marcus Epps | 3 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Top scorers

| Place | Position | Number | Name | MLS | MLS Cup | U.S. Open Cup | Champions League | Total |
| 1 | MF | 77 | Daniel Royer | 11 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 |
| 2 | FW | 42 | Brian White | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 3 | MF | 10 | Kaku | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 | FW | 74 | Tom Barlow | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 4 | MF | 23 | Cristian Cásseres | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | MF | 19 | Alex Muyl | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | MF | 21 | Omir Fernandez | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | MF | 9 | Andreas Ivan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | DF | 33 | Aaron Long | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | MF | 90 | Marc Rzatkowski | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | FW | 99 | Bradley Wright-Phillips | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | DF | 3 | Amro Tarek | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | DF | 5 | Connor Lade | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | DF | 6 | Kyle Duncan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | MF | 7 | Derrick Etienne | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | DF | 15 | Sean Nealis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | MF | 20 | Josh Sims | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | DF | 26 | Tim Parker | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | MF | 27 | Sean Davis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | DF | 62 | Michael Amir Murillo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | DF | 92 | Kemar Lawrence | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 53 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 65 |
As of October 20, 2019.

### Assist Leaders

| Place | Position | Number | Name | MLS | MLS Cup | U.S. Open Cup | Champions League | Total |
| 1 | MF | 77 | Daniel Royer | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | MF | 10 | Kaku | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | MF | 23 | Cristian Cásseres | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | DF | 62 | Michael Amir Murillo | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | MF | 90 | Marc Rzatkowski | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | DF | 6 | Kyle Duncan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | MF | 9 | Andreas Ivan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | MF | 19 | Alex Muyl | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | MF | 21 | Omir Fernandez | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | MF | 27 | Sean Davis | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | FW | 99 | Bradley Wright-Phillips | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | DF | 3 | Amro Tarek | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | DF | 5 | Connor Lade | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | MF | 7 | Derrick Etienne | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | MF | 20 | Josh Sims | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | MF | 22 | Florian Valot | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | FW | 42 | Brian White | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 35 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 40 |
As of October 20, 2019. This table does not include secondary assists.

### Shutouts

| Place | Position | Number | Name | MLS | MLS Cup | U.S. Open Cup | Champions League | Total |
| 1 | GK | 31 | Luis Robles | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 |
As of October 20, 2019.

### Disciplinary record

| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Player | MLS | MLS | MLS Cup | MLS Cup | U.S. Open Cup | U.S. Open Cup | Champions League | Champions League | Total | Total |
| 3 | DF | | Amro Tarek | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 5 | DF | | Connor Lade | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | | Kyle Duncan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | | Kaku | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 15 | DF | | Sean Nealis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | | Alex Muyl | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | | Cristian Cásseres | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 25 | FW | | Mathias Jørgensen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | | Tim Parker | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 31 | GK | | Luis Robles | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 33 | DF | | Aaron Long | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 42 | FW | | Brian White | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 62 | DF | | Michael Amir Murillo | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| 77 | MF | | Daniel Royer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 90 | MF | | Marc Rzatkowski | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 91 | DF | | Rece Buckmaster | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 92 | DF | | Kemar Lawrence | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 99 | FW | | Bradley Wright-Phillips | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | 51 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 61 | 5 |
As of October 20, 2019.