# 2015 New York Red Bulls season

The 2015 New York Red Bulls season was the franchise's twentieth season in Major League Soccer, the top division of soccer in the United States.

## Roster transactions
### In

| # | Position | Player | Signed from | Details | Date |
| — | MF | Sal Zizzo | New York City FC | In exchange for Ryan Meara on loan | December 11, 2014 |
| — | MF | Sean Davis | Academy | Homegrown player | December 11, 2014 |
| — | GK | Kyle Reynish | Chicago Fire | | January 20, 2015 |
| — | DF | Andrew Jean-Baptiste | Chivas USA | | January 27, 2015 |
| — | DF | Damien Perrinelle | Free Agent | Re-signed with the club | January 27, 2015 |
| — | DF | Ronald Zubar | AC Ajaccio | | January 27, 2015 |
| — | MF | Felipe Martins | Montreal Impact | In exchange for Eric Alexander, Ambroise Oyongo and an international player spot | January 27, 2015 |
| — | MF | Sacha Kljestan | Anderlecht | | January 28, 2015 |
| — | FW | Mike Grella | Carolina RailHawks | | February 17, 2015 |
| — | DF | Karl Ouimette | Montreal Impact | | March 5, 2015 |
| — | ST | Anatole Abang | Rainbow F.C. | | March 5, 2015 |
| — | MF | Dane Richards | Bodø/Glimt | | March 7, 2015 |
| — | DF | Kemar Lawrence | Harbour View | | March 16, 2015 |
| — | MF | Marius Obekop | Free Agent | Re-signed with the club | March 21, 2015 |
| — | DF | Anthony Wallace | Tampa Bay Rowdies | | March 27, 2015 |
| — | MF | Shaun Wright-Phillips | Queens Park Rangers | | July 27, 2015 |
| — | MF | Gonzalo Verón | San Lorenzo | $2,200,000 Transfer Fee | August 5, 2015 |

### Out

| # | Position | Player | Signed by | Details | Date |
| 14 | FW | Thierry Henry | Retired | Retired | December 1, 2014 |
| 55 | DF | Damien Perrinelle | New York Red Bulls | Option Declined | December 2, 2014 |
| 32 | DF | Ibrahim Sekagya | Retired | Option Declined | December 2, 2014 |
| 27 | DF | Kosuke Kimura | Widzew Łódź | Option Declined | December 2, 2014 |
| 2 | DF | Richard Eckersley | Oldham Athletic | Option Declined | December 2, 2014 |
| 15 | MF | Bobby Convey | Free Agent | Option Declined | December 2, 2014 |
| 13 | MF | Marius Obekop | New York Red Bulls | Option Declined | December 2, 2014 |
| 39 | FW | Saër Sène | Blackpool FC | Option Declined | December 2, 2014 |
| 4 | DF | Jámison Olave | Real Salt Lake | Traded for allocation money | December 10, 2014 |
| 3 | DF | Ambroise Oyongo | Montreal Impact | In exchange for Felipe Martins | January 27, 2015 |
| 12 | MF | Eric Alexander | Montreal Impact | In exchange for Felipe Martins | January 27, 2015 |
| 17 | MF | Tim Cahill | Shanghai Shenhua | Free | February 2, 2015 |
| 19 | MF | Eric Stevenson | Cincinnati | Waived | February 13, 2015 |
| 6 | MF | Ian Christianson | Whitecaps FC 2 | Waived | February 17, 2015 |
| 5 | DF | Armando Lozano | Elche CF | Waived | March 7, 2015 |
| 21 | MF | Ruben Bover | New York Cosmos B | Waived | March 12, 2015 |
| 23 | MF | Michael Bustamante | Charlotte Independence | Waived | March 21, 2015 |
| - | FW | Péguy Luyindula | Retired | Retired | May 31, 2015 |
| 35 | DF | Andrew Jean-Baptiste | Estrella San Agustín | Waived | June 26, 2015 |

### Loaned out

| # | Position | Player | Loaned to | Details | Date | Source |
| 18 | GK | Ryan Meara | New York City FC | In exchange for Sal Zizzo | December 11, 2014 | |
| 91 | MF | Dane Richards | Indy Eleven | | July 10, 2015 | |

### Draft picks

| Round | # | Position | Player | College/Club Team |
| 1 (18) | — | MF | Leo Stolz | UCLA |
| 2 (39) | — | FW | Stefano Bonomo | University of California, Berkeley |
| 3 (59) | — | DF | Shawn McLaws | Coastal Carolina University |
| 4 (79) | — | MF | Manolo Sanchez | Clemson University |

## Team information
### Squad information

As of August 5, 2015.
| No. | Name | Position | Date of Birth (Age) | Previous Club |
| Goalkeepers ||||||
| 18 | Kyle Reynish | GK | (1983-11-03)November 3, 1983 (aged 31) | Chicago Fire |
| 24 | Santiago Castaño | GK | (1995-04-14)April 14, 1995 (aged 19) | Academy |
| 31 | Luis Robles | GK | (1984-05-11)May 11, 1984 (aged 30) | Karlsruher SC |
| Defenders ||||||
| 3 | Shawn McLaws | RB | (1993-03-09)March 9, 1993 (aged 21) | Coastal Carolina University |
| 5 | Connor Lade | RB | (1989-11-16)November 16, 1989 (aged 25) | St. John's University |
| 6 | Anthony Wallace | LB | (1989-01-26)January 26, 1989 (aged 26) | Tampa Bay Rowdies |
| 7 | Roy Miller | LB | (1984-11-24)November 24, 1984 (aged 30) | Rosenborg |
| 20 | Matt Miazga | CB | (1995-07-19)July 19, 1995 (aged 19) | Academy |
| 22 | Karl Ouimette | CB/LB | (1992-06-18)June 18, 1992 (aged 22) | Montreal Impact |
| 23 | Ronald Zubar | CB | (1985-09-20)September 20, 1985 (aged 29) | AC Ajaccio |
| 25 | Chris Duvall | RB | (1991-09-10)September 10, 1991 (aged 23) | Wake Forest University |
| 55 | Damien Perrinelle | CB | (1983-09-12)September 12, 1983 (aged 31) | FC Istres |
| 92 | Kemar Lawrence | LB | (1992-09-17)September 17, 1992 (aged 22) | Harbour View |
| Midfielders ||||||
| 8 | Felipe | CM | (1990-09-30)September 30, 1990 (aged 24) | Montreal Impact |
| 10 | Lloyd Sam | RW | (1984-09-27)September 27, 1984 (aged 30) | Leeds United |
| 11 | Dax McCarty | CM | (1987-04-30)April 30, 1987 (aged 27) | D.C. United |
| 13 | Mike Grella | LW | (1987-01-23)January 23, 1987 (aged 28) | Carolina RailHawks |
| 15 | Sal Zizzo | RW/LW | (1987-04-03)April 3, 1987 (aged 27) | Sporting Kansas City |
| 16 | Sacha Kljestan | CM | (1985-09-09)September 9, 1985 (aged 29) | Anderlecht |
| 17 | Manolo Sanchez | MF | (1991-11-10)November 10, 1991 (aged 23) | Clemson University |
| 19 | Leo Stolz | MF | (1991-02-15)February 15, 1991 (aged 24) | UCLA |
| 21 | Marius Obekop | MF | (1994-12-19)December 19, 1994 (aged 20) | Renaissance |
| 27 | Sean Davis | CM | (1993-02-08)February 8, 1993 (aged 22) | Academy |
| 30 | Gonzalo Verón | RW/CM | (1989-12-24)December 24, 1989 (aged 25) | San Lorenzo |
| 98 | Shaun Wright-Phillips | RW/LW | (1981-10-25)October 25, 1981 (aged 33) | Queens Park Rangers |
| Forwards ||||||
| 9 | Anatole Abang | FW | (1996-07-06)July 6, 1996 (aged 18) | Rainbow F.C. |
| 99 | Bradley Wright-Phillips | FW | (1985-03-12)March 12, 1985 (aged 29) | Charlton Athletic |

## Competitions
### Tables
#### Eastern Conference Table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | New York Red Bulls | 34 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 62 | 43 | +19 | 60 | MLS Cup Conference Semifinals |
| 2 | Columbus Crew | 34 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 58 | 53 | +5 | 53 | MLS Cup Conference Semifinals |
| 3 | Montreal Impact | 34 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 48 | 44 | +4 | 51 | MLS Cup Knockout Round |
| 4 | D.C. United | 34 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 43 | 45 | −2 | 51 | MLS Cup Knockout Round |
| 5 | New England Revolution | 34 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 48 | 47 | +1 | 50 | MLS Cup Knockout Round |

#### Overall Table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | New York Red Bulls (S) | 34 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 62 | 43 | +19 | 60 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| 2 | FC Dallas | 34 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 52 | 39 | +13 | 60 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| 3 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 34 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 45 | 36 | +9 | 53 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| 4 | Columbus Crew | 34 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 58 | 53 | +5 | 53 | |
| 5 | Portland Timbers (C) | 34 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 41 | 39 | +2 | 53 | CONCACAF Champions League |

### U.S. Open Cup

New York Red Bulls will enter the 2015 U.S. Open Cup with the rest of Major League Soccer in the fourth round.

### International Champions Cup
## Player statistics

    As of November 29, 2015
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | MLS | MLS | MLS Cup | MLS Cup | U.S. Open Cup | U.S. Open Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 5 | MF | USA | Connor Lade | 21 | 0 | 16+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | USA | Anthony Wallace | 8 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 7 | DF | CRC | Roy Miller | 7 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | BRA | Felipe | 41 | 3 | 34 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 9 | ST | CMR | Anatole Abang | 21 | 6 | 3+14 | 4 | 0+2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 10 | MF | GHA | Lloyd Sam | 38 | 12 | 27+4 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 11 | MF | USA | Dax McCarty | 39 | 2 | 32 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | ST | USA | Mike Grella | 40 | 10 | 30+3 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1+2 | 1 |
| 15 | MF | USA | Sal Zizzo | 28 | 1 | 10+12 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 |
| 16 | MF | USA | Sacha Kljestan | 40 | 9 | 33 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 17 | MF | USA | Manolo Sanchez | 4 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | USA | Matt Miazga | 32 | 1 | 24+2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | CMR | Marius Obekop | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | CAN | Karl Ouimette | 11 | 0 | 7+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | FRA | Ronald Zubar | 17 | 2 | 8+4 | 1 | 3+1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 25 | DF | USA | Chris Duvall | 16 | 1 | 14+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | USA | Sean Davis | 16 | 1 | 4+10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 |
| 30 | MF | ARG | Gonzalo Verón | 17 | 1 | 2+11 | 1 | 0+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | GK | USA | Luis Robles | 41 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 55 | DF | FRA | Damien Perrinelle | 32 | 2 | 27+1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 92 | DF | JAM | Kemar Lawrence | 27 | 1 | 23 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 98 | MF | ENG | Shaun Wright-Phillips | 14 | 1 | 1+11 | 1 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 99 | ST | ENG | Bradley Wright-Phillips | 39 | 18 | 32+1 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Players who left the club during the season ||||||||||||
| 35 | DF | HAI | Andrew Jean-Baptiste | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| Out on Loan ||||||||||||
| 91 | MF | JAM | Dane Richards | 13 | 0 | 1+11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
* Source:

### Top scorers

| Place | Position | Number | Name | MLS | MLS Cup | U.S. Open Cup | Total |
| 1 | FW | 99 | Bradley Wright-Phillips | 17 | 1 | 0 | 18 |
| 2 | MF | 10 | Lloyd Sam | 10 | 0 | 2 | 12 |
| 3 | FW | 13 | Mike Grella | 9 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 4 | MF | 16 | Sacha Kljestan | 8 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| 5 | FW | 9 | Anatole Abang | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 6 | MF | 8 | Felipe | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | DF | 6 | Anthony Wallace | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | MF | 11 | Dax McCarty | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | DF | 23 | Ronald Zubar | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | DF | 55 | Damien Perrinelle | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | MF | 15 | Sal Zizzo | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | DF | 20 | Matt Miazga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | DF | 25 | Chris Duvall | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | 27 | Sean Davis | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | 30 | Gonzalo Verón | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | DF | 92 | Kemar Lawrence | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | 98 | Shaun Wright-Phillips | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 62 | 3 | 8 | 73 |
As of November 29, 2015.

### Assist Leaders

| Place | Position | Number | Name | MLS | MLS Cup | U.S. Open Cup | Total |
| 1 | MF | 16 | Sacha Kljestan | 10 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
| 2 | FW | 13 | Mike Grella | 6 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 3 | MF | 11 | Dax McCarty | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 3 | FW | 99 | Bradley Wright-Phillips | 6 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 4 | MF | 10 | Lloyd Sam | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 5 | MF | 8 | Felipe | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | MF | 30 | Gonzalo Verón | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | DF | 92 | Kemar Lawrence | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | DF | 5 | Connor Lade | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | FW | 9 | Anatole Abang | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | MF | 15 | Sal Zizzo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | DF | 20 | Matt Miazga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | MF | 21 | Marius Obekop | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | DF | 25 | Chris Duvall | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | MF | 27 | Sean Davis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | DF | 55 | Damien Perrinelle | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | MF | 98 | Shaun Wright-Phillips | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 47 | 3 | 6 | 55 |
As of November 29, 2015. This table does not include secondary assists.

### Clean Sheets

| Place | Position | Number | Name | MLS | MLS Cup | U.S. Open Cup | Total |
| 1 | GK | 31 | Luis Robles | 9 | 3 | 1 | 13 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 9 | 3 | 1 | 13 |
As of November 29, 2015.