# 2022 New York Red Bulls season

The 2022 New York Red Bulls season was the club's twenty-seventh season in Major League Soccer, the top division of soccer in the United States.
Due to the 2022 FIFA World Cup, the regular season began early on February 26, 2022, and ended on October 9. The team ended their season on October 15, 2022, after losing to FC Cincinnati 1–2 in the MLS Cup Playoffs.

## Team information
### Squad information

    As of October 15, 2022
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 28) | Red Bull Salzburg | 71 | 0 |
| 18 | Ryan Meara | GK | (1990-11-15) November 15, 1990 (age 34) | Fordham University | 57 | 0 |
| 40 | AJ Marcucci | GK | (1999-08-31) August 31, 1999 (age 25) | New York Red Bulls II | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||
| 4 | Andrés Reyes | CB | (1999-08-09) August 9, 1999 (age 25) | Atlético Nacional | 33 | 2 |
| 6 | Kyle Duncan | RB | (1997-08-08) August 8, 1997 (age 27) | Oostende (on loan) | 86 | 5 |
| 12 | Dylan Nealis | RB | (1998-07-30) July 30, 1998 (age 26) | Nashville SC | 34 | 1 |
| 15 | Sean Nealis | CB | (1997-01-13) January 13, 1997 (age 28) | Hofstra University | 83 | 2 |
| 33 | Aaron Long | CB | (1992-10-12) October 12, 1992 (age 32) | New York Red Bulls II | 175 | 14 |
| 47 | John Tolkin | LB | (2002-07-31) July 31, 2002 (age 22) | Academy | 65 | 3 |
| 98 | Hassan Ndam | CB | (1998-10-29) October 29, 1998 (age 26) | New York Red Bulls II | 5 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||
| 8 | Frankie Amaya | CM | (2000-09-26) September 26, 2000 (age 24) | FC Cincinnati | 51 | 2 |
| 10 | Lewis Morgan | RW/LW | (1996-09-30) September 30, 1996 (age 28) | Inter Miami CF | 37 | 18 |
| 16 | Dru Yearwood | CM | (2000-02-17) February 17, 2000 (age 24) | Brentford | 70 | 3 |
| 17 | Cameron Harper | RW/LW | (2001-11-19) November 19, 2001 (age 23) | Celtic | 26 | 2 |
| 19 | Wikelman Carmona | CM | (2003-02-24) February 24, 2003 (age 21) | Academia Dynamo FC | 26 | 1 |
| 21 | Omir Fernandez | RW/LW | (1999-02-08) February 8, 1999 (age 25) | Academy | 91 | 11 |
| 22 | Serge Ngoma | CM | (2005-07-09) July 9, 2005 (age 19) | Academy | 6 | 2 |
| 23 | Cristian Cásseres Jr. | CM | (2000-01-20) January 20, 2000 (age 25) | Deportivo La Guaira | 106 | 14 |
| 30 | Jesús Castellano | CM | (2004-03-22) March 22, 2004 (age 20) | Yaracuyanos | 1 | 0 |
| 37 | Caden Clark | CM | (2003-05-27) May 27, 2003 (age 21) | RB Leipzig (on loan) | 50 | 8 |
| 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 | 19 | 1 |
| 82 | Luquinhas | RW/LW | (1996-09-28) September 28, 1996 (age 28) | Legia Warsaw | 36 | 7 |
| 91 | Bento Estrela | CM | (2006-02-10) February 10, 2006 (age 18) | Academy | 0 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||
| 9 | Patryk Klimala | FW | (1998-08-05) August 5, 1998 (age 26) | Celtic | 61 | 14 |
| 11 | Elias Manoel | FW | (2001-11-30) November 30, 2001 (age 23) | Grêmio (on loan) | 7 | 2 |
| 28 | Zach Ryan | FW | (1999-01-14) January 14, 1999 (age 26) | Academy | 7 | 1 |
| 74 | Tom Barlow | FW | (1995-07-08) July 8, 1995 (age 29) | New York Red Bulls II | 96 | 14 |

## Roster transactions
### In

| # | Pos. | Player | Signed from | Details | Date |
| 1 | GK | Carlos Coronel | Red Bull Salzburg | Signed permanently from loan | December 6, 2021 |
| 10 | MF | Lewis Morgan | Inter Miami CF | $1,200,000 | December 12, 2021 |
| 12 | DF | Dylan Nealis | Nashville SC | $125,000 | December 12, 2021 |
| 75 | MF | Daniel Edelman | Academy | Homegrown Player | December 17, 2021 |
| 28 | FW | Zach Ryan | Academy | Homegrown Player | January 20, 2022 |
| 30 | MF | Jesús Castellano | Yaracuyanos | Undisclosed transfer | January 20, 2022 |
| 64 | FW | Jake LaCava | New York Red Bulls II | Free transfer | January 20, 2022 |
| 37 | CM | Caden Clark | RB Leipzig | Loan until December 2022 | February 9, 2022 |
| 82 | CM | Luquinhas | Legia Warsaw | Undisclosed transfer | February 16, 2022 |
| 7 | RB | Tom Edwards | Stoke City | Loan until December 2022 | February 17, 2022 |
| 22 | MF | Serge Ngoma | Academy | Homegrown Player | February 17, 2022 |
| 11 | FW | Ashley Fletcher | Watford | Loan until July 2022 | February 28, 2022 |
| 6 | DF | Kyle Duncan | Oostende | Loan until December 2022 | August 5, 2022 |
| 11 | FW | Elias Manoel | Grêmio | Loan until December 2022 | August 6, 2022 |
| 13 | MF | Tyler Pasher | Houston Dynamo | Waivers | August 10, 2022 |
| 98 | DR | Hassan Ndam | New York Red Bulls II | Free transfer | September 3, 2022 |

### Out

| # | Pos. | Player | Signed by | Details | Date |
| 88 | GK | Luca Lewis | Cesena | Option declined | December 1, 2021 |
| 20 | DF | Issiar Dramé | Lviv | Option declined | December 1, 2021 |
| 39 | DF | Mandela Egbo | Swindon Town | Option declined | December 1, 2021 |
| 77 | MF | Daniel Royer | Free agent | Option declined | December 1, 2021 |
| 25 | FW | Mathias Jørgensen | Esbjerg | Option declined | December 1, 2021 |
| 6 | DF | Kyle Duncan | Oostende | End of Contract | December 1, 2021 |
| 27 | MF | Sean Davis | Nashville SC | End of contract | December 1, 2021 |
| 5 | DF | Andrew Gutman | Atlanta United FC | End of loan | December 1, 2021 |
| 7 | DF | Tom Edwards | Stoke City | End of loan | December 1, 2021 |
| 37 | MF | Caden Clark | RB Leipzig | End of loan | December 1, 2021 |
| 44 | MF | Youba Diarra | Red Bull Salzburg | End of loan | December 1, 2021 |
| 9 | FW | Fábio | Oeste | End of loan | December 1, 2021 |
| 64 | FW | Jake LaCava | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Loan until December 2022 | January 20, 2022 |
| 67 | FW | Omar Sowe | Breiðablik | Loan until December 2022 | March 12, 2022 |
| 11 | FW | Ashley Fletcher | Watford | End of loan | July 11, 2022 |
| 24 | DF | Jason Pendant | Quevilly-Rouen | Undisclosed transfer | July 12, 2022 |
| 2 | DF | Lucas Monzón | Danubio | Loan termination | July 18, 2022 |
| 7 | DF | Tom Edwards | Stoke City | Loan termination | September 2, 2022 |
| 13 | MF | Tyler Pasher | Free agent | Contract termination | September 2, 2022 |
Total expenditure: $1,325,000
Total revenue: $0
Net income: $1,325,000

### Draft picks

| Round | Position | Player | College |
| 1 (7) | DF | Matt Nocita | Naval Academy |
| 1 (20) | FW | O'Vonte Mullings | Florida Gulf Coast |
| 3 (71) | GK | Giannis Nikopolidis | Georgetown |
| 3 (73) | MF | Seth Kuhn | Penn State |

## Preseason and Friendlies

Preseason matches were announced on January 18, 2022. The last three matches held in February are part of the Coachella Valley Invitational which will be hosted by LA Galaxy.

### Friendlies
## Major League Soccer season
### Eastern Conference

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Philadelphia Union | 34 | 19 | 5 | 10 | 72 | 26 | +46 | 67 | Qualification for the Conference semifinals & 2023 CONCACAF Champions League |
| 2 | CF Montréal | 34 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 63 | 50 | +13 | 65 | Qualification for the first round |
| 3 | New York City FC | 34 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 57 | 41 | +16 | 55 | Qualification for the first round |
| 4 | New York Red Bulls | 34 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 50 | 41 | +9 | 53 | Qualification for the first round |
| 5 | FC Cincinnati | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 64 | 56 | +8 | 49 | Qualification for the first round |
| 6 | Inter Miami CF | 34 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 47 | 56 | −9 | 48 | Qualification for the first round |
| 7 | Orlando City SC | 34 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 44 | 53 | −9 | 48 | Qualification for the first round & 2023 CONCACAF Champions League |
| 8 | Columbus Crew | 34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 46 | 41 | +5 | 46 | |
| 9 | Charlotte FC | 34 | 13 | 18 | 3 | 44 | 52 | −8 | 42 | |
| 10 | New England Revolution | 34 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 47 | 50 | −3 | 42 | |
| 11 | Atlanta United FC | 34 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 48 | 54 | −6 | 40 | |
| 12 | Chicago Fire FC | 34 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 39 | 48 | −9 | 39 | |
| 13 | Toronto FC | 34 | 9 | 18 | 7 | 49 | 66 | −17 | 34 | |
| 14 | D.C. United | 34 | 7 | 21 | 6 | 36 | 71 | −35 | 27 | |
* 1 2 Canadian clubs cannot qualify for the 2023 CONCACAF Champions League through the MLS regular season or playoffs.
* ↑ as 2022 U.S. Open Cup champions

### Overall

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 4 | Austin FC | 34 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 65 | 49 | +16 | 56 | Qualification for the 2023 CONCACAF Champions League |
| 5 | New York City FC | 34 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 57 | 41 | +16 | 55 | |
| 6 | New York Red Bulls | 34 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 50 | 41 | +9 | 53 | |
| 7 | FC Dallas | 34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 48 | 37 | +11 | 53 | |
| 8 | LA Galaxy | 34 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 58 | 51 | +7 | 50 | |
* ↑ As highest-ranked U.S. based Division I club (based on 2022 MLS regular season record) not already qualified (USA3)

### Results summary

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

### Matches
## Competitions summary

| Competition | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| MLS Regular Season | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 50 | 41 | +9 | 044.12 |
| MLS Cup Playoffs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 000.00 |
| U.S. Open Cup | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 080.00 |
| Total | 40 | 19 | 8 | 13 | 63 | 50 | +13 | 047.50 |

## Player statistics

As of October 15, 2022.
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | MLS | MLS | Playoffs | Playoffs | Open Cup | Open Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | BRA | Carlos Coronel | 37 | -47 | 33 | -39 | 1 | -2 | 3 | -6 |
| 18 | GK | USA | Ryan Meara | 3 | -3 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 |
| 40 | GK | USA | AJ Marcucci | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||||
| 4 | DF | COL | Andrés Reyes | 13 | 0 | 8+4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | USA | Kyle Duncan | 10 | 0 | 6+3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | USA | Dylan Nealis | 33 | 1 | 19+8 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 15 | DF | USA | Sean Nealis | 38 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 33 | DF | USA | Aaron Long | 35 | 5 | 28+1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 47 | DF | USA | John Tolkin | 35 | 2 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 98 | DF | CMR | Hassan Ndam | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||||
| 8 | MF | USA | Frankie Amaya | 29 | 1 | 22+1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | SCO | Lewis Morgan | 38 | 18 | 32+1 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 3+1 | 3 |
| 16 | MF | ENG | Dru Yearwood | 27 | 2 | 18+6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | USA | Cameron Harper | 19 | 2 | 6+10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | VEN | Wikelman Carmona | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | USA | Omir Fernandez | 32 | 3 | 20+6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4+1 | 1 |
| 22 | MF | USA | Serge Ngoma | 7 | 2 | 1+5 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | VEN | Cristian Cásseres | 30 | 2 | 23+3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 |
| 30 | MF | VEN | Jesús Castellano | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 37 | MF | USA | Caden Clark | 17 | 1 | 3+13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 65 | MF | UGA | Steven Sserwadda | 3 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 75 | MF | USA | Daniel Edelman | 19 | 1 | 10+5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 82 | MF | BRA | Luquinhas | 36 | 7 | 21+9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 91 | MF | USA | Bento Estrela | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||||
| 9 | FW | POL | Patryk Klimala | 32 | 6 | 19+8 | 5 | 0+1 | 0 | 3+1 | 1 |
| 11 | FW | BRA | Elias Manoel | 7 | 2 | 5+1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | FW | USA | Zach Ryan | 7 | 1 | 0+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 1 |
| 74 | FW | USA | Tom Barlow | 37 | 5 | 7+25 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2+3 | 1 |
| Left Club During Season ||||||||||||
| 2 | DF | URU | Lucas Monzón | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 7 | DF | ENG | Tom Edwards | 12 | 0 | 8+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | ENG | Ashley Fletcher | 7 | 0 | 3+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | FRA | Jason Pendant | 5 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |

### Top scorers

| Place | Position | Number | Name | MLS | Playoffs | Open Cup | Total |
| 1 | MF | 10 | Lewis Morgan | 14 | 1 | 3 | 18 |
| 2 | MF | 82 | Luquinhas | 5 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 3 | FW | 9 | Patryk Klimala | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | DF | 33 | Aaron Long | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 | FW | 74 | Tom Barlow | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 | MF | 21 | Omir Fernandez | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | FW | 11 | Elias Manoel | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | MF | 16 | Dru Yearwood | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | MF | 17 | Cameron Harper | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | MF | 22 | Serge Ngoma | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | MF | 23 | Cristian Cásseres | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | DF | 47 | John Tolkin | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | MF | 8 | Frankie Amaya | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | DF | 12 | Dylan Nealis | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | FW | 28 | Zach Ryan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | MF | 37 | Caden Clark | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | MF | 75 | Daniel Edelman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 50 | 1 | 12 | 63 |
As of October 15, 2022.

### Assist Leaders

| Place | Position | Number | Name | MLS | Playoffs | Open Cup | Total |
| 1 | MF | 82 | Luquinhas | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 2 | FW | 9 | Patryk Klimala | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | MF | 23 | Cristian Cásseres | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | MF | 8 | Frankie Amaya | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | MF | 10 | Lewis Morgan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | MF | 17 | Cameron Harper | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | MF | 21 | Omir Fernandez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | DF | 47 | John Tolkin | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | DF | 12 | Dylan Nealis | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | MF | 16 | Dru Yearwood | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | DF | 33 | Aaron Long | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | FW | 11 | Elias Manoel | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | MF | 37 | Caden Clark | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 29 | 0 | 9 | 38 |
As of October 15, 2022.

### Cleansheets

| Place | Position | Number | Name | MLS | Playoffs | Open Cup | Total |
| 1 | GK | 1 | Carlos Coronel | 8 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | GK | 18 | Ryan Meara | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 8 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
As of October 15, 2022

### Disciplinary record

| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Player | MLS | MLS | Playoffs | Playoffs | Open Cup | Open Cup | Total | Total |
| 1 | GK | | Carlos Coronel | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | | Kyle Duncan | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 7 | DF | | Tom Edwards | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | | Frankie Amaya | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 9 | FW | | Patryk Klimala | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | | Lewis Morgan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | | Ashley Fletcher | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | | Dylan Nealis | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| 15 | DF | | Sean Nealis | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| 16 | MF | | Dru Yearwood | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| 17 | MF | | Cameron Harper | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | | Omir Fernandez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | | Cristian Cásseres | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 1 |
| 24 | DF | | Jason Pendant | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | FW | | Zach Ryan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | DF | | Aaron Long | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 37 | MF | | Caden Clark | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 47 | DF | | John Tolkin | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 74 | FW | | Tom Barlow | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 75 | DF | | Daniel Edelman | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 82 | MF | | Luquinhas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | 81 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 99 | 7 |
As of October 15, 2022.