# 2024 New York Red Bulls season

The 2024 New York Red Bulls season was the club's twenty-ninth season in Major League Soccer, the top division of soccer in the United States. The club made the MLS Cup final for the first time since 2008.

## Team information
### Squad information

    As of June 19, 2024
Appearances and goals are career totals from all-competitions.
| No. | Player | Date of Birth (Age) | Signed from | Apps | Goals | Assists |
| GK ||||||||
| 31 | Carlos Coronel (INT) | (1996-12-29) December 29, 1996 (age 28) | Red Bull Salzburg | 127 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Ryan Meara | (1990-11-15) November 15, 1990 (age 34) | Fordham University | 63 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Aidan Stokes (HG) | (2008-01-14) January 14, 2008 (age 17) | Academy | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | AJ Marcucci | (1999-08-31) August 31, 1999 (age 25) | New York Red Bulls II | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DF ||||||||
| 3 | Noah Eile (U22) (INT) | (2002-07-17) July 17, 2002 (age 22) | Malmö FF | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Andrés Reyes (U22) (INT) | (1999-08-09) August 9, 1999 (age 25) | Atlético Nacional | 80 | 5 | 1 |
| 6 | Kyle Duncan | (1997-08-08) August 8, 1997 (age 27) | Oostende | 131 | 5 | 15 |
| 12 | Dylan Nealis | (1998-07-30) July 30, 1998 (age 26) | Nashville SC | 74 | 1 | 3 |
| 15 | Sean Nealis | (1997-01-13) January 13, 1997 (age 28) | Hofstra University | 139 | 3 | 5 |
| 20 | Juan José Mina (INT) | (2004-07-27) July 27, 2004 (age 20) | Deportivo Cali | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Aidan O'Connor | (2001-10-07) October 7, 2001 (age 23) | Virginia | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Curtis Ofori | (2005-11-20) November 20, 2005 (age 19) | Academy | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Davi Alexandre (HG) | (2007-02-03) February 3, 2007 (age 18) | Academy | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | John Tolkin (HG) | (2002-07-31) July 31, 2002 (age 22) | Academy | 118 | 8 | 15 |
| MF ||||||||
| 5 | Peter Stroud (HG) | (2002-04-23) April 23, 2002 (age 22) | Academy | 41 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Frankie Amaya | (2000-09-26) September 26, 2000 (age 24) | FC Cincinnati | 102 | 8 | 11 |
| 9 | Lewis Morgan (INT) | (1996-09-30) September 30, 1996 (age 28) | Inter Miami | 58 | 26 | 4 |
| 10 | Emil Forsberg (INT) | (1991-10-23) October 23, 1991 (age 33) | RB Leipzig | 14 | 6 | 3 |
| 17 | Cameron Harper | (2001-11-19) November 19, 2001 (age 23) | Celtic | 79 | 6 | 6 |
| 19 | Wikelman Carmona (INT) | (2003-02-24) February 24, 2003 (age 22) | Academia Dynamo FC | 64 | 4 | 2 |
| 22 | Serge Ngoma (HG) | (2005-07-09) July 9, 2005 (age 19) | Academy | 12 | 2 | 0 |
| 48 | Ronald Donkor (LO) (INT) | (2004-11-20) November 20, 2004 (age 20) | Guidars FC | 8 | 0 | 1 |
| 75 | Daniel Edelman (HG) | (2003-04-28) April 28, 2003 (age 21) | Academy | 64 | 2 | 3 |
| 91 | Bento Estrela (HG) | (2006-02-10) February 10, 2006 (age 19) | Academy | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FW ||||||||
| 2 | Dennis Gjengaar(INT) | (2004-02-24) February 24, 2004 (age 21) | Odd | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Cory Burke | (1991-12-28) December 28, 1991 (age 33) | Philadelphia Union | 33 | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | Elias Manoel (INT) | (2001-11-30) November 30, 2001 (age 23) | Grêmio | 62 | 11 | 6 |
| 13 | Dante Vanzeir (DP) (INT) | (1998-04-16) April 16, 1998 (age 26) | Union SG | 40 | 7 | 6 |
| 33 | Roald Mitchell (HG) | (2003-01-13) January 13, 2003 (age 22) | New York Red Bulls II | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | Julian Hall (HG) | (2008-03-24) March 24, 2008 (age 16) | New York Red Bulls II | 5 | 1 | 0 |
* (HG) = Homegrown Player
* (GA) = Generation Adidas Player
* (DP) = Designated Player
* (INT) = Player using International Roster Slot
* (U22) = Player using U22 Initiative Slot
* (L) = On Loan to the club
* (LO) = Loaned out to another club
* (SEIL) = Season-ending Injury List

## Roster transactions
### In

| # | Pos. | Player | Signed from | Details | Date |
| 10 | MF | Emil Forsberg | RB Leipzig | Undisclosed transfer | December 16, 2023 |
| 3 | DF | Noah Eile | Malmö FF | Undisclosed transfer | January 12, 2024 |
| 33 | FW | Roald Mitchell | New York Red Bulls II | Homegrown signing | January 14, 2024 |
| 20 | MF | Felipe Carballo | Grêmio (loan) | One-year loan with option to purchase; Designated Player | August 16, 2024 |

### Out

| # | Pos. | Player | Signed by | Details | Date |
| 3 | DF | Matt Nocita | Free agent | Option declined | December 1, 2023 |
| 2 | DF | Jayden Reid | St. Louis City SC 2 | Option declined | December 1, 2023 |
| 98 | DF | Hassan Ndam | FC Haka | Option declined | December 1, 2023 |
| 65 | MF | Steven Sserwadda | New York Red Bulls II | Option declined | December 1, 2023 |
| 21 | MF | Omir Fernandez | Colorado Rapids | Out of contract | December 1, 2023 |
| 9 | FW | Jorge Cabezas Hurtado | Watford | End of loan | December 1, 2023 |
| 16 | MF | Dru Yearwood | Nashville SC | $75,000 GAM | December 11, 2023 |
| 74 | FW | Tom Barlow | Chicago Fire FC | $300,000 GAM | December 18, 2023 |
| 82 | FW | Luquinhas | Fortaleza | Undisclosed | January 12, 2024 |

### Draft

| Round | Selection | Player | Position | College/Club Team | Notes |
| 1 | #12 | Aidan O'Connor | DF | Virginia | From Colorado Rapids |
| 1 | #14 | Traded to Colorado Rapids | Traded to Colorado Rapids | Traded to Colorado Rapids | |
| 2 | #43 | Traded to Colorado Rapids | Traded to Colorado Rapids | Traded to Colorado Rapids | |
Notes
* Charlotte FC → Colorado Rapids → New York Red Bulls. Colorado Rapids acquired the natural first round pick in the 2024 MLS SuperDraft, $50,000 in 2023 GAM, and $50,000 in condition GAM from Charlotte FC in exchange for their natural first round pick in the 2023 MLS SuperDraft. Subsequently, the New York Red Bulls acquired the 12th overall pick in the 2024 MLS SuperDraft from Colorado Rapids for the 14th overall pick in the 2024 MLS SuperDraft and $50,000 in 2024 GAM.
* New York Red Bulls → Colorado Rapids → Charlotte FC. Colorado Rapids acquired the natural first and second round draft pick in the 2024 MLS SuperDraft from New York Red Bulls for the 12th overall pick in the 2024 MLS SuperDraft and $50,000 in 2024 GAM. Subsequently, Charlotte FC acquired the 14th pick in the 2024 MLS SuperDraft from Colorado Rapids in exchange for $75,000 in 2024 GAM and $50,000 in 2025 GAM.
* New York Red Bulls → Colorado Rapids. Colorado Rapids acquired the natural first and second round draft pick in the 2024 MLS SuperDraft from New York Red Bulls for the 12th overall pick in the 2024 MLS SuperDraft and $50,000 in 2024 GAM

## Major League Soccer season
### Eastern Conference

MLS Eastern Conference table (2024) :
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Inter Miami CF | 34 | 22 | 4 | 8 | 79 | 49 | +30 | 74 | Qualification for round one, the 2025 Leagues Cup and the CONCACAF Champions Cup round one |
| 2 | Columbus Crew | 34 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 72 | 40 | +32 | 66 | Qualification for round one and the 2025 Leagues Cup |
| 3 | FC Cincinnati | 34 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 58 | 48 | +10 | 59 | Qualification for round one and the 2025 Leagues Cup |
| 4 | Orlando City SC | 34 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 59 | 50 | +9 | 52 | Qualification for round one and the 2025 Leagues Cup |
| 5 | Charlotte FC | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 46 | 37 | +9 | 51 | Qualification for round one and the 2025 Leagues Cup |
| 6 | New York City FC | 34 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 54 | 49 | +5 | 50 | Qualification for round one and the 2025 Leagues Cup |
| 7 | New York Red Bulls | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 55 | 50 | +5 | 47 | Qualification for round one and the 2025 Leagues Cup |
| 8 | CF Montréal | 34 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 48 | 64 | −16 | 43 | Qualification for the wild-card round and the 2025 Leagues Cup |
| 9 | Atlanta United FC | 34 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 46 | 49 | −3 | 40 | Qualification for the wild-card round and the 2025 Leagues Cup |
| 10 | D.C. United | 34 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 52 | 70 | −18 | 40 | |
| 11 | Toronto FC | 34 | 11 | 19 | 4 | 40 | 61 | −21 | 37 | |
| 12 | Philadelphia Union | 34 | 9 | 15 | 10 | 62 | 55 | +7 | 37 | |
| 13 | Nashville SC | 34 | 9 | 16 | 9 | 38 | 54 | −16 | 36 | |
| 14 | New England Revolution | 34 | 9 | 21 | 4 | 37 | 74 | −37 | 31 | |

### Overall

Overall MLS standings table :
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 14 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC (V) | 34 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 52 | 49 | +3 | 47 | Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One |
| 15 | Portland Timbers | 34 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 65 | 56 | +9 | 47 | Qualification for the U.S. Open Cup Round of 32 |
| 16 | New York Red Bulls | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 55 | 50 | +5 | 47 | Qualification for the U.S. Open Cup Round of 32 |
| 17 | CF Montréal | 34 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 48 | 64 | −16 | 43 | |
| 18 | Austin FC | 34 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 39 | 48 | −9 | 42 | Qualification for the U.S. Open Cup Round of 32 |
* ↑ As winners of Canadian Championship
* ↑ As one of the best U.S. teams in the overall table to not qualify for the 2025 CONCACAF Champions Cup
* ↑ As one of the U.S. teams who did not qualify for the 2025 CONCACAF Champions Cup or the 2025 Leagues 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
#### Round One
#### MLS Cup 2024
## U.S. Open Cup

The New York Red Bulls were not sent to the tournament, but their MLS Next Pro team New York Red Bulls II was sent instead following the deal reached on March 1, 2024.

## Leagues Cup
### East 6

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | TOR | PAC | NYR |
| 1 | Toronto FC | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 5 | Advance to knockout stage | — | — | — |
| 2 | Pachuca | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 2 | Advance to knockout stage | 1–2 | — | 1–1 |
| 3 | New York Red Bulls | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | | 0–0 | — | — |

## Competitions summary

| Competition | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| MLS Regular Season | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 29 | 22 | +7 | 050.00 |
| MLS Cup Playoffs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | !— |
| U.S. Open Cup | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | !— |
| Leagues Cup | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | !— |
| Total | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 29 | 22 | +7 | 050.00 |

## Player statistics
### Appearances and goals

As of June 19, 2024
| 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 ||||||||||||||
| 18 | GK | USA | Ryan Meara | 4 | -3 | 4 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | GK | PAR | Carlos Coronel | 15 | -22 | 15 | -22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | GK | USA | AJ Marcucci | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||||||
| 3 | DF | SWE | Noah Eile | 16 | 0 | 14+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | COL | Andrés Reyes | 12 | 1 | 8+4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | USA | Kyle Duncan | 14 | 0 | 9+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | USA | Dylan Nealis | 16 | 0 | 14+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | USA | Sean Nealis | 17 | 0 | 15+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | USA | Aidan O'Connor | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | USA | Curtis Ofori | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | DF | USA | John Tolkin | 16 | 1 | 15+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||||||
| 5 | MF | USA | Peter Stroud | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | USA | Frankie Amaya | 19 | 1 | 17+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | MF | SCO | Lewis Morgan | 16 | 9 | 14+2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | SWE | Emil Forsberg | 14 | 6 | 13+1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | USA | Cameron Harper | 13 | 3 | 5+8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | VEN | Wikelman Carmona | 17 | 2 | 13+4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | USA | Serge Ngoma | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | MF | GHA | Ronald Donkor | 3 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 65 | MF | UGA | Steven Sserwadda | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 75 | MF | USA | Daniel Edelman | 17 | 0 | 15+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 91 | MF | POR | Bento Estrela | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||||||
| 2 | FW | NOR | Dennis Gjengaar | 13 | 0 | 4+9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | JAM | Cory Burke | 9 | 1 | 0+9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | BRA | Elias Manoel | 18 | 3 | 10+8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | FW | BEL | Dante Vanzeir | 17 | 2 | 15+2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | FW | USA | Julian Hall | 5 | 1 | 0+5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | FW | USA | Roald Mitchell | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Top scorers

| Place | Position | Number | Name | MLS | Playoffs | Open Cup | Leagues Cup | Total |
| 1 | MF | 9 | Lewis Morgan | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 2 | MF | 10 | Emil Forsberg | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | FW | 11 | Elias Manoel | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | MF | 17 | Cameron Harper | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | FW | 13 | Dante Vanzeir | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | MF | 19 | Wikelman Carmona | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | FW | 2 | Dennis Gjengaar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | DF | 4 | Andrés Reyes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | FW | 7 | Cory Burke | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | MF | 8 | Frankie Amaya | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | FW | 16 | Julian Hall | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | DF | 47 | John Tolkin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 |
As of June 22, 2024

### Assist leaders

| Place | Position | Number | Name | MLS | Playoffs | Open Cup | Leagues Cup | Total |
| 1 | FW | 13 | Dante Vanzeir | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | MF | 9 | Lewis Morgan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | MF | 10 | Emil Forsberg | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | MF | 19 | Wikelman Carmona | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | MF | 8 | Frankie Amaya | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | DF | 12 | Dylan Nealis | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | DF | 15 | Sean Nealis | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | DF | 3 | Noah Eile | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | FW | 7 | Cory Burke | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | DF | 47 | John Tolkin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
As of June 22, 2024

### Cleansheets

| Place | Position | Number | Name | MLS | Playoffs | Open Cup | Leagues Cup | Total |
| 1 | GK | 18 | Ryan Meara | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 1 | GK | 31 | Carlos Coronel | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
As of June 22, 2024