# 2017 New York Red Bulls season

The 2017 New York Red Bulls season was the club's twenty-second season in Major League Soccer, the top division of soccer in the United States.

## Team information
### Squad information

    As of November 5, 2017
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 26) | Fordham University | 34 | 0 |
| 24 | Evan Louro | GK | (1996-01-19)January 19, 1996 (aged 21) | Academy | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Luis Robles | GK | (1984-05-11)May 11, 1984 (aged 32) | Karlsruher SC | 201 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||
| 3 | Gideon Baah | CB/LB | (1991-10-01)October 1, 1991 (aged 25) | HJK Helsinki | 10 | 2 |
| 5 | Connor Lade | RB/LB | (1989-11-16)November 16, 1989 (aged 27) | Academy | 111 | 4 |
| 15 | Sal Zizzo | RB | (1987-04-03)April 3, 1987 (aged 29) | Sporting Kansas City | 93 | 1 |
| 29 | Fidel Escobar | RB | (1995-01-09)January 9, 1995 (aged 22) | Sporting San Miguelito (on loan) | 7 | 0 |
| 33 | Aaron Long | CB | (1992-10-12)October 12, 1992 (aged 24) | New York Red Bulls II | 44 | 1 |
| 47 | Hassan Ndam | CB | (1998-10-29)October 29, 1998 (aged 18) | Rainbow F.C. | 1 | 0 |
| 55 | Damien Perrinelle | CB | (1983-09-12)September 12, 1983 (aged 33) | FC Istres | 82 | 2 |
| 62 | Michael Amir Murillo | RB | (1996-02-11)February 11, 1996 (aged 21) | San Francisco (on loan) | 22 | 2 |
| 78 | Aurélien Collin | CB | (1986-03-08)March 8, 1986 (aged 30) | Orlando City SC | 44 | 0 |
| 92 | Kemar Lawrence | LB | (1992-09-17)September 17, 1992 (aged 24) | Harbour View | 84 | 2 |
| Midfielders ||||||||
| 4 | Tyler Adams | CM | (1999-02-14)February 14, 1999 (aged 18) | Academy | 36 | 2 |
| 6 | Dan Metzger | CM | (1993-08-06)August 6, 1993 (aged 23) | New York Red Bulls II | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | Derrick Etienne | CM | (1996-11-25)November 25, 1996 (aged 20) | Academy | 25 | 0 |
| 8 | Felipe | CM | (1990-09-30)September 30, 1990 (aged 26) | Montreal Impact | 124 | 10 |
| 13 | Mike Grella | LW | (1987-01-23)January 23, 1987 (aged 30) | Carolina RailHawks | 89 | 18 |
| 16 | Sacha Kljestan (captain) | CM | (1985-09-09)September 9, 1985 (aged 31) | Anderlecht | 121 | 22 |
| 17 | Arun Basuljevic | CM | (1995-12-17)December 17, 1995 (aged 21) | Academy | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Alex Muyl | RW/LW | (1995-09-30)September 30, 1995 (aged 21) | Academy | 69 | 6 |
| 22 | Dilly Duka | CM | (1989-09-15)September 15, 1989 (aged 27) | Columbus Crew | 3 | 0 |
| 27 | Sean Davis | CM | (1993-02-08)February 8, 1993 (aged 24) | Academy | 80 | 5 |
| 77 | Daniel Royer | RW/LW | (1990-05-22)May 22, 1990 (aged 26) | FC Midtjylland | 41 | 16 |
| 88 | Vincent Bezecourt | CM | (1993-06-10)June 10, 1993 (aged 23) | New York Red Bulls II | 4 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||
| 10 | Muhamed Keita | FW | (1990-09-02)September 2, 1990 (aged 26) | Lech Poznań | 7 | 0 |
| 30 | Gonzalo Verón | FW/RW | (1989-12-24)December 24, 1989 (aged 27) | San Lorenzo | 82 | 12 |
| 99 | Bradley Wright-Phillips | FW | (1985-03-12)March 12, 1985 (aged 31) | Charlton Athletic | 168 | 100 |

## Roster transactions
### In

| # | Pos. | Player | Signed from | Details | Date |
| 22 | DF | Karl Ouimette | Jacksonville Armada | Returned from Loan | November 4, 2016 |
| 78 | DF | Aurélien Collin | Free Agent | Re-signed with club | January 4, 2017 |
| 6 | MF | Dan Metzger | New York Red Bulls II | | January 23, 2017 |
| 24 | GK | Evan Louro | Academy | Homegrown player | January 23, 2017 |
| 40 | GK | Rafael Díaz | New York Red Bulls II | | January 24, 2017 |
| 17 | MF | Arun Basuljevic | Academy | Homegrown player | January 24, 2017 |
| 55 | DF | Damien Perrinelle | Free Agent | Re-signed with club | January 25, 2017 |
| 28 | DF | Hassan Ndam | Rainbow F.C. | Undisclosed | January 31, 2017 |
| 62 | DF | Michael Amir Murillo | San Francisco | Season long loan | February 18, 2017 |
| 33 | DF | Aaron Long | New York Red Bulls II | | February 22, 2017 |
| 24 | GK | Kyle Reynish | Free Agent | Re-signed with club | March 1, 2017 |
| 9 | FW | Fredrik Gulbrandsen | Red Bull Salzburg | Season long loan | March 10, 2017 |
| 24 | GK | Evan Louro | Academy | Homegrown player | April 29, 2017 |
| 88 | MF | Vincent Bezecourt | New York Red Bulls II | Short Term Loan | July 13, 2017 |
| 29 | DF | Fidel Escobar | Sporting San Miguelito | 18-month Loan | July 27, 2017 |
| 10 | FW | Muhamed Keita | Lech Poznań | Undisclosed | July 28, 2017 |
| 22 | MF | Dilly Duka | Columbus Crew | | August 10, 2017 |
| 88 | MF | Vincent Bezecourt | New York Red Bulls II | Signed permanently from loan | August 11, 2017 |

### Out

| # | Pos. | Player | Signed by | Details | Date |
| 26 | FW | Omer Damari | RB Leipzig | End of loan | November 10, 2016 |
| 33 | DF | Aaron Long | New York Red Bulls II | End of loan | November 21, 2016 |
| 22 | DF | Karl Ouimette | San Francisco Deltas | Option Declined | November 28, 2016 |
| 23 | DF | Ronald Zubar | Red Star F.C. | Option Declined | November 28, 2016 |
| 24 | GK | Kyle Reynish | Free Agent | Contract Expired | December 12, 2016 |
| 55 | DF | Damien Perrinelle | Free Agent | Contract Expired | December 12, 2016 |
| 78 | DF | Aurélien Collin | Free Agent | Contract Expired | December 12, 2016 |
| 98 | MF | Shaun Wright-Phillips | Phoenix Rising FC | Contract Expired | December 12, 2016 |
| 25 | DF | Chris Duvall | Minnesota United FC | Expansion Draft | December 13, 2016 |
| 11 | MF | Dax McCarty | Chicago Fire | $400,000 General Allocation Money | January 16, 2017 |
| 24 | GK | Kyle Reynish | Atlanta United FC | Fourth round draft pick | March 1, 2017 |
| 24 | GK | Evan Louro | New York Red Bulls II | Released | March 6, 2017 |
| 40 | GK | Rafael Díaz | New York Red Bulls II | Released | March 6, 2017 |
| 9 | FW | Anatole Abang | SJK | Loan until July 2017 | March 28, 2017 |
| 9 | FW | Fredrik Gulbrandsen | Red Bull Salzburg | Waived | June 6, 2017 |
| 20 | DF | Justin Bilyeu | RGV FC Toros | Waived | June 28, 2017 |
| 21 | FW | Brandon Allen | Minnesota United FC | Season long loan | July 15, 2017 |
| 9 | FW | Anatole Abang | FC Astra Giurgiu | Loan until July 2018 | August 9, 2017 |
* ↑ Following Reynish's contract expiration he was re-signed on March 1, 2017
* ↑ Following Perrinelle's contract expiration he was re-signed on January 25, 2017
* ↑ Following Collin's contract expiration he was re-signed on January 4, 2017

### Draft picks

| Round | # | Position | Player | College/Club Team |
| 1 (17) | - | MF | Zeiko Lewis | Boston College |
| 2 (39) | - | MF | Ethan Kutler | Colgate University |
| 3 (61) | - | DF | Jordan Scarlett | Iona College |

## Preseason and Friendlies
### Statistics
#### 2 Goals

* Sacha Kljestan

#### 1 Goal

* Brandon Allen
* Lucas Terci
* Vincent Bezecourt
* Gonzalo Verón
* Omir Fernandez
* Sal Zizzo

## Major League Soccer season
### Eastern Conference

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Toronto FC | 34 | 20 | 5 | 9 | 74 | 37 | +37 | 69 | MLS Cup Conference Semifinals |
| 2 | New York City FC | 34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 56 | 43 | +13 | 57 | MLS Cup Conference Semifinals |
| 3 | Chicago Fire | 34 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 62 | 48 | +14 | 55 | MLS Cup Knockout Round |
| 4 | Atlanta United FC | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 70 | 40 | +30 | 55 | MLS Cup Knockout Round |
| 5 | Columbus Crew | 34 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 53 | 49 | +4 | 54 | MLS Cup Knockout Round |
| 6 | New York Red Bulls | 34 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 53 | 47 | +6 | 50 | MLS Cup Knockout Round |
| 7 | New England Revolution | 34 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 53 | 61 | −8 | 45 | |
| 8 | Philadelphia Union | 34 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 50 | 47 | +3 | 42 | |
| 9 | Montreal Impact | 34 | 11 | 17 | 6 | 52 | 58 | −6 | 39 | |
| 10 | Orlando City SC | 34 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 39 | 58 | −19 | 39 | |
| 11 | D.C. United | 34 | 9 | 20 | 5 | 31 | 60 | −29 | 32 | |

### Overall

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 7 | Seattle Sounders FC | 34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 52 | 39 | +13 | 53 | |
| 8 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 34 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 50 | 49 | +1 | 52 | |
| 9 | New York Red Bulls | 34 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 53 | 47 | +6 | 50 | |
| 10 | Houston Dynamo | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 57 | 45 | +12 | 50 | |
| 11 | Sporting Kansas City | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 40 | 29 | +11 | 49 | CONCACAF Champions League |

### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: October 22, 2017. Source: MLS

### Matches
## CONCACAF Champions League
### 2016–17
#### Group stage

Group stage matches were played during the 2016 New York Red Bulls season.
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | NYR | ALI | ANT |
| 1 | New York Red Bulls | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 8 | Quarter-finals | — | 1–0 | 3–0 |
| 2 | Alianza | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 5 | | 1–1 | — | 1–1 |
| 3 | Antigua | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 2 | | 0–0 | 1–3 | — |

#### Quarterfinals
### 2017–18

New York will enter the competition during Phase Two in 2018.

## U.S. Open Cup

New York entered the 2017 U.S. Open Cup with the rest of Major League Soccer in the fourth round.

## Player statistics

As of November 5, 2017.
| 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 | 5 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -5 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | GK | USA | Evan Louro | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | GK | USA | Luis Robles | 39 | -52 | 34 | -47 | 3 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 |
| Defenders ||||||||||||||
| 3 | DF | GHA | Gideon Baah | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | USA | Connor Lade | 24 | 0 | 16+5 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | USA | Sal Zizzo | 30 | 0 | 18+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 29 | DF | PAN | Fidel Escobar | 7 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | DF | USA | Aaron Long | 41 | 1 | 30+1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 47 | DF | CMR | Hassan Ndam | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 | DF | FRA | Damien Perrinelle | 31 | 0 | 22+3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 62 | DF | PAN | Michael Amir Murillo | 22 | 2 | 15+2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 78 | DF | FRA | Aurélien Collin | 13 | 0 | 7+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 92 | DF | JAM | Kemar Lawrence | 31 | 1 | 23+1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||||||
| 4 | MF | USA | Tyler Adams | 32 | 2 | 23+1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | USA | Dan Metzger | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | HAI | Derrick Etienne | 22 | 0 | 8+10 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | BRA | Felipe | 43 | 2 | 33 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | MF | USA | Mike Grella | 11 | 0 | 3+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | USA | Sacha Kljestan | 42 | 4 | 28+4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | USA | Arun Basuljevic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | USA | Alex Muyl | 36 | 3 | 21+9 | 3 | 0+1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | USA | Dilly Duka | 3 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | USA | Sean Davis | 37 | 2 | 21+6 | 2 | 2+1 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 77 | MF | AUT | Daniel Royer | 34 | 15 | 23+3 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 2+1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 88 | MF | FRA | Vincent Bezecourt | 4 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||||||
| 10 | FW | NOR | Muhamed Keita | 7 | 0 | 2+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | FW | ARG | Gonzalo Verón | 34 | 8 | 5+19 | 6 | 1+2 | 1 | 0+5 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 99 | FW | ENG | Bradley Wright-Phillips | 42 | 24 | 29+3 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Left Club During Season ||||||||||||||
| 9 | FW | NOR | Fredrik Gulbrandsen | 12 | 0 | 4+8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | USA | Justin Bilyeu | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | FW | USA | Brandon Allen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
* Source:

### Top scorers

| Place | Position | Name | MLS | MLS Cup | U.S. Open Cup | Champions League | Total |
| 1 | FW | Bradley Wright-Phillips | 17 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 24 |
| 2 | MF | Daniel Royer | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 15 |
| 3 | FW | Gonzalo Verón | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| 4 | MF | Sacha Kljestan | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | MF | Alex Muyl | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | MF | Tyler Adams | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | MF | Felipe | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | MF | Sean Davis | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | DF | Michael Amir Murillo | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | DF | Aaron Long | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | DF | Kemar Lawrence | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | Total | Total | 53 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 67 |
As of November 5, 2017.

### Assist Leaders

| Place | Position | Name | MLS | MLS Cup | U.S. Open Cup | Champions League | Total |
| 1 | MF | Sacha Kljestan | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | MF | Tyler Adams | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 2 | DF | Kemar Lawrence | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 | MF | Felipe | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | DF | Sal Zizzo | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | MF | Alex Muyl | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | MF | Daniel Royer | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | MF | Derrick Etienne | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | MF | Sean Davis | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | FW | Gonzalo Verón | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | FW | Bradley Wright-Phillips | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | DF | Connor Lade | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | FW | Fredrik Gulbrandsen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | FW | Muhamed Keita | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | DF | Damien Perrinelle | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | 35 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 45 |
As of November 5, 2017. This table does not include secondary assists.

### Shutouts

| Place | Position | Name | MLS | MLS Cup | U.S. Open Cup | Champions League | Total |
| 1 | GK | Luis Robles | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 2 | GK | Ryan Meara | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | Total | Total | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 14 |
As of November 5, 2017.