2023 New York Red Bulls season explained

Season:	2023
Manager:	Gerhard Struber Troy Lesesne
Mgrtitle:	Head coach
Chairman:	Marc de Grandpré
Chrtitle:	General Manager
League Result:	Conference: 8th Overall: 17th
Cup1 Result:	Round One
Cup2 Result:	Round of 16
Cup3 Result:	Round of 16
League Topscorer:	Omir Fernandez (6)
Season Topscorer:	Omir Fernandez (8)
Highest Attendance:	(May 13, 2023)
Lowest Attendance:	(May 9, 2023)
Average Attendance:	17,786^[1]
Largest Loss:	RBNY 0–3 ORL
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The 2023 New York Red Bulls season was the club's twenty-eighth season in Major League Soccer, the top division of soccer in the United States.

Summary

During a match against the San Jose Earthquakes on April 8, forward Dante Vanzeir was accused of using a racial slur. The match was halted in the second half and later resumed, with 21 minutes of stoppage time added on. Vanzeir later announced that he would "step away from the club until further notice";^[2] on April 13, MLS announced a six-match suspension from all competitions and a fine for Vanzeir's use of racist language.^[3] The suspension was faced with heavy scrutiny with the club's supporters claiming that the punishment was inadequate under the MLS's "Zero Tolerance" policy on racism. This had caused the supporters groups to lead a walk-out during a match against Houston Dynamo FC on April 15 in protest to the suspension.^[4]

On May 8, Gerhard Struber mutually parted ways with the New York Red Bulls. Assistant Coach Bernd Eibler also left the club.^[5] Struber was replaced by Troy Lesesne, who was also the assistant coach of the club before becoming the interim head coach.^[6]

The Red Bulls successfully qualified for the MLS Cup Playoffs on October 21 for an MLS-record 14th straight season after left-back John Tolkin converted a stoppage time penalty in a match against Nashville SC.

Team information

Squad information

^{[7] [8]} Appearances and goals are career totals from all-competitions.

Squad No.	Name	Nationality	Position(s)	Date of Birth (Age)	Signed from	Games Played	Goals Scored
Goalkeepers
1	Carlos Coronel		GK	29 December 1996	Red Bull Salzburg	111	0
18	Ryan Meara		GK		Fordham University	59	0
40	AJ Marcucci		GK		New York Red Bulls II	0	0
Defenders
2	Jayden Reid		LB/RB		Academy	1	0
3	Matt Nocita		CB			2	0
4	Andrés Reyes		CB	9 August 1999	Atlético Nacional	66	4
6	Kyle Duncan		RB		Oostende (on loan)	114	5
12	Dylan Nealis		RB	30 July 1998	Nashville SC	55	1
15	Sean Nealis		CB	13 January 1997	Hofstra University	118	2
24	Curtis Ofori		LB		Academy	0	0
47	John Tolkin		LB	31 July 2002	Academy	98	7
78	O'Vonte Mullings		LB/RB	9 October 2000	New York Red Bulls II	3	0
98	Hassan Ndam		CB	29 October 1998	New York Red Bulls II	23	0
	Juan José Mina		RB	27 July 2004	Deportivo Cali	0	0
Midfielders
5	Peter Stroud		CM	23 April 2002	Academy	29	0
8	Frankie Amaya		CM		FC Cincinnati	80	7
10	Lewis Morgan		RW/LW	30 September 1996	Inter Miami CF	43	18
16	Dru Yearwood		CM	17 February 2000	Brentford	95	3
17	Cameron Harper		RW/LW	19 November 2001	Celtic	63	3
19	Wikelman Carmona		CM	24 February 2003		45	2
21	Omir Fernandez		RW/LW	8 February 1999	Academy	126	17
22	Serge Ngoma		CM	9 July 2005	Academy	6	2
31	Ibrahim Kasule		CM		New York Red Bulls II	1	0
48	Ronald Donkor		CM	20 November 2004	Guidars FC	5	0
65	Steven Sserwadda		CM	28 August 2002	New York Red Bulls II	3	0
75	Daniel Edelman		CM	28 April 2003	Academy	47	2
77			CM	11 January 2000	New York Red Bulls II	1	0
82	Luquinhas		RW/LW	28 September 1996	Legia Warsaw	67	10
91	Bento Estrela		CM	10 February 2006	Academy	0	0
Forwards
7	Cory Burke		FW	28 December 1991	Philadelphia Union	24	2
9	Jorge Cabezas Hurtado		FW	6 September 2003	Watford (on loan)	5	0
11	Elias Manoel		FW		Grêmio	40	9
13	Dante Vanzeir		FW	16 April 1998	Union SG	24	5
74	Tom Barlow		FW	8 July 1995	New York Red Bulls II	136	18

Roster transactions

In

	Pos.	Player	Signed from	Details	Date	Source
7						^[9]
24			Academy			^[10]
2			Academy			^[11]
11			Gremio			^[12]
6			Oostende			^[13]
13			Union SG			^[14]
48			Guidars FC			^[15]
			Deportivo Cali			^[16]

Out

	Pos.	Player	Signed by	Details	Date	Source
30						^[17]
28
67
33
6			Oostende
37
11			Grêmio
9						^[18]
23						^[19]

Major League Soccer season

See main article: 2023 Major League Soccer season.

MLS Cup Playoffs

See main article: 2023 MLS Cup Playoffs.

U.S. Open Cup

See main article: 2023 U.S. Open Cup.

Leagues Cup

See main article: 2023 Leagues Cup.

Knockout round

Competitions summary

Competition	Record
MLS Regular Season
MLS Cup Playoffs
U.S. Open Cup
Leagues Cup
Total

Player statistics

As of October 25, 2023

See main article: List of New York Red Bulls records and statistics. |-! colspan="14" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center"| Goalkeepers|-! colspan="14" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center"| Defenders|-! colspan="14" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center"| Midfielders|-! colspan="14" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center"| Forwards|-! colspan="14" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center"| Left Club During Season|}

Top scorers

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1	MF	21	Omir Fernandez	6	0	1	1	8
2	FW	11	Elias Manoel	3	3	0	1	7
3	MF	8	Frankie Amaya	5	0	0	0	5
	FW	13	Dante Vanzeir	2	0	1	2	5
4	DF	47	John Tolkin	3	1	0	0	4
	FW	74	Tom Barlow	3	1	0	0	4
5	MF	82	Luquinhas	3	0	0	0	3
6	DF	4	Andrés Reyes	2	0	0	0	2
	FW	7	Cory Burke	2	0	0	0	2
	MF	17	Cameron Harper	2	0	0	0	2
7	MF	19	Wikelman Carmona	1	0	0	0	1
	DF	15	Sean Nealis	1	0	0	0	1
	MF	23	Cristian Cásseres	1	0	0	0	1
	MF	75	Daniel Edelman	1	0	0	0	1
Own goals				1	0	0	0	1
Total				36	5	2	4	47

As of October 25, 2023

Assist leaders

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1	DF	47	John Tolkin	6	2	0	2	10
2	MF	21	Omir Fernandez	3	0	0	1	4
3	FW	11	Elias Manoel	3	0	0	0	3
	FW	74	Tom Barlow	2	0	1	0	3
	MF	82	Luquinhas	2	1	0	0	3
4	DF	6	Kyle Duncan	2	0	0	0	2
	MF	17	Cameron Harper	2	0	0	0	2
5	FW	13	Dante Vanzeir	1	0	0	0	1
	DF	15	Sean Nealis	1	0	0	0	1
	MF	23	Cristian Cásseres	1	0	0	0	1
	MF	48	Ronald Donkor	1	0	0	0	1
	MF	75	Daniel Edelman	0	1	0	0	1
Total				24	4	1	3	32

As of October 25, 2023

Cleansheets

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1	GK	1	Carlos Coronel	9	0	0	2	11
2	GK	18	Ryan Meara	0	0	1	0	1
Total				9	0	1	2	12

As of October 25, 2023

Notes and References

1. News: Kennedy . Paul . October 22, 2023 . MLS breaks attendance record . . subscription . October 25, 2023.
2. News: Hernandez . Victoria . April 11, 2023 . New York Red Bulls' Dante Vanzeir steps away from team after using racial slur during match . . April 13, 2023.
3. News: April 13, 2023 . MLS suspends New York Red Bulls' Dante Vanzeir for six games . ESPN . April 13, 2023.
4. News: Gokhale. Aditya. New York Red Bulls supporters' group complete walkout in protest of MLS' Dante Vanzeir racism decision. Goal. April 16, 2023.
5. New York Red Bulls, Gerhard Struber Mutually Agree to Part Ways. New York Red Bulls. May 8, 2023.
6. Troy Lesesne Named Head Coach of New York Red Bulls. New York Red Bulls. May 8, 2023.
7. Web site: First Team . New York Red Bulls . May 16, 2023.
8. http://metrofanatic.com/team/players.jsp Roster
9. Web site: New York Red Bulls Sign Jamaican International Cory Burke to MLS Contract. November 21, 2022.
10. Web site: New York Red Bulls Sign New York Native Curtis Ofori to Homegrown Deal. December 1, 2022.
11. Web site: New York Red Bulls Adds University of Connecticut Defender Jayden Reid on a Homegrown Deal. December 21, 2022.
12. Web site: New York Red Bulls Acquire Brazilian Forward Elias Manoel from Gremio. January 6, 2023.
13. Web site: New York Red Bulls Acquire Defender Kyle Duncan on a Season Long Loan from K.V. Oostende. January 15, 2023.
14. Web site: New York Red Bulls Acquire Belgian International Dante Vanzeir from Royale Union Saint-Gilloise. February 3, 2023.
15. Web site: New York Red Bulls Sign Ghanaian Midfielder Ronald Donkor. May 3, 2023.
16. Web site: New York Red Bulls Complete Transfer of Colombian Youth International Juan José Mina from Deportivo Cali. July 31, 2023.
17. Web site: New York Red Bulls Announce End of Year Roster Decisions. October 27, 2021.
18. Web site: New York Red Bulls Transfer Forward Patryk Klimala to Israel Premier League Side Hapoel Be’er Sheva F.C.. January 29, 2023.
19. Web site: New York Red Bulls Transfer Midfielder Cristian Cásseres Jr. to Toulouse FC of Ligue 1. July 7, 2023.