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"; on April 13, MLS announced a six-match suspension from all competitions and a fine for Vanzeir's use of racist language. 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.
On May 8, Gerhard Struber mutually parted ways with the New York Red Bulls. Assistant Coach Bernd Eibler also left the club. Struber was replaced by Troy Lesesne, who was also the assistant coach of the club before becoming the interim head coach.
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
Roster New York Red Bulls 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 Goalkeepers1Carlos Coronel GK Red Bull Salzburg1110 18Ryan Meara GK Fordham University 59 0 40AJ Marcucci GK New York Red Bulls II 0 0 Defenders 2Jayden Reid LB/RB Academy 1 0 3Matt Nocita CB 2 0 4Andrés Reyes CB Atlético Nacional 66 4 6Kyle Duncan RB Oostende (on loan) 114 5 12Dylan Nealis RB Nashville SC 55 1 15Sean Nealis CB Hofstra University 118 2 24Curtis Ofori LB Academy 0 0 47John Tolkin LB Academy 98 7 78O'Vonte Mullings LB/RB New York Red Bulls II 3 0 98Hassan Ndam CB New York Red Bulls II 23 0 Juan José Mina RB Deportivo Cali 0 0 Midfielders 5Peter Stroud CM Academy 29 0 8Frankie Amaya CM FC Cincinnati 80 7 10Lewis Morgan RW/LW Inter Miami CF 43 18 16Dru Yearwood CM Brentford 95 317Cameron Harper RW/LW Celtic 63 3 19Wikelman Carmona CM 45 2 21Omir Fernandez RW/LW Academy 126 17 22Serge Ngoma CM Academy 6 2 31Ibrahim Kasule CM New York Red Bulls II 1 0 48Ronald Donkor CM Guidars FC 5 0 65Steven Sserwadda CM New York Red Bulls II 3 0 75Daniel Edelman CM Academy 47 2 77 CM New York Red Bulls II 1 0 82Luquinhas RW/LW Legia Warsaw 67 10 91Bento Estrela CM Academy 0 0 Forwards 7Cory Burke FW Philadelphia Union 24 2 9Jorge Cabezas Hurtado FW Watford (on loan) 5 0 11Elias Manoel FW Grêmio 40 9 13Dante Vanzeir FW Union SG 24 5 74Tom Barlow FW New York Red Bulls II 136 18
Roster transactions In #Pos.PlayerSigned fromDetailsDateSource724Academy2Academy11 Gremio6 Oostende13 Union SG48 Guidars FC Deportivo Cali
Out #Pos.PlayerSigned byDetailsDateSource302867336 Oostende3711 Grêmio923
Preseason and friendlies
Major League Soccer season
Eastern Conference
Overall
Results summary
Matches
MLS Cup Playoffs
U.S. Open Cup
Leagues Cup
East 4
Knockout round
Competitions summary CompetitionRecordMLS Regular SeasonMLS Cup PlayoffsU.S. Open CupLeagues Cup Total
Player statistics As of October 25, 2023
! 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 PlacePositionNumberNameTotal1MF21 Omir Fernandez601182FW11 Elias Manoel330173MF8 Frankie Amaya50005FW13 Dante Vanzeir201254DF47 John Tolkin31004FW74 Tom Barlow310045MF82 Luquinhas300036DF4 Andrés Reyes20002FW7 Cory Burke20002MF17 Cameron Harper200027MF19 Wikelman Carmona10001DF15 Sean Nealis10001MF23 Cristian Cásseres10001MF75 Daniel Edelman10001Own goals10001Total 36 5 2 4 47 As of October 25, 2023
Assist leaders PlacePositionNumberNameTotal1DF47 John Tolkin6202102MF21 Omir Fernandez300143FW11 Elias Manoel30003FW74 Tom Barlow20103MF82 Luquinhas210034DF6 Kyle Duncan20002MF17 Cameron Harper200025FW13 Dante Vanzeir10001DF15 Sean Nealis10001MF23 Cristian Cásseres10001MF48 Ronald Donkor10001MF75 Daniel Edelman01001Total 24 4 1 3 32 As of October 25, 2023
Cleansheets PlacePositionNumberNameTotal1GK1 Carlos Coronel9002112GK18 Ryan Meara00101Total 9 0 1 2 12 As of October 25, 2023
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