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
Players New York Red BullsRoster New York Red Bulls Appearances and goals are career totals from all-competitions. Squad No. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of birth (age)Age on first match of the season February 22, 2017 Signed from Games played Goals scored Goalkeepers 18 Ryan Meara GK Fordham University340 24 Evan Louro GK Academy 0 031Luis RoblesGK Karlsruher SC2010 Defenders 3 Gideon Baah CB/LB HJK Helsinki102 5 Connor Lade RB/LBAcademy1114 15 Sal Zizzo RB Sporting Kansas City 93 1 29 Fidel Escobar RB Sporting San Miguelito (on loan) 7 0 33 Aaron Long CB New York Red Bulls II 441 47 Hassan Ndam CB Rainbow F.C.10 55 Damien Perrinelle CB FC Istres822 62 Michael Amir Murillo RB San Francisco (on loan) 22 2 78 Aurélien Collin CB Orlando City SC440 92 Kemar Lawrence LB Harbour View842 Midfielders 4 Tyler Adams CMAcademy362 6 Dan Metzger CM New York Red Bulls II10 7 Derrick Etienne CM Academy 25 0 8 Felipe CM Montreal Impact 124 10 13 Mike Grella LW Carolina RailHawks 89 18 16 Sacha Kljestan (captain) CM Anderlecht 121 22 17 Arun Basuljevic CMAcademy00 19 Alex Muyl RW/LW Academy 69 6 22 Dilly Duka CM Columbus Crew 3 0 27 Sean Davis CMAcademy805 77 Daniel Royer RW/LW FC Midtjylland4116 88 Vincent Bezecourt CM New York Red Bulls II 4 0 Forwards 10 Muhamed Keita FW Lech Poznań 7 0 30 Gonzalo Verón FW/RW San Lorenzo8212 99 FW Charlton Athletic 168 100
Roster transactions
In #Pos.PlayerSigned fromDetailsDateSource22 Jacksonville ArmadaReturned from Loan78Free AgentRe-signed with club6 New York Red Bulls II24Academy Homegrown player40 New York Red Bulls II 17Academy Homegrown player55Free AgentRe-signed with club28 Rainbow F.C.Undisclosed 62 San FranciscoSeason long loan33 New York Red Bulls II24Free AgentRe-signed with club9 Red Bull SalzburgSeason long loan24Academy Homegrown player88 New York Red Bulls II Short Term Loan29 Sporting San Miguelito 18-month Loan10 Lech Poznań Undisclosed22 Columbus Crew88 New York Red Bulls II Signed permanently from loan
Out #Pos.PlayerSigned byDetailsDateSource26 RB LeipzigEnd of loan33 New York Red Bulls IIEnd of loan22 San Francisco DeltasOption Declined23 Red Star F.C.Option Declined24Free AgentContract Expired55Free AgentContract Expired78Free AgentContract Expired98 Phoenix Rising FCContract Expired25 Minnesota United FCExpansion Draft11 Chicago Fire$400,000 General Allocation Money24 Atlanta United FCFourth round draft pick24 New York Red Bulls IIReleased40 New York Red Bulls IIReleased9 SJKLoan until July 20179 Red Bull SalzburgWaived20 RGV FC TorosWaived21 Minnesota United FCSeason long loan9 FC Astra GiurgiuLoan until July 2018
Draft picks Round # Position Player College/Club Team Reference 1 (17) - Zeiko Lewis Boston College 2 (39) - Ethan Kutler Colgate University 3 (61) - Jordan Scarlett Iona College
Preseason and Friendlies
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
Overall
Results summary
Matches
MLS Cup Playoffs
Knockout round
Eastern Conference Semifinals
CONCACAF Champions League
2016–17
Group stage Group stage matches were played during the 2016 New York Red Bulls season.
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.
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! colspan="14" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center"| Left Club During Season
Top scorers PlacePositionNameChampions LeagueTotal1FW17241242MF Daniel Royer12210153FW Gonzalo Verón611084MF Sacha Kljestan211045MF Alex Muyl300036MF Tyler Adams20002MF Felipe20002MF Sean Davis20002DF Michael Amir Murillo200027DF Aaron Long10001DF Kemar Lawrence10001Own goals30003Total 53 6 7 1 67 As of November 5, 2017.
Assist Leaders PlacePositionNameChampions LeagueTotal1MF Sacha Kljestan9100102MF Tyler Adams31105DF Kemar Lawrence500053MF Felipe301044DF Sal Zizzo20103MF Alex Muyl30003MF Daniel Royer210035MF Derrick Etienne20002MF Sean Davis11002FW Gonzalo Verón10012FW101026DF Connor Lade10001FW Fredrik Gulbrandsen10001FW Muhamed Keita10001DF Damien Perrinelle01001Total 35 5 4 1 45 As of November 5, 2017. This table does not include secondary assists.
Shutouts PlacePositionNameChampions LeagueTotal1GK Luis Robles10200122GK Ryan Meara00202Total 10 2 2 0 14 As of November 5, 2017.
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