New York Red Bulls II defender Rece Buckmaster was selected with the 32nd overall pick in the 2019 MLS SuperDraft by the New York Red Bulls. He has made eleven appearances for NYRB II and made his first team debut in New York’s Open Cup match against the New England Revolution.
Learn more about Rece Buckmaster below:
Q. What has been the best moment of your soccer career so far?
A. I would have to say my last two years at Indiana University and all the games we won and making it to back to back college cup appearances. Then I would have to say everything we have accomplished so far in my rookie season with NYRB II and hoping to just keep on getting better and winning games.
Q. How did it feel to be selected in the MLS SuperDraft?
A. For me, it was a dream come true. All the hard work my family and I have put in, it was just awesome to get drafted. I have always played soccer and have loved the game ever since I could walk, so just having these dreams for so long it was nice to see them come true.
Q. What is your favorite pre-game music?
A. My friend from Indiana University that now plays at North Carolina FC made a Spotify playlist with a bunch of new music and old music that I just usually turn that on and listen to.
Q. What is your all-time favorite sports movie?
A. I would have to start by saying Hoosiers that is just a great movie and being from Indiana and playing basketball growing up that is on the list, but then if I want a laugh and a good sports movie, I will watch Happy Gilmore and the Waterboy.
Q. What is your favorite thing to do outside of soccer/training?
A. I liked to play video games with my friends. The games I play all sports games and then of course Fortnite even though I'm not that good at it. I like watching all kinds of sports on tv and I enjoy reading books.
Q. How was it to get your first minutes with the first team in the U.S. Open Cup?
A. It was awesome to get some first team minutes even though the result didn't go our way. It was still a dream come true and hopefully more of that will come in the future. There was a lot of learning points that I took away from the game and from re-watching I saw those same points.
Q. Who is your favorite club to support?
A. My favorite club to support is Tottenham Hotspur all day!
Q. If there was a 3v3 tournament, who would be your two picks for your team from the club?
A. I would have to go with Tom Barlow and Vincent Bezecourt.
