New York Red Bulls Announce Tucson Roster ahead of CCL Match

TUCSON, AZ (February 17, 2018) - As the New York Red Bulls focus their attention to a Thursday Scotiabank Champions League Round of 16 match in San Jose, Costa Rica, NYRB II begin their preseason exercises in Tuscon, Arizona with a mixed roster consisting of first teamers, signed USL players, Red Bulls Academy players and trialists. Three games are scheduled over the next week as they continue their participation in the Mobile Mini Sun Cup. The first coming tonight at 8:15 ET against MLS side Houston Dynamo.

Goalkeepers

Evan Louro - Homegrown - First Teamer

James Hickok – Trialist – Dartmouth College -All American

Scott Levene - Trialist - UCONN

Defenders

Hassan Ndam – First Teamer

Tommy Redding – First Teamer acquired in Klejstan trade

Kevin Politz – Homegrown - First Teamer -First-Year pro out of Wake Forest

Jordan Scarlett – NYRB II signee

Wahab Ackwei – NYRB II signee signed on 2/14/18

Jordan Bailon – Red Bulls Academy U-19 amateur - committed to Dartmouth

Niko De Vera – 2018 2^nd round SuperDraft pick - Akron U

Kyle Duncan – Trialist - Red Bulls Academy product - previously in Ligue 2 France

Billy Stevens – Trialist – Red Bulls Academy product – Four-Year starter at UMich

Midfielder

Cristian Casseres, Jr. – First Teamer – 18 years old

Amando Moreno – Former Homegrown, now First Teamer - Previously with Club Tijuana in Liga MX

Steven Echevarria – NYRB II signee signed on 2/14/18 - Red Bulls Academy Product – Four-Year starter at Wake Forest

Andrew Tinari – NYRB II signee

Ethan Kutler – NYRB II signee

John Murphy – Red Bulls Academy U-19 - Ireland YNT player

Jose Aguinaga – 2018 4^th Round SuperDraft pick - Rider College - U-23 RBNY PDL player

Jared Stroud – 2018 4^th round SuperDraft pick – Colgate U & college teammate of Ethan Kutler (above) - U-23 RBNY PDL player

Danny Cordeiro – Trialist – New Jersey Institute Technology

Forwards

Ben Mines - Homegrown - First Teamer - 17 years old

Stefano Bonomo – First Teamer – Led NYRB II in goals scored in 2017 with 13

JP Marin – Red Bulls Academy U-19 player

Ben White – 2018 1^st round SuperDraft pick - 2017 PDL MVP for RBNY U-23 - Duke U

Lucas Terci – Trialist – 2016 D3 Offensive Player of the Year

Jordan Jones – Trialist – 2018 4^th round SuperDraft pick drafted by LAFC