Brandon Allen (right), pictured with Alex Muyl, is heading for Arizona to play in the Desert Diamond Cup for the Red Bulls (Andy Mead/YCJ Photo).

The Red Bulls announced Saturday the preseason roster for the remainder of the second camp in Tucson, Ariz.

The team will train there through the conclusion of the Desert Diamond Cup Feb. 25.

The rest of the Red Bulls roster returned home in preparation for the first leg of the CONCACAF Champions League quarterfinals at Red Bull Arena against the Vancouver Whitecaps. The second leg is set for March 2.

The roster features five players on Major League contracts, four players on United Soccer League contracts, four Red Bulls Academy players, two unsigned MLS SuperDraft picks and seven unsigned trialists.

The roster:

Goalkeepers (2): Rafael Diaz, Evan Louro

Defenders (5): David Abidor#, David Najem*, Hassan Ndam, Kevin O’Toole^, Tim Schmoll*

Midfielders (12): Arun Basuljevic, Vincent Bezecourt*, Omir Fernandez^, Ethan Kutler@, Zeiko Lewis@, Duane Muckette#, Brett Nason#, Bradley Nestor#, Zach Ryan^, Kazu Shigenobu^, Lucas Terci#, Andrew Tinari#

Forwards (3): Brandon Allen, Jake Freeman#, Florian Valot*

# – unsigned player/trialist

@ – unsigned draft pick

* – NYRB II player

Front Row Soccer editor Michael Lewis has covered 13 World Cups (eight men, five women), seven Olympics and 25 MLS Cups. He has written about New York City FC, New York Cosmos, the New York Red Bulls and both U.S. national teams for Newsday and has penned a soccer history column for the Guardian.com. Lewis, who has been honored by the Press Club of Long Island and National Soccer Coaches Association of America, is the former editor of BigAppleSoccer.com. He has written seven books about the beautiful game and has published ALIVE AND KICKING The incredible but true story of the Rochester Lancers. It is available at Amazon.com.