Can Cristian Casseres help replace the traded Sacha Kljestan at midfield for the Red Bulls? (Keith Furman/FrontRowSoccer.com Photo)
The Red Bulls have 35 players in training camp in Oldsmar, Fla., including Venezuelan Under-20 international midfielder Cristian Casseres.
Cristian Casseres, who turned 18 Jan. 20, most recently played for Deportivo La Guaira in the Venezuelan Primera División.
He could be one of the pieces to replace traded midfielder Sacha Kljestan to help run the Red Bulls’ attack.
He is the son of Cristian Casseres, who made 28 international appearances for the South American country.
As for the rest of the squad, the 35 players include eight forward, 11 midfielders, 13 defenders and three goalkeepers.
Broken down another way, that includes eight international players, seven Homegrown players, four unsigned players, three 2018 MLS SuperDraft picks and one Designated Player.
Here is the complete roster:
Forwards
Bradley Wright-Phillips (DP)
Carlos Rivas
Stefano Bonomo
Derrick Etienne Jr. (Homegrown)
Amando Moreno
Ethan Kutler (Red Bulls II contract)
Brian White (2018 draft pick)
Tom Barlow (2018 draft pick)
Midfielders
Felipe
Sean Davis (Homegrown)
Alex Muyl (Homegrown)
Muhamed Keita (International)
Daniel Royer (International)
Vincent Bezecourt (International)
Florian Valot (International)
Ben Mines (Homegrown)
Andrew Tinari (Red Bulls II contract)
Cristian Casseres (Unsigned)
Steven Echevarria (Unsigned)
Defenders
Aaron Long
Tommy Redding
Connor Lade (Homegrown)
Michael Amir Murillo (International)
Fidel Escobar (International)
Aurelien Collin (International)
Hassan Ndam (International)
Kevin Politz (Homegrown)
Ish Jome (Unsigned)
Kyle Duncan (Unsigned)
Jordan Scarlett (Red Bulls II contract)
Andrew Lombard (Red Bulls II contract)
Niko De Vera (2018 draft pick)
Goalkeepers
Luis Robles
Ryan Meara
Evan Louro (Homegrown)
National Team Camps (Not with RBNY at the moment)
Tyler Adams (USA)
Kemar Lawrence (Jamaica)
