On March 21st, New York Red Bulls II signed David Abidor and Andrew Lombard to USL contracts. The team also re-signed striker and attempted centerback convert, Stefano Bonomo, to a USL contract.
Abidor, 24, joins NYRBII after playing 2016 with the Tulsa Roughnecks. There he played in 29 games, scoring one goal over the course of the season. Prior to returning to the U.S. and the USL, Abidor played with Dulkurd FF in Sweden after he graduated from Creighton in 2014. Abidor, a preseason trialist with the team, looks to be a centerback replacement for the team after Zach Carroll and Konrad Plewa departed at the end of last year while Aaron Long has since joined the first team.