Ahead of what’s likely to be their final season in the USL, New York Red Bulls II released their preseason roster and plans. The team is currently still in assembly, with new head coach Gary Lewis as well as players Jeremy Raffanello, Steven Sserwadda, Lamine Conte, and Curtis Ofori in MLS preseason with the first team in California. The preseason roster features the usual heavy dose of trialists, some of whom are familiar names stemming from past academy or even RB2 involvement and some it’s hard to find any info on whatsoever.
2022 PRESEASON ROSTER
Key: Rostered Player, Academy Player, Trialist Player ^^, Unsigned Draft Pick ^^^
Goalkeepers: Giannis Nikopolidis ^^^, Derrek Chan ^^, Jason Dubrovich ^^
Defenders: Curtis Ofori, Lamine Conte, Juan Castillo, Christopher Cragwell, JC Cortez, Maurice Williams ^^, Mohamed Coulibaly ^^, Delasi Batse ^^, Daniel De Leon ^^
Midfielders: Steven Sserwadda, Michael Knapp, Sam Williams, Nicholas Rabiu, John Murphy ^^, Esteban Molina ^^
Forwards: Jeremy Rafanello, Jordan Adebayo-Smith, Austin Brummett, Illia Tyrkus, Ezra Widman, Jonathan Filipe ^^
Is the next Aaron Long or Tyler Adams or even just the next Jared Stroud waiting in the wings?