The New York Red Bulls announced the signing of Wikelman Carmona, further signaling an investment in youth development as the club attempts to redefine itself as a selling club. The 17-year-old Venezuelan midfielder is a high potential prospect and reportedly had interest from several teams in Europe. He trained with Atlético Madrid for a month in the summer of 2017, making a “good impression.”
A left-footed midfielder with “a lot of magic in his boots,” Carmona hails from the state of Guárico approximately 200 kilometers south of Caracas. He joined the Academia Dynamo de Margarita residential academy in 2016, located on Margarita Island.