Red Bull New York are set to kick off the 2026 season on Saturday night vs. Orlando City SC in the Sunshine State with Head Coach Michael Bradley at the helm.
New York will see the debut of multiple players as new faces join the squad under Bradley.
Adri Mehmeti makes his first MLS start for the club and will become the second-youngest player in franchise history to make an MLS start at 16 years, 321 days.
Matthew Dos Santos will also mark his debut in the season opening match. He becomes be the ninth-youngest player in franchise history to make their first MLS start, at 17 years, 261 days old.
Ethan Horvath and Jorge Ruvalcaba will both make their MLS debuts in their first starts for the club.Â
Justin Che, Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty and Cade Cowell will all make their debut for Red Bull New York.
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MohCoverage on MLS Season Pass on Apple TV begins at 7:30 p.m. ET. Evan Weston will have primary play-by-play responsibilities and will be alongside Dax McCarty on the English side, while Ramses Sandoval will have the primary play-by-play responsibilities and will be alongside Miguel Gallardo on the Spanish side.
Dos Santos, Che and Marshall-Rutty will be joined along the backline by Dylan Nealis, with Horvath in net.
Cowell and Ruvalcaba push the attack with Julian Hall and Emil Forsberg.
Ronald Donkor and Mehmeti anchor the midfield.
Bradley will have Gustav Berggren, Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting, Juan Mina, Rafael Mosquera, Andy Rojas, Tanner Rosborough, Omar Valencia and Robert Voloder available off the bench. John McCarthy will serve as backup goalkeeper.
Red Bulls Radio presented by Sports Illustrated begins at 7 p.m. ET with Countdown to Kickoff, presented by Toyota, hosted by Matt Harmon and Steve Jolley.
Mohammed Sofo, Cameron Harper and A.J. Marcucci are all sidelined.
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Listen to every match, live, on Red Bulls Radio! Veteran soccer play-by-play voice Matt Harmon will handle the broadcasts alongside former club standout Steve Jolley providing color commentary.
Kickoff is set for 7:30 p.m. ET with coverage on Apple TV in English and Spanish, and Red Bulls Radio in English via the Red Bull New York app and NewYorkRedBulls.com.
