• First MLS goal - vs Columbus Crew, 8/18/21 (W, 1-0)
• First MLS assist - vs New England Revolution, 6/23/21
• First MLS game - vs Toronto FC, 5/8/21 (W, 2-0)
• First MLS start - vs Orlando City SC, 5/29/21 (W, 2-1)
2023: MLS: Played and started in 20 matches...totaled 1,783 minutes played...scored one goal and tallied four assists...recorded assists in back-to-back matches against Minnesota United (March 11) and Columbus Crew (March 18)...scored first goal of the season against D.C. United on August 20...became the youngest New York player to score on a direct free-kick at 21 years, 20 days old...named to 2023 MLS All-Star roster for the first-time ever...ranks fourth in MLS in key passes by a defender with 29. Open Cup: Played and started in two matches...logged 210 minutes. Leagues Cup: Played and started in all four matches...played every single minute (360)...recorded two assists in New York's 2-1 win over Atletico de San Luis on July 30.
2022: MLS: Set career highs in appearances, starts, minutes, and assists ... played and started in 31 matches ... logged 2,748 minutes played ...tallied three assists on season. Playoffs: Made second career MLS Cup Playoffs appearance and first career start ... logged 90 minutes against FC Cincinnati on October 15. Open Cup: Played and started in all five Open Cup matches this season...tallied his first career Open Cup goal against D.C. United on May 10.
2021: MLS: Started in 22 of 28 matches played in this season...amassed 1,989 minutes played... recorded one goal and two assists... scored his first career MLS goal on August 18 against Columbus Crew... tallied his first career MLS assist on June 23 against New England Revolution... made his first MLS start against Orlando City SC on May 29… made his first MLS appearance on May 8 in a 2-0 win over Toronto FC coming on in the 88th minute. Playoffs: Made his postseason debut for New York coming on as a substitute in the 91st minute against Philadelphia Union on Nov. 20. USL: Started and played one match against Tampa Bay Rowdies.
2020 USL: Started 12 matches and logged 981 minutes played for Red Bulls II ... tallied one assist.
2019 USL: Played 13 times, starting in nine matches for New York Red Bulls II ... tallied 807 minutes played with three assists ... recorded his first professional point in his first professional game as NYRB II came back to win 4-3 on the road against Philadelphia Union II, formerly known as Bethlehem Steel, on July 10.
Has been a part of the Red Bulls Academy since 2015 ... made 79 appearances during the Developmental Academy regular season and has recorded 15 goals ... While in the Red Bulls Academy, he not only received call ups but has featured for the Under-17 U.S. Men’s Youth National squad eight times.
Tolkin made his senior United States National Team debut on January 28 against Colombia, starting and playing 81 minutes. He made the roster for the 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup and played in the United States first match against Jamaica.
New York Red Bulls sig John Tolkin to a Homegrown Contract on January 14, 2020 ... signed as New York’s 22nd Homegrown Player in franchise history. Signed a new four-year MLS contract through 2027.
