Red Bulls Select Six in 2013 MLS Supplemental Draft

HARRISON, NJ (Jan. 22, 2013) – The New York Red Bulls selected midfielder Ryan Clark from Monmouth University (1^st overall, 1^st round), midfielder Michael Bustamante from Boston University (13^th round, 1^st round), midfielder Ben Fisk (32^nd overall, 2^nd round) from the University of Washington, midfielder Marc Cintron (34^th overall, 2^nd round) from Providence College, forward Stephane Diop from  the University of Connecticut (51^st overall, 3^rd round) and defender Andrew Ribeiro from Creighton University (70^th overall, 4^th round) in today’s 2013 MLS Supplemental Draft.

Hailing from Freehold, NJ, Clark was a four-time All-Northeast Conference selection at Monmouth, amassing 80 appearances, 12 goals and 25 assists during his college career. Clark was a two-time NSCAA All-North Atlantic Region First Team pick (2009, 2011) and earned Second Team honors in 2012 after making 20 starts and scoring six goals and five assists. The 22-year-old previously attended Freehold Township High School.

Bustamante was a four-time America East All-Conference First Team and NSCAA All-Northeast Region selection. Despite missing the 2011 season due to a leg injury, the 2008 America East Midfielder and Rookie of the Year recorded a total of 69 games played, earning nine goals and 27 assists over his four-year college career at Boston University.

Fisk, a Federal Way, WA native, earned All-Far West Region Third Team and All Pac-12 honors in his senior year at Washington, tallying 20 appearances, three goals and three assists. The 2011 All-Pac 12 honorable mention spent his first two college years at Cal Poly.

With their fourth pick, the Red Bulls selected Piscataway, NJ native Cintron. Cintron, a 2011 NSCAA All-Northeast Region First Team and All-Big EAST pick, played 69 games in four years and notched eight goals and 20 assists. The 22-year-old has also played for the Puerto Rican National Team and scored a goal against Spain during an international friendly on Aug. 15, 2012. He previously attended St. Benedict’s Prep in Newark, NJ.

Named to the All-Big EAST Third Team his senior year, Diop started in 17 of 18 games in that campaign, scoring two goals and three assists. A previous NSCAA All-Northeast Second Team, Big EAST All-Tournament Team and All-Big EAST Second Team pick, Diop, who is from Dakar, Senegal, played four seasons at UConn, featuring in 82 total games and scoring 16 goals.