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vs New York Red Bulls L 0-1 Round 26 · Sep 18 · Home · 4-2-3-1
New York City FC starting XI vs New York Red Bulls, 4-2-3-1, MLS Round 26, September 18, 2026, lost 0–1. Made with MyLineups.

Squad

36 players
Goalkeepers · 4
18 Trinidad and Tobago Ranjitsingh
30 El Salvador Romero
49 United States Freese
United States Learned
Defenders · 9
2 United States Cavallo
13 Brazil Martins
22 Republic of Ireland O'Toole
23 United States Murray
24 Jamaica Gray
34 Brazil Raul
35 Slovenia Ilenic
38 United States Baiera
45 United States Acito
Midfielders · 12
5 Australia Trewin
6 United States Sands
8 United States Perea
10 Argentina Moralez
15 United States Pierre
21 Australia O'Neill
27 United States Flax
29 United States Carrizo
32 United States Shore
47 United States Arroyave
55 United States Parks
71 United States Molinari
Attackers · 11
7 Argentina Fernández
9 Côte d'Ivoire Traoré
11 Brazil Magno
16 Costa Rica Martínez
17 Austria Wolf
20 Brazil Luighi
26 Argentina Ojeda
75 United States Hadji Samb
87 Spain Farnós
88 Sierra Leone Jones
99 Jamaica Reid
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Common questions

Who starts for New York City FC in the latest lineup?

Against New York Red Bulls, New York City FC started Freese, Gray, Martins, Sands, Cavallo, O'Neill, Perea, Ojeda, Fernández, Wolf and Luighi, in a 4-2-3-1. The sheet above shows the same eleven with shirt numbers.

What formation does New York City FC play?

New York City FC lined up in a 4-2-3-1 most recently, and has also used 4-3-3 and 4-4-2 in recent matches.

Can I build my own New York City FC lineup?

Yes. The free web builder opens with New York City FC loaded — pick the eleven, set the formation and export the image. The iOS and Android app adds ratings, goals, cards and up to 100 saved lineups.

Are the New York City FC lineups up to date?

Every MLS matchday is published within hours of full time, and this page is rebuilt with it — lineups, results and the table.

About New York City FC

New York City FC are a football club from United States, playing in the MLS 2026. They are 10th in Eastern with 32 points from 26 matches, having won 8, drawn 8 and lost 10.

Their most recent lineup was a 4-2-3-1, a 0–1 home loss to New York Red Bulls on September 18, 2026. That XI read Freese, Gray, Martins, Sands, Cavallo, O'Neill, Perea, Ojeda, Fernández, Wolf and Luighi, the eleven Jansen picked. Recent sheets also show a 4-3-3 and a 4-4-2. Form over the last 5 matches, newest first, reads L-W-L-D-D, with 4 goals scored and 4 conceded.

The 36-player squad lists 4 goalkeepers, 9 defenders, 12 midfielders and 11 attackers. Fourteen nationalities are in it: 16 players from United States, and the rest from Brazil, Argentina, Jamaica, Australia, Trinidad and Tobago and El Salvador and elsewhere. New York City FC play Atlanta United next, on Saturday, September 26, 2026. This page is rebuilt after every MLS matchday, with the newest starting XI as an image, the result and the updated table.

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