Red Bull New York players Julian Hall, Adri Mehmeti, and Ronald Donkor have been named to the 2026 MLS 22 Under 22 list, the league announced today.
Hall has been ranked No. 2, Mehmeti has been ranked No. 3, and Donkor has been ranked No. 12.
Since the 22 Under 22 list debuted in 2018, this is the second time a club has had three or more players in the Top 12 of the list. Hall is the highest ranked RBNY player in the 22 Under 22 list, since Tyler Adams (No. 2) in 2018.
This is also the first time RBNY has had multiple players in the Top 5 of the list.
Hall, 18, has made 27 MLS appearances this season for New York, where he has scored 11 goals and tallied five assists. The forward became the youngest player in MLS history to record a hat trick at 18 years, 50 days old. Hall also was named to the 2026 MLS All-Star roster and became the second youngest player in club history to accomplish that.
The Manhattan, N.Y. native made his United States Men’s National Team debut on September 26 against Peru. In his first three career appearances for USMNT, Hall scored three goals and became the youngest player since Pele in 1957 to score a goal in each of their first three appearances for their national team.
Mehmeti, 17, has made 26 MLS appearances for the Red Bulls this year, where he has recorded one goal and six assists. He became the youngest player to tally an assist in club history at 16 years, 59 days old. The Staten Island, N.Y. native scored his first career MLS goal against Inter Miami CF on April 11.
The midfielder also made his USMNT debut this year on September 26 against Peru. Mehmeti became the fifth-youngest midfielder in USMNT history to make their debut at 17 years, 173 days old.
Donkor, 21, has made 25 MLS appearances this season. The midfielder has recorded two goals and eight assists this year. His eight assists are currently ranked tied for first for the most by a member of the club this season.
Donkor received his first senior national call up to Ghana during the September/October FIFA international window. Donkor has set new single-season career highs in games played (25), games started (25), goals (2), assists (8), and minutes played (2,154).
