John Tolkin

John Tolkin (born July 31, 2002) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a left-back for Major League Soccer club New York Red Bulls.

John Tolkin
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-07-31) July 31, 2002
Place of birth Chatham Borough, New Jersey, United States
Height 5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
Position(s) Left-back
Club information
Current team
 New York Red Bulls
Number 47
Youth career
2015–2019 New York Red Bulls
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2021 New York Red Bulls II 26 (0)
2020– New York Red Bulls 37 (1)
National team‡
2018–2019 United States U17 8 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of April 30, 2022
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of September 30, 2019

Career

Youth, college and amateur

Raised in Chatham Borough, New Jersey,[1] where he attended Chatham High School.[2] Tolkin joined the New York Red Bulls Academy in 2015.[3] During the 2019 USL Championship season he appeared for New York Red Bulls II.[4]

Professional

After appearing for the club's USL Championship side in 2019, Tolkin moved up to the club's MLS roster on January 14, 2020.[5] Tolkin made his MLS debut on May 8, 2021 appearing as a substitute against Toronto FC in a 2–0 victory.[6] On May 29, 2021, Tolkin made his first start for the club in a 2–1 victory over Orlando City SC, earning praise for his play during the match.[7] Tolkin scored his first professional goal on August 18, 2021 in a 1–0 win against the Columbus Crew.[8]

References
  1. Havsy, Jane. "Chatham teen to represent U.S. in CONCACAF U-17 championship", Daily Record (Morristown), April 22, 2019. Accessed October 1, 2019. "John Tolkin of Chatham has been called in to the U.S. Soccer under-17 national team ahead of the CONCACAF U-17 Championship at IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida."
  2. John Tolkin, TopDrawerSoccer.com. Accessed October 1, 2019. "High School: Chatham"
  3. "New York Red Bulls". nyrb.ussoccerda.com.
  4. "John Tolkin - uslchampionship.com". www.uslchampionship.com.
  5. "NYRB sign academy product John Tolkin". www.newyorkredbulls.com.
  6. "Red Bulls earn second shutout". www.newyorkredbulls.com.
  7. "Recap: New York Red Bulls 2, Orlando City SC 1". www.mlssoccer.com.
  8. "Recap: New York Red Bulls 1, Columbus Crew 0". www.mlssoccer.com.


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