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Luis Robles Named New York Red Bulls Captain

Published on February 21, 2018 under Major League Soccer (MLS)
Red Bull New York News Release


HARRISON, N.J. - The New York Red Bulls have named goalkeeper Luis Robles Team Captain, head coach Jesse Marsch announced today. Robles becomes the first goalkeeper since Tony Meola (1997-98) to be honored as the club's captain.

"For the last five and a half years, I have been given a great privilege to represent this organization and its supporters on the field," said Robles. "With this new duty, as Captain, I understand that I have been entrusted with an even greater responsibility to be at my best, to empower my teammates to be the best they can be, while leading the way to our shared goals of an MLS Cup and success at the highest levels."

Robles has become the club and league's iron man, having started and played 90 minutes for an MLS-record 174 straight regular season matches. Since joining the Red Bulls midway through the 2012 season, the Fort Huachuca, Arizona, native has accrued 49 MLS regular-season shutouts, 508 saves and a record of 80-51-43. Robles's 49 shutouts place him tied for 12th with Bill Hamid all-time in MLS.

Among the franchise's best, Robles owns three club records (field players and goalkeepers combined) and every record for goalkeepers. He is the club's all-time leader in games played (174), games started (174) and minutes played (15,660), a record for field players and goalkeepers. As for all-time goalkeeper records at New York, Robles sits first in wins (80), saves (509), shutouts (49) and save percentage (67.5).

New York Red Bulls All-Time Captains

1996: Peter Vermes

1997 - 98: Tony Meola

1999 - 2002: Tab Ramos

2003 - 04: Eddie Pope

2005: Youri Djorkaeff/Amado Guevara

2006: Youri Djorkaeff/Amado Guevara/Tony Meola

2007: Claudio Reyna

2008: Claudio Reyna/Juan Pablo Angel

2009 - 10: Juan Pablo Angel

2011 - 14: Thierry Henry

2015 - 16: Dax McCarty

2017: Sacha Kljestan

2018: Luis Robles

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