HANOVER, N.J. – In New York Red Bulls II’s 2016 USL home opener, many young starlets shined bright, but none brighter than Brandon Allen. The rookie Homegrown Player enjoyed a dream professional debut against Toronto FC II, scoring two goals in the second half to save a point for NYRB II.
Allen, a native of Old Bridge, N.J., had, “very proud,” family members in the crowd for his professional debut. The natural-born goal scorer and former academy player, who scored 28 goals in 24 games during the 2010-11 U.S. Soccer Development Academy season, the most goals scored by a player in the academy that year, elaborated on what it meant for him to score in front of family for his home club.