Bento Estrela became the youngest New York Homegrown signing and the fourth-youngest signing overall in league history at the age of 14 years and 364 days.
Joined the New York Red Bulls Academy in July of 2019 and has appeared in 22 matches ... scored his first goal for Red Bulls Under-19s at 14 years old against Philadelphia Union II on November 7, 2020 ... most notably assisted on the final goal for the U-14’s in a 2-0 victory over Tottenham Hotspur Academy to advance to the knockout rounds of ICC Futures tourney on December 12, 2019 ... helped the U-14s become the only MLS academy team to advance to the Round of 16 in the ICC Futures.