Stroud, a Homegrown Player signing from Chester, New Jersey, arrives in Minnesota after playing in the midfield with Red Bull New York since the 2023 season. With his hometown club, Stroud made 83 game appearances (52 starts), where he played over 4,440 minutes across all competitions.
In the 2025 season, the midfielder logged 32 appearances (22 starts) in all competitions and logged over 2,100 minutes. In this season he was able to provide the Red Bulls with three assists. In 2023 and 2024 combined, Stroud has seven MLS Playoff appearances and has logged over 200 minutes.
A product of the Red Bulls Academy from 2015-2018, Stroud’s development then included time abroad with West Ham United’s U18 side in England before returning to the United States to continue his growth at the collegiate and pre-professional levels.
Collegiately at Duke University with the Blue Devils, Stroud made 55 game appearances, recording six goals and 12 assists over three seasons. He was named ACC Midfielder of the Year twice and is the first player in ACC history to win it in back-to-back years. The New Jersey native earned All-ACC First Team honors twice, United Soccer Coaches All-America First Team, All-South Region First Team twice and was named Duke’s Most Valuable Player for the 2020 season. He later returned to the Red Bull system before signing as a Homegrown Player in January 2023, making his MLS debut during the 2023 season opener.
INTERNATIONAL: Internationally, Stroud featured for the United States Youth National teams, including the U15 and U17 squads, where he made 30 appearances.
