Former Leeds Striker signs for New York Red Bulls


Mike Grella has earned himself a contract with MLS side New York Red Bulls through a successful trial and he expressed his delight with the new deal.

“There couldn’t be a better place than New York. I couldn’t be more excited about it.

“There were some clubs in MLS and always options to go back to Europe but I got married a year and a half ago and have a three-month-old baby boy right now so we knew where we wanted to be.”

He played for a number of years in England and you may remember his short spell here during our League One days.

Grella arrived at Leeds in January 2009. Showing a good account for himself in a couple of trials for the club he earned himself a contract. He never really became a first team regular here but I always had a liking to him, he was a handy player to have at that level.


In total the American made 40 appearances and scored 5 goals for the whites. Due to his lack of match fitness and experience he was loaned out to Carlisle United and Swindon Town. On August 2011, Grella left Leeds for Brentford.

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