New York City FC 2 could be coming soon.

NYCFC Sporting Director Claudio Reyna told The Post in June that the club has been in ongoing conversation about finding the right solution for a second team, whether that’s creating one similar to the Red Bulls’ or linking up with another club that would instill the philosophies of NYCFC.

“Right now, we’re with San Antonio FC,” Reyna said. “We’re most likely going to continue in that way. I think given where we are with our academy and our oldest players are 16, that perhaps waiting one more year, we’ll be fine because all those players can play for our under-18’s next year and get minutes. Even if we were to sign another homegrown player, they do have a games program where they can get 90 minutes in a competitive league.”

A local second team would alleviate some of the current headaches held by head coach Patrick Vieira, who earlier this season expressed that a New York City FC 2 would benefit current first-team members who are struggling for minutes. It also would provide a home for homegrown players like James Sands, who became the first NYCFC academy player to sign a contract with the club in June. A team closer to home would allow the coaching staff to better monitor progression.

Currently, NYCFC is partnered with San Antonio FC in the USL, but San Antonio isn’t carrying any current NYCFC players on its roster, which Vieira noted was a challenge with the partnership. One local option could be the Long Island Rough Riders, an NYCFC affiliate currently in the Premier Development League. The Rough Riders, who are seeking to become a USL team, announced in December that they want to build a 5,000-seat soccer stadium at Suffolk County Community College’s Brentwood campus on Long Island.

Whether or not that happens, Reyna predicted NYCFC would have a second team operation of some sort by 2019.

“In 2019, we’ll have a crop of kids that are going to need to be consistent with our philosophy by playing against older players to be challenged,” Reyna said. “That’s when we’re going to need to have a USL team that’s closer to use [where] we can manage on the technical side.”

NYCFC winger Rodney Wallace will return early to The Bronx following an abductor strain he suffered on international duty.

Besides being one of the catalysts for NYCFC this season, Wallace starred for Costa Rica in its first three matches of the Gold Cup, where he scored one goal and assisted on another.

The 29-year-old has four goals and five assists for NYCFC this season.

He is expected to miss two weeks of action, according to Costa Rica national team doctor Alejandro Ramirez.