Gabriel Segal (soccer)

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Gabriel Segal
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-05-17) May 17, 2001 (age 22)
Place of birth Washington, D.C., United States
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) [1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Houston Dynamo
Number 17
Youth career
2015–2019 Bethesda Soccer Club
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019–2021 Stanford Cardinal 54 (14)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019 Loudoun United 1 (0)
2022–2023 1. FC Köln II 12 (0)
2023 New York City 10 (2)
2023 New York City FC II 1 (1)
2023 → Hapoel Tel Aviv (loan) 3 (0)
2024– Houston Dynamo 6 (1)
2024– Houston Dynamo 2 0 (0)
International career
2016–2017 United States U16 7 (3)
2017 United States U17
2018 United States U18 3 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of March 3, 2024

Gabriel Segal (born May 17, 2001) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a forward for Major League Soccer club Houston Dynamo.

Contents

Youth and college career

Segal played as a youth at Bethesda Soccer Club in his hometown of Bethesda, Maryland. [2] [3] [4]

In 2019 Segal enrolled at Stanford University to play college soccer. At Stanford he made 54 appearances, scored 14 goals, and had 5 assists over three seasons with the Cardinal. [5] Segal helped Stanford win the 2020–21 Pac-12 regular season championship. [4] [5] [6] He was an All-Pac-12 2nd team selection during the 2020–21 season. [4] [5]

Professional career

Loudoun United

On June 28, 2019 Segal made an appearance for Loudoun United of the USL Championship in a 2–1 win against Atlanta United 2. [7] [8]

Köln

In the summer of 2022 Segal moved to Germany and signed for 1. FC Köln. [5] [9] He signed a two-year contract with the club. [10]

Playing for 1. FC Köln II in the Regionalliga West in the 2022–23 season he played 12 games, including six starts. He had his first goal involvement on October 1, 2022, in a 3–2 win against Wattenscheid. [11]

New York City

On January 10 2023 Segal signed with Major League Soccer club New York City FC. [12] [13] As a former collegiate player NYCFC had to claim Segal through waivers. [13] He made his MLS and NYCFC debut on April 1, getting the start and playing 67 minutes in a 1–1 draw with the New England Revolution. [14] Segal scored his first professional goal on May 17, finding the back of the net in the 89th minute to earn a 1–1 draw away against Orlando City SC. [14] On June 17 he scored 4 minutes into stoppage time to rescue a point in 1–1 draw against the Columbus Crew. [14] Segal finished the season with 2 goals in 13 appearances across all competitions as NYCFC finished 11th in the Eastern Conference, failing to qualify for the playoffs.

On September 4 2023 he joined Hapoel Tel Aviv on a season-long loan. [15] He made his debut for the club on September 18, coming on as a substitute in a scoreless draw with Hapoel Be'er Sheva. [16] After making 3 appearances in Israel, both clubs agreed to terminate the loan on November 8 and Segal returned to New York. [17]

Houston Dynamo

On February 16, 2024, Segal was traded to the Houston Dynamo for a third-round pick in the 2025 MLS SuperDraft, with NYCFC maintaining a sell-on fee. [18] He made his Dynamo debut on February 21, coming off the bench in a 2–1 loss to St. Louis City in the CONCACAF Champions Cup. [16] Segal scored on his league debut for Houston on February 24, a 1–1 draw with Sporting Kansas City. [19]

International career

Segal has represented the United States at under-14 and under-16 levels. [20] [21] He was part of the under-18 side which were champions of the Václav Ježek Tournament held in Lázně Bělohrad, Czech Republic in August 2018. [22]

Career statistics

As of March 3, 2024 [23] [24] [25]

ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [lower-alpha 1] League cup [lower-alpha 2] ContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Loudoun United 2019 USL Championship 10———10
1. FC Köln II 2022–23 Regionalliga West 120———120
New York City FC 2023 MLS 10210—2 [lower-alpha 3] 0132
New York City FC II 2023 MLS Next Pro 11———11
Hapoel Tel Aviv (loan) 2023–24 Israeli Premier League 300000—30
Houston Dynamo 2024 MLS 2100002 [lower-alpha 4] 041
Career total294100040344
  1. ↑ Includes U.S. Open Cup, DFB-Pokal, and Israel State Cup
  2. ↑ Includes USL Championship Playoffs, MLS Cup Playoffs, MLS Next Pro Playoffs, and Toto Cup
  3. ↑ Appearances in Leagues Cup
  4. ↑ Appearances in CONCACAF Champions Cup

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References

  1. ↑ "Gabriel Segal". New York City FC. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Tuli: Bethesda DA U-15/16s' stellar season ends in nat'l quarterfinals". Soccerwire.com.
  3. ↑ "Bethesda SC appoints Jonathon Colton as Technical Director after successful run as Boys DOC". Soccerwire.com.
  4. 1 2 3 "Gabe Segal - Men's Soccer". Stanford University Athletics. Retrieved March 3, 2024.
  5. 1 2 3 4 "Segal Signs with FC Köln". Gostanford.com. July 18, 2022.
  6. ↑ "The next generation? NYCFC signs young striker with passage through Germany". TUDN.com.
  7. ↑ "PostMatchFacts LDNvATL 0628". Loudoununitedfc.com.
  8. ↑ "LOUDOUN UNITED VS. ATLANTA UNITED II 2–1". Soccerway.
  9. ↑ "Segal Signs with FC Köln". BVMSports.com. July 18, 2022.
  10. ↑ "U21 signs Gabriel Segal". fc.de.
  11. ↑ "Er träumte von der Bundesliga Nach nur einem halben Jahr: US-Talent verabschiedet sich beim FC". Express.de.
  12. ↑ "PERFECT FAREWELL: U21 STRIKER LEAVES FC AFTER JUST SIX MONTHS". Geissblog.koeln. January 11, 2023.
  13. 1 2 "NYCFC add forward Gabriel Segal via waivers". Major League Soccer. January 10, 2023. Retrieved March 3, 2024.
  14. 1 2 3 "Gabe Segal 2023 Match Logs". FBref.com. Retrieved March 3, 2024.
  15. ↑ Leigh, Andrew (September 4, 2023). "NYCFC loan Gabe Segal to Hapoel Tel Aviv". Hudson Riverblue. Retrieved September 5, 2023.
  16. 1 2 "USA - G. Segal - Matches - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved March 3, 2024.
  17. ↑ Lewis, Michael (November 8, 2023). "RETURN TO SENDER: Segal back with NYCFC after loan to Hapoel Tel Aviv". Front Row Soccer. Retrieved March 3, 2024.
  18. ↑ "Houston Dynamo acquire Gabriel Segal from New York City FC". MLS Soccer. February 16, 2024. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
  19. ↑ Montaño, Alvaro (February 24, 2024). "Dynamo draw with Sporting KC in MLS season opener". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
  20. ↑ "U.S. U-14 BNT defeats Croatian Club NK Bravo Ljubljana 2–1". Soccerwire.com.
  21. ↑ "U.S. U-16 Boys National Team roster named for IMG Cup". Soccerwire.com.
  22. ↑ "U.S. U-18 Men's National Team wins Vaclav Jezek Tournament title". Soccerwire.com.
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