Personal information | |||
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Full name | Daniel Ethan Edelman [1] | ||
Date of birth | April 28, 2003 | ||
Place of birth | Warren Township, New Jersey, United States | ||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) [2] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | New York Red Bulls | ||
Number | 75 | ||
Youth career | |||
2015–2020 | PDA | ||
2020 | New York Red Bulls | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2020–2023 | New York Red Bulls II | 41 | (2) |
2022– | New York Red Bulls | 70 | (2) |
International career‡ | |||
2019 | United States U16 | 4 | (0) |
2021–2023 | United States U20 | 15 | (0) |
2024 | United States U23 | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of July 7, 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of March 22, 2024 |
Daniel Ethan Edelman (born April 28, 2003) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Major League Soccer club New York Red Bulls.
Born in Warren Township, New Jersey, Edelman is Jewish. [3] [4] His parents are Ari, who played collegiate soccer at Loyola Maryland, and Patty, who is the all-time leading scorer in NCAA Division I women's basketball of schools in Maryland. [5]
He was part of the youth system at the Players Development Academy (PDA) from 2015 to 2020. [6] He also played prep soccer at Watchung Hills Regional High School ('21). [3] [7] In 2020, Edelman joined the youth academy at Major League Soccer club New York Red Bulls. [6]
On July 17, 2020, Edelman was featured on the bench for New York Red Bulls II, the club's reserve affiliate, against Hartford Athletic. He came on as a late second-half substitute as Red Bulls II were defeated 0–1. [8] He then scored his first professional goal in the next match against Philadelphia Union II in the 56th minute to help Red Bulls II to a 5–1 victory. [9]
On March 24, 2021, Edelman signed a professional contract with New York Red Bulls II for the 2021 season. [10] He became a regular starter for coach John Wolyniec, starting in 28 matches and scoring once. [6] He led the club in interceptions (54), tackles (87), tackles won (59), duels won (182), and passes (1,350). [11]
On December 17, 2021, Edelman signed a homegrown player contract with New York Red Bulls starting from the 2022 season. [12] On February 26, 2022, Edelman made his debut for the first team, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 3–1 victory over San Jose Earthquakes in the opening match of the season. [13] On May 10, 2022, Edelman made his first start for New York in a 3–0 victory over D.C. United, helping the club advance to Round of 16 in the 2022 U.S. Open Cup. [14] On July 24, 2022, Edelman made his first league start for New York in a 4–3 victory over Austin FC at Q2 Stadium. [15] Edelman scored his first professional goal on August 27, 2022, in a 3–1 victory against Inter Miami. [16]
On June 24, 2023, Edelman scored his first goal of the season for New York and assisted on another in a 4–0 victory over Atlanta United. [17]
Edelman has represented the United States at the under-16, under-20 (as captain) and under-23 levels. [12] [11]
Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
New York Red Bulls II | 2020 | USL | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | |||
2021 | USL | 30 | 1 | — | — | — | 30 | 1 | ||||
2022 | USL | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||||
2023 | MLS Next Pro | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
Total | 41 | 2 | — | — | — | 41 | 2 | |||||
New York Red Bulls | 2022 | MLS | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 1 [a] | 0 | 19 | 1 | |
2023 | MLS | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 [b] | 0 | 2 [a] | 0 | 30 | 1 | |
2024 | MLS | 31 | 0 | — | 2 [b] | 0 | 5 [a] | 0 | 38 | 0 | ||
Total | 70 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 87 | 2 | ||
Career total | 111 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 128 | 4 |
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