Daniel Kuzemka

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Daniel Kuzemka
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-09-23) September 23, 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Clifton, Virginia, United States
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
2015–2017 Bethesda-Olney
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–2019 Clemson Tigers 5 (0)
2020–2021 Charlotte 49ers 23 (0)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2022–2024 Charleston Battery 9 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of November 4, 2024

Daniel Kuzemka (born September 23, 1998) is an American professional soccer player.

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Playing career

Youth and college

Kuzemka attended high school at Centreville High School, where he was the number one ranked goalkeeper in the Mid-Atlantic Region. [1] He also played club soccer for USSDA side Bethesda-Olney. [2] [3] [4]

In 2017, Kuzemka attended Clemson University to play college soccer. In three seasons with the Tigers, Kuzemka made five appearances, missing the 2018 season due to injury. [5] He transferred to the University of North Carolina at Charlotte in 2020, going on to make 23 appearances for the 49ers and was named Conference USA All-Academic Team in his senior year. [1]

Professional

On April 14, 2022, Kuzemka signed with USL Championship side Charleston Battery. [6] [7] [8] [9] He made his professional debut on June 4, 2022, starting in a 3–4 loss to Indy Eleven. He recorded his first professional clean sheet on August 31, 2022, during a 0–0 draw with Pittsburgh Riverhounds. [10] Following the 2022 season, Kuzemka entered free agency. [11] He re-signed with the club a few weeks later. [12]

Honors

Charleston Battery

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References

  1. 1 2 "Daniel Kuzemka - Men's Soccer". Charlotte Athletics.
  2. ↑ "Development Academy East Conference Recap: Week 3".
  3. ↑ "U.S. Soccer Development Academy East Conference Recap: Week 5".
  4. ↑ Miller, Brandon (July 13, 2021). "Pushing yourself every day; an in-depth interview with UNC Charlotte goalkeeper Dan Kuzemka!". primefocusgk.
  5. ↑ "Daniel Kuzemka". Clemson Tigers Official Athletics Site. July 20, 2017.
  6. ↑ "Battery add to goalkeeping corps with Daniel Kuzemka signing".
  7. ↑ USLChampionship com Staff (April 14, 2022). "Charleston signs goalkeeper Daniel Kuzemka to first pro deal". USL Championship.
  8. ↑ Times, Sravan Gannavarapu / Fairfax County (29 April 2022). "Former Centreville soccer star inks pro contract with USL's Charleston Battery". Fairfax County Times.
  9. ↑ "Niners Trio Inks Pro Deals". Charlotte Athletics. 13 May 2022.
  10. ↑ Battery, Charleston (September 2022). "Battery Draw 0-0 with Pittsburgh as Kuzemka Notches Clean Sheet". www.live5news.com.
  11. ↑ "Battery announce initial returning players for 2023".
  12. ↑ "Battery re-sign goalkeeper Daniel Kuzemka".


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