| Daniel Edelman | |
| Full Name: | Daniel Ethan Edelman[1] |
| Birth Date: | 28 April 2003 |
| Birth Place: | Warren Township, New Jersey, United States |
| Height: | 1.78m (05.84feet)[2] |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Currentclub: | New York Red Bulls |
| Clubnumber: | 75 |
| Youthyears1: | 2015–2020 |
| Youthclubs1: | PDA |
| Youthyears2: | 2020 |
| Youthclubs2: | New York Red Bulls |
| Years1: | 2020–2023 |
| Clubs1: | New York Red Bulls II |
| Caps1: | 41 |
| Goals1: | 2 |
| Years2: | 2022– |
| Clubs2: | New York Red Bulls |
| Caps2: | 70 |
| Goals2: | 2 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2019 |
| Nationalteam1: | United States U16 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 4 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2021–2023 |
| Nationalteam2: | United States U20 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 15 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2024 |
| Nationalteam3: | United States U23 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | July 7, 2024 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 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 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 0 | 19 | 1 | ||
| 2023 | MLS | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 1 | ||
| 2024 | MLS | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 37 | 0 | ||
| Total | 70 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 86 | 2 | |||
| Career total | 111 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 127 | 4 | |||
United States U20