Daniel Edelman (soccer)
American soccer player (born 2003)
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Daniel Ethan Edelman (born April 28, 2003) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Major League Soccer club St. Louis City.
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Edelman in 2025 | |||
| 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 | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | St. Louis City | ||
| Number | 24 | ||
| 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) |
| 2022–2026 | New York Red Bulls | 96 | (3) |
| 2026– | St. Louis City | 1 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | United States U16 | 4 | (0) |
| 2021–2023 | United States U20 | 15 | (0) |
| 2024 | United States U23 | 1 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of February 21, 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of March 22, 2024 | |||
Early life
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]
Club career
Youth
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]
New York Red Bulls
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] On July 16, 2025, Edelman opened the scoring for New York in 5–3 victory over New England Revolution.[18]
St. Louis City SC
Edelman joined St. Louis City on January 13, 2026.[19]
International career
Career statistics
- As of match played October 18, 2025[20]
| Club | Season | League | U.S. Open Cup | Playoffs | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | 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 | Major League Soccer | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 1 | ||
| 2023 | Major League Soccer | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 4[a] | 0 | 30 | 1 | ||
| 2024 | Major League Soccer | 31 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | — | 2[a] | 0 | 38 | 0 | |||
| 2025 | Major League Soccer | 26 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[a] | 0 | 31 | 1 | ||
| Total | 96 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | 118 | 3 | |||
| St. Louis City | 2026 | Major League Soccer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career total | 137 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 159 | 5 | ||
- Appearances in Leagues Cup
Honors
United States U20
