Gabriel Segal (soccer)
American soccer player (born 2001)
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Gabriel Segal (born May 17, 2001) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a forward for D.C. United in Major League Soccer.
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Segal in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | May 17, 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Washington, D.C., U.S. | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[1] | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | D.C. United | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2015–2019 | Bethesda Soccer Club | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2021 | Stanford Cardinal | 54 | (14) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (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 (loan) | 1 | (1) |
| 2023 | → Hapoel Tel Aviv (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | Houston Dynamo | 24 | (4) |
| 2024–2025 | → Houston Dynamo 2 (loan) | 11 | (10) |
| 2026– | D.C. United | 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 as of October 24, 2025 | |||
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] Houston declined his contract option following the 2025 season.[20]
International career
Segal has represented the United States at under-14 and under-16 levels.[21][22] 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.[23]
Career statistics
As of March 3, 2024[24][25][26]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Loudoun United | 2019 | USL Championship | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 1. FC Köln II | 2022–23 | Regionalliga West | 12 | 0 | — | — | — | 12 | 0 | |||
| New York City FC | 2023 | MLS | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 2[c] | 0 | 13 | 2 | |
| New York City FC II (loan) | 2023 | MLS Next Pro | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |||
| Hapoel Tel Aviv (loan) | 2023–24 | Israeli Premier League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |
| Houston Dynamo | 2024 | MLS | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[d] | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Career total | 29 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 34 | 4 | ||
- Includes U.S. Open Cup, DFB-Pokal, and Israel State Cup
- Includes USL Championship Playoffs, MLS Cup Playoffs, MLS Next Pro Playoffs, and Toto Cup
- Appearances in Leagues Cup
- Appearances in CONCACAF Champions Cup