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Tyler Adams
Adams with New York Red Bulls II
Personal information
Full name Tyler Shaan Adams[1]
Date of birth (1999-02-14) February 14, 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Wappinger, New York, United States
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 RB Leipzig
Number 14
Youth career
2010–2015 New York Red Bulls
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2016 New York Red Bulls II 33 (0)
2016–2018 New York Red Bulls 59 (2)
2019– RB Leipzig 23 (0)
International career‡
2014–2015 United States U17 23 (0)
2016–2017 United States U20 12 (1)
2017– United States 10 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:59, June 20, 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of March 21, 2019

Tyler Shaan Adams (born February 14, 1999) is an American soccer player who plays for RB Leipzig in the Bundesliga. A homegrown player of the New York Red Bulls academy, Adams turned professional with the New York Red Bulls II as a sixteen-year-old before joining the New York Red Bulls first team a season later. Adams joined RB Leipzig in January 2019.

Primarily a midfielder, Adams is capable of playing as a fullback or winger on either side of the defense or midfield.

Adams represented the United States at multiple youth levels before making his senior team debut in 2017.

Club career

Youth

Adams joined the Red Bulls Academy in 2011 and played with the U-13, U-14 and U-16 sides before turning professional.

New York Red Bulls II

On March 19, 2015, Adams was signed to New York Red Bulls II, the club's senior reserve team playing in the United Soccer League.[3] Adams made his debut for the team on April 4, 2015 in a 4–1 victory over Toronto FC II, the first victory in club history.[4] After appearing regularly for NYRB II during the 2016 season, Adams helped the club to a 5–1 victory over Swope Park Rangers in the 2016 USL Cup Final.[5]

New York Red Bulls

Adams with the New York Red Bulls in July 2015

On July 23, 2015, Adams made his debut with the New York Red Bulls first team featuring in a friendly match against Premier League champions Chelsea. He scored the second goal of the match, slotting a header past Asmir Begović in the 69th minute as the Red Bulls went on to win 4–2.[6]

Adams signed his first senior team contract on November 3, 2015, and joined the first team in preseason training camp in 2016.[7] Adams made his first MLS bench appearance as an unused substitute on April 1, 2016, during a 1–0 loss to the New England Revolution[8] and on April 13 made his MLS debut, starting against the San Jose Earthquakes[9] before returning to Red Bulls II on loan for the remainder of the season.[10]

Adams emerged as a regular starter for the Red Bulls senior team in the 2017 season. On August 15, 2017, Adams helped New York to a 3–2 come from behind victory over FC Cincinnati, assisting on Bradley Wright-Phillips's 77th-minute equalizer. With the win New York reached their first Open Cup final since 2003.[11] Adams scored his first two MLS goals in a 3–3 draw with D.C. United on September 27, 2017.

On March 13, 2018, Adams opened the scoring for New York in a 3–1 victory over Club Tijuana in the CONCACAF Champions League, helping the club advance to semifinals of the Champions League for the first time.[12]

RB Leipzig

2019 season

Adams joined RB Leipzig in January 2019, reuniting him with former coach Jesse Marsch.[13] He made his first league start on January 27 in a 4–0 victory against Fortuna Düsseldorf. On February 16, Adams recorded his first Bundesliga assist in a 3–1 victory over Stuttgart.[14] He missed the entirety of April games due to an adductor injury, and until then Leipzig had not lost a single game with him on the field.[15] On May 16, Adams returned to the team, and eleven days later started the DFB-Pokal final against Bayern Munich to which Leipzig lost 0–3.[16][17]

2019–20 season

A groin injury kept Adams sidelined for the summer of 2019 and the first half of the 2019–20 Bundesliga season.[18] He returned for the last game before winter break, playing 86 minutes in a 3–1 victory over FC Augsburg.[19] On March 10, Adams made his UEFA Champions League debut in the second leg game against Tottenham Hotspur, when he entered in the 56th minute as a substitute for Nordi Mukiele who sustained a head injury.[20] Adams missed the first leg due to a minor calf injury.[21] The game finished 3–0 (4–0 on aggregate) with Leipzig victorious and advancing to the next round.[22]

International career

Adams has represented the United States at the U-15, U-17, and U-20 levels. He appeared in all of his team's matches at the 2015 CONCACAF U-17 Championships in Honduras, helping the United States qualify for the 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup. [23] In May 2017 Adams played every match for the United States at the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup in South Korea. On November 14, 2017, Adams earned his first cap for the senior national team, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–1 draw with Portugal. On September 11, 2018, Tyler Adams scored a goal against Mexico in a friendly at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tennessee.

Honors

United States U20

Career statistics

Club

As of June 20, 2020
Club Season League League Cup Domestic Cup Continental [a] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
New York Red Bulls II
2015 USL 11 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 12 0
2016 18 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 22 0
Total 29 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 34 0
New York Red Bulls 2016 MLS 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 4 0
2017 24 2 3 0 5 0 0 0 32 2
2018 27 0 4 0 1 0 6 1 38 1
Total 52 2 7 0 6 0 9 1 74 3
RB Leipzig 2018–19 Bundesliga 10 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 12 0
2019–20 13 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14 0
Total 23 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 26 0
Career total 104 2 11 0 9 0 10 1 134 3
  1. ^ Includes CONCACAF Champions League and UEFA Champions League

International

As of March 21, 2019
National team Year Apps Goals
United States 2017 1 0
2018 8 1
2019 1 0
Total 10 1

International goals

As of September 11, 2018
Scores and results list the United States' goal tally first.
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 September 11, 2018 Nissan Stadium, Nashville, United States  Mexico 1–0 1–0 Friendly

References

  1. ^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Korea Republic 2017: List of Players" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. January 9, 2017. Retrieved March 2, 2018.
  2. ^ "Tyler Adams Player Profile - ESPN FC". www.espnfc.com.
  3. ^ "Red Bulls II sign Academy product Tyler Adams". newyorkredbulls.com. Retrieved March 19, 2015.
  4. ^ "Red Bulls II earn first victory in team history". newyorkredbulls.com. Retrieved April 4, 2015.
  5. ^ "Allen's Hat Trick Leads Red Bulls II to USL Cup". uslsoccer.com. Retrieved October 23, 2016.
  6. ^ "New York Red Bulls 4, Chelsea 2: Sean Davis scores brace as Red Bulls shock Premier League champs". mlssoccer.com. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
  7. ^ "Adams officially joins first team". empireofsoccer.com. Retrieved November 3, 2015.
  8. ^ "New England Revolution 1, New York Red Bulls 0". MLSSoccer.com.
  9. ^ "SJ Earthquakes vs. New York Red Bulls 0". MLSSoccer.com.
  10. ^ "New York Red Bulls Loan Seven Players to NYRB II". Retrieved March 26, 2016.
  11. ^ "NEW YORK RED BULLS STORM BACK FOR 3–2 EXTRA-TIME WIN TO REACH 2017 U.S. OPEN CUP FINAL AS MIDNIGHT STRIKES FOR CINDERELLAS FC CINCINNATI". ussoccer.com.
  12. ^ "Red Bulls "have something special brewing" on CCL run, says Tyler Adams". mlssoccer.com. March 13, 2018. Retrieved March 13, 2018.
  13. ^ "RasenBallsport Leipzig - Neuzugang-Tyler-Adams". redbulls.
  14. ^ "Tyler Adams Grabs First Assist, Poulsen Nets Brace as Leipzig Beats Stuttgart". SI.com.
  15. ^ Sprung, Shlomo. "Tyler Adams Discusses His Move To RB Leipzig, Adjusting To The Bundesliga, American Soccer". Forbes. Retrieved January 9, 2020.
  16. ^ "Tyler Adams recovered from adductor injury". USA TODAY. Retrieved January 9, 2020.
  17. ^ Goff, Steven (May 26, 2019). "How American soccer players abroad fared this weekend". The Washington Post.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  18. ^ Goff, Steven (December 22, 2019). "Americans abroad: Tyler Adams returns from seven-month injury absence". The Washington Post.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  19. ^ "American midfielder Tyler Adams returns from groin injury". USAToday.com.
  20. ^ "Tyler Adams makes Champions League debut - RB Leipzig stroll past Tottenham". Transfermarkt. Retrieved March 21, 2020.
  21. ^ Butler, Dylan. "Tyler Adams to miss at least two matches for RB Leipzig with pulled calf". MLS Soccer. Retrieved March 21, 2020.
  22. ^ Liljenwall, Ari. "RB Leipzig's Tyler Adams makes UEFA Champions League debut in victory over Tottenham". MLS Soccer. Retrieved March 21, 2020.
  23. ^ "U-17 MNT qualify for 2015 U-17 World Cup". ussoccer.com. Retrieved March 15, 2015.
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