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Daniel Edelman (soccer)

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Daniel Edelman
Edelman in 2025
Personal information
Full name Daniel Ethan Edelman[1]
Date of birth (2003-04-28) April 28, 2003 (age 23)
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)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of February 21, 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 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 St. Louis City.

Early life

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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

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Youth

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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

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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]

Daniel Edelman during New York Red Bulls vs Atlanta United on May 31 2025

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

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Edelman joined St. Louis City on January 13, 2026.[19]

International career

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Edelman has represented the United States at the under-16, under-20 (as captain) and under-23 levels.[12][11]

Career statistics

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As of match played October 18, 2025[20]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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
  1. ^ a b c Appearances in Leagues Cup

Honors

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United States U20

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Squad List – FIFA U-20 World Cup Argentina 2023: USA" (PDF). FIFA. May 18, 2023. p. 23. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 19, 2023. Retrieved May 18, 2023.
  2. ^ "D. Edelman: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Media Day with Daniel Edelman - MetroStars / Red Bull New York - Major League Soccer". metrofanatic.com.
  4. ^ "The Jewish Sport Report: A legendary Jewish sportswriter". The Jerusalem Post.
  5. ^ Steve Politi (March 2, 2023). "Once a Red Bulls fan, this N.J. native is now their rising star". nj.
  6. ^ a b c Paradiso, Anthony (December 21, 2021). "RED BULLS SIGN MIDFIELD PROSPECT DANIEL EDELMAN TO TWO-YEAR HOMEGROWN DEAL". Jersey Sporting News. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
  7. ^ "Watchung Hills junior competes with U-16 Boys' National Team". Echoes-Sentinel. November 18, 2019. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
  8. ^ "New York Red Bulls II 0–1 Hartford Athletic". Soccerway.
  9. ^ "Philadelphia Union II 1–5 New York Red Bulls II". Soccerway.
  10. ^ Clark, Travis (March 24, 2021). "Edelman signs with New York Red Bulls II". Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
  11. ^ a b "Daniel Edelman | MLSsoccer.com". mlssoccer.
  12. ^ a b "New York Red Bulls add Daniel Edelman as homegrown player". Major League Soccer. December 17, 2021. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
  13. ^ "Recap: San Jose Earthquakes 1, New York Red Bulls 3". mlssoccer.com. Retrieved February 26, 2022.
  14. ^ "Red Bulls Roll to 3-0 Victory, Advance to Open Cup Round of 16". newyorkredbulls.com.
  15. ^ "Young Red Bulls shock Western Conference giant Austin FC: "This roster is ready"". mlssoccer.com. Retrieved July 25, 2022.
  16. ^ "Red Bulls Notch Home Victory vs. Inter Miami CF". newyorkredbulls.com. Retrieved August 27, 2022.
  17. ^ Quillen, Ian Nicholas (June 25, 2023). "One-sided Goalfest at Red Bull Arena against Atlanta United FC". newyorkredbulls.com. Retrieved June 25, 2023.
  18. ^ "Red Bulls Storm Back with Five Second-Half Goals, Down New England Revolution". newyorkredbulls.com.
  19. ^ "St. Louis CITY SC Acquires Midfielder Daniel Edelman from New York Red Bulls". St. Louis City SC. January 13, 2026. Retrieved January 13, 2026.
  20. ^ Daniel Edelman at Soccerway
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