Daniel Lovitz

Daniel Harry Lovitz (born August 27, 1991) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder or wing-back for Nashville SC in Major League Soccer.

Daniel Lovitz
Personal information
Full name Daniel Harry Lovitz[1]
Date of birth (1991-08-27) August 27, 1991
Place of birth Wyndmoor, Pennsylvania, United States
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Full Back, Winger
Club information
Current team
 Nashville SC
Number 2
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2013 Elon Phoenix 80 (9)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2013 Carolina Dynamo 16 (1)
2014–2016 Toronto FC 41 (0)
2014 → Wilmington Hammerheads (loan) 5 (1)
2016 → Toronto FC II 2 (0)
2017–2019 Montreal Impact 84 (1)
2020– Nashville SC 21 (1)
National team‡
2019– United States 13 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of November 9, 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of November 19, 2019

Club career

Early career

Lovitz played four years of college soccer at Elon University, making 80 appearances, scoring nine goals and added 16 assists.

In 2010, Lovitz was named to the Southern Conference all-freshman team.[2] Lovitz was named to the 2012 SoCon all-tournament team.[3] In 2013 Lovitz was named the Southern Conference Player of the Year after leading the Phoenix to a third straight conference tournament title and NCAA Tournament berth.[4]

While at college, Lovitz also appeared for USL PDL club Carolina Dynamo during their 2012 and 2013 season's.[5][6]

Toronto FC

On January 16, 2014, Lovitz was drafted in the second round (24th overall) of the 2014 MLS SuperDraft by Toronto FC.[7] He was loaned to Toronto's USL Pro affiliate Wilmington Hammerheads in March 2014 along with Quillan Roberts and Manny Aparicio. Lovitz made his professional debut in a 0–0 draw with Harrisburg City Islanders on April 5, 2014.[8] The following week Lovitz scored his first goal against Pittsburgh Riverhounds in a 4–3 away victory.[9] On December 12, Lovitz was selected by New York City FC in the 2014 MLS Expansion Draft. However, hours later Toronto announced that they had re-acquired Lovitz from New York in exchange for allocation money.[10] In 2015, Lovitz made 11 appearances, starting three for Toronto FC.

Montreal Impact

On February 28, 2017, Daniel Lovitz signed with the Montreal Impact.[11]

Nashville SC

On November 19, 2019, Lovitz was traded to Nashville SC in exchange for $50,000 in General Allocation Money and $50,000 in Targeted Allocation Money.[12]

International

He made his debut for the United States national team on January 27, 2019 in a friendly against Panama, as a starter.[13] He was also named to the 2019 Gold Cup squad, and has continued to feature at left back for the United States national team throughout 2019.[14] Despite this, Lovitz has received criticism for his performance for the national team, referring to his talent and technical ability to play at the international level.[15][16]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 30 November 2020[17]
Club Season League National Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Toronto FC2014MLS18030—210
20151101000120
20161202000140
Totals4105000460
Wilmington Hammerheads (loan)2014USL5100—51
Toronto FC II (loan)201620——20
Montreal Impact2017MLS25030—280
201831120—331
201928020—300
Totals8417000911
Nashville SC2020MLS 211003[lower-alpha 1]0241
Career totals1533120301683
  1. Appearance(s) in MLS Cup Playoffs

International
As of November 19, 2019
National Team Year Apps Goals
United States 2019 13 0
Total 13 0

Source: US Soccer

Honours

Club
Montreal Impact

References
  1. "40-Player National Team Roster: 2019 Concacaf Gold Cup: United States" (PDF). CONCACAF. p. 16. Retrieved May 21, 2019 – via Bernews.
  2. "Thomas Named League Player of the Year; Six Earn All-SoCon Honors". Elon University Athletics.
  3. "Back-to-Back SoCon Champions! Elon Men's Soccer Defeats Wofford, 2-1 in SoCon Final". Elon University Athletics.
  4. "Elon University". elonphoenix.com. Elon Phoenix. Retrieved April 6, 2014.
  5. "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". uslsoccer.com. United Soccer League. Archived from the original on April 7, 2014. Retrieved April 6, 2014.
  6. "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". uslsoccer.com. United Soccer League. Archived from the original on April 7, 2014. Retrieved April 6, 2014.
  7. "Toronto FC select Daniel Lovitz 24th overall in the 2014 MLS SuperDraft – Waking The Red". wakingthered.com. Waking The Red. January 16, 2014. Retrieved April 6, 2014.
  8. "City Islanders and Wilmington play to scoreless draw in USL PRO opener | PennLive.com". pennlive.com. Penn Live. Retrieved April 6, 2014.
  9. "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". uslsoccer.com. United Soccer League. Archived from the original on April 14, 2014. Retrieved June 28, 2014.
  10. "Daniel Lovitz re-acquired from New York City FC". torontofc.ca. Toronto FC. December 12, 2014. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
  11. "Montreal Impact signs former TFC defender Daniel Lovitz". montrealgazette.com. Montreal Gazette. February 28, 2017. Retrieved March 5, 2017.
  12. "L'Impact fait l'acquisition de montants d'allocation et d'une place de joueur étranger de Nashville SC" [The Impact acquires allocation amounts and a foreign player place from Nashville SC]. impactmontreal.com (in French). Montreal Impact. November 19, 2019. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
  13. "USA v Panama game report". mlssoccer.com. Major League Soccer. January 27, 2019. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
  14. "Daniel Lovitz Profile". ussoccer.com. U.S. Soccer. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
  15. Galarcep, Ives (October 3, 2019). "Five most glaring omissions from the USMNT Nations League roster". SBI. Retrieved October 17, 2019. Daniel Lovitz earned another call-up despite having yet to impress in his multiple cameos with the USMNT.
  16. Cleveland, Parker (October 9, 2019). "Checking in on The Process ahead of the USMNT opening Concacaf Nations League play". Stars and Stripes FC. SB Nation. Retrieved October 17, 2019. Then there are the players who can safely be called Gregg’s guys: for sure that’s Trapp and Zardes while maybe Lima, Ream, and Lovitz also fall into that categoryThese are guys who Berhalter likes but who can’t keep up with top international competition, at least with the tactics the team is trying to use
  17. Daniel Lovitz at Soccerway
  18. "Montréal takes 2019 Canadian Championship title". Retrieved September 28, 2019.
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