Tyler Adams

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.

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
Place of birth Wappinger, New York, United States
Height 5 ft 9 in (175 cm)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Club 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 29 (0)
2016–2019 New York Red Bulls 52 (2)
2019– RB Leipzig 40 (1)
National team‡
2014–2015 United States U17 23 (0)
2016–2017 United States U20 12 (1)
2017– United States 12 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of February 6, 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of November 16, 2020

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 under-13, under-14 and under-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, helping the club advance to the semifinals of the CONCACAF Champions League for the first time.[12]

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]

On August 13, 2020, Adams scored the winning goal for Leipzig in a 2–1 win over Atlético Madrid, helping the club advance to the semifinals of the UEFA Champions League for the first time.[23]

International career

Adams has represented the United States at the under-15, under-17, and under-20 levels. He appeared in all of his team's matches at the 2015 CONCACAF Under-17 Championships in Honduras, helping the United States qualify for the 2015 FIFA Under-17 World Cup. [24] In May 2017 Adams played every match for the United States at the 2017 FIFA Under-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.

In June 2019, Adams was named to the squad for the 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup,[25] but was forced to withdraw due to an injury.[26]

Honors

United States U20

  • CONCACAF U-20 Championship: 2017

New York Red Bulls

Career statistics

Club
As of February 6, 2021
Club Season League League Cup Domestic Cup Continental[lower-alpha 1] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
New York Red Bulls II
2015 USL 1100010—120
2016 1804000—220
Total 2904010—340
New York Red Bulls 2016 MLS 1000003040
2017 242305000322
2018 270401061381
Total 522706091743
RB Leipzig 2018–19 Bundesliga 100—2000120
2019–20 140—0031171
2020–21 161—2040221
Total 401—4071513
Career total 11931101101621595
  1. Includes CONCACAF Champions League and UEFA Champions League

International
As of November 16, 2020
National teamYearAppsGoals
United States 201710
201881
201910
202020
Total121

International goals
As of September 11, 2018
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1September 11, 2018Nissan Stadium, Nashville, United States Mexico1–01–0Friendly

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.
  18. Goff, Steven (December 22, 2019). "Americans abroad: Tyler Adams returns from seven-month injury absence". The Washington Post.
  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. "RB Leipzig 2–1 Atlético Madrid". BBC Sport. August 13, 2020.
  24. "U-17 MNT qualify for 2015 U-17 World Cup". ussoccer.com. Retrieved March 15, 2015.
  25. "BERHALTER NAMES 23-PLAYER ROSTER FOR 2019 CONCACAF GOLD CUP". US Soccer Federation. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
  26. "INJURY FORCES TYLER ADAMS TO WITHDRAW FROM U.S. MEN'S NATIONAL TEAM ROSTER FOR 2019 CONCACAF GOLD CUP". US Soccer Federation. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
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