Daniel Harry Lovitz (born August 27, 1991) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a defender for Major League Soccer club Nashville SC.
Club career Early career Lovitz grew up playing youth soccer in Eastern Pennsylvania for Lower Merion Soccer Club Velez. He played high school soccer for Germantown Academy followed by four years of college soccer at Elon University, making 80 appearances, scoring nine goals, and adding 16 assists.
In 2010, Lovitz was named to the Southern Conference all-freshman team. Lovitz was named to the 2012 SoCon all-tournament team. 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.
While at college, Lovitz also appeared for the USL PDL club Carolina Dynamo during their 2012 and 2013 season's.
Toronto FC On January 16, 2014, Lovitz was drafted in the second round (24th overall) of the 2014 MLS SuperDraft by Toronto FC. 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 the Harrisburg City Islanders on April 5, 2014. The following week Lovitz scored his first goal against the Pittsburgh Riverhounds in a 4–3 away victory. 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. In 2015, Lovitz made 11 appearances, starting three for Toronto FC.
Montreal Impact On February 28, 2017, Daniel Lovitz signed with the Montreal Impact.
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.
International career
He made his debut for the United States national team on January 27, 2019, in a friendly against Panama as a starter. He was also named to the 2019 Gold Cup squad and continued to feature as a left back for the United States national team throughout 2019. 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.
All 13 of his national team appearances came in 2019.
Also in 2019, Lovitz received interest from several teams in the Israeli Premier League, where he would be considered a domestic player due to his Jewish heritage.
Career statistics
Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsToronto FC2014MLS18030—2102015110100012020161202000140Totals4105000460Wilmington Hammerheads (loan)2014USL5100—51Toronto FC II (loan)201620——20Montreal Impact2017MLS25030—280201831120—331201928020—300Totals8417000911Nashville SC2020MLS21100302412021270002029020223113010351202310000010Totals8023060892Career totals2124150602334
International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsUnited States2019130Total130 Source: US Soccer
Honors Montreal Impact Canadian Championship: 2019
Nashville SC U.S. Open Cup: 2025
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