Daniel Harry Lovitz (born August 27, 1991) is an American professional

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player who plays as a defender for

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Club career

Early career

Lovitz grew up playing youth soccer in Eastern

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for Lower Merion Soccer Club Velez. He played high school soccer for

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followed by four years of

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, making 80 appearances, scoring nine goals and added 16 assists. In 2010, Lovitz was named to the

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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

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club

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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

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. He was loaned to Toronto's

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affiliate

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in March 2014 along with

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and

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. Lovitz made his professional debut in a 0–0 draw with

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on April 5, 2014. The following week Lovitz scored his first goal against

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in a 4–3 away victory. On December 12, Lovitz was selected by

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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

in exchange for $50,000 in General Allocation Money and $50,000 in Targeted Allocation Money.

International

He made his debut for the United States national team on January 27, 2019 in a friendly against

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, as a starter. He was also named to the 2019 Gold Cup

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, and has continued to feature at 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.

Career statistics

Club

International

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US Soccer
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Honors

Montreal Impact * Canadian Championship:

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References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lovitz, Daniel 1991 births Living people American soccer players American expatriate soccer players Elon Phoenix men's soccer players North Carolina Fusion U23 players Toronto FC players Toronto FC II players Wilmington Hammerheads FC players Association football midfielders Soccer players from Pennsylvania Sportspeople from Montgomery County, Pennsylvania Toronto FC draft picks Expatriate soccer players in Canada USL Championship players USL League Two players Major League Soccer players CF Montréal players United States men's international soccer players 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup players Association football fullbacks Nashville SC players