Caden Clark
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Caden Christopher Clark[1] | ||
| Date of birth | May 27, 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Medina, Minnesota, United States | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder, winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | RB Leipzig | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2015–2017 | Minnesota Thunder | ||
| 2017–2020 | Barça Residency Academy | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020 | New York Red Bulls II | 12 | (3) |
| 2020–2021 | New York Red Bulls | 15 | (6) |
| 2021– | RB Leipzig | 0 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | → New York Red Bulls (loan) | 32 | (1) |
| 2022 | → New York Red Bulls II (loan) | 5 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021– | United States U20 | 11 | (2) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of September 18, 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of September 21, 2022 | |||
Caden Christopher Clark (born May 27, 2003) is an American professional soccer player who plays as an attacking midfielder for Bundesliga club RB Leipzig.
Club career
Early career
Born in Medina, Minnesota, Clark began his career with the youth setup of Minnesota Thunder in 2015. He also played for the FC Barcelona-sponsored Barça Residency Academy in Arizona.[3] Clark went on a brief trial with Minnesota United in 2019, getting to know several players as well as then-head coach Adrian Heath.[4]
New York Red Bulls II
In February 2020, Clark was signed by USL Championship club New York Red Bulls II.[5] He made his league debut for the club on July 17, 2020, against Hartford Athletic[6] and scored his first goal on August 29, 2020, against Loudoun United FC.[7]
New York Red Bulls
On October 10, 2020, New York Red Bulls acquired his MLS rights from Minnesota United in exchange for $75,000 of General Allocation Money, and he was signed to New York's first team roster.[8] Clark made his debut for New York Red Bulls and scored against Atlanta United on October 10, 2020, during a 1–0 win for the club,[9] becoming the fifth youngest player to score in MLS.[10] He followed up with a game tying goal from outside the box in his second appearance for the Red Bulls, after he entered the game as a sub in the second half and secured a point for the Red Bulls against Toronto FC on October 14, 2020, becoming the youngest player to score in his first two MLS games.[11] On December 21, 2020, Clark was named New York Red Bulls Newcomer of the Year for the 2020 season.[12]
Clark underwent an appendectomy in June 2021, causing him to miss a month of action.[13] He ended his first full season with New York scoring 4 goals in 24 league matches.
RB Leipzig
On June 24, 2021, it was announced that Clark would move to Bundesliga side RB Leipzig, but would remain with New York on loan until the conclusion of the 2021 MLS season.[14][15]
loan return to New York Red Bulls
On February 9, 2022, he returned to the Red Bulls for the 2022 MLS season, with an option to extend the loan.[16] Clark scored his first goal of the season on August 27, 2022 in a 3–1 victory against Inter Miami.[17]
Personal life
Clark is of distant Austro-Hungarian descent through his mother.[18]
Career statistics
Club
- As of September 18, 2022
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| New York Red Bulls II | 2020[19] | USL | 12 | 3 | – | – | – | 12 | 3 | |||
| New York Red Bulls | 2020[20] | MLS | 7 | 2 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 8 | 3 | ||
| 2021[20] | MLS | 8 | 4 | – | – | – | 8 | 4 | ||||
| Total | 15 | 6 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 16 | 7 | ||||
| RB Leipzig | 2021–22 | Bundesliga | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||||
| New York Red Bulls (loan) | 2021[20] | MLS | 16 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | – | 17 | 0 | ||
| 2022 | MLS | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 17 | 1 | |||
| Total | 32 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 34 | 1 | |||
| New York Red Bulls II | 2022 | USL | 5 | 1 | – | – | – | 5 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 64 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 12 | ||
- ^ Includes U.S. Open Cup
- ^ Includes MLS Cup Playoffs
Honors
United States U20
References
- ^ "National Team Roster 2021 Concacaf Gold Cup" (PDF). CONCACAF.
- ^ "Caden Clark". New York Red Bulls. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
- ^ "Caden Clark, third Barça Academy player in MLS". FC Barcelona. October 14, 2020. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
- ^ Zgoda, Jerry (March 11, 2022). "New York Red Bulls' Caden Clark retains close ties to Minnesota United and his home state". Star Tribune. Retrieved November 12, 2022.
- ^ "New York Red Bulls II Sign Midfielder Caden Clark". New York Red Bulls. February 5, 2020.
- ^ Murray, Nicholas (July 17, 2020). "GAMEDAY REPORT: Hartford Edges Past Red Bulls II for Victory". USL Championship.
- ^ "Match Recap: NYRB II Grab Win on the Road Against Loudoun United FC". New York Red Bulls. August 29, 2020.
- ^ Sigal, Jonathan (October 10, 2020). "Caden Clark signed by New York Red Bulls after MLS rights acquired from Minnesota United". Major League Soccer.
- ^ Zgoda, Jerry (October 17, 2020). "Minnesota's Caden Clark, just 17, has smashing MLS debut for New York". Star Tribune.
- ^ "Red Bulls' Caden Clark Confirming Place in Young Goalscoring History: MLS Week 5 News and Notes". Major League Soccer. May 12, 2021.
- ^ "All The Important Moments for Caden Clark with RBNY (So Far)". New York Red Bulls. June 24, 2021.
- ^ "New York Red Bulls Announce 2020 Team Awards". newyorkredbulls.com. December 21, 2020. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
- ^ Albert, Cameron (June 23, 2021). "Red Bulls standout and USMNT prospect Caden Clark sidelined after appendectomy". SBI Soccer.
- ^ "RB Leipzig sign US midfielder Caden Clark from New York Red Bulls". Bundesliga. June 24, 2021.
- ^ "New York Red Bulls Transfer Caden Clark to RB Leipzig". New York Red Bulls. June 24, 2021.
- ^ Butler, Dylan (February 9, 2022). "Caden Clark returns to New York Red Bulls on loan from Leipzig". Major League Soccer. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
- ^ "Red Bulls Notch Home Victory vs. Inter Miami CF". newyorkredbulls.com. Retrieved August 27, 2022.
- ^ "How Caden Clark climbed so far, so fast with the New York Red Bulls | Charles Boehm | MLSSoccer.com". mlssoccer.
- ^ "Caden Clark USL Stats". USL Championship.
- ^ a b c "Caden Clark MLS Stats". Major League Soccer.
External links
- Caden Clark at NYRB
- 2003 births
- Living people
- New York Red Bulls II players
- New York Red Bulls players
- RB Leipzig players
- USL Championship players
- American soccer players
- Association football midfielders
- Soccer players from Minnesota
- People from Hennepin County, Minnesota
- Sportspeople from the Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area
- Major League Soccer players
- United States men's under-20 international soccer players
- American people of Austrian descent
- American people of Hungarian descent
- Homegrown Players (MLS)
- American expatriate soccer players
- Expatriate footballers in Germany
- American expatriate sportspeople in Germany