Caden Clark

Caden Christopher Clark (born May 27, 2003) is an American professional soccer player who plays as an attacking midfielder for Major League Soccer club New York Red Bulls, on loan from RB Leipzig.

Caden Clark
Personal information
Full name Caden Christopher Clark[1]
Date of birth (2003-05-27) May 27, 2003
Place of birth Medina, Minnesota, United States
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
 New York Red Bulls
(on loan from RB Leipzig)
Number 37
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 → New York Red Bulls (loan) 16 (0)
National team‡
2021– United States U20 2 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of November 7, 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of November 13, 2021

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 Barça Residency Academy in Arizona.

New York Red Bulls II

In February 2020, Clark was signed by USL Championship club New York Red Bulls II.[2] He made his league debut for the club on July 17, 2020 against Hartford Athletic[3] and scored his first goal on August 29, 2020 against Loudoun United FC.[4]

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.[5]

He 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,[6] becoming the fifth youngest player to score in MLS.[7] 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.[8] Clark underwent an appendectomy in June 2021, causing him to miss a month of action.[9]

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.[10][11]

Personal life

Clark is of distant Austro-Hungarian descent through his mother.[12]

Career statistics

Club
As of November 7, 2021
Club Season League Playoffs Domestic Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
New York Red Bulls II 2020[13] USL Championship 123–––123
New York Red Bulls 2020[14] Major League Soccer 7211––83
2021[14] 84–––84
Total 156110000167
RB Leipzig 2021–22 Bundesliga 00–000000
New York Red Bulls (loan) 2021[14] Major League Soccer 16000––160
Career total 4391100004410

References
  1. "National Team Roster 2021 Concacaf Gold Cup" (PDF). CONCACAF.
  2. "New York Red Bulls II Sign Midfielder Caden Clark". New York Red Bulls. February 5, 2020.
  3. Murray, Nicholas (July 17, 2020). "GAMEDAY REPORT: Hartford Edges Past Red Bulls II for Victory". USL Championship.
  4. "Match Recap: NYRB II Grab Win on the Road Against Loudoun United FC". New York Red Bulls. August 29, 2020.
  5. Sigal, Jonathan (October 10, 2020). "Caden Clark signed by New York Red Bulls after MLS rights acquired from Minnesota United". Major League Soccer.
  6. Zgoda, Jerry (October 17, 2020). "Minnesota's Caden Clark, just 17, has smashing MLS debut for New York". Star Tribune.
  7. "Red Bulls' Caden Clark Confirming Place in Young Goalscoring History: MLS Week 5 News and Notes". Major League Soccer. May 12, 2021.
  8. "All The Important Moments for Caden Clark with RBNY (So Far)". New York Red Bulls. June 24, 2021.
  9. Albert, Cameron (June 23, 2021). "Red Bulls standout and USMNT prospect Caden Clark sidelined after appendectomy". SBI Soccer.
  10. "RB Leipzig sign US midfielder Caden Clark from New York Red Bulls". Bundesliga. June 24, 2021.
  11. "New York Red Bulls Transfer Caden Clark to RB Leipzig". New York Red Bulls. June 24, 2021.
  12. "How Caden Clark climbed so far, so fast with the New York Red Bulls | Charles Boehm | MLSSoccer.com". mlssoccer.
  13. "Caden Clark USL Stats". USL Championship.
  14. "Caden Clark MLS Stats". Major League Soccer.
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