Daniel Lovitz

About

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.

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 added 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 USL PDL club Carolina Dynamo during their 2012 and 2013 season’s.

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 Harrisburg City…