 Birnbaum with D.C. United in 2014 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Steven Mitchell Birnbaum | ||
| Date of birth | January 23, 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Newport, California, U.S. | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Center-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2008 | Pateadores | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2013 | California Golden Bears | 72 | (12) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2011 | Orange County Blue Star | 7 | (0) |
| 2014–2024 | D.C. United | 254 | (13) |
| 2014 | → Richmond Kickers (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| Total | 262 | (13) | |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2008–2009 | United States U18 | ||
| 2008 | United States U20 | ||
| 2015–2017 | United States | 11 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of June 3, 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of February 3, 2017 | |||
Steven Mitchell Birnbaum[2] (born January 23, 1991) is an American former professional soccer player. He was captain of and played as a center-back for D.C. United for the majority of his professional career.[3] Birnbaum started every game for D.C. United in the 2018 season.[4] In 2018 he played every minute in all 34 regular season games, and led Major League Soccer in total clearances, headed clearances, and aerials won, and in 2019 he again led the league in headed clearances and aerials won.
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- ^ "#15 - Steven Mitchell Birnbaum". NOMADS Soccer Club. Archived from the original on February 27, 2015.
- ^ "Sports". Washington Post.
- ^ Bromley, Ben (November 19, 2019). "D.C. United 2019 season review: Steven Birnbaum". Retrieved November 24, 2019.