Daniel Ittycheria

Photo by: Sideline Photos, LLC

Photo by: Sideline Photos, LLC

Photo by: Sideline Photos, LLC

Position:
Forward
Height:
6-2
Weight:
170
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Warren, N.J.
High School:
Pingry

2024: Appeared in all 19 games, making a start in 18 … Played a total of 1438 minutes … Led the team in scoring with 9 goals … Recorded one assist … Led the Tigers in shots and shots on goal, with 70 and 30 respectively … Ranked third in the Ivy league in goals and second in both shots and game-winners … Scored four game-winners, including at St. John’s (9/10), against Harvard (9/28), against Seton Hall (10/29) … Scored a brace, including a clutch game-winner, against Cornell in the Ivy League Tournament semifinal, handing Princeton the 2OT victory from behind, 3-2 … Went on to score against Penn in the Ivy League Tournament final, helping Princeton win its first Ivy tournament championship in program history … Named to Second-Team All-Ivy … Named Ivy League Tournament Most Outstanding Player … Selected by D.C. United in MLS Superdraft in the second round with the 40th pick overall.

2023: Appeared in 15 matches, making 14 starts ... Played a total of 990 minutes ... Accrued a total 19 points ... Scored 9 goals and added one assist ... Had a brace in win over St. John's (9/19) ... Stated another brace in 4-0 win against Columbia (10/7), earning him Ivy League Offensive Player of the Week honors... Was one of four different goal scorers in convincing 4-1 win over Monmouth (9/26) ... Finished the season as the standalone, leading goal scorer for the Tigers and second-highest goal scorer in the Ivy League ... Was awarded an Ivy League First Team All-Ivy nod

2022: Appeared in 14 matches, making three starts ... Tallied five points ... Scored on goal and added three assists ... Dished out an assist at Columbia (10/15) ... Scored at Virginia Tech (10/18) ... Had an assist at Fordham (10/25) ... Recorded an assist at Brown (10/30) ... Earned one Ivy League Rookie of the Week award (10/24).

Awards
Ivy League Rookie of the Week (10/24/22)
Ivy League Offensive Player of the Week (10/9/23)
First-Team All-Ivy Honors (11/9/23)
Second Team All-Ivy (2024)
Ivy League Tournament Most Outstanding Player (2024)

Before Princeton: Starter for PDA's U19 MLS Next club … Scored 11 goals in first 10 matches in MLS Next … Scored 32 goals in 33 career matches for Pingry … Notched 20 goals and 10 assists in 2022 as Pingry reached NJ Sectional semifinals … Was an All-Region, All-State, All-County and All-Conference performer for Pingry … Named to the high school All-American Watch List.