
Position: Goalkeeper
Birthdate: 9/23/1998
Hometown: Clifton, Virginia
College: UNC Charlotte
Height: 6-1
Daniel Kuzemka enters his fourth season with the Black and Yellow. He is the second-longest tenured player on the club, after Leland Archer.
Kuzemka, 26, first joined the Battery in 2022 and has made 13 appearances across all competitions in the previous three seasons, recording five shutouts.
In 2024, Kuzemka posted back-to-back clean sheets against Monterey Bay FC and Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC in the regular season and recorded a shutout against Atlanta United in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup.
Off the field, Kuzemka has been active in the community in various ways. He was named winner of the club’s Betsy McAdams Award in 2024, which is won by an organization member who best displays exemplary qualities of the game of soccer, community involvement, sportsmanship and contributions to the club.
The shot-stopper featured in three total matches in 2023, posting victories in all three contests. Kuzemka had one clean sheet, which came in the Battery’s 1-0 win over Charlotte Independence in the Third Round of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup.
Kuzemka made four appearances and tallied 13 saves during his rookie campaign in 2022. He recorded his first career professional shutout on August 31 against Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC, a 0-0 draw on the road.
Kuzemka initially arrived in Charleston on a trial in the preseason that saw him between the pipes against Charlotte FC in the 2022 Breeze Airways™ Carolina Challenge Cup. He helped preserve the clean sheet in the 1-0 victory in a goalkeeper rotation with Joe Kuzminsky and Hugo Fauroux.
A native of Clifton, Virginia, Kuzemka played collegiately at Clemson University and UNC Charlotte.
Kuzemka appeared in five matches across three seasons with the Tigers before transferring to Charlotte. With the 49ers, Kuzemka blossomed into a formidable fixture, tallying 57 saves and four clean sheets during his senior season. The shot-stopper helped lead the 49ers to a berth into the 2021 NCAA Tournament and was named to the Conference USA All-Academic Team prior to graduation.



