2022: Recipient of the team's Bob "Doc" Holliday Award, presented to the squad member who regardless of playing opportunity or personal recognition has consistently demonstrated a selfless commitment, a positive attitude and has contributed to team spirit in ways that have improved the well-being of the Yale soccer program.

2021: Appeared in three games… Recipient of the team’s Walter Leeman Trophy, which is awarded to the senior member of the team who, by sportsmanship and team play, upholds the ideals of Walter Leeman.

2020: Season canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic

2019: Appeared in the victory at Central Connecticut

2018: First career appearance came vs. Vermont.

High School: Two-time all-league selection at Horace Greeley High School… Scored 13 goals and added six assists over his final two seasons… Helped lead Horace Greeley to a pair of league championships and 34 victories in three years… Team captain as a senior… Also played tennis and was a two-time all-league selection and team captain.

Club: Played for Golden Touch, which was ranked No. 9 in the country by GotSoccer… Helped lead club to a pair of EDP 1^st Division North championships.

Academic Awards: Williams College Book Award recipient.

Personal: Involved with Peer Leadership and a Pleasantville JCCA volunteer… Son of Steven and Luba Seidman… Father is a 1987 Yale graduate, who played soccer for the Bulldogs.

3 QUESTIONS FOR SEIDMAN

Biggest soccer influences and why? My club soccer coach Winston Buddle. He’s been my coach since seventh grade, and he has taught me how to play and understand the game at a higher level. Coach Winston incorporated not only his own professional experiences but those of his son Edson (US National/World Cup, LA Galaxy player) on and off the pitch when teaching our team over the years. When Winston first started coaching me, I was relatively good technically, but he developed my tactical game and understanding of the game as a whole and has turned me into the player I am today.

Do you have an idol or hero? Jamie Vardy. He’s not the biggest or most skilled player, but he makes up for it with determination. He never stops running and never backs down from a challenge. His competitiveness and attitude is something I try to emulate when I play.

Why Yale? Yale provides me with the opportunity of an incredible education as well as to be part of an on-the-rise Division I Soccer program. Both Yale College as a whole and the Yale Soccer team have a unique sense of community that I cannot wait to join. It has always been my dream to play at a school like Yale with such a great academic and athletic tradition, and I am looking forward to bringing the Ivy League championship back where it belongs.