Austin_Yearwood
Austin Yearwood
American soccer player (born 1994)
Austin Yearwood (born August 12, 1994) is an American soccer player who currently plays for New Mexico United in the USL Championship. He operates as a left back or left wing-back.
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1994-08-12) August 12, 1994 (age 29) | ||
Place of birth | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | ||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
Position(s) | Left back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | New Mexico United | ||
Number | 3 | ||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2012–2015 | High Point Panthers | 77 | (1) |
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2013–2014 | Carolina Dynamo | 19 | (1) |
2015 | Charlotte Eagles | 14 | (0) |
2016–2017 | Charlotte Independence | 24 | (0) |
2018 | Richmond Kickers | 21 | (0) |
2019– | New Mexico United | 99 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 21, 2023 |
College and amateur
Yearwood graduated from South Mecklenburg High School in Charlotte, North Carolina. While in high school he was a 2011 NCSCA All-State selection, three-time All-Region, and three-time All-Conference. Yearwood also played in the 2011 ESPNHS All-American game.
He played college soccer at High Point University from 2012 to 2015.[1] While at college, Yearwood also appeared for USL PDL clubs Carolina Dynamo in 2013 and 2014,[2] and Charlotte Eagles in 2015.[3][4]
Professional
Yearwood signed with United Soccer League side Charlotte Independence on March 31, 2016.[5]
Yearwood signed with Richmond Kickers on December 15, 2017.[6] On November 6, 2018, he signed for USL Championship expansion club New Mexico United.[7] He scored his first professional goal on June 16, 2021, the team's second in a 2-0 win over San Antonio FC.[8]
- As of match played April 23, 2022.[9]
Club | Season | League | Domestic Cup | League Cup | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Charlotte Independence | 2016 | USL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
2017 | 21 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||
Total | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 0 | ||
Richmond Kickers | 2018 | USL | 21 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | — | 24 | 0 | |
New Mexico United | 2019 | USL Championship | 16 | 0 | 5[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 22 | 0 |
2020 | 13 | 0 | — | 2[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 15 | 0 | |||
2021 | 31 | 1 | — | — | 31 | 1 | ||||
2022 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |||
Total | 63 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 73 | 1 | ||
Career total | 108 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 122 | 1 |
- Appearance(s) in the US Open Cup
- Appearance(s) in USL Cup playoffs
- Appearance(s) in USL Championship playoffs
- "Austin Yearwood - 2015 Men's Soccer". highpointpanthers.com. High Point University. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
- "Austin Yearwood". soccerstats.us. Soccer Stats. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
- "Independence's Austin Yearwood emerges as homegrown talent". thecharlottepost.com. The Charlotte Post. 25 May 2016. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
- "Charlotte Eagles Announce 2015 PDL Additions". charlotteeagles.com. Charlotte Eagles. Archived from the original on 18 August 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
- "Charlotte Native Austin Yearwood Signs With Independence For 2016". charlotteindependence.com. Charlotte Independence. 31 March 2016. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
- "Kickers Sign Austin Yearwood". richmondkickers.com. Richmond Kickers. 15 December 2017. Archived from the original on 16 December 2017. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
- Davis, Elizabeth (November 6, 2018). "New Mexico United Announces First Six Players for Inaugural Season". New Mexico United. Archived from the original on 2020-09-13. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
- "New Mexico United vs. San Antonio FC - June 16, 2021| USLChampionship.com". www.uslchampionship.com. Retrieved 2021-07-10.
- "USA - A. Yearwood". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved December 10, 2020.