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.
_(cropped).jpg) Yearwood with Charlotte Independence in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | August 12, 1994 | ||
| 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 | |||
Career
editCollege and amateur
editYearwood 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
editYearwood 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] Following the 2021 season, Yearwood was named New Mexico United's Defensive Player of the Year.[9]
Career statistics
edit- As of match played July 30, 2024.[10]
| Club | Season | League | Domestic Cup | League Cup | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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[a] | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||
| Total | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 0 | ||
| Richmond Kickers | 2018 | USL | 21 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | — | 24 | 0 | |
| New Mexico United | 2019 | USL Championship | 16 | 0 | 5[a] | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| 2020 | 13 | 0 | — | 2[c] | 0 | 15 | 0 | |||
| 2021 | 31 | 1 | — | — | 31 | 1 | ||||
| 2022 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 0 | ||
| 2023 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | |||
| Total | 99 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 73 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 144 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 122 | 1 | ||
- ^ a b c Appearance(s) in the US Open Cup
- ^ Appearance(s) in USL Cup playoffs
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in USL Championship playoffs
References
edit- ^ "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". Charlotte Independence. 31 March 2016. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
- ^ "Kickers Sign Austin Yearwood". 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 (Press release). Archived from the original on 2020-09-13. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
- ^ "New Mexico United vs. San Antonio FC - June 16, 2021". USLChampionship.com. Retrieved 2021-07-10.
- ^ @NewMexicoUTD (Nov 10, 2021). "Year 3 for our no.3 Yearsy, it had to be 😤
MASSIVE congrats to one of the first signings in club history on earning the 2021 Defensive Player of the Year award 💛🖤 #SomosUnidos" (Tweet). Retrieved July 30, 2024 – via Twitter. - ^ "USA - A. Yearwood". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved December 10, 2020.