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.

Austin Yearwood
Yearwood with Charlotte Independence in 2017
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-08-12) August 12, 1994 (age 30)
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

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College and amateur

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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

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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] Following the 2021 season, Yearwood was named New Mexico United's Defensive Player of the Year.[9]

Career statistics

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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
  1. ^ a b c Appearance(s) in the US Open Cup
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in USL Cup playoffs
  3. ^ a b Appearance(s) in USL Championship playoffs

References

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  1. ^ "Austin Yearwood - 2015 Men's Soccer". highpointpanthers.com. High Point University. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Austin Yearwood". soccerstats.us. Soccer Stats. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  3. ^ "Independence's Austin Yearwood emerges as homegrown talent". thecharlottepost.com. The Charlotte Post. 25 May 2016. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  4. ^ "Charlotte Eagles Announce 2015 PDL Additions". charlotteeagles.com. Charlotte Eagles. Archived from the original on 18 August 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "Kickers Sign Austin Yearwood". Richmond Kickers. 15 December 2017. Archived from the original on 16 December 2017. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ "New Mexico United vs. San Antonio FC - June 16, 2021". USLChampionship.com. Retrieved 2021-07-10.
  9. ^ @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.
  10. ^ "USA - A. Yearwood". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved December 10, 2020.