DeAndre Yedlin
DeAndre Yedlin was born in Seattle, Washington, United States on July 9th, 1993 and is the Soccer Player. At the age of 31, DeAndre Yedlin biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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DeAndre Roselle Yedlin (born July 9, 1993) is an American professional soccer player who competes for Newcastle United's national team and the United States national team.
Yedlin, who is primarily a right-back, has also played as a center-back, wing-back, and wide midfielder.
Personal life
Yedlin is a one-quarter black, one-quarter Native American, and half-Latvian. Yedlin and his mother are Jewish. Yedlin was close to his mother, Rebecca Yedlin, who was with him when she was young and now works as a college sports instructor; his father has never been involved in his life. He was raised by his maternal grandfather, Ira Nathan Yedlin, and Vicki Walton, a step-grandmother. Yedlin has a sister Jenea who is three years older than he is.
Darren Sawatzky, the Seattle Sounders youth director, first saw Yedlin play at age 11 and later said he was "an offensive player at the time, he was tumultuous, he was irritable, and he could run for days." "DeAndre has a natural quickness and speed," Seattle Sounders FC sports director Chris Henderson said of Yedlin: "DeAndre has a lot of energy and speed." He reads the game and maintains his position, but he is able to reach the flank and get crosses in."
Yedlin joined the USL Championship team San Diego Loyal SC in May 2021.
Professional career
Yedlin also played for Seattle Sounders FC U-23 in the Premier Development League, and was named to the 2012 All-PDL First XI for his play.
On January 11, 2013, after two seasons with Akron, Yedlin signed with Seattle Sounders FC as the club's first homegrown player. He made his debut on March 2 in a 1–0 home defeat to the Montreal Impact. Yedlin was named to the MLS Team of the Week for his performance, becoming the first rookie to earn the honor in his professional debut. On March 12 he scored his first professional goal for the club in a 3–1 win against Tigres in the second leg of the Sounders 3–2 CONCACAF Champions League quarterfinal aggregate victory.
On July 15, Yedlin was named to the MLS All-Star team for their match against Roma on July 31, making him the first rookie to be named to the All-Star team since 2005 when Michael Parkhurst was selected during his rookie season. Yedlin was ranked 3rd among MLS players under the age of 24 in 2013, according to MLSSoccer.com.
Yedlin scored his first professional league goal in a 1–1 draw with the Colorado Rapids on July 20, 2013.
On August 13, 2014, it was confirmed that Yedlin had signed a four-year contract with Tottenham Hotspur of the Premier League. He remained with Seattle before joining Tottenham in January 2015. He trained with Tottenham for the first time on January 7, 2015. He made his first appearance for the under-21 team on January 9, 2015. Yedlin made his Premier League debut on April 11, 2015, in a loss to Aston Villa.
On September 1, 2015, Sunderland acquired Yedlin on a year-long loan. On September 22, Yedlin made his Sunderland debut in a League Cup match, playing the full 90 minutes and notching an assist for the Black Cats' only goal in a 4–1 loss to Manchester City. On October 3, 2015, Yedlin started his first Premier League game against West Ham United.
On August 24, 2016, Yedlin moved to Newcastle United for £5 million on a five-year contract. He made his debut on August 27, in a match against Brighton and Hove Albion as an 88th-minute substitute for Yoan Gouffran. Two weeks later, Yedlin scored his first goal for the club and his first in three years in a 2–0 victory against Derby County on September 10. He scored his first Premier League goal on September 1, 2018, in a 2–1 defeat at Manchester City.
On February 1, 2021, Yedlin joined Turkish side Galatasaray on a 2.5-year contract. On March 19, Yedlin scored his first goal for the club, his first since 2019, conceded a penalty, and was sent off in a dramatic 3–4 defeat at home to Çaykur Rizespor. On January 26, 2022, his contract with Galatasaray was terminated by mutual consent.
Yedlin joined Inter Miami on February 2, 2022, on a four-year contract with an additional one-year option.
International career
Yedlin was named to the United States under-20 squad on June 7, 2013, for the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Turkey. Yedlin made his U-20 international debut a week later in a 3–1 victory over Portugal.
Yedlin earned his first call up to the senior men's national team on January 3, 2014. He made his first appearance with the senior team on February 1, 2014, in a friendly against South Korea.
Yedlin was included on the U.S. final 23-man roster for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. He made his World Cup debut against Portugal, coming on as a late second-half substitute. He helped set up Sounders teammate Clint Dempsey's late goal which put the U.S. up 2–1. He also came on late in the next game, a 1–0 loss v. Germany; his deep cross to Dempsey was headed off target. In the round of 16 match against Belgium, Yedlin came on as a substitute for the injured Fabian Johnson.
In the 2016 Copa America Centenario, Yedlin received a second yellow card (and subsequent red) in a match against Paraguay.