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

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.

Career

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]

Career statistics

As of match played April 23, 2022.[9]
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[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
  1. 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in the US Open Cup
  2. ↑ Appearance(s) in USL Cup playoffs
  3. 1 2 Appearance(s) in USL Championship playoffs

References

  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". charlotteindependence.com. Charlotte Independence. 31 March 2016. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
  6. ↑ "Kickers Sign Austin Yearwood". richmondkickers.com. 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. 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". www.uslchampionship.com. Retrieved 2021-07-10.
  9. ↑ "USA - A. Yearwood". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
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