.jpg) Yarbrough withInter Miami in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William Paul Yarbrough Story | ||
| Date of birth | (1989-03-20)March 20, 1989 (age 36)[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Aguascalientes, Mexico | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Toronto FC | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1995–2004 | Gallos de Aguascalientes | ||
| 2005–2010 | Pachuca | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2013 | Pachuca | 0 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | →Tampico Madero (loan) | 28 | (0) |
| 2011 | →Titanes Tulancingo (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | →León (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2013–2020 | León | 161 | (0) |
| 2020 | →Colorado Rapids (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 2021–2023 | Colorado Rapids | 88 | (0) |
| 2022 | →Colorado Rapids 2 (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2024 | San Jose Earthquakes | 17 | (0) |
| 2025 | Inter Miami | 0 | (0) |
| 2026– | Toronto FC | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2007 | Mexico U20 | ||
| 2015–2016 | United States | 3 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of July 14, 2024 | |||
William Paul Yarbrough Story (born March 20, 1989) is a professionalsoccer player who plays as agoalkeeper forMajor League Soccer clubToronto FC. Born in Mexico, he represented theUnited States national team.
Yarbrough was born and raised inAguascalientes,Mexico,[2] toAmerican parents who emigrated from Texas in the 1980s.[3] His parents aremissionaries Lee Yarbrough and Stacey Story, who decided to live in Mexico, after having their honeymoon there.[4] He is a devout Christian.[5]
Yarbrough started his career at six years old withGallos de Aguascalientes. In 2005, he was invited for a trial with the U17 team ofC.F. Pachuca and later signed with them at the age of sixteen.[6] He played until April 2010 for the youth squad of Pachuca and was loaned out to his first senior team,Jaibos Tampico Madero.[7] He was on loan until July 2011, participating in 38 matches during theLiga Premier de México 2010–2011 season. In summer 2011, he joinedTitanes Tulancingo on another loan.[8]
During the 2012–2013 season, he was loaned out toClub León from Pachuca, and did not play a league match during the 2012 Apertura tournament. Yarbrough played his only match in the first round of theCopa MX Apertura againstDorados de Sinaloa. Yarbrough was the starting goalkeeper for León until the end of the 2013 Clausura tournament, playing 8 matches.[9]
Yarbrough eventually joined León on a permanent basis, becoming their starting goalkeeper for most matches of both the Apertura and Clausura over the following seasons, and helped León to two Liga MX titles.[10] In the 2015 Apertura and 2016 Clausura, Yarbrough led León to a third-place finish, while leading all Liga MX goalkeepers in both saves and clean sheets.[11]
In May 2018, León acquiredRodolfo Cota. Cota took over as the starting goalkeeper. Yarbrough started four matches late in 2018, and started two matches in September 2019.
On March 6, 2020, Yarbrough was loaned toMLS sideColorado Rapids for one year.[12]
Yarbrough made his Rapids debut against Sporting Kansas City at theMLS is Back Tournament on July 17, 2020.[13] Yarbrough earned his first Rapids victory and clean sheet in a 5–0 win over Real Salt Lake to reclaim the Rocky Mountain Cup.[14] Yarbrough ended the season with a 6-4-4 (W-L-D) record and four clean sheets. Yarbrough also started Colorado's first-round playoff loss at Minnesota United FC.[15]
On February 2, 2021, Yarbrough moved permanently to the Colorado Rapids on a 3-year deal.[16] In week two of the 2023 season, Yarbrough was named to the league's Team of the Matchday after registering eleven saves in a scoreless draw againstSporting Kansas City, becoming the first player in club history to do so.[17]
He would leave the club at the end of 2023.
On 16 January 2024, Yarbrough would then sign forSan Jose Earthquakes for the 2024 season. On 23 March, he made his debut for the club in a 3–2 win againstSeattle. He would leave the club and become a free agent.
On 21 May 2025, Yarbrough signed forInter Miami as a free agent. He would play zero games for the club as their other goalkeeperOscar Ustari did play, although he would get injured and replaced byRocco Ríos Novo. Yarbrough then left the club when his contract expired.
On 16 January 2026, Yarbrough signed forToronto FC on a one-year contract.
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In 2007, Yarbrough received a call up to theMexico national under-20 team. In an interview, Yarbrough said though he had been called up for the Mexico under-20s, he had no preference between the two national teams as he is eligible to represent both. Despite accepting a call-up from the Mexican Federation in 2007, he ended up accepting an offer to the U.S. national team.[18][19][20]
Yarbrough earned his first call-up to theUnited States national team in March 2015. He appeared in the bench when the United States played againstDenmark on March 25, 2015. Yarbrough substitutedNick Rimando in the beginning of the second half againstSwitzerland on March 31 to earn his first cap. Yarbrough conceded one goal against Switzerland; the game ended in a 1–1 draw. In his second appearance for the United States, Yarbrough was subbed in for Rimando at halftime during afriendly againstMexico on April 15, 2015. He had two saves in the 2–0 victory for the U.S.[21]
Yarbrough made his 3rd appearance for the United States team in a friendly match againstNew Zealand which ended in a 1–1 draw.
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