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| Full name | DeAndre Roselle Yedlin[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (1993-07-09)July 9, 1993 (age 32) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Seattle,Washington, United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.71 m)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Right-back | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Real Salt Lake | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004–2006 | Emerald City FC | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004–2006 | Crossfire Premier | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006–2008 | Northwest Nationals | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2011 | O'Dea High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2010 | New York | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2011 | Seattle Sounders FC | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| College career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2012 | Akron Zips | 45 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012 | Seattle Sounders FC U-23 | 16 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2014 | Seattle Sounders FC | 56 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2016 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | →Sunderland (loan) | 23 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2021 | Newcastle United | 112 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | Galatasaray | 27 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2024 | Inter Miami | 65 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024–2025 | FC Cincinnati | 55 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Real Salt Lake | 7 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013 | United States U20 | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2023 | United States | 81 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 03:42, October 19, 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of July 12, 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
DeAndre Roselle Yedlin (born July 9, 1993) is an American professionalsoccer player who plays as adefender forMajor League Soccer clubReal Salt Lake. Primarily aright-back, Yedlin has also featured as a rightwing-back andwide midfielder.[3]
Yedlin was born and raised inSeattle, Washington.[4] Yedlin began playing soccer at age four and learned while watching his uncle from the sideline. Yedlin was a product ofO'Dea High School inSeattle, and was part of Washington Youth Soccer's State Olympic Development Program (ODP) from 2006 to 2009. He also played youth soccer forEmerald City FC and Northwest Nationals before going toU.S. Soccer Development Academy club Crossfire Premier.[3] Yedlin stayed in the DA but moved to theSeattle Sounders FC youth academy for the 2010–11 season.[5] Seattle Sounders youth directorDarren Sawatzky first saw him play at age 11 and later said that Yedlin was "an offensive player at the time, he was tricky, he had explosiveness and could run for days."Seattle Sounders FC sporting director Chris Henderson said of Yedlin: "DeAndre has great quickness and speed. He reads the game well, keeps possession, but he's able to attack the flank and get crosses in."[6]
On February 8, 2011, Yedlin signed aletter of intent to play college soccer at theUniversity of Akron under coachCaleb Porter.[7][8] In his first year, Yedlin started in 20 of his 23 games for the Zips, playing alongside future professionalsWil Trapp,Darren Mattocks,Aodhan Quinn, andScott Caldwell. He scored his first collegiate goal on September 28, 2011, in a 3–1 victory overOhio State.[9] He finished the year with six assists and made the College Soccer News Freshman All-American team.[10] In his second year, Yedlin made 22 appearances and finished the year with six assists as well.[11]
During the collegiate offseason, Yedlin played forSeattle Sounders FC U-23 in thePremier Development League, and was named to the2012 All-PDL First XI for his play.[12]
On January 11, 2013, after two seasons with Akron, Yedlin signed withSeattle Sounders FC as the club's firsthomegrown player.[5][13][3]
He made his debut on March 2 in a 1–0 home defeat to theMontreal Impact.[14] 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.[15] On March 12, Yedlin shined and scored his first professional goal for the club in a 3–1 win againstTigres in the second leg of the Sounders 3–2CONCACAF Champions League quarterfinal aggregate victory.[16]
On July 15, Yedlin was named to theMLS All-Star team for their match againstRoma on July 31, making him the first rookie to be named to the All-Star team since 2005 whenMichael Parkhurst was selected during his rookie season.[17] Yedlin was ranked 3rd among MLS players under the age of 24 in 2013, according to MLSSoccer.com.[18]
Yedlin scored his first professional league goal in a 1–1 draw with theColorado Rapids on July 20, 2013.[19] Yedlin was again named to theMLS All-Star team in 2014, starting in a 2–1 victory againstFC Bayern Munich.[20]
After success for club and breaking out at the2014 FIFA World Cup, it was announced on August 13, 2014, that Yedlin had been transferred toPremier League clubTottenham Hotspur, signing a four-year contract with the club.[21][22] Other European clubs, includingA.S. Roma, were interested. Yedlin remained with Seattle before joining Tottenham in January 2015. Yedlin would celebrate New Year's atHarry Kane's home.[23] He trained with Tottenham for the first time on January 7, 2015.[24][25] He made his first appearance for theunder-21 team on January 9, 2015.[26] Yedlin made his Premier League debut on April 11, 2015, in a loss toAston Villa.[27]
On September 1, 2015,Sunderland acquired Yedlin on a year-long loan.[28][22] On September 22, Yedlin made his Sunderland debut in aLeague Cup match, playing the full 90 minutes and notching an assist for Sunderland's only goal in a 4–1 loss toManchester City.[29] On October 3, 2015, Yedlin started his first Premier League game againstWest Ham United.
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On August 24, 2016, Yedlin moved toNewcastle United for £5 million on a five-year contract.[30][3] He made his debut on August 27, in a match againstBrighton and Hove Albion as an 88th-minute substitute forYoan Gouffran.[31] Two weeks later, Yedlin scored his first goal for the club and his first in three years in a 2–0 victory againstDerby County on September 10.[32] He scored his first Premier League goal on September 1, 2018, in a 2–1 defeat at Manchester City.[33]
On February 1, 2021, Yedlin joined the Turkish sideGalatasaray on a 2.5-year contract.[34] 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 toÇaykur Rizespor.[35] On January 26, 2022, his contract with Galatasaray was terminated by mutual consent.[36]
Yedlin joinedInter Miami CF on February 2, 2022, on a four-year contract with an additional one-year option.[37] "It's almost a DP signing for us, really, in terms of his quality," ManagerPhil Neville said. "He's played at the top, top level in the top soccer nations in the world. So we hope his experience, his quality, his leadership, and the fact that he's American I think is really important. We have a young, new team and we want experience in there as well." Yedlin stated "I know when I was in MLS, [defending] was a weakness in my game," after the move was announced. "Not only 1-v-1 but positionally. But now I'm coming back, being in a lot of different situations and a lot of different formations, playing different positions to a point now where I'm a lot more comfortable in those situations. I think I'm a lot better defender now than I was when I left."[1]
Yedlin was thevice captain of the squad which won Inter Miami's first ever trophy, the2023 Leagues Cup. The video of Lionel Messi offering the armband to Yedlin to raise the trophy with him went viral.
On March 4, 2024, Yedlin moved toFC Cincinnati.[38] When asked about the decision to leave a team led byLionel Messi andLuis Suarez to joinFC Cincinnati, Yedlin responded that he and his wife were attracted to Cincinnati as it is a great place to raise a family and hasTQL Stadium, which he considered to be the best soccer specific stadium in the United States. It was also announced that he would wear number 91 in honor of his uncle.[39]
Yedlin was named to theUnited States under-20 squad on June 7, 2013, for the2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Turkey.[40] Yedlin made his U-20 international debut a week later in a 3–1 victory overPortugal.[41][8]
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Yedlin earned his first call-up to thesenior men's national team on January 3, 2014.[42] He made his first appearance with the senior team on February 1, 2014, in a friendly againstSouth Korea.[43]
After impressing in January and April, Yedlin was a surprise inclusion by US managerJurgen Klinsmann on the U.S. final 23-man roster for the2014 FIFA World Cup. He made his World Cup debut againstPortugal, coming on as a late second-half substitute. He helped set up Sounders teammateClint 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 againstBelgium, Yedlin came on as an early substitute for the injuredFabian Johnson, providing most of the vertical threat for the Americans.[44] Yedlin's performances took many by surprise, being called a "breakout star" by the New York Times.[23]
Yedlin continued playing for the US after 2014, playing in both midfield for defense for Klinsmann. Yedlin was named to the squad for the2016 Copa America Centenario, starting most games. Yedlin received a secondyellow card (and subsequent red) in a match against Paraguay.[45] When healthy, Yedlin participated in the US's failed qualification for the2018 FIFA World Cup under both Klinsmann andBruce Arena. Yedlin started at right back in the final qualification match, a1–2 loss to Trinidad and Tobago on October 10, 2017.
Yedlin continued to play regularly as a right back under 2018 caretaker managerDave Sarachan, taking on a leadership role in the new cycle as one of the few players carried over. “DeAndre, he is now one of the seasoned guys, you would say, withcaps,” Sarachan explained in September 2018. “I think, again, has shown a lot of maturation now in terms of his approach working with a lot of these young guys." Yedlin stated wanting to turn the page on the failed 2018 cycle: "obviously want to put the past behind us and we all know what happened... it’s kind of a clean slate, a fresh start. I am excited for that.”[46]
Yedlin continued under fulltime managerGregg Berhalter. Yedlincaptained the national team in a March 2019 friendly againstChile, finishing 1–1.[47] Yedlin missed the2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup due to a groin injury, but participated in thegroup stage andfinals of the 2019-20CONCACAF Nations League.[48]
On November 9, 2022, Yedlin was called up to the final 26-man squad for the2022 FIFA World Cup, being the only U.S. player to play in both the 2014 and 2022 FIFA World Cups.[49] “He’s a glue guy,” Berhalter said after announcing the roster. “He’s there for the team, creates atmosphere for the team. Sometimes he’s a shoulder to cry on or talk to, other times he’s a motivator.” “There’s a queue of questions people have for DeAndre,” said Tyler Adams, the USMNT captain in Qatar.[50] A report by Paul Tenorio and Sam Stejskal ofThe Athletic after the tournament revealed that Yedlin was one of the veterans on the team that pulled young starGiovanni Reyna aside after "an alarming lack of effort" after the Wales match, in which an injured Reyna did not appear. The report said that the situation became untenable and that it had to be addressed multiple times by players and coaches, after which Reyna eventually apologized to his teammates for his lack of effort. After the apology, several players on the team spoke up to hold Reyna accountable for his actions, and the 20-year-old turned a corner in regards to his effort in training, per the sources in the report.[51]
Yedlin appeared in two matches in Qatar, both as a tactical substitute at right-back forSergiño Dest. Yedlin appeared in theGroup B match againstWales, then again in the Round of 16 match against theNetherlands, in which the US lost 3-1.[52][53]
Yedlin is one-quarter black, one-quarter Native American, and half Latvian Jewish on his mother's side.[54][55][56][57][58]
Yedlin is very close with his mother, Rebecca Yedlin, who had him when she was very young and is now a college faculty member; his father has never been part of his life.[4][57] He was raised by his maternal grandfather, Ira Nathan Yedlin, and step-grandmother, Vicki Walton.[59][4] Yedlin has a sister Jenea who is three years younger than he is.[60]
During the2020–2023 racial unrest in the United States, caused by thepolice murder of George Floyd, Yedlin was an outspoken supporter of theBlack Lives Matter movement, asking if there was truly "liberty and justice" for all Americans and recalling the memories of his grandparents who had lived under theJim Crow system of racial oppression.[61] Yedlin spoke about the country's long history ofpolice brutality against African Americans: "as a young black man in America it's one of those things you just grow up with. You know you have a higher chance of being stopped by the police, or put in jail or eventually being killed." Yedlin admitted he was questioning whether he'd continue to play for the national team. "It's something I've thought a lot about during thisquarantine," Yedlin said. "My grandfather, my grandmother especially, I have a whole family of activists, they've always told me to stand up for what I believe in. There's no amount of money that can make me shut up about something I think is wrong. It's one of those waiting games to see if a change does happen. But if things go as they stand it's hard for me as an African American male to represent a country that does things like this where all people aren't equal."[62]
In May 2021, Yedlin joined the ownership group ofUSL Championship clubSan Diego Loyal SC.[63]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Continental | Other[c] | Total | |||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Seattle Sounders FC | 2013[64] | Major League Soccer | 31 | 1 | – | – | 4[d] | 1 | 2 | 1 | 37 | 3 | ||
| 2014[64] | Major League Soccer | 25 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 4 | 0 | 32 | 0 | |||
| Total | 56 | 1 | 3 | 0 | – | 4 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 69 | 3 | |||
| Tottenham Hotspur | 2014–15[65] | Premier League | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Sunderland (loan) | 2015–16[66] | Premier League | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 25 | 0 | ||
| Newcastle United | 2016–17[67] | Championship | 27 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 32 | 1 | ||
| 2017–18[68] | Premier League | 34 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 34 | 0 | |||||
| 2018–19[69] | Premier League | 29 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 29 | 1 | |||||
| 2019–20 | Premier League | 16 | 1 | 4 | 0 | – | – | – | 20 | 1 | ||||
| 2020–21 | Premier League | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 10 | 0 | |||
| Total | 112 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | – | – | 125 | 3 | ||||
| Galatasaray | 2020–21 | Süper Lig | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 12 | 1 | |||
| 2021–22 | Süper Lig | 16 | 0 | – | – | 8[e] | 0 | – | 24 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 8 | 0 | – | 36 | 1 | ||||
| Inter Miami | 2022 | Major League Soccer | 34 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | 38 | 0 | ||
| 2023 | Major League Soccer | 28 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 0 | – | – | 41 | 0 | |||
| 2024 | Major League Soccer | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 3 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 65 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | 82 | 0 | |||
| FC Cincinnati | 2024 | Major League Soccer | 28 | 0 | – | 2 | 1 | 2[d] | 0 | 3 | 0 | 35 | 1 | |
| 2025 | Major League Soccer | 27 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | 3[d] | 0 | – | 32 | 0 | |||
| Total | 55 | 0 | – | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 67 | 1 | |||
| Real Salt Lake | 2025 | Major League Soccer | 7 | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 346 | 6 | 21 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 413 | 9 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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| United States | 2014 | 10 | 0 |
| 2015 | 19 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 14 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 81 | 0 | |
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