1. DeAndre Roselle Yedlin was born on July 9,1993 and is an American professional soccer player who plays for Major League Soccer club FC Cincinnati.
38 Facts About DeAndre Yedlin
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Primarily a right-back, Yedlin has featured as a right wing-back and wide midfielder.
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DeAndre Yedlin began playing soccer at age four and learned while watching his uncle from the sideline.
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DeAndre Yedlin was a product of O'Dea High School in Seattle, and was part of Washington Youth Soccer's State Olympic Development Program from 2006 to 2009.
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DeAndre Yedlin played youth soccer for Emerald City FC and Northwest Nationals before going to US Soccer Development Academy club Crossfire Premier.
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DeAndre Yedlin reads the game well, keeps possession, but he's able to attack the flank and get crosses in.
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On February 8,2011, DeAndre Yedlin signed a letter of intent to play college soccer at the University of Akron under coach Caleb Porter.
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DeAndre Yedlin finished the year with six assists and made the College Soccer News Freshman All-American team.
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On January 11,2013, after two seasons with Akron, DeAndre Yedlin signed with Seattle Sounders FC as the club's first homegrown player.
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DeAndre 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.
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On July 15, DeAndre 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.
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DeAndre Yedlin was ranked 3rd among MLS players under the age of 24 in 2013, according to MLSSoccer.
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DeAndre Yedlin remained with Seattle before joining Tottenham in January 2015.
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DeAndre Yedlin trained with Tottenham for the first time on January 7,2015.
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DeAndre Yedlin made his first appearance for the under-21 team on January 9,2015.
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DeAndre Yedlin made his Premier League debut on April 11,2015, in a loss to Aston Villa.
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On October 3,2015, DeAndre Yedlin started his first Premier League game against West Ham United.
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On February 1,2021, DeAndre Yedlin joined the Turkish side Galatasaray on a 2.5-year contract.
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DeAndre Yedlin joined Inter Miami CF on February 2,2022, on a four-year contract with an additional one-year option.
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On March 4,2024, DeAndre Yedlin announced his move to FC Cincinnati.
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DeAndre Yedlin was named to the United States under-20 squad on June 7,2013, for the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Turkey.
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DeAndre Yedlin earned his first call-up to the senior men's national team on January 3,2014.
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DeAndre Yedlin made his first appearance with the senior team on February 1,2014, in a friendly against South Korea.
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DeAndre Yedlin made his World Cup debut against Portugal, coming on as a late second-half substitute.
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DeAndre Yedlin's performances took many by surprise, being called a "breakout star" by the New York Times.
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DeAndre Yedlin continued playing for the US after 2014, playing in both midfield for defense for Klinsmann.
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DeAndre Yedlin was named to the squad for the 2016 Copa America Centenario, starting most games.
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DeAndre Yedlin received a second yellow card in a match against Paraguay.
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When healthy, DeAndre Yedlin participated in the US's failed qualification for the 2018 FIFA World Cup under both Klinsmann and Bruce Arena.
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DeAndre Yedlin continued to play regularly as a right back under 2018 caretaker manager Dave Sarachan, taking on a leadership role in the new cycle as one of the few players carried over.
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On November 9,2022, DeAndre Yedlin was called up to the final 26-man squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup, being the only US player to play in both the 2014 and 2022 FIFA World Cups.
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DeAndre Yedlin appeared in two matches in Qatar, both as a tactical substitute for right back Sergino Dest.
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DeAndre Yedlin appeared in the Group B match against Wales, then again in the Round of 16 match against the Netherlands.
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DeAndre Yedlin is one-quarter black, one-quarter Native American, and half Latvian Ashkenazi Jewish.
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DeAndre Yedlin is very close with his mother, Rebecca DeAndre Yedlin, who had him when she was very young and is a college faculty member; his father has never been part of his life.
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DeAndre Yedlin was raised by his maternal grandfather, Ira Nathan Yedlin, and step-grandmother, Vicki Walton.
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DeAndre Yedlin has a sister Jenea who is three years younger than he is.
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In May 2021, DeAndre Yedlin joined the ownership group of USL Championship club San Diego Loyal SC.