Jackson Yueill

Jackson Yueill
Yueill plays for San Jose in 2017
Personal information
Full name Jackson William Yueill
Date of birth (1997-03-19) March 19, 1997
Place of birth Bloomington, Minnesota, United States
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 San Jose Earthquakes
Number 14
Youth career
Minnesota Thunder
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2016 UCLA Bruins 40 (9)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017– San Jose Earthquakes 23 (0)
2017 → Reno 1868 (loan) 6 (0)
National team
2014–2015 United States U18 2 (0)
2016– United States U20 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 April 2018

Jackson William Yueill (/ˈjuːl/; born March 19, 1997) is an American soccer player who currently plays for San Jose Earthquakes in Major League Soccer.

Career

College

Yueill played two years of college soccer at UCLA between 2015 and 2016, where he was named NSCAA First Team All-Far West Region and First Team All-Pac-12 Conference both years.[1]

Yueill left college after the 2016 to sign a Generation Adidas contract with Major League Soccer.[2]

Professional

On January 13, 2017, Yueill was selected 6th overall in the 2017 MLS SuperDraft by San Jose Earthquakes.[3]

Yueill made his professional debut on March 25, 2017, while on loan to San Jose's United Soccer League affiliate Reno 1868, starting in a 2-0 loss to Orange County SC.[4]

He scored his first professional goal in the fourth round of the 2017 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup in a 2-0 victory over the San Francisco Deltas at Avaya Stadium.[5] This performance was followed by Yueill's Major League Soccer debut as a 75th minute substitute in a scoreless home draw against Sporting Kansas City on June 17, 2017.[6] His first MLS start came at Stanford Stadium on July 1 in a 2-1 victory over the LA Galaxy.[7] Yueill was one of two Earthquakes players, the other being Nick Lima, nominated on October 14, 2017, for the MLS Rookie of the Year Award.[8]

Career Statistics

As of matches played 14 April 2018.
Club Season League Cup[lower-alpha 1] League Cup Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Reno (loan) 2017 USL 60——60
Total 60——60
San Jose 2017 MLS 1404110191
2018 20000020
Total 1604110211
Career total 2204110271
  1. ↑ Includes appearances in U.S. Open Cup

References

  1. ↑ Jackson Yueill. "Jackson Yueill - 2015 Men's Soccer Roster - UCLABruins.com | UCLA Athletics". Admin.uclabruins.com. Retrieved 2017-03-26.
  2. ↑ Schieferdecker, Alex (2017-01-04). "Jackson Yueill Signs Generation Adidas Contract Ahead of SuperDraft –". Fiftyfive.one. Retrieved 2017-03-26.
  3. ↑ "Earthquakes Select Midfielder Jackson Yueill in the First Round and Midfielder Lindo Mfeka in the Second Round of the 2017 MLS SuperDraft | San Jose Earthquakes". Sjearthquakes.com. 2017-01-13. Retrieved 2017-03-26.
  4. ↑ "Reno 1868 FC vs Orange County SC". Uslsoccer.com. 2011-07-13. Retrieved 2017-03-26.
  5. ↑ "HIGHLIGHTS: Quakes defeat San Francisco Deltas 2-0 in Fourth Round of the U.S. Open Cup". sjearthquakes.com. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
  6. ↑ "RECAP: Earthquakes Earn Point Against Western-Conference Leading Sporting Kansas City". sjearthquakes.com. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
  7. ↑ "RECAP: Earthquakes #BeatLA 2-1 in California Clasico". San Jose Earthquakes. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
  8. ↑ Jake Pisani (14 October 2017). "FEATURE: Several San Jose Earthquakes nominated for MLS awards". San Jose Earthquakes. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
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