Steffen Yeates

Steffen Yeates (born January 4, 2000) is a Canadian soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Toronto FC II in MLS Next Pro.

Steffen Yeates
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-01-04) January 4, 2000
Place of birth Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Toronto FC II
Number 72
Youth career
Vaughan SC
2013–2018 Toronto FC
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018 Connecticut Huskies 17 (1)
2019 Oregon State Beavers 14 (2)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2018 Toronto FC III 22 (2)
2018 Toronto FC II 4 (0)
2021– Toronto FC II 25 (0)
National team‡
2017 Canada U17 3 (0)
2018 Canada U20 1 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of April 30, 2022
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of April 22, 2021

Early life

Yeates began his youth career with Vaughan SC.[1] In 2013, he joined the Toronto FC Academy.[2]

College career

In 2018, he attended the University of Connecticut, joining the men's soccer team.[3][4] He scored his first goal against the University of Cincinnati.[5]

In 2019, he transferred to Oregon State University and joined their men's soccer team.[6]

Career

While with Toronto FC Academy, he debuted with Toronto FC III in League1 Ontario in 2016. He scored his first goal on June 19, 2016 against Durham United FA.[7]

He made his professional debut with Toronto FC II in the USL on April 26, 2018 against the Richmond Kickers, as an academy call-up.[2][8]

In 2019, he was close to an agreement with Danish club FC Helsingør, but decided against it at the last minute.[9] In 2020, he went on trial with French club US Boulogne.[10]

He signed his first professional contract with Toronto FC II on April 22, 2021 ahead of the 2021 season.[2]

International career

Yeates played for the Canada U17 team at the 2017 CONCACAF U-17 Championship in 2017, where he started in all three of the team's matches.[2]

In 2018, he was part of the Canada U20 team at the 2018 CONCACAF U-20 Championship where he scored a goal and an assist in his single appearance against Martinique.[2]

Career statistics

Club
As of October 29, 2021[11]
Club Season League Domestic Cup League Cup Continental Total
Division AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Toronto FC III 2016[12] League1 Ontario 81–??–81
2017[13] 80–??–80
2018[14] 61–1+??–71
Total 222001?00232
Toronto FC II 2018 USL 40–––40
Toronto FC II 2021 USL League One 200–––200
Career total 462001000472

References
  1. "Steffen Yeates Canada Profile". Canadian Soccer Association.
  2. "Toronto FC II sign Steffen Yeates". Toronto FC. April 22, 2021.
  3. Martin, Patrick (July 30, 2018). "UConn Men's Soccer Announces Incoming Class". The UConn Blog.
  4. McFarland, Shawn (August 24, 2018). "Newcomers Shine In UConn Men's Soccer's 2-1 Win Over Lehigh". Hartford Courant.
  5. "Steffen Yeates UConn Profile". UConn Huskies.
  6. "Steffen Yeates OSU Profile". Oregon State Beavers.
  7. "De Jonge Scores Four To Lead Durham To 7-3 Defeat Of Toronto FC Academy". League1 Ontario. June 20, 2016.
  8. Grossi, James (April 27, 2018). "Toronto FC II unable to hold off Richmond". Waking the Red.
  9. Kloke, Joshua (July 15, 2019). "North America or Europe? Danish club FC Helsingor enters the fray over developing top Canadian talent". The Athletic.
  10. Paquereau, André (August 1, 2020). "US Boulogne CO : Aouladzian revient et Muzungu arrive" [US Boulogne CO: Aouladzian returns and Muzungu arrives]. Foot Amateur (in French).
  11. Steffen Yeates at Soccerway
  12. "Steffen Yeates 2016 Statistics". League 1 Ontario.
  13. "Steffen Yeates 2017 Statistics". League 1 Ontario.
  14. "Steffen Yeates 2018 Statistics". League 1 Ontario.
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