David Yelldell

David Yelldell
Yelldell with Duisburg in 2011
Personal information
Date of birth (1981-10-01) October 1, 1981 (age 43)
Place of birth Stuttgart, West Germany
Height 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Sonnenhof Großaspach (assistant coach)
Youth career
1999–2001 VfL Waiblingen
2001–2002 SG Backnang
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2003 Stuttgarter Kickers II 24 (0)
2003–2005 Blackburn Rovers 0 (0)
2005 → Brighton & Hove Albion (loan) 3 (0)
2005–2008 Stuttgarter Kickers 100 (0)
2008–2010 TuS Koblenz 51 (0)
2010–2011 MSV Duisburg 34 (0)
2011–2016 Bayer Leverkusen 1 (0)
2012–2016 Bayer Leverkusen II 8 (0)
2016–2017 Sonnenhof Großaspach 6 (0)
Total 227 (0)
International career
2011 United States 1 (0)
Managerial career
2017– Sonnenhof Großaspach (goalkeeping coach)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

David Yelldell (born October 1, 1981) is an American former professional soccer player who played as a goalkeeper and serves as an assistant coach for Sonnenhof Großaspach.[1] Born in Stuttgart, Germany, he was capped for the United States national team.

Club career

Yelldell was the first choice goalkeeper for TuS Koblenz until suffering a knee ligament injury which kept him out of the final four matches of the 2009–10 2. Bundesliga season, when the club were relegated to the 3. Liga.[2]

He signed with MSV Duisburg before the 2010–11 season and made his competitive debut for the club in a first round DFB-Pokal match against VfB Lübeck on August 13, 2010.[3]

The next season saw him signing with Bundesliga giants Bayer Leverkusen. He made his debut and sole competitive appearance for the club in a first round DFB-Pokal match, a 4–3 surprise defeat at Dynamo Dresden on July 30, 2011.

International career

Born to a German mother and an African American father who was in the U.S. military,[4] Yelldell holds dual citizenship and would have been eligible to play international soccer for either the United States or Germany.[5] He was first called up by the US team in 2011 for a friendly against Argentina. He earned his first national team cap three days later, on March 29, 2011, in another friendly against Paraguay, replacing Marcus Hahnemann at half time. Despite not conceding during his time of play, the US lost this meeting 1–0.

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[6]
Club Season League Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Blackburn Rovers 2002–03 Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0
2003–04 Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0
2004–05 Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0
Brighton & Hove Albion 2004–05 Championship 3 0 0 0 3 0
Stuttgarter Kickers 2005–06 Regionalliga Süd 32 0 1 0 33 0
2006–07 Regionalliga Süd 34 0 2 0 36 0
2007–08 Regionalliga Süd 34 0 0 0 34 0
Total 100 0 3 0 103 0
TuS Koblenz 2008–09 2. Bundesliga 30 0 1 0 31 0
2009–10 2. Bundesliga 21 0 3 0 24 0
Total 51 0 4 0 55 0
MSV Duisburg 2010–11 2. Bundesliga 34 0 6 0 40 0
Bayer Leverkusen 2011–12 Bundesliga 0 0 1 0 1 0
2012–13 Bundesliga 0 0 0 0 0 0
2013–14 Bundesliga 0 0 0 0 0 0
2014–15 Bundesliga 0 0 0 0 0 0
2015–16 Bundesliga 1 0 0 0 1 0
Total 1 0 1 0 2 0
Bayer Leverkusen II 2012–13 Regionalliga West 2 0 0 0 2 0
2013–14 Regionalliga West 6 0 0 0 6 0
Total 8 0 0 0 8 0
Sonnenhof Großaspach 2016–17 3. Liga 6 0 0 0 6 0
Career total 203 0 14 0 217 0

References

  1. ^ "Yelldell, David" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved October 2, 2011.
  2. ^ "Aus für Torwart Yelldell" [Without goalkeeper Yelldell] (in German). Kicker.de. April 12, 2010. Retrieved October 2, 2011.
  3. ^ "Marheineke ebnet Duisburg den Weg" [Marheineke paves the way for Duisburg] (in German). Kicker.de. August 13, 2010. Retrieved October 2, 2011.
  4. ^ "Yelldell Proud to Wear the U.S. Shirt as He Reports to First National Team Training Camp". U.S. Soccer. Retrieved March 6, 2015.
  5. ^ "David Yelldell" (in German). Kickersarchiv. Retrieved October 2, 2011.
  6. ^ "David Yelldell". WorldFootball.net. World Football. April 26, 2014. Retrieved January 12, 2023.
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