{{short description|American soccer player (born 1994)}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Austin Yearwood | image = CINvCLT 2017-06-10 - Austin Yearwood (34537725583) (cropped).jpg | caption = Yearwood with Charlotte Independence in 2017 | fullname = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1994|8|12}} | birth_place = Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | height = {{height|ft=6|in=0}} | position = Left back | currentclub = | clubnumber = | collegeyears1 = 2012–2015 | college1 = High Point Panthers | collegecaps1 = 77 | collegegoals1 = 1 | years1 = 2013–2014 | clubs1 = Carolina Dynamo | caps1 = 19 | goals1 = 1 | years2 = 2015 | clubs2 = Charlotte Eagles | caps2 = 14 | goals2 = 0 | years3 = 2016–2017 | clubs3 = Charlotte Independence | caps3 = 24 | goals3 = 0 | years4 = 2018 | clubs4 = Richmond Kickers | caps4 = 21 | goals4 = 0 | years5 = 2019–2023 | clubs5 = New Mexico United | caps5 = 99 | goals5 = 1 | medaltemplates = | club-update = October 21, 2023 }}

'''Austin Yearwood''' (born August 12, 1994) is an American former professional soccer player. He operates as a left back or left wing-back.

==Career==

===College and amateur=== Yearwood graduated from South Mecklenburg High School in Charlotte, North Carolina. While in high school he was a 2011 NCSCA All-State selection, three-time All-Region, and three-time All-Conference. Yearwood also played in the 2011 ESPNHS All-American game.

He played college soccer at High Point University from 2012 to 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.highpointpanthers.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5518|title=Austin Yearwood - 2015 Men's Soccer |website=highpointpanthers.com|publisher=High Point University|accessdate=12 May 2020}}</ref> While at college, Yearwood also appeared for USL PDL clubs Carolina Dynamo in 2013 and 2014,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://soccerstats.us/bios/austin-yearwood/|title=Austin Yearwood |website=soccerstats.us|publisher=Soccer Stats|accessdate=12 May 2020}}</ref> and Charlotte Eagles in 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thecharlottepost.com/news/2016/05/25/qcfc/independence-s-yearwood-emerges-as-homegrown-talent/|title=Independence's Austin Yearwood emerges as homegrown talent|website=thecharlottepost.com|publisher=The Charlotte Post|date=25 May 2016|accessdate=12 May 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.charlotteeagles.com/home/799646.html |title=Charlotte Eagles Announce 2015 PDL Additions |website=charlotteeagles.com |publisher=Charlotte Eagles |access-date=29 July 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160818201412/http://www.charlotteeagles.com/home/799646.html |archive-date=18 August 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

===Professional=== Yearwood signed with United Soccer League side Charlotte Independence on March 31, 2016.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.charlotteindependence.com/charlotte-native-austin-yearwood-signs-with-independence-for-2016/ |title=Charlotte Native Austin Yearwood Signs With Independence For 2016 |website=Charlotte Independence |date=31 March 2016 |access-date=29 July 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160826154707/http://www.charlotteindependence.com/charlotte-native-austin-yearwood-signs-with-independence-for-2016/ |archive-date=26 August 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Yearwood signed with Richmond Kickers on December 15, 2017.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.richmondkickers.com/home/938741.html |title=Kickers Sign Austin Yearwood |website=Richmond Kickers |date=15 December 2017 |access-date=15 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171216035105/http://www.richmondkickers.com/home/938741.html |archive-date=16 December 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

On November 6, 2018, he signed for USL Championship expansion club New Mexico United.<ref>{{Cite press release|last=Davis|first=Elizabeth|date=November 6, 2018|title=New Mexico United Announces First Six Players for Inaugural Season|url=https://www.newmexicoutd.com/news_article/show/966095|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200913011221/https://www.newmexicoutd.com/news_article/show/966095 |archive-date=2020-09-13 |access-date=December 10, 2020|website=New Mexico United}}</ref> He scored his first professional goal on June 16, 2021, the team's second in a 2–0 win over San Antonio FC.<ref>{{Cite web|title=New Mexico United vs. San Antonio FC - June 16, 2021 |website=USLChampionship.com|url=https://www.uslchampionship.com/newmexicounited-sanantoniofc-2199351|access-date=2021-07-10|language=en-us}}</ref> Following the 2021 season, Yearwood was named New Mexico United's Defensive Player of the Year.<ref>{{Cite tweet | user=NewMexicoUTD |number=1458460789149421581 |date=Nov 10, 2021 |title=Year 3 for our no.3 Yearsy, it had to be 😤<br/>MASSIVE congrats to one of the first signings in club history on earning the 2021 Defensive Player of the Year award 💛🖤 #SomosUnidos |access-date=July 30, 2024}}</ref>

== Career statistics == {{Updated|match played July 30, 2024.<ref>{{cite web |title=USA - A. Yearwood |url=https://us.soccerway.com/players/austin-yearwood/449617/ |website=Soccerway |publisher=Perform Group |access-date=December 10, 2020}}</ref>}} {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center |+ ! rowspan="2" |Club ! rowspan="2" |Season ! colspan="3" |League ! colspan="2" |Domestic Cup ! colspan="2" |League Cup ! colspan="2" |Total |- !Division !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals |- | rowspan="3" |Charlotte Independence |2016 | rowspan="2" |USL |3 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |3 |0 |- |2017 |21 |0 |2{{Efn|Appearance(s) in the US Open Cup|name=fn1|group=lower-alpha}} |0 |1{{Efn|Appearance(s) in USL Cup playoffs|name=fn2|group=lower-alpha}} |0 |24 |0 |- ! colspan="2" |Total !24 !0 !2 !0 !1 !0 !27 !0 |- |Richmond Kickers |2018 |USL |21 |0 |3{{Efn||name=fn1|group=lower-alpha}} |0 | colspan="2" |— |24 |0 |- | rowspan="6" |New Mexico United |2019 | rowspan="5" |USL Championship |16 |0 |5{{Efn||name=fn1|group=lower-alpha}} |0 |1{{Efn|Appearance(s) in USL Championship playoffs|name=fn3|group=lower-alpha}} |0 |22 |0 |- |2020 |13 |0 | colspan="2" |— |2{{Efn||name=fn3|group=lower-alpha}} |0 |15 |0 |- |2021 |31 |1 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— |31 |1 |- |2022 |16 |0 |2 |0 |1 |0 |19 |0 |- |2023 |23 |0 |2 |0 |0 |0 |25 | |- ! colspan="2" |Total !99 !1 !9 !0 !4 !0 !73 !1 |- ! colspan="3" |Career total !144 !1 !14 !0 !5 !0 !122 !1 |} {{Reflist|group=lower-alpha}}

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