Jackson Yueill
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Full name | Jackson William Yueill | |||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | March 19, 1997 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Bloomington, Minnesota, United States | |||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Midfielder | |||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 127 | (8) | |||||||||||||||||||
2017–2018 | → Reno 1868 (loan) | 7 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||
National team‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2014–2015 | United States U18 | 2 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||
2016 | United States U20 | 3 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||
2019–2021 | United States U23 | 6 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||
2019– | United States | 16 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||
Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of May 14, 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of December 18, 2021 |
Jackson William Yueill (/ˈjuːl/; born March 19, 1997) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Major League Soccer club San Jose Earthquakes and the United States national team.
Early life
Jackson Yueill grew up in Bloomington, Minnesota where he played youth soccer for Ramalynn Academy as well as Bloomington Jefferson, where he helped lead the Jaguars to the State Soccer Tournament as a freshman.
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.
Yueill left college after the 2016 to sign a Generation Adidas contract with Major League Soccer.
Career
Professional
On January 13, 2017, Yueill was selected 6th overall in the 2017 MLS SuperDraft by San Jose Earthquakes. 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. He scored his first professional goal in the fourth round of the 2017 U.S. Open Cup in a 2–0 victory over the San Francisco Deltas at Avaya Stadium.
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. His first MLS start came at Stanford Stadium on July 1 in a 2–1 victory over the LA Galaxy. 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.
International career
Yueill received his first call up for the United States U-23 national team in March 2019, featuring in matches against Egypt and the Netherlands. Yueill received his first ever call up to the senior United States squad on June 1, 2019. He was the only player selected that was not on the team's provisional 2019 Gold Cup roster. He made his senior debut on June 5, 2019 in a friendly against Jamaica.
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played May 14, 2022
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Reno 1868 (loan) | 2017 | USL | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||
2018 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||||
Total | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||||
San Jose Earthquakes | 2017 | MLS | 13 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 18 | 1 | |
2018 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 0 | ||||
2019 | 32 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 3 | ||||
2020 | 21 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 1 | |||
2021 | 29 | 3 | — | — | — | 29 | 3 | |||||
2022 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 1 | ||||
Total | 127 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 139 | 9 | ||
Career total | 134 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 146 | 9 |
- ^ Includes U.S. Open Cup
- ^ Includes MLS Cup Playoffs
- ^ Includes three appearances in MLS is Back Tournament group stage
- ^ Appearances in MLS is Back Tournament knockout stage
International
- As of December 18, 2021
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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United States | 2019 | 6 | 0 |
2020 | 2 | 0 | |
2021 | 8 | 0 | |
Total | 16 | 0 |
Source: US Soccer
Honors
United States
- 1997 births
- Living people
- American soccer players
- UCLA Bruins men's soccer players
- San Jose Earthquakes players
- Reno 1868 FC players
- Association football midfielders
- Soccer players from Minnesota
- San Jose Earthquakes draft picks
- Sportspeople from Bloomington, Minnesota
- Major League Soccer players
- USL Championship players
- United States men's youth international soccer players
- United States men's under-20 international soccer players
- United States men's international soccer players
- United States men's under-23 international soccer players
- 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
- CONCACAF Gold Cup-winning players
- American soccer midfielder stubs