Jackson Yueill

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.

Jackson Yueill
Yueill with the San Jose Earthquakes in 2017
Personal information
Full name Jackson William Yueill[1]
Date of birth (1997-03-19) March 19, 1997
Place of birth Bloomington, Minnesota, United States
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team 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 177 (12)
2017–2018 → Reno 1868 (loan) 7 (0)
International career‡
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)
Medal record
Representing  United States
Men's soccer
CONCACAF Nations League
Winner2021 United States
CONCACAF Gold Cup
Winner2021
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 7, 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of December 18, 2021

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.[2]

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.[3]

Yueill left college after the 2016 to sign a Generation Adidas contract with Major League Soccer.[4]

Club career

On January 13, 2017, Yueill was selected 6th overall in the 2017 MLS SuperDraft by San Jose Earthquakes.[5] 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.[6] 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.[7]

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.[8] His first MLS start came at Stanford Stadium on July 1 in a 2–1 victory over the LA Galaxy.[9] 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.[10]

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.[11] 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.[12] He made his senior debut on June 5, 2019 in a friendly against Jamaica.[13]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played October 7, 2023
Club Season League National cup[lower-alpha 1] Playoffs Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
San Jose Earthquakes 2017 MLS 1304110—181
2018 21010——220
2019 32310——333
2020 21[lower-alpha 2]1—102[lower-alpha 3]0241
2021 293———293
2022 31420——334
2023 30110—2[lower-alpha 4]0331
Total 1771291204019213
Reno 1868 (loan) 2017 USL 60———60
2018 10———10
Total 70———70
Career total 1841291204019913
  1. Includes U.S. Open Cup
  2. Includes three appearances in MLS is Back Tournament group stage
  3. Appearance(s) in MLS is Back Tournament knockout stage
  4. Appearance(s) in Leagues Cup

International
As of December 18, 2021[14]
National team Year Apps Goals
United States 2019 6 0
2020 2 0
2021 8 0
Total 16 0

Source: US Soccer

Honors

United States

References
  1. "National team roster, 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup: USA" (PDF). CONCACAF. June 18, 2021. pp. 1–2. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
  2. "Jackson Yueill".
  3. Jackson Yueill. "Jackson Yueill – 2015 Men's Soccer Roster – UCLABruins.com | UCLA Athletics". Admin.uclabruins.com. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
  4. Schieferdecker, Alex (January 4, 2017). "Jackson Yueill Signs Generation Adidas Contract Ahead of SuperDraft –". Fiftyfive.one. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
  5. "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. January 13, 2017. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
  6. "Reno 1868 FC vs Orange County SC". Uslsoccer.com. July 13, 2011. Archived from the original on September 27, 2017. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
  7. "HIGHLIGHTS: Quakes defeat San Francisco Deltas 2–0 in Fourth Round of the U.S. Open Cup". sjearthquakes.com. Archived from the original on October 17, 2017. Retrieved June 24, 2017.
  8. "RECAP: Earthquakes Earn Point Against Western-Conference Leading Sporting Kansas City". sjearthquakes.com. Retrieved June 24, 2017.
  9. "RECAP: Earthquakes #BeatLA 2–1 in California Clasico". San Jose Earthquakes. Retrieved July 2, 2017.
  10. Jake Pisani (October 14, 2017). "FEATURE: Several San Jose Earthquakes nominated for MLS awards". San Jose Earthquakes. Retrieved October 16, 2017.
  11. "U-23 MNT Returns to Action with Two Matches in Spain". www.ussoccer.com. Retrieved June 2, 2019.
  12. "Berhalter Calls 28 Players for USA vs Jamaica". www.ussoccer.com. Retrieved June 2, 2019.
  13. "USMNT Falls 1-0 to Jamaica in Washington, D.C."
  14. Jackson Yueill at National-Football-Teams.com
  15. "United States beats Mexico in Gold Cup final on late Miles Robinson header". ESPN. August 1, 2021. Retrieved April 25, 2023.
  16. "Christian Pulisic, Ethan Horvath lead U.S. over Mexico in Nations League final". ESPN. June 6, 2021. Retrieved June 6, 2021.
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