Jackson William Yueill (/ˈjl/; born March 19, 1997) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Major League Soccer club San Jose Earthquakes.

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 (age 27)
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 209 (12)
2017–2018Reno 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)
2019–2021 United States 16 (0)
Medal record
Representing  United States
Men's soccer
CONCACAF Nations League
Winner 2021 United States
CONCACAF Gold Cup
Winner 2021
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 6, 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of December 18, 2021

Early life

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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

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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

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On January 13, 2017, Yueill was selected sixth 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

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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

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Club

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As of match played October 6, 2024
Club Season League National cup Playoffs Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
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[a] 1 1 0 2[b] 0 24 1
2021 29 3 29 3
2022 31 4 2 0 33 4
2023 31 1 1 0 1 0 2[c] 0 35 1
2024 31 0 31 0
Total 209 12 9 1 3 0 4 0 225 13
Reno 1868 (loan) 2017 USL 6 0 6 0
2018 1 0 1 0
Total 7 0 7 0
Career total 216 12 9 1 3 0 4 0 232 13
  1. ^ Includes three appearances in MLS is Back Tournament group stage
  2. ^ Appearances in MLS is Back Tournament knockout stage
  3. ^ Appearances in Leagues Cup

International

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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

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United States

References

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  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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