Was the second youngest member of the U.S. squad at the 2014 FIFA World Cup where he made substitute appearances in three matches
Member of the USMNT squad that won the 2019-20 CONCACAF Nations League. Following a nearly two-year absence in the first XI, he started in the 3-2 win against Mexico in the championship match
Has played for four different U.S. managers: Jurgen Klinsmann, Bruce Arena, Dave Sarachan, and Gregg Berhalter
On the field the day the United States was eliminated from qualifying for the 2018 FIFA World Cup
Appeared in five of six games as the USA finished fourth at the 2016 Copa America Centenario
Tied Gyasi Zardes for most appearances in with 19 and finished second to Michael Bradley in assists with five in 2015
Made his USMNT debut in the 2-0 win against Korea Republic on February 1, 2014 in Carson, Calif.
Named the 2014 U.S. Soccer Young Male Player of the Year
2022 FIFA WORLD CUP QUALIFYING
Played in eight of the 14 Octagonal Round games, including five starts
Set up the game-winning goal in the huge 4-1 away win in Honduras on Sept. 8, 2021. Receiving the ball beyond the top right corner of the box just two minutes after entering the match, he whipped in a cross to the head of Ricardo Pepi whose header landed just inside the right post.
CLUB HIGHLIGHTS
Winner of the MLS Supporters Shield and the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open titles with Seattle Sounders in 2014, he signed a contract with Tottenham Hotspur in August of that season and joined the following January
Spent four-and-a-half seasons with Newcastle United, making more than 100 appearances for the Magpies and helping them win the EFL Championship in 2017-18 to gain promotion to the Premier League.
Twice voted to the MLS All-Star squad (2013, 2022) and also won MLS Rookie of the Year (2013)
First Homegrown Player signed by Seattle Sounders
PERSONAL
Raised by his grandparents Ira Yedlin and Vicki Walton in Seattle
His partner is Crystal Rodriguez. The couple have one daughter, Seneca, born in September 2021.
Super tight with teammate Tim Weah
He is one of the youngest players anywhere to invest in a professional soccer team. On May 20, 2021, he joined the ownership group USL Championship side San Diego Loyal SC. The co-founder and Yedlin’s former USMNT teammate Landon Donovan is the manager.
He’s one-quarter African American, one-quarter Native American and half Latvian
Changes hairstyles often, a trait he credits to the strict rules regarding how his hair had to look at the high school he attended
Has an English Bulldog named “Simba”
Served as a ball boy at Sounders games when the club still played in the United Soccer League
