William Yarbrough

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Yarbrough and the second or maternal family name is Story.
William Yarbrough

Yarbrough in 2014
Personal information
Full name William Paul Yarbrough Story
Date of birth (1989-03-20) March 20, 1989
Place of birth Aguascalientes, Mexico
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 León
Number 25
Youth career
1995–2004 Gallos de Aguascalientes
2005–2010 Pachuca
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2013 Pachuca 0 (0)
2010–2011 → Tampico Madero (loan) 38 (0)
2011 → Titanes Tulancingo (loan) 21 (0)
2012–2013 → León (loan) 8 (0)
2013– León 105 (0)
National team
2007 Mexico U20
2015– United States 3 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of November 5, 2016.


William Paul Yarbrough Story (born March 20, 1989) is a Mexican-born American soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for Liga MX club León[1] and for the United States national team.

Personal life

Yarbrough was born and raised in Aguascalientes, Mexico[2] to American parents who immigrated from Texas in the 1980s.[3] His parents are missionaries Lee Yarbrough and Stacey Story who decided to live and share their Christian beliefs in Mexico after having their honeymoon there. Yarbrough has three brothers, two older and one younger. Unlike William Yarbrough, his siblings live in the U.S. and not in Mexico. Yarbrough has said in multiple interviews that he feels 100 percent Mexican, and sometimes roots for Mexico over the United States.[4]

He has dual citizenship with Mexico and the United States. He is a devout Christian.[5]

Club career

Pachuca

Yarbrough started his career at six years old with Gallos de Aguascalientes. In 2005 he was invited for a trial with the under 17 team of C.F. Pachuca and later signed at the age of sixteen for the team.[6] He played until April 2010 for the youth squad of Pachuca and was loaned out to his first senior team, Jaibos Tampico Madero.[7] He was on loan until July 2011, participating in 38 matches during the Segunda División de México 2010–2011 season. In summer 2011 he joined Titanes Tulancingo on another loan.[8]

León

During the 2012–2013 season, he was loaned out to Club León from Pachuca, and did not play a league match during the 2012 Apertura tournament. Yarbrough played his only match in the first round of the Copa MX Apertura against Dorados de Sinaloa. Yarbrough was the starting goalkeeper for León until the end of the 2013 Clausura tournament, playing 8 matches.[9]

Yarbrough eventually joined León on a permanent basis, becoming their starting goalkeeper for most matches of both the Apertura and Clausura over the following seasons, and helped León to two Liga MX titles.[10] In the 2015 Apertura and 2016 Clausura, Yarbrough led León to a third-place finish, while leading all Liga MX goalkeepers in both saves and clean sheets.[11]

International career

In 2007, Yarbrough received a call up to the Mexico U20 national team. In an interview, Yarbrough said though he played for Mexico U20, he has no preference between the two national teams as he is eligible to represent both. Despite choosing to play for the Mexican Federation in 2007; he ended up accepting an offer to the U.S. national team.[12][13][14]

Yarbrough earned his first callup to the United States national team in March 2015. He appeared in the bench when the United States played against Denmark on March 25, 2015. Yarbrough substituted Nick Rimando in the beginning of the second half against Switzerland on March 31 to earn his first cap. Yarbrough conceded one goal against Switzerland; the game ended in a 1–1 draw. In his second appearance for the United States, Yarbrough was subbed in for Rimando at halftime during a friendly against Mexico on April 15, 2015. He had two saves in the 2–0 victory for the U.S.[15]

Yarbrough made his 3rd appearance for the USMNT in a friendly match against New Zealand which ended in a 1-1 draw.

Honors

León

References

  1. ↑ A host of American players gear up for Liga MX – Terra USA. Sports.terra.com. Retrieved on December 2, 2015.
  2. ↑ Ficha de WILLIAM YARBROUGH – BDFA Argentina. Bdfa.com.ar. Retrieved on December 2, 2015.
  3. ↑ Gringo Report: Mexico-born GK Yarbrough has US roots. M.mlssoccer.com (July 19, 2012). Retrieved on 2015-12-02.
  4. ↑ Yo soy 100 por ciento mexicano: William Yarbrough. Mediotiempo.com. Retrieved on December 2, 2015.
  5. ↑ What USMNT gets with Leon goalkeeper William Yarbrough published by Tom Marshall on March 20, 2015
  6. ↑ Gringo Report: Mexico-born GK Yarbrough has US roots. Mlssoccer.com (July 19, 2012). Retrieved on 2015-12-02.
  7. ↑ Marcelino Bernal fue elegido por Pachuca, como entrenador de la Jaiba Brava de cara al Clausura 2011.
  8. ↑ Ruta:..: Titanes Recibe A Universidad Autónoma Del Edo. Periodicoruta.com. Retrieved on December 2, 2015.
  9. ↑
  10. ↑ Klinsmann looks beyond Tim Howard, Brad Guzan as U.S prepares for new era. ESPNFC.com. Retrieved on 2016-10-06.
  11. ↑ 2016 Clausura Liga MX Stats: Goalkeeping. FoxSports.com. Retrieved on 2016-10-05.
  12. ↑ American Exports: León's Mexico-born GK William Yarbrough has US roots. Mlssoccer.com (July 19, 2012). Retrieved on 2015-12-02.
  13. ↑ Yarbrough, un capítulo más en la fuga de talento. Deportes.televisa.com. Retrieved on December 2, 2015.
  14. ↑ I'm 100 percent Mexican – William Yarbrough. Mediotiempo.com. Retrieved on December 2, 2015.
  15. ↑ U.S. Men's National Team vs. Mexico | MatchCenter. Matchcenter.mlssoccer.com (April 15, 2015). Retrieved on 2015-12-02.
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