| Austin Yearwood | |
| Birth Date: | 12 August 1994 |
| Birth Place: | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States |
| Position: | Left back |
| Currentclub: | New Mexico United |
| Clubnumber: | 3 |
| Collegeyears1: | 2012–2015 |
| College1: | High Point Panthers |
| Collegecaps1: | 77 |
| Collegegoals1: | 1 |
| Years1: | 2013–2014 |
| Clubs1: | Carolina Dynamo |
| Caps1: | 19 |
| Goals1: | 1 |
| Years2: | 2015 |
| Clubs2: | Charlotte Eagles |
| Caps2: | 14 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2016–2017 |
| Clubs3: | Charlotte Independence |
| Caps3: | 24 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2018 |
| Clubs4: | Richmond Kickers |
| Caps4: | 21 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2019– |
| Clubs5: | New Mexico United |
| Caps5: | 99 |
| Goals5: | 1 |
| Club-Update: | October 21, 2023 |
Austin Yearwood (born August 12, 1994) is an American soccer player who currently plays for New Mexico United in the USL Championship. He operates as a left back or left wing-back.
Yearwood graduated from South Mecklenburg High School in Charlotte, North Carolina. While in high school he was a 2011 NCSCA All-State selection, three-time All-Region, and three-time All-Conference. Yearwood also played in the 2011 ESPNHS All-American game.
He played college soccer at High Point University from 2012 to 2015.[1] While at college, Yearwood also appeared for USL PDL clubs Carolina Dynamo in 2013 and 2014,[2] and Charlotte Eagles in 2015.[3] [4]
Yearwood signed with United Soccer League side Charlotte Independence on March 31, 2016.[5]
Yearwood signed with Richmond Kickers on December 15, 2017.[6]
On November 6, 2018, he signed for USL Championship expansion club New Mexico United.[7] He scored his first professional goal on June 16, 2021, the team's second in a 2–0 win over San Antonio FC.[8] Following the 2021 season, Yearwood was named New Mexico United's Defensive Player of the Year.[9]
| Season | League | Domestic Cup | League Cup | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Charlotte Independence | 2016 | USL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 0 | |||
| Total | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 0 | |||
| Richmond Kickers | 2018 | USL | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 24 | 0 | ||
| New Mexico United | 2019 | USL Championship | 16 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 13 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||||
| 2021 | 31 | 1 | — | — | 31 | 1 | |||||
| 2022 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 0 | |||
| 2023 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | ||||
| Total | 99 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 73 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 144 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 122 | 1 | |||