| David Yelldell | |
| Birth Date: | 1 October 1981 |
| Birth Place: | Stuttgart, West Germany |
| Height: | 1.94 m |
| Position: | Goalkeeper |
| Currentclub: | Sonnenhof Großaspach (assistant coach) |
| Youthyears1: | 1999–2001 |
| Youthclubs1: | VfL Waiblingen |
| Youthyears2: | 2001–2002 |
| Youthclubs2: | SG Backnang |
| Years1: | 2002–2003 |
| Clubs1: | Stuttgarter Kickers II |
| Caps1: | 24 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2003–2005 |
| Clubs2: | Blackburn Rovers |
| Caps2: | 0 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2005 |
| Clubs3: | → Brighton & Hove Albion (loan) |
| Caps3: | 3 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2005–2008 |
| Clubs4: | Stuttgarter Kickers |
| Caps4: | 100 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2008–2010 |
| Clubs5: | TuS Koblenz |
| Caps5: | 51 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2010–2011 |
| Clubs6: | MSV Duisburg |
| Caps6: | 34 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 2011–2016 |
| Clubs7: | Bayer Leverkusen |
| Caps7: | 1 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Years8: | 2012–2016 |
| Clubs8: | Bayer Leverkusen II |
| Caps8: | 8 |
| Goals8: | 0 |
| Years9: | 2016–2017 |
| Clubs9: | Sonnenhof Großaspach |
| Caps9: | 6 |
| Goals9: | 0 |
| Totalcaps: | 227 |
| Totalgoals: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2011 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Manageryears1: | 2017– |
| Managerclubs1: | Sonnenhof Großaspach (goalkeeping coach) |
David Yelldell (born October 1, 1981) is an American former professional soccer player who played as a goalkeeper and serves as an assistant coach for Sonnenhof Großaspach.[1] Born in Stuttgart, Germany, he was capped for the United States national team.
Yelldell was the first choice goalkeeper for TuS Koblenz until suffering a knee ligament injury which kept him out of the final four matches of the 2009–10 2. Bundesliga season, when the club were relegated to the 3. Liga.[2]
He signed with MSV Duisburg before the 2010–11 season and made his competitive debut for the club in a first round DFB-Pokal match against VfB Lübeck on August 13, 2010.[3]
The next season saw him signing with Bundesliga giants Bayer Leverkusen. He made his debut and sole competitive appearance for the club in a first round DFB-Pokal match, a 4–3 surprise defeat at Dynamo Dresden on July 30, 2011.
Born to a German mother and an African American father who was in the U.S. military,[4] Yelldell holds dual citizenship and would have been eligible to play international soccer for either the United States or Germany.[5] He was first called up by the US team in 2011 for a friendly against Argentina. He earned his first national team cap three days later, on March 29, 2011, in another friendly against Paraguay, replacing Marcus Hahnemann at half time. Despite not conceding during his time of play, the US lost this meeting 1–0.
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Blackburn Rovers | 2002–03 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2003–04 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2004–05 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 2004–05 | Championship | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Stuttgarter Kickers | 2005–06 | Regionalliga Süd | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 0 | |
| 2006–07 | Regionalliga Süd | 34 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 0 | ||
| 2007–08 | Regionalliga Süd | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | ||
| Total | 100 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 103 | 0 | |||
| TuS Koblenz | 2008–09 | 2. Bundesliga | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 0 | |
| 2009–10 | 2. Bundesliga | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||
| Total | 51 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 55 | 0 | |||
| MSV Duisburg | 2010–11 | 2. Bundesliga | 34 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 40 | 0 | |
| Bayer Leverkusen | 2011–12 | Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2012–13 | Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | Bundesliga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| Bayer Leverkusen II | 2012–13 | Regionalliga West | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2013–14 | Regionalliga West | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Total | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |||
| Sonnenhof Großaspach | 2016–17 | 3. Liga | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Career total | 203 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 217 | 0 | |||