Dru Yearwood

Dru Anthony Yearwood (born 17 February 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for the New York Red Bulls of Major League Soccer. He is a product of the Southend United youth system and began his senior career with the club. He further played one season for Brentford.

Dru Yearwood

Personal information
Full name	Dru Anthony Yearwood[1]
Date of birth	17 February 2000[2]
Place of birth	Harlow, England
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[2]
Position(s)	Midfielder[3]
Club information
Current team	New York Red Bulls
Number	16
Youth career
2007–2011	Arsenal
2011–2017	Southend United
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–2019	Southend United	53	(0)
2019–2020	Brentford	2	(0)
2020–	New York Red Bulls	12	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13 November 2020

Early life

Yearwood was born in Harlow, Essex.[2] He is of Barbadian descent through his father.[4]

Club career

Southend United

After spending four years with the Arsenal academy,[5] Yearwood moved to the Southend United youth system at the age of 11 and graduated to the first team squad in July 2017,[6][7] when he signed a four-year professional contract.[8] He was a regular member of the team during the 2017–18 and 2018–19 League One seasons and he was nominated for the LFE Apprentice of the Year award at the 2018 EFL Awards.[9][10][11][12]

Brentford

Yearwood signed for Championship club Brentford on 5 August 2019 on a four-year contract, with the option of a further year, for an undisclosed fee.[13] Throughout the 2019-2020 season and Brentford's promotion push, Yearwood only made two appearances in the league and 3 other appearances in the Cups.[14] He left the club after one season in a bid to further his career and play more games.[15]

New York Red Bulls

It was announced that Yearwood joined Major League Soccer club New York Red Bulls on 5 August 2020.[15][16] Yearwood was signed on a Young Designated Player deal and would occupy an international roster spot.[16] Yearwood made his debut for the Red Bulls coming on as a substitution in a 3-0 loss against the Philadelphia Union.[17]

International career

Yearwood was born in England and is of Barbadian descent. He was called up to represent the Barbados national football team for a friendly against Saint Lucia in 2016, but did not make an appearance.[4] Yearwood was called into the England U18 squad for the 2018 Panda Cup,[18] but a hamstring injury prevented his participation.[19]

Career statistics

As of match played 21 November 2020

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Domestic Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Southend United	2017–18[10]	League One	26	0	0	0	1	0	2[lower-alpha 1]	0	29	0
	2018–19[11]		27	0	2	0	0	0	4[lower-alpha 1]	0	33	0
	Total		53	0	2	0	1	0	6	0	62	0
Brentford	2019–20[20]	Championship	2	0	2	0	1	0	―		5	0
New York Red Bulls	2020	Major League Soccer	12	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	13	0
	2021		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		12	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	13	0
Career total			67	0	4	0	3	0	6	0	80	0

1. Appearances in EFL Trophy

Honours

Individual

• Southend United Player of the Month: February 2018, March 2018[21]

References

1. "Club list of registered players: As at 18th May 2019: Southend United" (PDF). English Football League. p. 66. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
2. "D. Yearwood: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
3. "Dru Yearwood". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
4. "Tridents eye Gold Cup 2021". www.loopnewsbarbados.com.
5. https://www.brentfordfc.com/news/2019/august/dru-yearwood-10-things/
6. "Dru Yearwood". Southend United F.C. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
7. "We Look at the Ten Academy Products To Make The First Team Squad This Season". Southend United F.C. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
8. "Dru Yearwood signs four year contract". Southend United F.C. 25 July 2017. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
9. "Yearwood out to build on eye-catching performances". Southend United F.C. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
10. "Games played by Dru Yearwood in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
11. "Games played by Dru Yearwood in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
12. "Dru Yearwood Nominated For League One LFE Apprentice of the Year". Southend United F.C. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
13. "Dru Yearwood joins Brentford from Southend United". Brentford F.C. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
14. "England - D. Yearwood - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
15. "Dru Yearwood joins New York Red Bulls". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
16. "New York Red Bulls Complete Transfer of Dru Yearwood". New York Red Bulls. 5 August 2020. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
17. "Dru Yearwood". MLS. 11 October 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
18. "England U18 Call-Up for Dru Yearwood". Southend United F.C. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
19. "Yearwood Withdraws from England U18 Squad". Southend United F.C. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
20. "Games played by Dru Yearwood in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
21. "Blues 17/18 DeVines Player of the Month Winners". Southend United F.C. Retrieved 5 August 2019.

External links

• Dru Yearwood at Soccerbase