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. Born in Stuttgart, Germany, he was capped for the United States national team.
Club career 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.
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.
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.
International career Born to a German mother and an African American father who was in the U.S. military, Yelldell holds dual citizenship and would have been eligible to play international soccer for either the United States or Germany. 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.
Career statistics + Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCupLeague CupEuropeTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsBlackburn Rovers2003–04Premier League00000000002004–05000000—00Total0000000000Brighton & Hove Albion2004–05Championship30———30Stuttgarter Kickers2005–06Regionalliga Süd32010——3302006–0734020——3602007–0834000——340Total100030——1030TuS Koblenz2008–092. Bundesliga30010——3102009–102. Bundesliga21030——240Total51040——550MSV Duisburg2010–112. Bundesliga34060——400Bayer Leverkusen2011–12Bundesliga0010—00102012–130000—00002013–140000—00002014–150000—00002015–161000—0010Total1010—0020Bayer Leverkusen II2012–13Regionalliga West20———202013–14Regionalliga West60———60Total80———80Sonnenhof Großaspach2016–173. Liga6000——60Career total203014000002170
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