Steffen Yeates (born January 4, 2000) is a Canadian soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Toronto FC II in MLS Next Pro.
| Personal information | |||
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| Date of birth | (2000-01-04) January 4, 2000 (age 22) | ||
| Place of birth | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Toronto FC II | ||
| Number | 72 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Vaughan SC | |||
| 2013–2018 | Toronto FC | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018 | Connecticut Huskies | 17 | (1) |
| 2019 | Oregon State Beavers | 14 | (2) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2018 | Toronto FC III | 22 | (2) |
| 2018 | Toronto FC II | 4 | (0) |
| 2021– | Toronto FC II | 42 | (3) |
| 2022 | → Toronto FC (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2017 | Canada U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2018 | Canada U20 | 1 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of September 18, 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of April 22, 2021 | |||
Yeates began his youth career with Vaughan SC.[1] In 2013, he joined the Toronto FC Academy.[2]
In 2018, he attended the University of Connecticut, joining the men's soccer team.[3][4] He scored his first goal against the University of Cincinnati.[5]
In 2019, he transferred to Oregon State University and joined their men's soccer team.[6] He scored his first goal on September 15 against the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos.[7]
While with Toronto FC Academy, he debuted with Toronto FC III in League1 Ontario in 2016. He scored his first goal on June 19, 2016 against Durham United FA.[8]
He made his professional debut with Toronto FC II in the USL on April 26, 2018 against the Richmond Kickers, as an academy call-up.[2][9]
In 2019, he was close to an agreement with Danish club FC Helsingør, but decided against it at the last minute.[10] In 2020, he went on trial with French club US Boulogne.[11]
He signed his first professional contract with Toronto FC II on April 22, 2021 ahead of the 2021 season.[2] On May 4, 2022, he signed a short-term four-day loan with the first team, Toronto FC of Major League Soccer.[12] He made his debut that same day, as a second half substitute, in their match against FC Cincinnati.[13] He signed an additional four-day loan on May 7.[14]
Yeates played for the Canada U17 team at the 2017 CONCACAF U-17 Championship in 2017, where he started in all three of the team's matches.[2]
In 2018, he was part of the Canada U20 team at the 2018 CONCACAF U-20 Championship where he scored a goal and an assist in his single appearance against Martinique.[2]
| Club | Season | League | Playoffs | Domestic Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Toronto FC III | 2016[16] | League1 Ontario | 8 | 1 | – | – | ? | ? | – | 8 | 1 | |||
| 2017[17] | 8 | 0 | – | – | ? | ? | – | 8 | 0 | |||||
| 2018[18] | 6 | 1 | – | – | 1+? | ? | – | 7 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ? | 0 | 0 | 23 | 2 | ||
| Toronto FC II | 2018 | USL | 4 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 4 | 0 | ||||
| 2021 | USL League One | 20 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 20 | 0 | |||||
| 2022 | MLS Next Pro | 22 | 3 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | 24 | 3 | ||||
| Total | 46 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 3 | ||
| Toronto FC (loan) | 2022 | Major League Soccer | 2 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 70 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 5 | ||
Toronto FC II – current squad | |
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