Griffin Yow

Griffin McDorman Yow (born September 25, 2002) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a winger for Belgian First Division A club Westerlo.[2]

Griffin Yow
Personal information
Full name Griffin McDorman Yow[1]
Date of birth (2002-09-25) September 25, 2002
Place of birth Clifton, Virginia, United States
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Position(s) Forward, winger
Team information
Current team
 Westerlo
Number 18
Youth career
2016–2017 Virginia Development Academy
2017–2019 D.C. United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2022 Loudoun United 18 (3)
2019–2022 D.C. United 32 (3)
2022– Westerlo 5 (0)
International career‡
2018–2019 United States U17 12 (7)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of June 3, 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of October 13, 2019

Professional

Yow scored his first professional goal against Memphis 901 FC for Loudoun United FC on March 16, 2019.

On March 19, 2019, he became the 12th homegrown player to be signed with D.C. United.[3] Yow made his professional debut with D.C. United in the 90th minute replacing Paul Arriola against New York City FC on April 21, 2019.[4] Yow scored his first non-competitive goal for D.C. United in a friendly against Real Betis on May 22, 2019. Yow made his first start with D.C. United on July 4, 2019 against FC Dallas, playing 58 minutes in a 0–2 loss.[5] On September 19, 2020, Yow scored his first Major League Soccer goal against Toronto FC, equalizing the game 2–2.[6]

On July 4, 2022, Yow was sold by D.C. United to recently promoted Westerlo.[7]

International

Yow has appeared for the United States under-17 team, scoring his first goal against Brazil's under-17 football team in a friendly tournament.[8] In October 2019, he was named to the squad for the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Brazil.[9]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played June 3, 2023[10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Loudoun United 2019 USL153———153
2021 USL10———10
2022 USL20———20
Total 183———183
D.C. United 2019 MLS2020——40
2020 MLS122———122
2021 MLS111———111
2022 MLS7020——90
Total 32340——363
Westerlo 2022–23 Belgian Pro League50———50
Career total 556400000596

    References
    1. "FIFA U-17 World Cup Brazil 2019: List of Players: USA" (PDF). FIFA. October 31, 2019. p. 24. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 27, 2019.
    2. "USA – G. Yow – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved March 11, 2019.
    3. "sign Academy Product Griffin Yow as 12th Homegrown in Club History". D.C. United. March 19, 2019. Retrieved April 21, 2019.
    4. "Homegrown Griffin Yow makes MLS debut against NYCFC | DC United".
    5. "FC Dallas vs. D.C. United". MLS MatchCenter. Major League Soccer. July 4, 2019. Retrieved July 5, 2019.
    6. "DC United teen academy product Griffin Yow scores late equalizer for 1st MLS goal". mlssoccer.com. September 20, 2020. Archived from the original on January 5, 2021. Retrieved September 20, 2020.
    7. "D.C. United Agree Terms with KVC Westerlo for the permanent transfer of Griffin Yow". D.C. United. July 4, 2022. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
    8. "U-17 MNT Forward Griffin Yow Takes Next Steps for Club and Country". US Soccer. May 6, 2019. Retrieved July 5, 2019.
    9. "Head Coach Raphael Wicky Names USA Roster for 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Brazil". www.ussoccer.com. Retrieved October 10, 2019.
    10. Griffin Yow at Soccerway
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