Dru Anthony Yearwood (born 17 February 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Nashville SC of Major League Soccer. He is a product of the Arsenal and Southend United youth systems and began his senior career with Southend. He further played one season for Brentford.
Yearwood was born in Harlow, Essex.[2] He is of Barbadian descent,[4] through his father.[5]
After spending four years with the Arsenal academy,[6] Yearwood moved to the Southend United youth system at the age of 11 and graduated to the first team squad in July 2017,[7][8] when he signed a four-year professional contract.[9] 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.[10][11][12][13]
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.[14] Throughout the 2019–2020 season and Brentford's promotion push, Yearwood only made two appearances in the league and three other appearances in the Cups.[15] He left the club after one season in a bid to further his career and play more games.[16]
On 5 August 2020 it was announced that Yearwood joined Major League Soccer club New York Red Bulls.[16][17] Yearwood was signed on a Young Designated Player deal.[17] Yearwood made his debut for the Red Bulls coming on as a substitute in a 3–0 loss against the Philadelphia Union.[18] On 11 September 2021, Yearwood scored his first senior goal in a 1–1 draw against DC United. On 24 July 2022, Yearwood scored his first of the season and assisted on another goal for New York in a 4–3 victory over Austin FC.[19] For his efforts during the match, Yearwood was named to the MLS Team of the Week.[20] On 2 August 2022, Yearwood opened the scoring for New York in a 4–5 loss to Colorado Rapids.[21] On 9 September 2022, Yearwood was fined and suspended for four games following an incident at the end of a match against the Philadelphia Union on September 3 where, in a moment of frustration, he kicked the ball into the stands which subsequently struck a fan in the face. Yearwood apologized for his actions via the team's Twitter account.[22]
Yearwood was acquired by Nashville SC on 11 December 2023.[23]
Yearwood was born in England and is of Barbadian descent. He was called up to represent the Barbados national team for a friendly against Saint Lucia in 2016, but did not make an appearance.[5] Yearwood was called into the England U18 squad for the 2018 Panda Cup,[24] but a hamstring injury prevented his participation.[25]
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