Steffen Yeates (born January 4, 2000) is a

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player who plays as a midfielder for Canadian Premier League side Pacific FC. Born in Canada, he represents Trinidad and Tobago at international level.

Early life

Yeates began his youth career with

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. In 2013, he joined the Toronto FC Academy.

College career

In 2018, he attended the University of Connecticut, joining the men's soccer team. He scored his first goal against the University of Cincinnati. In 2019, he transferred to Oregon State University and joined their men's soccer team. He scored his first goal on September 15 against the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos.

Club career

Toronto FC

While with Toronto FC Academy, he debuted with

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in League1 Ontario in 2016. He scored his first goal on June 19, 2016 against

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. He made his professional debut with Toronto FC II in the USL on April 26, 2018 against the

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, as an academy call-up. In 2019, he was close to an agreement with Danish club FC Helsingør, but decided against it at the last minute. In 2020, he went on trial with French club US Boulogne. He signed his first professional contract with Toronto FC II on April 22, 2021 ahead of the 2021 season. On May 4, 2022, he signed a short-term four-day loan with the first team, Toronto FC of

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. He made his debut that same day, as a second half substitute, in their match against FC Cincinnati. He signed an additional four-day loan on May 7.

Pacific FC

In December 2022, Yeates signed a multi-year contract with Pacific FC of the Canadian Premier League, beginning in 2023. On September 14, 2023, he scored his first goal for the club in a 1-1 draw with Atlético Ottawa.

International career

Yeates played for the Canada U17 team at the

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in 2017, where he started in all three of the team's matches. In 2018, he was part of the Canada U20 team at the

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where he scored a goal and an assist in his single appearance against Martinique. In May 2024, he was named to a 39-man preliminary squad for the Trinidad and Tobago senior team ahead of their World Cup qualifying matches. He made his debut on June 8 in a

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match against The Bahamas.

Career statistics

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Yeates, Steffen 2001 births Living people Canadian men's soccer players Canadian sportspeople of Trinidad and Tobago descent Canadian people of Italian descent Men's association football defenders Toronto FC players Toronto FC II players Soccer players from Toronto Vaughan Azzurri players USL League One players USL Championship players MLS Next Pro players Major League Soccer players Canada men's youth international soccer players Pacific FC players Canadian Premier League players Toronto FC Academy players Trinidad and Tobago men's international footballers