David Yelldell

David Yelldell (born October 1, 1981, in Stuttgart) is a German-American goalkeeper who is currently playing for Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Yeldell has dual citizenship. His mother is German; his father is African-American.

David Yelldell

Yelldell with Duisburg in 2011.
Personal information
Date of birth	1 October 1981 (aged 44)
Place of birth	Stuttgart, West Germany
Height	1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team	Sonnenhof Großaspach (assistant coach)
Youth career
1999–2001	VfL Waiblingen
2001–2002	SG Backnang
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2002–2003	Stuttgarter Kickers II	24	(0)
2003–2005	Blackburn Rovers	0	(0)
2005	→ Brighton & Hove Albion (loan)	3	(0)
2005–2008	Stuttgarter Kickers	100	(0)
2008–2010	TuS Koblenz	51	(0)
2010–2011	MSV Duisburg	34	(0)
2011–2016	Bayer Leverkusen	1	(0)
2012–2016	Bayer Leverkusen II	8	(0)
2016–2017	Sonnenhof Großaspach	6	(0)
Total		227	(0)
National team
2011	United States	1	(0)
Teams managed
2017–	Sonnenhof Großaspach (goalkeeping coach)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

At March 29, 2011, he had his first match for the United States national team. He is allowed to join the team because his father is American.

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Blackburn Rovers	2002–03	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2003–04	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2004–05	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		0	0	0	0	0	0
Brighton & Hove Albion	2004–05	Championship	3	0	0	0	3	0
Stuttgarter Kickers	2005–06	Regionalliga Süd	32	0	1	0	33	0
	2006–07	Regionalliga Süd	34	0	2	0	36	0
	2007–08	Regionalliga Süd	34	0	0	0	34	0
	Total		100	0	3	0	103	0
TuS Koblenz	2008–09	2. Bundesliga	30	0	1	0	31	0
	2009–10	2. Bundesliga	21	0	3	0	24	0
	Total		51	0	4	0	55	0
MSV Duisburg	2010–11	2. Bundesliga	34	0	6	0	40	0
Bayer Leverkusen	2011–12	Bundesliga	0	0	1	0	1	0
	2012–13	Bundesliga	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2013–14	Bundesliga	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2014–15	Bundesliga	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2015–16	Bundesliga	1	0	0	0	1	0
	Total		1	0	1	0	2	0
Bayer Leverkusen II	2012–13	Regionalliga West	2	0	0	0	2	0
	2013–14	Regionalliga West	6	0	0	0	6	0
	Total		8	0	0	0	8	0
Sonnenhof Großaspach	2016–17	3. Liga	6	0	0	0	6	0
Career Total			203	0	14	0	217	0