Personal information | |||
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Full name | Dru Anthony Yearwood [1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 17 February 2000||
Place of birth | Harlow, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) [2] | ||
Position(s) | Defensive midfielder [3] | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Rotherham United | ||
Number | 16 | ||
Youth career | |||
2007–2011 | Arsenal | ||
2011–2017 | Southend United | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2017–2019 | Southend United | 53 | (0) |
2019–2020 | Brentford | 2 | (0) |
2020–2023 | New York Red Bulls | 86 | (3) |
2021–2023 | New York Red Bulls II | 7 | (0) |
2024 | Nashville SC | 25 | (1) |
2024 | → Huntsville City | 1 | (0) |
2025– | Rotherham United | 2 | (0) |
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16 August 2025 (UTC) |
Dru Anthony Yearwood (born 17 February 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for EFL League One club Rotherham United. 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 5–4 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 3 September 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] He was released by Nashville following their 2024 season. [24]
On 19 July 2025, Yearwood returned to England, joining League One side Rotherham United on a one-year deal with the option to extend. [25]
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, [26] but a hamstring injury prevented his participation. [27]
Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Southend United | 2017–18 [11] | League One | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 [a] | 0 | 29 | 0 |
2018–19 [12] | League One | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 [a] | 0 | 33 | 0 | |
Total | 53 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 62 | 0 | ||
Brentford | 2019–20 [29] | Championship | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ― | 5 | 0 | |
New York Red Bulls | 2020 | Major League Soccer | 12 | 0 | ― | ― | 1 [b] | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
2021 | Major League Soccer | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ― | 1 | 0 | 30 | 1 | ||
2022 | Major League Soccer | 25 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ― | 0 | 0 | 28 | 2 | ||
2023 | Major League Soccer | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 [c] | 0 | 2 [d] | 0 | 28 | 0 | |
Total | 86 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 99 | 3 | ||
Career total | 141 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 166 | 3 |
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