Yanis Leerman

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Yanis Leerman
Personal information
Full name Yanis Leerman
Date of birth (1998-06-15) June 15, 1998 (age 25)
Place of birth Troyes, France
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Loudoun United
Number 5
Youth career
2004–2014 Troyes
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018–2021 UCF Knights 60 (1)
2022 Pittsburgh Panthers 12 (0)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2014–2017 RCS La Chapelle
2017–2018 FCA Troyes
2023– Loudoun United 27 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 April 2024

Yanis Leerman (born 15 June 1998) is a French professional footballer who plays as a defender for the USL Championship club Loudoun United.

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Career

Early career

Leerman joined the Troyes academy in 2004, where he played until 2014. He went on to have spells in the lower leagues with RCS La Chapelle [1] and FCA Troyes. He was a Regional Champion with La Chapelle and won the Championship with FCA Troyes in 2018. [2] [3]

College & MLS SuperDraft

In 2018, Leerman left France to attend the University of Central Florida to play college soccer. In four seasons with the Knights, Leerman made 60 appearances, scoring a single goal and tallying five assists. In his freshman season, Leerman was named Third Team All-East Region his sophomore season saw him earn First Team All-East Region and All-Conference First Team honors. His junior and senior years saw further accolades, including been named an All-American, landing on the Second Team, becoming the ninth All-American in program history, All-Conference First Team, and was named to The American's All-Tournament Team. In 2021's senior year he was named to the American Athletic Conference All-Conference Second Team, and began the season on the MAC Hermann Trophy Watch List. [4] [5]

On 12 January 2022, Leerman was selected 85th overall in the 2022 MLS SuperDraft by Chicago Fire. [6] However, he wasn't signed by the club and instead opted to return for a further year at college, attending the University of Pittsburgh as a graduate student and appeared in 12 matches for the Panthers. [3]

Professional

Leerman signed with USL Championship club Loudoun United on 18 January 2023. [7] He made his professional on 11 March 2023, starting in a 3–1 away victory over Memphis 901. [8]

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References

  1. ↑ "Joueur - Yanis LEERMAN - club Football RCSC La Chapelle St-Luc - Footeo". RCSC La Chapelle St-Luc.
  2. ↑ "Yanis Leerman Profile". Football Database. Retrieved March 12, 2023.
  3. 1 2 "Yanis Leerman - Men's Soccer". Pitt Panthers #H2P.
  4. ↑ "Yanis Leerman - 2021 - Men's Soccer". UCF Athletics.
  5. ↑ "5 men's college soccer players to watch in the 2021 preseason top 25 | NCAA.com". www.ncaa.com.
  6. ↑ "Chicago Fire FC Select Four Players in MLS SuperDraft 2022 Presented by adidas | Chicago Fire FC". chicagofirefc.
  7. ↑ "Loudoun United FC Sign Defender Yanis Leerman".
  8. ↑ "Match Center | USLChampionship.com". www.uslchampionship.com.
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