Personal information | |||
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Full name | Griffin McDorman Yow[1] | ||
Date of birth | September 25, 2002 | ||
Place of birth | Clifton, Virginia, United States | ||
Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | ||
Position(s) | Forward, winger | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Westerlo | ||
Number | 18 | ||
Youth career | |||
2016–2017 | Virginia Development Academy | ||
2017–2019 | D.C. United | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2019–2022 | Loudoun United | 18 | (3) |
2019–2022 | D.C. United | 32 | (3) |
2022– | Westerlo | 21 | (6) |
International career‡ | |||
2018–2019 | United States U17 | 12 | (7) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of February 16, 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of October 13, 2019 |
Griffin McDorman Yow (born September 25, 2002) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a winger for Belgian First Division A club Westerlo.[2]
Yow scored his first professional goal against Memphis 901 FC for Loudoun United FC on March 16, 2019.
On March 19, 2019, he became the 12th homegrown player to be signed with D.C. United.[3] Yow made his professional debut with D.C. United in the 90th minute replacing Paul Arriola against New York City FC on April 21, 2019.[4] Yow scored his first non-competitive goal for D.C. United in a friendly against Real Betis on May 22, 2019. Yow made his first start with D.C. United on July 4, 2019 against FC Dallas, playing 58 minutes in a 0–2 loss.[5] On September 19, 2020, Yow scored his first Major League Soccer goal against Toronto FC, equalizing the game 2–2.[6]
On July 4, 2022, Yow was sold by D.C. United to recently promoted Westerlo.[7]
Yow has appeared for the United States under-17 team, scoring his first goal against Brazil's under-17 football team in a friendly tournament.[8] In October 2019, he was named to the squad for the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Brazil.[9]
Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Loudoun United | 2019 | USL | 15 | 3 | — | — | — | 15 | 3 | |||
2021 | USL | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
2022 | USL | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
Total | 18 | 3 | — | — | — | 18 | 3 | |||||
D.C. United | 2019 | MLS | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||
2020 | MLS | 12 | 2 | — | — | — | 12 | 2 | ||||
2021 | MLS | 11 | 1 | — | — | — | 11 | 1 | ||||
2022 | MLS | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | |||
Total | 32 | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 3 | ||||
Westerlo | 2022–23 | Belgian Pro League | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
2023–24 | Belgian Pro League | 16 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 6 | |||
Total | 21 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 22 | 6 | |||
Career total | 71 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 12 |