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==International career== |
==International career== |
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⚫ | Yohannes trained with the United States youth national team at the [[United States girls' national under-15 soccer team|under-15]] and [[United States women's national under-16 soccer team|under-16 level]] in 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |title=U.S. Under-15 Women's Youth National Team To Hold First Training Camp Under New Head Coach Katie Schoepfer |url=https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2022/01/under-15-womens-youth-national-team-to-hold-first-training-camp-under-new-head-coach-katie-schoepfer |access-date=December 14, 2023 |website=www.ussoccer.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=U.S. Under-16 Women's Youth National Team Set To Gather At Nike Headquarters In Portland, Oregon |url=https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2022/10/us-u16-wynt-set-to-gather-at-nike-headquarters-in-portland-oregon |access-date=December 14, 2023 |website=www.ussoccer.com |language=en}}</ref> |
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⚫ | Yohannes trained with the United States youth national team at the [[United States girls' national under-15 soccer team|under-15]] and [[United States women's national under-16 soccer team|under-16 level]] in 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |title=U.S. Under-15 Women's Youth National Team To Hold First Training Camp Under New Head Coach Katie Schoepfer |url=https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2022/01/under-15-womens-youth-national-team-to-hold-first-training-camp-under-new-head-coach-katie-schoepfer |access-date=December 14, 2023 |website=www.ussoccer.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=U.S. Under-16 Women's Youth National Team Set To Gather At Nike Headquarters In Portland, Oregon |url=https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2022/10/us-u16-wynt-set-to-gather-at-nike-headquarters-in-portland-oregon |access-date=December 14, 2023 |website=www.ussoccer.com |language=en}}</ref> |
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As of December 2023, Yohannes planned to attain Dutch citizenship to become eligible to play for the Netherlands. She attended camp with the Dutch under-19 national team that month.<ref name="auto"/> |
As of December 2023, Yohannes planned to attain Dutch citizenship to become eligible to play for the Netherlands. She attended camp with the Dutch under-19 national team that month.<ref name="auto"/> |
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In March 2024, at age 16, Yohannes received her first [[United States women's national soccer team|senior national team]] call-up ahead of the [[2024 SheBelieves Cup]]. She became the youngest player to be called in to a senior camp since 16-year-old [[Sophia Smith (soccer, born 2000)|Sophia Smith]] in 2017.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kilgore Names 23-Player Roster For 2024 SheBelieves Cup, Presented by Visa |url=https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2024/03/kilgore-names-23-player-uswnt-roster-for-2024-shebelieves-cup-presented-by-visa |access-date=2024-03-26 |website=www.ussoccer.com |language=en}}</ref> She made her international debut on June 4, 2024, against [[South Korea women's national football team|South Korea]]. She entered the game in the 72nd minute and scored her first goal in the 82nd minute.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cbssports.com/soccer/news/uswnt-vs-south-korea-score-live-updates-emma-hayes-continues-final-prep-for-olympics-in-second-game/live/|title=USWNT vs. South Korea score, live updates: Emma Hayes continues final prep for Olympics in second game}}</ref> |
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===International statistics=== |
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===International goals=== |
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==Personal life== |
==Personal life== |
Revision as of 02:15, 5 June 2024
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Lilian Isabella Yohannes[1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | June 12, 2007||
Place of birth | Springfield, Virginia, U.S. | ||
Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[3] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Ajax | ||
Number | 20 | ||
Youth career | |||
2023 | Ajax | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2023– | Ajax | 16 | (4) |
International career‡ | |||
2024– | Vereinigte Staaten | 1 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of june 4, 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of June 4, 2024 |
Lilian Isabella Yohannes (born June 12, 2007) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Dutch club Ajax of the Vrouwen Eredivisie and the United States national team. Born in the United States, she moved to the Netherlands at age ten.[4]
Early life
Yohannes was born in Springfield, Virginia, to an Eritrean-American mother and an Ethiopian-born Eritrean-American father. She moved to the Netherlands when she was ten years old after her father accepted a job in Amsterdam. Yohannes played youth soccer in the Netherlands and began training weekly with Ajax when she was 13 years old.[5]
Club career
At age 15, Yohannes signed a three-year professional contract through June 2026 with AFC Ajax.[5] On November 15, 2023, aged 16, she became the youngest player to ever to start a UEFA Women's Champions League group stage match and the youngest American to play in the Champions League.[6] Ajax went on to win 2–0 over Paris Saint-Germain with goals from Tiny Hoekstra at the 34th minute and Sherida Spitse at the first minute of injury time during the first half.[7]
International career
Yohannes trained with the United States youth national team at the under-15 and under-16 level in 2022.[8][9]
As of December 2023, Yohannes planned to attain Dutch citizenship to become eligible to play for the Netherlands. She attended camp with the Dutch under-19 national team that month.[6]
In March 2024, at age 16, Yohannes received her first senior national team call-up ahead of the 2024 SheBelieves Cup. She became the youngest player to be called in to a senior camp since 16-year-old Sophia Smith in 2017.[10] She made her international debut on June 4, 2024, against South Korea. She entered the game in the 72nd minute and scored her first goal in the 82nd minute.[11]
International statistics
- As of match played June 4, 2024
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Vereinigte Staaten | |||
2024 | 1 | 1 | |
Total | 1 | 1 |
International goals
Key (expand for notes on "international goals" and sorting) | |
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Standort | Geographic location of the venue where the competition occurred Sorted by country name first, then by city name |
Lineup | Start – played entire match on minute (off player) – substituted on at the minute indicated, and player was substituted off at the same time off minute (on player) – substituted off at the minute indicated, and player was substituted on at the same time |
Goal in match | Goal of total goals by the player in the match Sorted by total goals followed by goal number |
# | NumberOfGoals.goalNumber scored by the player in the match (alternate notation to Goal in match) |
Min | The minute in the match the goal was scored. For list that include caps, blank indicates played in the match but did not score a goal. |
Assist/pass | The ball was passed by the player, which assisted in scoring the goal. This column depends on the availability and source of this information. |
penalty or pk | Goal scored on penalty-kick which was awarded due to foul by opponent. (Goals scored in penalty-shoot-out, at the end of a tied match after extra-time, are not included.) |
Score | The match score after the goal was scored. Sorted by goal difference, then by goal scored by the player's team |
Result | The final score. Sorted by goal difference in the match, then by goal difference in penalty-shoot-out if it is taken, followed by goal scored by the player's team in the match, then by goal scored in the penalty-shoot-out. For matches with identical final scores, match ending in extra-time without penalty-shoot-out is a tougher match, therefore precede matches that ended in regulation |
aet | The score at the end of extra-time; the match was tied at the end of 90' regulation |
pso | Penalty-shoot-out score shown in parentheses; the match was tied at the end of extra-time |
Light-purple background color – exhibition or closed door international friendly match | |
Light-yellow background color – match at an invitational tournament | |
Light-orange background color – Olympic women's football qualification match | |
Light-blue background color – FIFA women's world cup qualification match | |
Pink background color – Continental Games or regional tournament | |
Orange background color – Olympic women's football tournament | |
Blue background color – FIFA women's world cup final tournament | |
NOTE on background colors: Continental Games or regional tournament are sometimes also qualifier for World Cup or Olympics; information depends on the source such as the player's federation.
NOTE: some keys may not apply for a particular football player |
Goals |
Cap | Date | Standort | Opponent | Lineup | Min | Assist/pass | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 1 | 2023-06-04 | St. Paul, Minnesota | Südkorea | 82' | Trinity Rodman | 3–0 |
3–0 |
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Personal life
Yohannes is of Eritrean descent.[12] Her maternal grandfather, Bokretsion Gebrehiwot, was a member of Eritrea's national soccer team. Her older brother, Aethan, has appeared with the United States' under-15 and under-17 national teams and currently plays college soccer at Wake Forest.
Honors
Vereinigte Staaten
References
- ^ "UEFA Women's Champions League 2023/2024 – Booking List before Quarter-finals, 2nd leg" (PDF). UEFA. March 21, 2024. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 26, 2024. Retrieved March 26, 2024.
- ^ "Lily Yohannes" (in Dutch). AFC Ajax. Retrieved March 26, 2024.
- ^ "Lily Yohannes". United States Soccer Federation. Archived from the original on March 26, 2024. Retrieved March 26, 2024.
- ^ Abdullah, Abdullah (December 13, 2023). "'An incredible feeling': USWNT prospect Lily Yohannes on life in UWCL, Ajax at age 16 – Equalizer Soccer". Retrieved December 14, 2023.
- ^ a b "Lily Yohannes, a 16-year-old American, is playing in the Champions League. Is U.S. Soccer watching?". Yahoo Sports. November 22, 2023. Retrieved December 14, 2023.
- ^ a b "Meet Lily Yohannes, the 16-year-old American making Champions League history". Pro Soccer Wire. December 13, 2023. Retrieved December 14, 2023.
- ^ "Ajax Amsterdam 2–0 Paris Saint-Germain (Nov 15, 2023) Commentary". ESPN. Retrieved December 14, 2023.
- ^ "U.S. Under-15 Women's Youth National Team To Hold First Training Camp Under New Head Coach Katie Schoepfer". www.ussoccer.com. Retrieved December 14, 2023.
- ^ "U.S. Under-16 Women's Youth National Team Set To Gather At Nike Headquarters In Portland, Oregon". www.ussoccer.com. Retrieved December 14, 2023.
- ^ "Kilgore Names 23-Player Roster For 2024 SheBelieves Cup, Presented by Visa". www.ussoccer.com. Retrieved March 26, 2024.
- ^ "USWNT vs. South Korea score, live updates: Emma Hayes continues final prep for Olympics in second game".
- ^ "At 16, USWNT midfielder Lily Yohannes is right on time".
- ^ "2024 Shebelieves Cup final USWNT vs Canada result". U.S. Soccer. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
External links
- Lily Yohannes at Soccerway.com
- Lily Yohannes at WorldFootball.net
- Lily Yohannes at kicker (in German)
- Lily Yohannes at FBref.com
- 2007 births
- Living people
- Soccer players from Fairfax County, Virginia
- People from Springfield, Virginia
- American women's soccer players
- American expatriate women's soccer players
- Women's association football midfielders
- AFC Ajax (women) players
- Eredivisie (women) players
- American expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands
- Expatriate women's footballers in the Netherlands
- American people of Eritrean descent
- American people of Ethiopian descent
- 21st-century American sportswomen
- African-American soccer players