David Yelldell (born October 1, 1981) is an American former professional soccer player who played as a goalkeeper and serves as an assistant coach for Sonnenhof Großaspach. Although he was born in Stuttgart, Germany, he was capped for the United States national team. Club career Yelldell was the first choice goalkeeper for TuS Koblenz until suffering a knee ligament injury which kept him out of the final four matches of the 2009–10 2. Bundesliga season, when the club were relegated to the 3. Liga. He signed with MSV Duisburg before the 2010–11 season and made his competitive debut for the club in a first round DFB-Pokal match against VfB Lübeck on August 13, 2010. The next season saw him signing with Bundesliga giants Bayer Leverkusen. He made his debut and sole competitive appearance for the club in a first round DFB-Pokal match, a 4–3 surprise defeat at Dynamo Dresden on July 30, 2011. International career Born to a German mother and an African American father who was in the U.S. military, Yelldell holds dual citizenship and would have been eligible to play international soccer for either the United States or Germany. He was first called up by the US team in 2011 for a friendly against Argentina. He earned his first national team cap three days later, on March 29, 2011, in another friendly against Paraguay, replacing Marcus Hahnemann at half time. Despite not conceding during his time of play, the US lost this meeting 1–0. Career statistics References External links 1981 births Living people Footballers from Stuttgart Citizens of the United States through descent American soccer players German footballers Association football goalkeepers American people of German descent German people of American descent German people of African-American descent 2. Bundesliga players 3. Liga players Stuttgarter Kickers II players Blackburn Rovers F.C. players Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. players Stuttgarter Kickers players TuS Koblenz players MSV Duisburg players Bayer 04 Leverkusen players Bayer 04 Leverkusen II players SG Sonnenhof Großaspach players English Football League players German expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in England German expatriate sportspeople in England United States men's international soccer players