| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Othaniel Marie Yanez | ||
| Date of birth | November 9, 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Moreno Valley, California, United States | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder/Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2009 | Louisville Cardinals | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2010 | Columbus Crew | 0 | (0) |
| 2010– | Louisville Lightning | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 January 2010. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Othaniel Yanez (born November 9, 1987 in Moreno Valley, California) is an American soccer player.
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Yanez averaged 8 goals and 4.5 assists during his final two years at Moreno Valley High School and helped lead his U-17 Pateadores Soccer Club to its first ever National Championship during that period.
He played college soccer at the University of Louisville, where he earned third-team all-Big East and Team MVP honors in 2007, eventually netting 5 goals in 66 college career appearances.[1][2]
Yanez was drafted in the fourth round (62nd overall) of the 2010 MLS SuperDraft by Columbus Crew.[3] He was signed to the club's final developmental roster spot on 23 March 2010.[4] Yanez was released by Columbus on August 2, 2010 without ever making an appearance for the club.[5]
In November 2010, the Louisville Lightning from the Professional Arena Soccer League announced that they had signed Yanez for the 2010-11 season.[6] He joined John Michael Hayden and Thabiso Khumalo as former MLS players on the Lightning roster.