Joshua Yaro
Joshua Yaro is a Ghanaian defender born in Kumasi on 18 November 1994. He developed at Ghana’s Right to Dream Academy before moving to the United States at 15 on a scholarship to attend California’s Cate School. Yaro continued his development at Georgetown University, where he became a MAC Hermann Trophy semifinalist and TopDrawerSoccer.com Player of the Year in 2014. Philadelphia Union selected him second overall in the 2016 MLS SuperDraft, and he made 17 starts during his rookie season. After leaving Philadelphia, he played in the USL Championship with San Antonio FC from 2019 to 2020 and San Diego Loyal SC in 2021. In 2022, Yaro joined St. Louis CITY 2, became its inaugural captain, and earned a senior contract with St. Louis CITY SC ahead of the club’s 2023 MLS debut.
Season snapshot
Overall season statistics (all competitions).
| Season | Matches | Minutes | Goals | Assists | G/90 | A/90 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 18 | 1265 | 1 | 0 | 0.07 | 0 |
| 2024 | 14 | 877 | 1 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 17 | 997 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 27 | 2418 | 1 | 0 | 0.04 | 0 |
| 2021 | 29 | 2298 | 2 | 0 | 0.08 | 0 |
| 2020 | 14 | 1167 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 33 | 2961 | 1 | 0 | 0.03 | 0 |
| 2017 | 6 | 369 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 17 | 1328 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Form - Last 10 games
Strengths Analysis Season 2025
Role: DefenderTop attributes (percentile)
Xtra rating history
Last rating points (most recent matches).
Recent Matches
Major League Soccer
Teams
Transfers
St. Louis City
Boise
San Diego Loyal
St. Louis City
San Diego Loyal
St. Louis City II
San Antonio
San Diego Loyal
Philadelphia Union
San Antonio
Philadelphia Union
Bethlehem Steel