Lily Yohannes

Lily Yohannes

Personal information
Full name	Lilian Isabella Yohannes
Date of birth	(2007-06-12) June 12, 2007
Place of birth	Springfield, Virginia, U.S.
Height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
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–	United States	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.

Early life

Yohannes was born in Springfield, Virginia, to an Eritrean-American mother and an 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.

Club career

At age 15, Yohannes signed a three-year professional contract through June 2026 with AFC Ajax. 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. 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.

International career

Yohannes trained with the United States youth national team at the under-15 and under-16 level in 2022.

In December 2023, Yohannes with attended camp with the Dutch under-19 national team.

In March 2024, at age 16, Yohannes received her first senior United States 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. 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. At 16 years and 358 days old, Yohannes became the third-youngest goal scorer in USWNT history.

As of April 2024, Yohannes is applying for Dutch citizenship, which would make her eligible to play for the Dutch national team. After her USWNT debut, she remains able to change national teams because her appearance was in a friendly.

International statistics

As of match played June 4, 2024

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
United States
	2024	1	1
Total		1	1

International goals

Key (expand for notes on "international goals" and sorting)
Location	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 (c) – captain Sorted by minutes played
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	Location	Opponent	Lineup	Min	Assist/pass	Score	Result	Competition
1	1	2023-06-04	St. Paul, Minnesota	South Korea	{{{4}}}. on 72' (off Albert)	82'	Trinity Rodman	3–0	3–0	Friendly

Personal life

Yohannes is of Eritrean descent. 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

United States

• SheBelieves Cup: 2024

External links

• Lily Yohannes at Soccerway.com
• Lily Yohannes at WorldFootball.net
• Lily Yohannes at Soccerdonna (in German)
• Lily Yohannes at kicker (in German)
• Lily Yohannes at FBref.com