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General: A key member of the Stanford attack in 2009 that is at his best with the ball at his feet, running at defenders ... a wing player that will be counted on for offense in 2010, but also has the fitness to run back and defend.
As a Junior in 2009: Played in 19 games, including 12 as a starter ... tallied two goals and three assists on the year (seven points) ... scored a goal and tallied an assist in a 3-2 win over Cal Poly (9/11) ... had one of the three Cardinal goals in the shutout win over Saint Mary's in the opening round of the NCAA tournament (11/19) ... had assists in road wins over Santa Clara (9/17) and San Diego State (10/15).
As a Sophomore in 2008: Saw action in 12 games, including three starts. .. scored his first career goal on a shot from 18 yards in a 2-1 loss to San Diego State (10/31).
As a Freshman in 2007: Played in four matches, logging 14 minutes in a win over Penn.
High School/Club: Led Santa Barbara (Calif.) High School to three Channel League titles ... three-year letterman ... two-time All-Channel League first-team selection ... Channel League Offensive MVP in 2007 ... high school highlight was scoring four goals in eight minutes to lead Santa Barbara to a 4-0 victory ... played club soccer for Arsenal FC ... spent time in Brazil with Cruzeiro and Figuerense FC.
Personal: Son of Homa and Margie Yahyavi ... has one brother, Andre ...majoring in computer science ... enjoys playing soccer, skiing, hiking and running ... a 2010 first team Pac-10 All-Academic selection.
Bret Simon on Yahyavi: "Dom is an explosive player with the ability to breakdown defenses on the ball. We will look for Dom to continue his growth as a player and add more value to our attack in 2010."
Career Stats:
Years | GP-GS | G | A | Pts. | Shots | GWG |
2007 | 4-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2008 | 12-3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
2009 | 19-12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 0 |
Totals | 35-15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 22 | 0 |