Roberto 'Beto' Ydrach (born May 21, 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder or defender for USL Championship club Pittsburgh Riverhounds. Born in the continental United States, he plays for the Puerto Rico national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Roberto Ydrach | ||
| Date of birth | May 17, 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Orlando, Florida, U.S. | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Positions | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Orlando City SC | |||
| New York Red Bulls | |||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2024 | UCF Knights | 47 | (2) |
| 2024 | Akron Zips | 20 | (0) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2025– | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 29 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| –2020 | Puerto Rico U20 | 3 | (0) |
| 2023– | Puerto Rico | 16 | (1) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of October 25, 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of June 17, 2025 | |||
Youth and college career
editYdrach played in the Orlando City SC academy, primarily at U-14 level, and the New York Red Bulls Academy prior to college.[1][2]
In the 2020–21 season with the UCF Knights at collegiate level, Ydrach played 13 games and registered two assists, both of those coming in a match against SMU Mustangs.[3] In the 2021 season, Ydrach played 14 games, starting eight of them. He also scored his first goal at college goal, heading home a corner from Nick Taylor against the Memphis Tigers.[4] In the 2023 season, Ydrach scored in a 2–2 draw against the FIU Panthers from a free-kick.[5]
Ydrach joined the Akron Zips in 2024, playing all 20 games of the season, with 19 of those being starts.[6] Ydrach was also awarded the BIG EAST Men's Soccer Defensive Player of the Year honor.[7]
Club career
editPittsburgh Riverhounds
editOn February 24, 2025, Ydrach signed with USL Championship club Pittsburgh Riverhounds on a 1-year deal with a club option for the 2026 season.[8] Ydrach made his Riverhounds debut in a 1–1 draw with North Carolina FC, playing 69 minutes before being replaced by Illal Osumanu.[9] In the U.S. Open Cup, Ydrach headed home a 94th-minute winner against Major League Soccer side New York City FC from Robbie Mertz's corner.[10] On November 11, Ydrach scored converted his penalty against FC Tulsa in a penalty shoot-out to secure Pittsburgh Riverhounds' first USL Championship title.[11]
International career
editPuerto Rico
editYdrach played three games for the Puerto Rico U-20 national team in 2020 CONCACAF U-20 Championship qualifying.[12]
Ydrach made his Puerto Rico national team debut in a 3–0 victory over the Cayman Islands in the CONCACAF Nations League.[13] He scored his first goal for his country in a 8–0 win over Anguilla on June 11, 2024.[14]
Honors
editIndividual
Pittsburgh Riverhounds
References
edit- ↑ "Beto Ydrach, forever a Red Bull…". instagram.com. Retrieved June 17, 2025.
- ↑ orlandocitysc. "City's U-14 Academy Team Continues Run of Good Form | Orlando City". orlandocitysc. Retrieved June 17, 2025.
- ↑ "Beto Ydrach - 2023 Men's Soccer". UCF Athletics - Official Athletics Website. Retrieved June 17, 2025.
- ↑ "Knights Beat Memphis 4-1 in American Opener". UCF Athletics - Official Athletics Website. Retrieved June 17, 2025.
- ↑ "No. 6 Men's Soccer Plays to 2-2 Draw against No. 11 FIU". UCF Athletics - Official Athletics Website. Retrieved June 17, 2025.
- ↑ "Beto Ydrach - Men's Soccer". University of Akron Athletics. Retrieved June 17, 2025.
- 1 2 "Seven Zips and Akron Staff Garner All BIG EAST Men's Soccer Accolades". University of Akron Athletics. Retrieved June 17, 2025.
- ↑ "Young defenders Barnes, Ydrach sign with Hounds". Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC. Retrieved June 17, 2025.
- ↑ Krysinsky, John (March 8, 2025). "FINAL: Riverhounds 1, North Carolina FC 1". Pittsburgh Soccer Now. Retrieved June 17, 2025.
- ↑ Producer, Patrick Damp Web; KDKA-TV, CBS Pittsburgh Patrick Damp is a web producer for CBS Pittsburgh A. Pittsburgh native who grew up watching; communication, Patrick studied journalism at Indiana University of Pennsylvania After half a decade in sports; hometown, Patrick decided to pursue his dream of working in journalism in his; Damp, joined the CBS Pittsburgh team in 2019 Read Full Bio Patrick (May 8, 2025). "Pittsburgh Riverhounds score a 1-0 upset over MLS New York City FC in U.S Open Cup play - CBS Pittsburgh". www.cbsnews.com. Retrieved June 17, 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - 1 2 Barnes, Keith (November 22, 2025). "Riverhounds SC wins first USL title in penalties against FC Tulsa". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved November 22, 2025.
- ↑ "Schedule and Results". www.concacaf.com. Archived from the original on January 25, 2021. Retrieved June 17, 2025.
- ↑ "Puerto Rico 3-0 Cayman Isl (Jun 9, 2022) Final Score". ESPN. Retrieved June 17, 2025.
- ↑ "Puerto Rico 8-0 Anguilla: results, summary and goals". AS.com. June 12, 2024. Retrieved June 17, 2025.