Player Profile

When England under-16 captain Leigh Mills was allowed to join Tottenham Hotspur before the start of the 2004/2005 season, Town fans were led to believe that the deal included a player coming in the opposite direction on loan for the season. After a prolonged saga, which involved both clubs addressing the other via their official websites, it became apparent that the loan deal wasn't set in stone - and that Tottenham only had to make their "best endeavours" to provide a player on loan. With Jacques Santini only just installed as head coach, he was reluctant to do a deal before he had chance to assess his squad. The season started, and with Andy King's injury hit squad seriously lacking in attacking players, the deal was far from perfect.

Eventually, just as King looked resigned to not getting a player, Yeates was allowed to join the Town for a training session, with a view to a permanent deal. An injury to Sammy Igoe prompted King to secure his services for a month's loan, just as clubs from the Championship made offers, and six weeks after the deal for Mills was completed. Yeates made an impressive debut for the Town a day later, in a 3-0 win over Hartlepool United, on 28th August 2004. He went on to make a total of just four appearances for the Town, before being sent back to Spurs by King after a disagreement - and they had to wait a further three months for another loan player from Tottenham.

Playing Record

Senior

Career details

Club	Details
Greenhills Boys Greenhills Boys	(youth)
Cherry Orchard Cherry Orchard	(youth)
Tottenham Hotspur Tottenham	2000 (youth) July 25th, 2002 (signed professional contract); transferred out (July 27th, 2007)
Brighton and Hove Albion Brighton	November 14th, 2003 (loan)
Swindon Town Swindon	August 27th, 2004 (loan); expired (rptd September 27th, 2004)
Colchester United Colchester United	August 5th, 2005 (loan); expired (2005/6)
Hull City Hull City	August 10th, 2006 (loan); recalled from loan (rptd January 3rd, 2007)
Leicester City Leicester City	January 31st, 2007 (loan); expired (2006/7)
Colchester United Colchester United	July 27th, 2007 (transferred in, undisclosed fee six-figure fee); transferred out (June 25th, 2009)
Middlesbrough Middlesbrough	June 25th, 2009 (transferred in , £500,000 ); transferred out (January 19th, 2010)
Sheffield United Sheffield United	January 19th, 2010 (transferred in, undisclosed fee); transferred out (July 13th, 2011)
Watford Watford	July 13th, 2011 (transferred in, undisclosed fee); released (rptd June 7th, 2013)
Bradford City Bradford	July 3rd, 2013 (unattached); released (2014/5)
Oldham Athletic Oldham Athletic	August 25th, 2015 (unattached)
Blackpool Blackpool	January 7th, 2016
Notts County Notts County	January 30th, 2017
Eastleigh Eastleigh	rptd June 28th, 2017
AFC Fylde AFC Fylde	rptd June 12th, 2019
Bamber Bridge Bamber Bridge	rptd September 28th, 2020
Fleetwood Town Fleetwood Town	rptd September 8th, 2021 (academy coach)