Villanova Univeristy Athletics

Villanova
An accomplished prospect who brings good size, skill, and considerable experience to the Wildcats goal.

2024
Started six games in net for the Wildcats, showing flashes of great promise ... Posted a 2.38 goals against average and .729 save percentage.
 
Personal
Born Aug. 13, 2006 … Parents are Eduard Yagudayev (father) and Jenny Hafitz (mother) … Has an older sister (Kristine) and younger brother Leon … Played seven seasons for NYFC Academy, including two first team preseasons, and played 12 professional games in NYCFC’s second team (NYCFC II), MLS Next Pro … Received accolades at American High School, earning English Honors 4 (2024), Pre-Calculus Honors, Biology 1 Honors,(2022-2023) and Spanish 2 Honors & Spanish 3 Honors. 
 
 Mark Fetrow on Yagudayev:
“Alex is one of the top goalkeeper prospects in the country.  Alex has spent the past two years training and playing with NYCFC U17s as well as their 2^nd (MLS Next Pro) and 1^st team.  Alex is a great shot stopper and can break lines with his distribution when playing out of the back.  Alex plays with a lot of passion; he is demanding of those around him and is driven by winning.  We are looking forward to helping him grow throughout his four years within our program.”
 
Yagudayev on social media:
Instagram: alexander_nycfc 
TikTok: alexyagu1