Josh Yaro Joins AC Boise on Season-Long Loan

St. Louis CITY SC have sent veteran defender Josh Yaro on loan to USL League One side Athletic Club Boise for the remainder of the 2026 season, giving one of the club’s original leaders a fresh stage and, crucially, regular minutes.

The 31-year-old has been embedded in the St. Louis project from the outset. He joined the organization in 2022, anchoring the back line for CITY2 as they stormed to the inaugural MLS NEXT Pro Western Conference title. That run helped set the competitive tone for the expansion club before the first team ever kicked a ball in MLS.

His reward came in 2023, when he stepped up to the senior squad. Since then, Yaro has operated as the kind of depth every ambitious club needs: reliable, professional, ready whenever called. Not always in the headlines, but always in the room.

“Josh has been with the club from the beginning and has always been a great teammate, stepping up whenever needed both on and off the pitch,” Sporting Director Corey Wray said, underlining how deeply Yaro is woven into the club’s fabric. Wray also pointed to the defender’s work away from matchdays, noting that Yaro “has embraced the city and consistently made an impact through numerous community initiatives, which speaks to the person he is.”

That last part matters in St. Louis. The club has built much of its identity on community connection, and Yaro has been one of the faces of that effort. Letting him leave, even temporarily, is not a casual decision.

But minutes are currency, especially for an experienced defender who still backs himself to influence games. The move to AC Boise offers exactly that: a chance to play, to lead, to stay sharp in a competitive environment rather than drift on the fringes of an MLS roster.

“We are excited that he now has an opportunity to get consistent minutes in a competitive team and wish him and AC Boise the best for the remainder of the season,” Wray added.

For St. Louis, the loan clears space in a crowded defensive unit while keeping a trusted figure in their wider orbit. For Boise, it brings in a seasoned, battle-tested center-back who has lived the grind of building a club from the ground up.

Yaro leaves as an original, a player whose fingerprints are on the early chapters of CITY’s story. The next pages will be written in USL League One, where his experience and presence will be measured not in nostalgia, but in tackles, clearances, and the standard he sets in a new locker room.