Darielle O'Brien

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Darielle O'Brien
Personal information
Full name Darielle Victoria O'Brien [1]
Height 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) [1]
Position(s) Defender
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2015–2018 UC Riverside Highlanders 71 (6)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019–2024 United City FC ? (19)
2024 Utah Royals 0 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of July 9, 2025

Darielle Victoria O'Brien is an American professional soccer player who most recently played as a defender for the Utah Royals of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). She played college soccer for the UC Riverside Highlanders.

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Early life

O'Brien is a native of Fontana, California. [1] [2] She attended Summit High School, where she won 4 varsity letters, was a 2-time offensive MVP, and received one all-league first team honor. [1] O'Brien was a productive goalscorer for Summit, particularly in her final high school season; [3] she scored 19 goals in the first 8 games of her senior year and was one of the California Interscholastic Federation's top scorers. [4] [5]

College career

O'Brien played for the UC Riverside Highlanders on a soccer scholarship from 2015 to 2018. [4] [1] On October 23, 2015, she scored her first two college goals in a defeat at the hands of Santa Barbara. [6] She registered 16 matches in her freshman year, a number she would bring up to 18 the following season. [1] As a junior, she led the team in assists and tied for third place in goals scored. [1] One of O'Brien's assists came in an August 25 match against Denver, in which she also scored the 87th minute game-tying goal to salvage a 2–2 draw. [7] O'Brien capped off her college career with a senior season in which she tallied 2 assists and was named as an All-Big West honorable mention. [8]

Club career

United City FC

After leaving college, O'Brien spent 5 years with United City FC, a United Premier Soccer League team in Downey, California. [9] She helped United City earn several UPSL, Southwest Premier League, and Alianza de Futbol titles. [10] O'Brien was an offensive threat in her time with United City, recording a sum of 19 goals and 32 assists. [11]

Utah Royals

On July 17, 2024, O'Brien signed her first professional deal with the NWSL's Utah Royals. [11] She inked a national team replacement player contract, helping fill in for Utah's 4 players participating in the 2024 Olympics. [10] She made her professional debut two days later, coming on as a second-half substitute for Madison Pogarch in an NWSL x Liga MX Femenil Summer Cup match against the Seattle Reign. [9] [12] On August 28, the Royals re-signed O'Brien, this time as an injury replacement player. [13] At the end of the season, O'Brien departed from Utah and entered NWSL free agency. [14]

Career statistics

Club

As of July 9, 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupPlayoffsOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Utah Royals 2024 NWSL 00——1 [a] 010
Career total0000001010

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Darielle O'Brien - 2018 - Women's Soccer". UC Riverside Athletics. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
  2. ↑ Edler, Krysyan (November 8, 2024). "From Swig to the mountains, what these Utah Royals had to say about living in Utah". Deseret News. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
  3. ↑ Marshall, Pete (January 8, 2015). "Ontario High girls soccer rallies past Summit, 2-1". Daily Bulletin. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
  4. 1 2 "Three football players, one soccer player get scholarships at Summit". Fontana Herald News. February 4, 2015. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
  5. ↑ "Summit soccer ladies unbeaten; O'Brien is top goal scorer in CIF". Fontana Herald News. December 24, 2014. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
  6. ↑ "O'Brien Scores Twice, But Women's Soccer Falls In Double OT, 3-2 , At Santa Barbara". UC Riverside Athletics. October 23, 2015. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
  7. ↑ "Late Darielle O'Brien Score Helps Women's Soccer Battle Denver To 2-2 Draw". UC Riverside Athletics. August 25, 2017. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
  8. ↑ "Women's Soccer All-Big West". Big West. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
  9. 1 2 Swanson, Mirjam (July 20, 2024). "NWSL debut was a long time coming for Darielle O'Brien". Orange County Register . Retrieved July 10, 2025.
  10. 1 2 Vincent, Taylor (July 23, 2024). "Meet the NWSL's NTRPs". Spotrac. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
  11. 1 2 "Utah Royals FC Signs Three Players As National Team Replacement Players". RSL. July 17, 2024. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
  12. ↑ Franca, Izabelle (July 20, 2024). "Seattle Reign beat Utah Royals in Summer Cup opener". MLS Multiplex. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
  13. ↑ "URFC Signs Darielle O'Brien As Injury Replacement Player". RSL. August 28, 2024. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
  14. ↑ "Utah Royals FC Announces 2025 Roster Decisions". RSL. December 10, 2024. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
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