Darius Lane

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Darius Lane
Personal information
Date of birth (2007-10-16) 16 October 2007 (age 18)
Place of birth United States
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Brighton & Hove Albion
Number 72
Youth career
2023– Brighton & Hove Albion
International career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2024 United States U18 4 (0)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 2 November 2025

Darius Lane (born October 16, 2007) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for the academy of English Premier League club Brighton & Hove Albion. [1]

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Club career

Born in the United States, [2] to an American father and French mother, Lane was included in The Guardian ’s Next Generation 2024: 20 of the best talents at Premier League clubs series. [3] He signed his first professional contract with Brighton & Hove Albion as a 17 year-old in July 2025. [4]

Style of play

He is dscribed as a box-to-box, all-action style central midfielder. [5]

International career

He trained with the USA Olympic team in the summer of 2024, and played with USA U18 that year. [3] He was training with the United States men's national under-20 soccer team the following year. [6]

References

  1. "Darius Lane". Soccerway. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
  2. "Darius Lane Brighton and Hove Albion U21 Midfielder, Profile & Stats | Premier League". www.premierleague.com. Retrieved 2025-11-01.
  3. 1 2 "Next Generation 2024: 20 of the best talents at Premier League clubs". The Guardian. 14 October 2024. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
  4. "Man Utd icon's son among Brighton aces to sign pro deals". The Argus. 8 July 2025. Retrieved 5 August 2025.
  5. "Tales from a talent spotter - who should be on our radar?". BBC Sport. 23 Feb 2024. Retrieved 5 August 2025.
  6. "U-20 MEN'S NATIONAL TEAM TO KICK OFF 2025 WITH TRAINING CAMP IN SOUTH FLORIDA". us soccer.com. 10 Jan 2025. Retrieved 5 August 2025.