| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 16 October 2007 | ||
| Place of birth | United States | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Brighton & Hove Albion | ||
| Number | 72 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2023– | Brighton & Hove Albion | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (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]
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]
He is dscribed as a box-to-box, all-action style central midfielder. [5]
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]