Darren Mattocks

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Darren Mattocks
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Mattocks with Vancouver Whitecaps Reserves in 2012
Personal information
Full name Darren Dimitri Mattocks [1]
Date of birth (1990-09-02) 2 September 1990 (age 34) [2]
Place of birth Portmore, Jamaica
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s) Forward
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2010–2011 Akron Zips 47 (39)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2012–2016 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 93 (19)
2016–2017 Portland Timbers 43 (5)
2018 D.C. United 25 (10)
2019 FC Cincinnati 21 (3)
2021 Al-Merrikh 5 (0)
2021 Phoenix Rising 10 (5)
International career‡
2012–2019 Jamaica 50 (18)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica
CONCACAF Gold Cup
Runner-up 2015 United States–Canada Team
Runner-up 2017 United States Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:27, 9 November 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14:37, 23 February 2021 (UTC)

Darren Dimitri Mattocks (born 2 September 1990) is a Jamaican professional footballer who last played as a forward for Phoenix Rising FC and the Jamaica national football team.

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College career

Mattocks played for the University of Akron where he made 47 appearances and scored 39 goals over two years. He was nominated for several awards during his tenure, including one to the first-year All-American teams by several different media outlets.[ citation needed ]

Professional career

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Mattocks was selected by Vancouver Whitecaps FC with the second overall pick in the 2012 MLS SuperDraft. [3]

He made his club debut on opening day against the Montreal Impact coming off the bench. Soon after his club debut he suffered severe burns from a cooking accident and missed almost two months before returning to the line-up on 9 May against FC Edmonton when he scored his first goal for the Whitecaps in the 93rd minute.

Mattocks scored his first MLS goal on 26 May 2012 against the Portland Timbers. Mattocks scored six goals in his first nine MLS appearances in 2012. [4] In the Whitecaps' first ever playoff game versus the LA Galaxy, Mattocks scored the first ever playoff goal for the Vancouver Whitecaps in the fourth minute of play. He earned the team's Golden Boot award that year with seven goals, and MLS listed him as the best young player in the league in its 2012 "24 under 24" list. [5] For the 2013 season, MLS listed Mattocks at no. 12 on its annual "24 under 24" list of best young players. [6]

Portland Timbers

Mattocks was traded in March 2016 to Portland Timbers in exchange for targeted allocation money and general allocation money. [7]

D.C. United

On 10 December 2017, Mattocks, after having his contract option rejected by Portland, was traded to D.C. United in exchange for an international roster slot. D.C. United exercised Mattocks' option for 2018, [8] but he lost his starting role after Wayne Rooney arrived in the mid-summer as a Designated Player. [9]

On 11 March 2018, Mattocks scored his first MLS regular season goal for D.C. United. He scored the only goal for D.C. United in the 3–1 loss against Atlanta United. [10] In his time with DC United, he appeared in 25 games and scored 10 goals.

FC Cincinnati

In December 2018, Mattocks was drafted by FC Cincinnati in the 2018 MLS Expansion Draft. [11]

Al-Merrikh

After nearly a year without a club, Mattocks joined Sudan Premier League side Al-Merrikh in February 2021, ahead of their CAF Champions League campaign. [12]

Phoenix Rising FC

Mattocks signed with Phoenix Rising FC of the USL Championship on August 18, 2021. [13]

International career

Mattocks made his international debut for Jamaica in 2012, coming on in the 55th minute in a 2–0 win over El Salvador. [14] He scored three times during the 2014 Caribbean Cup, making him the tournament's joint top scorer, as Jamaica won the tournament for the sixth time.

In 2015, Mattocks was included in Jamaica's squads for the Copa América and CONCACAF Gold Cup tournaments. On 22 July 2015, Mattocks scored the opening goal in the 2–1 semi-final victory over the United States in Atlanta, Georgia, as the Reggae Boyz qualified for their first ever Gold Cup final. [15] He also scored in the 3–1 defeat to Mexico in the final in Philadelphia. [16]

Personal life

Mattocks received his U.S. green card in May 2014, which qualifies him as a domestic player for MLS roster purposes. [17]

Career statistics

Club

As of 20 August 2018[ citation needed ]
ClubSeasonLeagueLeague CupDomestic Cup CONCACAF Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Vancouver Whitecaps 2012 217113100259
2013 203004000243
2014 306000000306
2015 223204130314
Total9319311123011022
Portland Timbers 2016 191002000211
2017 244200000262
Total435202000475
D.C. United 2018 209000000209
Career total15834511323017936

International goals

Score and result list Jamaica's goal tally first. [14]
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.2 March 2014 Barbados National Stadium, Saint Michael, BarbadosFlag of Barbados.svg  Barbados 1–02–0 Friendly
2.5 March 2014 Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet, Saint LuciaFlag of Saint Lucia.svg  Saint Lucia 2–05–0
3.
4–0
4.12 November 2014 Montego Bay Sports Complex, Montego Bay, JamaicaSnake Flag of Martinique.svg  Martinique 1–01–1 2014 Caribbean Cup
5.14 November 2014Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg  Antigua and Barbuda 2–03–0
6.16 November 2014Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti 2–02–0
7.27 March 2015Flag of Venezuela (state).svg  Venezuela 2–12–1Friendly
8.31 March 2015Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 3–03–0
9.23 July 2015 Georgia Dome, Atlanta, United StatesFlag of the United States.svg  United States 1–02–1 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup
10.26 July 2015 Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, United StatesFlag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 1–31–3 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup Final
11.5 September 2015 Independence Park, Kingston, JamaicaFlag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaragua
2–3
2–3
 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
12.8 September 2015 Dennis Martínez National Stadium, Managua, Nicaragua
1–0
2–0
13.9 July 2017 Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, United StatesFlag of Curacao.svg  Curaçao 2–02–0 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup
14.16 July 2017 Alamodome, San Antonio, United StatesFlag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador 1–11–1
15.9 September 2018Independence Park, Kingston, JamaicaFlag of the Cayman Islands.svg  Cayman Islands 1–04–0 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League qualification
16.
3–0
17.17 November 2018Montego Bay Sports Complex, Montego Bay, JamaicaFlag of Suriname.svg  Suriname 2–02–1
18.30 June 2019Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, United StatesFlag of Panama.svg  Panama 1–01–0 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup

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References

  1. ↑ "Reggae Boyz squad for Copa America". Jamaica Football Federation. 3 June 2015. Archived from the original on 5 March 2017. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
  2. ↑ "FIFA Tournaments - Players & Coaches - Darren MATTOCKS". Static.fifa.com. Archived from the original on 19 February 2019. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
  3. ↑ "Whitecaps grab confident, speedy striker Darren Mattocks in MLS draft". vancouversun.com. The Vancouver Sun. 13 January 2012. Retrieved 26 February 2012.[ dead link ]
  4. ↑ Peck, Brooks. "Darren Mattocks brings high jump to MLS with header against Toronto | Dirty Tackle - Yahoo! Sports". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
  5. ↑ "2012 24 Under 24 Rankings". 1 October 2012. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
  6. ↑ "24 Under 24: 2013 Rankings". Archived from the original on 10 October 2013. Retrieved 8 October 2013.
  7. ↑ "Portland Timbers acquire attacker Darren Mattocks from Vancouver Whitecaps FC". Timbers.com. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
  8. ↑ "United acquire forward Darren Mattocks". D.C. United. 10 December 2017. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
  9. ↑ "Wayne Rooney strikes again — twice — as D.C. United beats Portland". Washington Post. 15 August 2018. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
  10. ↑ "Goal: Darren Mattocks scores first regular season goal for United | D.C. United". Archived from the original on 2 March 2020. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  11. ↑ "2018 Expansion Draft results: FC Cincinnati pick, trade big names". MLSsoccer.com. 11 December 2018.
  12. ↑ "Kyeyune & Mattocks: Simba SC's Caf Champions League rivals El-Merreikh confirm new signings". goal.com. 1 February 2021. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  13. ↑ "Phoenix Rising FC Signs Forward Darren Mattocks". phxrisingfc.com. Phoenix Rising Communications. 18 August 2021. Archived from the original on 18 August 2021. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  14. 1 2 "CFD Profile". Caribbean Football Database. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
  15. ↑ "Jamaica stuns USA 2-1 in Gold Cup semifinals, reaches first final". Sports Illustrated. 22 July 2015.
  16. ↑ "Mexico defeats Jamaica in Gold Cup final". Yahoo. 27 July 2015. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
  17. ↑ "Whitecaps FC striker Darren Mattocks obtains United States Green Card". Vancouver Whitecaps FC.
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