Darren McQueen

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Darren McQueen
Personal information
Full name Darren Laurie McQueen [1]
Date of birth (1995-05-08) 8 May 1995 (age 30) [2]
Place of birth Leytonstone, England
Height1.74 m (5 ft 8+12 in) [2]
Position Striker
Team information
Current team
Hornchurch
Number 12
Youth career
2010–2014 Tottenham Hotspur
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2014–2015 Ipswich Town 0 (0)
2015–2017 Maldon & Tiptree 39 (17)
2016–2017Ebbsfleet United (loan) 21 (7)
2017–2018 Ebbsfleet United 38 (9)
2018–2019 Sutton United 8 (0)
2019Dartford (loan) 12 (3)
2019–2020 Dartford 29 (16)
2020–2022 Dagenham & Redbridge 23 (0)
2021–2022Dulwich Hamlet (loan) 33 (8)
2022–2024 Ebbsfleet United 67 (10)
2024– Hornchurch 74 (17)
International career
2017 England C 2 (2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:10, 7 March 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 19:55, 31 May 2017 (UTC)

Darren Laurie McQueen (born 8 May 1995) is a footballer who plays for Hornchurch. He made his professional debut for Ipswich Town on 12 August 2014 in a Football League Cup match against Crawley Town. [3]

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Club career

He signed for Maldon & Tiptree of the Isthmian League Division One North on 28 July 2015. On 26 July 2016, McQueen signed on a season-loan for Ebbsfleet United. [4]

On 1 February 2017, McQueen signed a permanent deal to stay at Ebbsfleet United. [5]

On 14 June 2019, McQueen joined Dartford. [6]

On 18 August 2020, he joined National League side Dagenham & Redbridge on a free transfer, having previously worked under manager Daryl McMahon at Ebbsfleet. [7]

On 13 August 2021, McQueen joined National League South side Dulwich Hamlet on a season-long loan deal. [8]

On 1 June 2022, Dagenham & Redbridge announced that McQueen would leave the club following the expiration of his contract. [9]

On 27 June 2022, McQueen rejoined Ebbsfleet United. [10]

In June 2024, McQueen joined newly promoted National League South side Hornchurch. [11]

Career statistics

As of match played 7 March 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Ipswich Town 2014–15 [12] Championship 00001010
Maldon & Tiptree 2015–16 [13] IL Premier Division3917101 [a] 04117
Ebbsfleet United 2016–17 [12] National League South 3513356 [b] 24420
2017–18 [12] National League 1320000132
2018–19 [12] National League11131142
Total591666627124
Sutton United 2018–19 [12] National League80002 [a] 0100
Dartford (loan) 2018–19 [12] National League South123123
Dartford 2019–20 [12] National League South2916225 [c] 23620
Total411922524823
Dagenham & Redbridge 2020–21 [12] National League230202 [a] 2272
2021–22 [12] National League00000000
Total2302022272
Dulwich Hamlet (loan) 2021–22 [12] National League South338103 [a] 0378
Ebbsfleet United 2022–23 [12] National League South336402 [a] [d] 1397
2023–24 [12] National League344201 [a] 0374
Total671060317611
Hornchurch 2024–25 [12] National League South4213203 [e] 24715
2025–26 [12] National League South324102 [a] 0354
Total741730528219
Career total3448721810279393104
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Appearance in the FA Trophy
  2. Four appearances in the FA Trophy, two appearances and two goals in the National League South play-offs
  3. Two appearances in the FA Trophy, three appearances and two goals in the National League South play-offs
  4. One appearance and one goal in the Kent Senior Cup
  5. Three appearances in the Essex Senior Cup

Honours

Ebbsfleet United

References

  1. "List of Players Registered as Scholars in Accordance with Rule C.3 Between 01/07/2015 and 31/07/2015" (PDF). The FA. p. 45. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Darren McQueen". 11v11. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
  3. "Crawley v Ipswich". BBC Sport. 12 August 2014. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
  4. "Fleet take McQueen on loan". 26 July 2016.
  5. "McQueen turns down Football League". February 2017.
  6. "NEW SIGNING: Darren McQueen". 14 June 2019.
  7. "Dagenham & Redbridge sign quick forward Darren McQueen". Barking & Dagenham Post. 18 August 2020. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
  8. "PLAYER NEWS: FIVE NEW PLAYERS SIGN AHEAD OF OPENING WEEKEND". Dulwich Hamlet F.C. 13 August 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  9. "Daggers Announce 2022 Retained List". Dagenham & Redbridge. 1 June 2022. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
  10. "McQueen makes Fleet restoration". Ebbsfleet United. 27 June 2022. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
  11. "Welcome Darren McQueen". www.hornchurchfc.com. 13 June 2024. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
  12. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 "D. McQueen". Soccerway. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
  13. "Darren McQueen". Maldon & Tiptree Official Site. Retrieved 1 November 2017.