Darren Yapi

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Darren Yapi
Personal information
Full name Darren Kissy Yapi [1]
Date of birth (2004-11-19) November 19, 2004 (age 20)
Place of birth Bronx, New York, United States
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) [2]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Colorado Rapids
Number 77
Youth career
2016–2021 Colorado Rapids
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2020– Colorado Rapids 62 (2)
2020–2021 → Colorado Springs Switchbacks (loan) 17 (2)
2022– → Colorado Rapids 2 (loan) 33 (11)
International career
2020 United States U17 3 (0)
2023 United States U20 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 25, 2024

Darren Kissy Yapi (born November 19, 2004) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a forward for Major League Soccer club Colorado Rapids.

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Club career

Yapi joined the Colorado Rapids academy in 2016. [3] On July 31, 2020, Yapi moved to USL Championship side Colorado Springs Switchbacks on loan from the Rapids academy. [4]

On March 3, 2021, Yapi signed with Colorado as a homegrown player. [5]

International career

In February 2020, Yapi represented the United States national under-17 team at the UEFA Development Tournament. [6]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played July 7, 2024 [7]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Colorado Rapids 2021 Major League Soccer 00———00
2022 Major League Soccer110———110
2023 Major League Soccer20010—1 [a] 0220
2024 Major League Soccer221———221
Total531100010551
Colorado Springs Switchbacks (loan) 2020 USL Championship 10———10
2021 USL Championship162———162
Total172———172
Colorado Rapids 2 2022 MLS Next Pro 166———166
2023 MLS Next Pro73———73
Total239———239
Career total93121000109512
  1. ↑ Appearances in Leagues Cup

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References

  1. ↑ "Squad List – FIFA U-20 World Cup Argentina 2023: USA" (PDF). FIFA. May 18, 2023. p. 23. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 19, 2023. Retrieved May 18, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Darren Yapi". Colorado Rapids. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
  3. ↑ "Colorado Rapids". rapd.ussoccerda.com.[ permanent dead link ]
  4. ↑ Rapids, Colorado. "Development Academy Duo Signs With Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC". Colorado Rapids.
  5. ↑ Rapids, Colorado. "Colorado Rapids Sign 16-Year-Old Darren Yapi to Homegrown Player Contract". Colorado Rapids.
  6. ↑ "U-17 USMNT Kicks Off 2020-2021 Cycle at UEFA Development Tournament in England". www.ussoccer.com.
  7. ↑ Darren Yapi at Soccerway


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