Darrin MacLeod

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Darrin MacLeod
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-03-04) March 4, 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Youth career
2003–2006 Waterloo Minor SC
2007–2012 Oakville SC
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2013–2016 Drake Bulldogs 76 (0)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2013–2014 K-W United 12 (0)
2015–2016 TFC Academy 19 (0)
2017–2018 Swope Park Rangers 9 (0)
2019 North Carolina FC 5 (0)
Managerial career
2021– Sporting Kansas City II (goalkeeping)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 January 2022

Darrin MacLeod (born March 4, 1994) is a retired Canadian professional soccer player who is currently the goalkeeping coach for Sporting Kansas City II of MLS Next Pro.

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Career

Youth

MacLeod played for Kitchener Minor Soccer from 2003 to 2006 before moving to Oakville Soccer Club playing for the 1994 Raiders A for 5 years, MacLeod and the Oakville Raiders would win the Ontario Cup in 2007 and 2009.  MacLeod was awarded OSC (Oakville Soccer Club) Male Youth Athlete of the year for 2009.

MacLeod has previously trained with Newcastle United on multiple occasions as well as Sporting of Portugal.

College

MacLeod played four years of college soccer at Drake University between 2013 and 2016. He didn't appear as a Freshman in 2012 and redshirted his senior year in 2016. [1] MacLeod finished as All-Time Goalkeeper Leader in program history in games (76), minutes (6940:22), saves (308), shut-outs (19) and wins (33)

While at college, MacLeod played for Premier Development League sides K-W United and TFC Academy. [2] [3]

Professional

Swope Park Rangers

In February 2017, MacLeod signed with Swope Park Rangers of the United Soccer League . [4] He made his professional debut on August 6, 2017 in a 0–0 draw with Saint Louis FC, earning a penalty save. [5] After two seasons with Swope Park, MacLeod was released at the end of the 2018 season. [6]

North Carolina FC

In February 2019, MacLeod joined North Carolina FC, another USL club. [7]

Coaching

After finishing his playing career, MacLeod joined Sporting Kansas City as the goalkeeping coach for the club's academy. [8]

In February 2021, MacLeod was named goalkeeping coach for SKC's USL Championship side Sporting Kansas City II. [9]

Career statistics

As of match played September 28, 2019 [10]
ClubSeasonLeagueLeague CupOpen CupContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Swope Park Rangers 2017 United Soccer League 4010——50
2018 5000——50
Total90100000100
North Carolina FC 2019 USL Championship 50—20—70
Total5000200070
Career total140102000170

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References

  1. ↑ "Darrin MacLeod - 2016 - Men's Soccer".
  2. ↑ "Goalie Stats". Archived from the original on 2017-07-06. Retrieved 2017-08-10.
  3. ↑ "Darrin MacLeod Player CV" (PDF). squarespace.com. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
  4. ↑ "Swope Park Rangers adds goalkeeper Darrin MacLeod to 2017 roster".
  5. ↑ "Saint Louis vs. Sporting KC II - 6 August 2017 - Soccerway".
  6. ↑ "Swope Park Rangers announces roster moves heading into 2019 USL season". Sporting KC. November 30, 2018.
  7. ↑ "North Carolina FC Signs Goalkeeper Darrin MacLeod". 26 February 2019.
  8. ↑ "Q&A with Sporting KC Academy goalkeeper coach Darrin MacLeod".
  9. ↑ Bergabo, Patrik. "Goalkeeper coach Darrin MacLeod joins Sporting Kansas City II technical staff". SportingKC.com. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  10. ↑ Darrin MacLeod at Soccerway. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
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