Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | December 24, 1986 | ||
Place of birth | Raleigh, North Carolina, United States | ||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Youth career | |||
2005–2008 | Duke Blue Devils | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2006 | Raleigh CASL Elite | 11 | (2) |
2007–2008 | Cary RailHawks U23's | 27 | (1) |
2009–2016 | New England Revolution | 129 | (2) |
2017 | New York Cosmos | 13 | (0) |
Total | 180 | (5) | |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:16, 30 October 2017 (UTC) |
Darrius Barnes (born December 24, 1986) is a retired American soccer player. He played the majority of his professional career for the New England Revolution of Major League Soccer, the top flight of professional soccer in the United States. He primarily played defender. He is currently the president of Crown Legacy FC, the MLS Next Pro team of Charlotte FC.
Barnes played high school soccer at Southeast Raleigh High School, in Raleigh, North Carolina. He started for Varsity all four years. His senior year he helped his team to reach the conference finals and defeat a tough Broughton High School team to claim the school's first ever conference championship. His merits include TAAC All-Conference 2005. [1]
Barnes played college soccer at Duke University. During his college years Barnes also played with Raleigh CASL Elite and Cary RailHawks U23's in the USL Premier Development League. [2]
Barnes was drafted in the third round (40th overall) of the 2009 MLS SuperDraft by New England Revolution. He made his professional debut on 21 March 2009, in New England's first game of the 2009 MLS season against the San Jose Earthquakes. [3] He became the second rookie in the history of MLS to play every minute of every game, following in the footsteps of former Revs center back Michael Parkhurst, who was the first to accomplish the feat in 2005.
Following his release from New England at the end of the 2016 season, Barnes joined North American Soccer League side New York Cosmos on March 24, 2017. [4]
On December 15, 2017, Barnes announced his retirement from playing professional soccer. [5]
After retiring from active play, Barnes joined the Major League Soccer offices and as of June, 2020 was working for the league in marketing. [6]
In March 2022, Charlotte FC named Barnes the president of their MLS Next Pro team Crown Legacy FC. [7]
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