Darrin MacLeod
Darrin MacLeod (born March 4, 1994) is a retired Canadian professional soccer player who is currently goalkeeper coach for the Sporting Kansas City academy.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | March 4, 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Kitchener, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003–2006 | Waterloo SC | ||
| 2007–2012 | Oakville SC | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2016 | Drake Bulldogs | 76 | (0) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (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) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of December 18, 2019 | |||
Career
Youth
MacLeod played for Waterloo Minor Soccer from 2003 to 2006 before moving to Oakville Soccer Club (OSC) 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 Lisbon, 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]
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]
Career statistics
- As of match played September 28, 2019[9]
| Club | Season | League | League Cup | Open Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Swope Park Rangers | 2017 | United Soccer League | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2018 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| North Carolina FC | 2019 | USL Championship | 5 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | ||
| Total | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | ||
References
- http://godrakebulldogs.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=3942&path=msocBorn
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2017-07-06. Retrieved 2017-08-10.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- https://static1.squarespace.com/static/57264b9cab48de3c50a85e58/t/583dd2d0bebafbc5c12c8191/1480446672600/Darrin+MacLeod+Player+CV.pdf
- https://www.sportingkc.com/post/2017/02/22/swope-park-rangers-adds-goalkeeper-darrin-macleod-2017-roster
- https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2017/08/06/united-states/mls-reserve-league/saint-louis-fc/swope-park-rangers/2406177/
- "Swope Park Rangers announces roster moves heading into 2019 USL season". Sporting KC. November 30, 2018.
- https://www.northcarolinafc.com/news_article/show/999074
- https://www.sportingkc.com/post/2020/03/19/qa-sporting-kc-academy-goalkeeper-coach-darrin-macleod
- Darrin MacLeod at Soccerway. Retrieved 1 December 2017.