Darren Eales
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 6 August 1972 | ||
| Place of birth | Chelmsford, England | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Atlanta United (president) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1991–1994 | Brown University | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1995–1996 | Hampton Roads Mariners | ||
| 1997 | Hershey Wildcats | 5 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Darren Eales (born 6 August 1972) is an English retired association football forward who played both collegiately and professionally in the United States. He was a 1995 first team All American and earned his Cambridge Blue in 1998. In July 2010, he was appointed director of football administration at Tottenham Hotspur. He currently serves as a president of Atlanta United.
Eales grew up in Cambridge, England. As he approached the end of his secondary education, he was faced with the decision of attending University or pursuing a football career. When approached by a scout from an American University offering him the opportunity to both play and attend College, he decided to move to the United States.
Eales attended Brown University, a member of the Ivy League, playing on the school's NCAA Division I soccer team from 1991 to 1994. In his final season, he was the Ivy League Player of the Year and a first team All American. He received a first class bachelor's degree in economics.
In 1995, Eales signed with the Hampton Roads Mariners of the USISL. He spent two seasons with the Mariners, scoring 24 goals in 19 games in 1995. In 1997, he played five games for the Hershey Wildcats.
Eales continued to play at the amateur level. In 2001, he joined the Newmarket Town Reserves in the Kershaw League. He later moved to the Lancashire County Football Association where he played for Millhead Reserves from 2004 to 2006 and Higher Poynton from 2006 to 2007.
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