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After retiring from active play, Barnes joined the [[Major League Soccer]] offices and as of June, 2020 was working for the league in marketing.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Bird |first1=Hayden |title=Revolution players and staff held a roundtable discussion about racial injustice. |
After retiring from active play, Barnes joined the [[Major League Soccer]] offices and as of June, 2020 was working for the league in marketing.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Bird |first1=Hayden |title=Revolution players and staff held a roundtable discussion about racial injustice. Here's what they had to say. |url=https://www.boston.com/sports/new-england-revolution/2020/06/18/new-england-revolution-roundtable-racial-injustice |website=boston.com |accessdate=14 August 2020}}</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Revision as of 19:05, 8 June 2021
 Barnes in 2011 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
Career
Youth and College
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]
Professional
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]
Post-playing career
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]
References
- ^ "Duke University 2008 Player Profile". goduke.com. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-06-10. Retrieved 2009-03-22.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-03-25. Retrieved 2009-03-22.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ http://www.nycosmos.com/news/2017/03/24/cosmos-ink-versatile-defender-darrius-barnes
- ^ https://www.instagram.com/p/Bcuva7WHqBL/
- ^ Bird, Hayden. "Revolution players and staff held a roundtable discussion about racial injustice. Here's what they had to say". boston.com. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
External links
- 1986 births
- Living people
- African-American soccer players
- American soccer players
- Association football defenders
- Cary Clarets players
- Duke Blue Devils men's soccer players
- Major League Soccer players
- New England Revolution draft picks
- New England Revolution players
- New York Cosmos (2010) players
- North American Soccer League players
- North Carolina FC U23 players
- Soccer players from North Carolina
- Sportspeople from Raleigh, North Carolina
- USL League Two players