Darrius Barnes

Darrius Barnes

Barnes in 2011
Personal information
Full name	Dalton Antwan Barnes
Date of birth	(1986-12-24) December 24, 1986
Place of birth	Raleigh, North Carolina, United States
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	New York Cosmos
Number	25
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	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of March 27, 2017

Darrius Barnes (born December 24, 1986) is an American soccer player who currently plays for New York Cosmos in the North American Soccer League.

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.

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.

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. 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 NASL side New York Cosmos on March 24, 2017.

External links

• MLS player profile