Darren Yapi
{{Short description|American soccer player (born 2004)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2023}}
{{Use American English|date=May 2023}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Darren Yapi
| image =
| full_name = Darren Kissy Yapi{{cite web |url=https://fdp.fifa.org/assetspublic/ce89/pdf/SquadLists-English.pdf |title=Squad List – FIFA U-20 World Cup Argentina 2023: USA |publisher=FIFA |page=23 |date=May 18, 2023 |access-date=May 18, 2023 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230519182011/https://fdp.fifa.org/assetspublic/ce89/pdf/SquadLists-English.pdf |archive-date=May 19, 2023}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2004|11|19}}
| birth_place = Bronx, New York, United States
| height = {{height|ft=6|in=1}}{{cite web |title=Darren Yapi |url=https://www.coloradorapids.com/players/darren-yapi/ |access-date=22 August 2022 |publisher=Colorado Rapids}}
| currentclub = Colorado Rapids
| clubnumber = 77
| position = Forward
| youthyears1 = 2016–2021
| youthclubs1 = Colorado Rapids
| years1 = 2020–
| clubs1 = Colorado Rapids
| caps1 = 66
| goals1 = 3
| years2 = 2020–2021
| clubs2 = → Colorado Springs Switchbacks (loan)
| caps2 = 17
| goals2 = 2
| years3 = 2022–
| clubs3 = → Colorado Rapids 2 (loan)
| caps3 = 34
| goals3 = 10
| nationalteam1 = United States U17
| nationalyears1 = 2020
| nationalcaps1 = 3
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2023
| nationalteam2 = United States U20
| nationalcaps2 = 6
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| club-update = April 12, 2025
}}
Darren Kissy Yapi (born November 19, 2004) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a forward for Major League Soccer club Colorado Rapids.
Club career
Yapi joined the Colorado Rapids academy in 2016.{{Cite web|url=http://rapd.ussoccerda.com/sam/teams/index.php?team=1655355&player=77559691|title=Colorado Rapids|website=rapd.ussoccerda.com}}{{Dead link|date=January 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} On July 31, 2020, Yapi moved to USL Championship side Colorado Springs Switchbacks on loan from the Rapids academy.{{Cite web|url=https://www.coloradorapids.com/news/development-academy-duo-signs-colorado-springs-switchbacks-fc-0|title=Development Academy Duo Signs With Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC|first=Colorado|last=Rapids|website=Colorado Rapids}}
On March 3, 2021, Yapi signed with Colorado as a homegrown player.{{Cite web|url=https://www.coloradorapids.com/news/colorado-rapids-sign-16-year-old-darren-yapi-homegrown-player-contract|title=Colorado Rapids Sign 16-Year-Old Darren Yapi to Homegrown Player Contract|first=Colorado|last=Rapids|website=Colorado Rapids}}
International career
In February 2020, Yapi represented the United States national under-17 team at the UEFA Development Tournament.{{Cite web|url=https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2020/02/u17-usmnt-kicks-off-2020-2021-cycle-at-uefa-development-tournament-in-england|title=U-17 USMNT Kicks Off 2020-2021 Cycle at UEFA Development Tournament in England|website=www.ussoccer.com}}
Career statistics
=Club=
{{updated|match played July 7, 2024}}{{soccerway|darren-yapi/591906}}
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; text-align: center"
|+Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National cup !colspan="2"|Playoffs !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="6"|Colorado Rapids
|2021 |colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | |||||||
| 2022
|Major League Soccer |11 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 11 | 0 | |||||
| 2023
|Major League Soccer |20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 1 | 0 | 22 | 0 | |||
| 2024
|Major League Soccer |31 | 2 | colspan="2"|— | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 5 | 1 | 38 | 3 | |||
| 2025
|Major League Soccer |0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!62 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 71 | 3 | |
| rowspan="3"|Colorado Springs Switchbacks (loan)
|2020 |1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 2021
|USL Championship |16 | 2 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 16 | 2 | |||||
| colspan="2"|Total
!17 | 2 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 17 | 2 | |||||
| rowspan="5"|Colorado Rapids 2
|2022 |16 | 6 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 16 | 6 | |||||
| 2023
|MLS Next Pro |7 | 3 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 7 | 3 | |||||
| 2024
|MLS Next Pro |8 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 8 | 1 | |||||
| 2025
|MLS Next Pro |0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | |||||
| colspan="2"|Total
!31 | 10 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 31 | 10 | |||||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!110 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 119 | 15 |
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References
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External links
- {{MLS player|darren-yapi}}
- [http://rapd.ussoccerda.com/sam/teams/index.php?team=1655355&player=77559691 Profile at US Development Academy]{{Dead link|date=January 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
{{Colorado Rapids squad}}
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Category:American men's soccer players
Category:Colorado Rapids players
Category:Colorado Rapids 2 players
Category:Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC players
Category:Men's association football forwards
Category:Homegrown Players (MLS)
Category:Major League Soccer players
Category:Soccer players from Denver
Category:United States men's youth international soccer players
Category:USL Championship players
Category:United States men's under-20 international soccer players
Category:21st-century American sportsmen
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