Darley Ramon Torres (born 15 December 1989), commonly known as Darley, is a Brazilian

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. He currently plays as a

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for Retrô.

Early life

Darley was born in

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, Minas Gerais, Brazil.

Club career

Atlético Mineiro (2007)

Darley started his professional career at

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. At the age of 17, Darley made his debut on the highest level, playing a total of seven matches for the club from

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. On 13 December 2007, Darley had a successful trial period at the Dutch

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club

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. One month later, Feyenoord officially announced the arrival of the goalkeeper.

Feyenoord (2007–2012)

On 19 February 2008, Darley signed a four-and-a-half-year contract with

. To slowly adapt to a new culture and lifestyle, Darley first joined the Feyenoord U19 squad for the seasons 2007–08 and 2008–09. For the season 2009–10, Feyenoord decided not to renew first team goalkeeper Henk Timmer's contract. During pre-season, Darley had to battle with reserve goalkeeper

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and the returning Erwin Mulder, who came back from a season loan spell at

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, for a regular place under the bar. After solid performances in the pre-season friendly wins against

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(1–2) and Sampdoria (3–0), Darley came out as winner. On 2 August 2009, Darley made his official Feyenoord debut in the

home match against N.E.C. (2–0). Unfortunately, Darley had to be substituted during half time due to a knee injury, causing Darley to be sidelined for almost two months. Van Dijk replaced the youngster and has remained first team goalkeeper since. Darley's second appearance came on 8 November 2009 against

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following Van Dijk's red card against

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the week before. Following his persistent hip injury which restricted his first team appearances at Feyenoord, Darley was allowed to return to Brazil before his contract ended.De ongelukkige ondergang van Darley in de Kuip
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Statistics

:''Statistics accurate as of last match played on 8 November 2009.''

Honours

;Tombense *

Campeonato Brasileiro Série D The Campeonato Brasileiro Série D (English: Brazilian Championship Serie D), commonly known as the Série D or the Brazilian Série D to distinguish it from the Italian Serie D, is the fourth division of the Brazilian football league system, and ...

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;CSA *

Campeonato Alagoano The Campeonato Alagoano is the top-flight professional state football league in the Brazilian state of Alagoas Alagoas () is one of the 27 federative units of Brazil and is situated in the eastern part of the Northeast Region, Brazil, North ...

: 2021 ;Mirassol *

Campeonato Brasileiro Série C The Campeonato Brasileiro Série C, commonly known as the Série C or the Brazilian Série C to distinguish it from the Italian Serie C, is the third tier of the Brazilian football league system. Unlike the first and second divisions, the Sér ...

2022 The year began with another wave in the COVID-19 pandemic, with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant, Omicron spreading rapidly and becoming the dominant variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus worldwide. Tracking a decrease in cases and deaths, 2022 saw ...

;Retrô *

2024 The year saw the list of ongoing armed conflicts, continuation of major armed conflicts, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Myanmar civil war (2021–present), Myanmar civil war, the Sudanese civil war (2023–present), Sudane ...

References

External links

Official Darley Ramon Torres profile
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