Darren Jefferies (born 17 October 1993) is a professional

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who plays as a plays as a

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. He resigned for Frome Town in September 2015 after a spell with BK sport in Swedish Football Division 3. He began his career with

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. He was awarded his first professional contract in 2010, when he was given a -year deal by Bristol Rovers on his seventeenth birthday after being a regular for the under-18s team, captaining them at the age of 17. Also a regular in the reserves sides and was an unused substitute for the first team regularly. He made his debut for ''The Pirates'' as a 67th-minute replacement for Oliver Norburn in an

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second-round tie on 4 December 2011. His first goal for Frome Town came away at Cambridge City and proved to be the winning goal in a 2–1 win. He went on to net 3 times in 38 appearances for the Robins before a move to Sweden in search of full-time football in April 2013. On 2 April, he signed for division 3 side BK sport in Sweden.

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, Jefferies has two records: ** **
Darren Jefferies
profile on Bristol Rovers' official website 1993 births Living people Footballers from Swindon English men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Bristol Rovers F.C. players 21st-century English sportsmen {{England-footy-midfielder-1990s-stub