Darren Dimitri Mattocks (born 2 September 1990) is a Jamaican professional

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who last played as a forward for

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and the

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College career

Mattocks played for the

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where he made 47 appearances and scored 39 goals over two years. He was nominated for several awards during his tenure, including one to the first-year All-American teams by several different media outlets.

Professional career

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Mattocks was selected by

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with the second overall pick in the

2012 MLS SuperDraft The 2012 MLS SuperDraft was the thirteenth annual MLS SuperDraft, SuperDraft presented by Major League Soccer. It was held on January 12, 2012 at 12:00 p.m. (ET). The draft was reduced from three rounds to two with the 19 MLS clubs selecting ...

. He made his club debut on opening day against the Montreal Impact coming off the bench. Soon after his club debut he suffered severe burns from a cooking accident and missed almost two months before returning to the line-up on 9 May against

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when he scored his first goal for the Whitecaps in the 93rd minute. Mattocks scored his first MLS goal on 26 May 2012 against the

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. Mattocks scored six goals in his first nine MLS appearances in 2012. In the Whitecaps' first ever playoff game versus the LA Galaxy, Mattocks scored the first ever playoff goal for the Vancouver Whitecaps in the fourth minute of play. He earned the team's Golden Boot award that year with seven goals.

Portland Timbers

Mattocks was traded in March 2016 to

in exchange for targeted allocation money and general allocation money.

D.C. United

On 10 December 2017, Mattocks, after having his contract option rejected by Portland, was traded to D.C. United in exchange for an international roster slot. D.C. United exercised Mattocks' option for 2018, but he lost his starting role after

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arrived in the mid-summer as a Designated Player. On 11 March 2018, Mattocks scored his first MLS regular season goal for D.C. United. He scored the only goal for D.C. United in the 3–1 loss against Atlanta United. In his time with DC United, he appeared in 25 games and scored 10 goals.

FC Cincinnati

In December 2018, Mattocks was drafted by

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in the 2018 MLS Expansion Draft.

Al-Merrikh

After nearly a year without a club, Mattocks joined

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side Al-Merrikh in February 2021, ahead of their

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campaign.

Phoenix Rising FC

Mattocks signed with

of the

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on August 18, 2021.

International career

Mattocks made his international debut for Jamaica in 2012, coming on in the 55th minute in a 2–0 win over

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. He scored three times during the

2014 Caribbean Cup The 2014 Caribbean Cup was the 18th edition of the Caribbean Cup, an international football competition for national teams of member nations affiliated with the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) of the CONCACAF region. The final competition stage ( ...

, making him the tournament's joint top scorer, as Jamaica won the tournament for the sixth time. In 2015, Mattocks was included in Jamaica's squads for the

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and

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tournaments. On 22 July 2015, Mattocks scored the opening goal in the 2–1 semi-final victory over the

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, as the ''Reggae Boyz'' qualified for their first ever Gold Cup final. He also scored in the 3–1 defeat to

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in the

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Personal life

Mattocks received his U.S. green card in May 2014, which qualifies him as a domestic player for MLS roster purposes.

Career statistics

Club

International goals

: ''Score and result list Jamaica's goal tally first.''

References

External links

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Akron Zips bio
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mattocks, Darren 1990 births Living people People from Saint Catherine Parish Jamaican footballers Jamaican expatriate footballers Jamaica international footballers Association football forwards Akron Zips men's soccer players Vancouver Whitecaps FC players Portland Timbers players D.C. United players Expatriate soccer players in Canada Major League Soccer players FC Cincinnati players Vancouver Whitecaps FC draft picks Jamaican expatriate sportspeople in Canada 2014 Caribbean Cup players 2015 Copa América players 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup players Al-Merrikh SC players Sudan Premier League players Phoenix Rising FC players USL Championship players Jamaican expatriate sportspeople in the United States Expatriate footballers in Sudan Expatriate soccer players in the United States