Darren Laurie McQueen (born 8 May 1995) is a

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who plays for

Hornchurch Hornchurch is a suburban town in East London in the London Borough of Havering. It is located east-northeast of Charing Cross. It comprises a number of shopping streets and a large residential area. It historically formed a large ancient par ...

. He made his professional debut for

Ipswich Town Ipswich Town Football Club is a professional football club based in Ipswich, Suffolk, England. The club currently competes in the EFL Championship, the second tier of English football. Ipswich Town were founded in 1878 but did not turn ...

on 12 August 2014 in a

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match against

Crawley Town Crawley Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Crawley, West Sussex, England. The team currently competes in , the fourth level of the English football league system. Founded in 1896 as Crawley Foo ...

Club career

He signed for Maldon & Tiptree of the

Isthmian League The Isthmian League () is a regional Association football, football league covering Greater London, East of England, East and South East England, featuring mostly semi-professional clubs. Founded in 1905 by amateur clubs in the London area, th ...

Division One North on 28 July 2015. On 26 July 2016, McQueen signed on a season-loan for

Ebbsfleet United Ebbsfleet United Football Club is a professional association football club based in Northfleet, Kent, England. The club compete in the National League South, the sixth level of the English football league system. Founded in 1946 from the merger ...

. On 1 February 2017, McQueen signed a permanent deal to stay at

. On 14 June 2019, McQueen joined

Dartford Dartford is the principal town in the Borough of Dartford, Kent, England. It is located south-east of Central London and is situated adjacent to the London Borough of Bexley to its west. To its north, across the Thames Estuary, is Thurrock in ...

. On 18 August 2020, he joined National League side

Dagenham & Redbridge Dagenham & Redbridge Football Club (), often known simply as Dagenham and abbreviated when written to Dag & Red, is a professional association football club based in Dagenham, Greater London, England that play in the , the sixth level of the En ...

on a free transfer, having previously worked under manager

Daryl McMahon Daryl McMahon (born 10 October 1983) is an Irish professional football manager and former player who is manager of club Hornchurch. McMahon represented the Republic of Ireland Under-16 team at the 2000 UEFA European Under-16 Football Champio ...

at Ebbsfleet. On 13 August 2021, McQueen joined National League South side

Dulwich Hamlet Dulwich Hamlet Football Club is a semi-professional football club based in East Dulwich in south-east London, England. They are currently members of and play at Champion Hill. History The club was formed in 1893, by Lorraine 'Pa' Wilson. The ...

on a season-long loan deal. On 1 June 2022, Dagenham & Redbridge announced that McQueen would leave the club following the expiration of his contract. On 27 June 2022, McQueen rejoined

. In June 2024, McQueen joined newly promoted National League South side

Career statistics

Honours

Ebbsfleet United *

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References

Living people 1995 births Footballers from the London Borough of Waltham Forest People from Leytonstone Black British sportsmen Tottenham Hotspur F.C. players Ipswich Town F.C. players Maldon & Tiptree F.C. players Ebbsfleet United F.C. players Sutton United F.C. players Dartford F.C. players Dagenham & Redbridge F.C. players Dulwich Hamlet F.C. players Hornchurch F.C. players National League (English football) players Isthmian League players English men's footballers England men's semi-pro international footballers Men's association football forwards 21st-century English sportsmen {{England-footy-forward-1990s-stub