Darius Randell

Darius Randell
Personal information
Date of birth (2007-08-25) August 25, 2007 (age 19)
Place of birth Monrovia, Liberia
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Positions
Team information
Current team
Minnesota United
Number 98
Youth career
–2022 Boreal FC
2022–2024 Minnesota United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023– Minnesota United 2 75 (19)
2025– Minnesota United 4 (0)
International career‡
2026– United States U20 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20 September 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 1 October 2026

Darius Randell (born 25 August 2007) is a professional soccer player who plays as a winger or forward for Minnesota United. Born in Liberia, he is a United States youth international.

Early life

Randell was born on 25 August 2007 in Monrovia, Liberia. At the age of eleven, he moved to Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, United States.

Club career

As a youth player, Randell joined the youth academy of American side Boreal FC. Following his stint here, he joined the youth academy of American outfit Minnesota United at the age of fourteen where he played as a defender for the club's under-15 team.

In 2023, he was promoted to their reserve team. On 7 May 2025, he debuted and scored his first goal for the Loons senior team during a 1–0 away win over Louisville City FC in the U.S. Open Cup.

International career

Randell is a United States youth international and has represented the country at under-19 level and is eligible to represent Liberia internationally, having been born in the country.

On 1 October 2026, he debuted for the United States men's national under-19 soccer team during a 0–2 away friendly loss to the Brazil national under-19 football team.

Style of play

Randell plays as a winger or forward and is right-footed. American news website U.S. Soccer Collective wrote in 2026 that he "is a dynamic, direct and aggressive winger who shows good persistence and playmaking when attacking".

References

  1. ↑ "Few Minnesotans have played for U.S. soccer, but MNUFC touts a few new prospects". The Forum of Fargo–Moorhead. 8 October 2026. Retrieved 14 October 2026.
  2. ↑ "Neal: USMNT's youth movement is missing Minnesota. The Loons could change that". The Minnesota Star Tribune. 7 October 2026. Retrieved 14 October 2026.
  3. ↑ "Analysis: Darius Randell, 17, is a reason for Minnesota United to hope". The Minnesota Star Tribune. 20 September 2024. Retrieved 14 October 2026.
  4. ↑ "Promising Loons homegrown Darius Randell has a lot on his shoulders". St. Paul Pioneer Press. 27 June 2025. Retrieved 14 October 2026.
  5. ↑ Darius Randell at WorldFootball.net
  6. ↑ "Top 20 2007 Prospects". U.S. Soccer Collective. July 2026. Retrieved 14 October 2026.