Darren Yapi
.jpg) Yapi with the Colorado Rapids in 2026 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Darren Kissy Yapi | ||
| Date of birth | November 19, 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Denver, Colorado, United States | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Colorado Rapids | ||
| Number | 77 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2016–2021 | Colorado Rapids | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020– | Colorado Rapids | 90 | (9) |
| 2020–2021 | → Colorado Springs Switchbacks (loan) | 17 | (2) |
| 2022– | → Colorado Rapids 2 (loan) | 34 | (10) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2020 | United States U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2023 | United States U20 | 6 | (0) |
| 2025– | United States U23 | 2 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of October 8, 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of November 18, 2025 | |||
Darren Kissy Yapi (born November 19, 2004) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a forward for Major League Soccer club Colorado Rapids.
Club career
Yapi joined the Colorado Rapids academy in 2016. On July 31, 2020, Yapi moved to USL Championship side Colorado Springs Switchbacks on loan from the Rapids academy.
On March 3, 2021, Yapi signed with Colorado as a homegrown player.
International career
In February 2020, Yapi represented the United States national under-17 team at the UEFA Development Tournament.
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played July 7, 2024
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Playoffs | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Colorado Rapids | 2021 | Major League Soccer | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| 2022 | Major League Soccer | 11 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 0 | |||||
| 2023 | Major League Soccer | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 22 | 0 | |||
| 2024 | Major League Soccer | 31 | 2 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 5 | 1 | 38 | 3 | |||
| 2025 | Major League Soccer | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 62 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 71 | 3 | ||
| Colorado Springs Switchbacks (loan) | 2020 | USL Championship | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2021 | USL Championship | 16 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 16 | 2 | |||||
| Total | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 2 | ||
| Colorado Rapids 2 | 2022 | MLS Next Pro | 16 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 16 | 6 | ||||
| 2023 | MLS Next Pro | 7 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 3 | |||||
| 2024 | MLS Next Pro | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 1 | |||||
| 2025 | MLS Next Pro | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 31 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 10 | ||
| Career total | 110 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 119 | 15 | ||
References
- ↑ "Squad List – FIFA U-20 World Cup Argentina 2023: USA" (PDF). FIFA. May 18, 2023. p. 23. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 19, 2023. Retrieved May 18, 2023.
- ↑ "Darren Yapi". Colorado Rapids. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
- ↑ "Colorado Rapids". rapd.ussoccerda.com.[permanent dead link]
- ↑ Rapids, Colorado. "Development Academy Duo Signs With Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC". Colorado Rapids.
- ↑ Rapids, Colorado. "Colorado Rapids Sign 16-Year-Old Darren Yapi to Homegrown Player Contract". Colorado Rapids.
- ↑ "U-17 USMNT Kicks Off 2020-2021 Cycle at UEFA Development Tournament in England". www.ussoccer.com.
- ↑ Darren Yapi at Soccerway
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