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Darryl Roberts Personal information Full name Darryl Roberts Date of birth September 26, 1983 Place of birth Saint Joseph, Trinidad and Tobago Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Playing position Striker Youth career 1998–2001 Fatima College 2002–2005 Liberty University Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2005–2006 Carolina Dynamo 32 (22) 2007–2008 Sparta Rotterdam 34 (13) 2008–2011 Denizlispor 80 (18) National team‡ 2004– Trinidad and Tobago 21 (6) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 May 2010.
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22 August 2008
Darryl Roberts (born September 26, 1983 in Saint Joseph) is a Trinidadian footballer. He is a Trinidad and Tobago national player.Contents
Club career
In Trinidad and Tobago, he attended El Dorado Junior Secondary school however transferred to Fatima College (Secondary School) in 1998.[1] He represented both schools at age divisional levels and Fatima College at the Intercol competition and North Zone league.[2] Roberts attended Liberty University. In his freshman year he was named Soccer America and College Soccer News Freshman All-American, was on the NSCAA South Atlantic All-Region second team honors, and was also named Big South Freshman of the Year and to the Big South All-Conference first team.
In his sophomore year he earned Big South all-conference second team honors and was a VaSID All-State second team selection, was named to the Trinidad and Tobago national football team in spring of 2003, becoming the first Liberty student-athlete to ever be named to a full national team. Roberts came to play in the United States in his late high school years. He was brought to High Point, NC to play for Trinidadian Anton Corneal's club '83 PSA Stars with future NCAA players Dane Brenner (USF), Osei Telesford (Liberty University, Chicago Fire), Hub Orr (Duke), Cliff Wright (Centre College), and Jordan Shaver (Hampden-Sydney).
In his junior year he was an NSCAA South Atlantic All-Region second team selection, he was named to VaSID All-State second team and he also earned Big South all-conference second team honors.
He is second on the Liberty all-time points list, and third in all time goals. While at Liberty, Roberts also played for Carolina Dynamo in the USL Premier Development League.
Roberts was drafted by Toronto FC as the 14th overall pick of the 2007 MLS Supplemental Draft, but chose to move to Europe with Sparta Rotterdam instead. Toronto holds his MLS rights for 2 seasons. He was previously at Liberty University from 2002 until 2005 and played four years for the Flames.
Roberts debuted for Sparta on 1 April 2007 in a home match against SC Heerenveen. Within two minutes he scored his first goal. His first full season also proved to be his last, then Sparta technical director Danny Blind deemed him surplus to requirements in April 2008.[3]
He signed a 3 year contract with Turkcell Super League team Denizlispor on July 9, 2008.[4]
International career
Roberts made his debut for the Soca Warriors in a January 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualifying match against Barbados. He scored his first international goal against Martinique on January 15, 2007 in the 2007 Digicel Cup.[5] His most recent goal came against Bermuda on June 22, 2008 in a 2010 FIFA World Cup Qualifier.
International Goals
- Scores and results list T&T's goal tally first.
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1 15 January 2007 Port of Spain 
Martinique1–0 5–1 2007 Digicel Cup 2 23 June 2008 Hamilton 
Bermuda1–0 2–0 2010 FIFA World Cup Qualifier 3 8 October 2008 Port of Spain 
Dominican Republic9–0 9–0 Friendly 4 21 August 2011 Port of Spain 
India2–0 3–0 Friendly 5 21 August 2011 Port of Spain India3–0 3–0 Friendly 6 6 September 2011 St. Michael 
Barbados2–0 2–0 2014 FIFA World Cup Qualification References
- ^ Darryl Roberts
- ^ ‘New’ Warriors get MLS picks
- ^ Roberts to leave Sparta – Algemeen Dagblad (Dutch)
- ^ http://mlfnews.wordpress.com/2008/07/08/darryl-roberts-signs-3-year-deal-with-denizlispor-football-club/
- ^ Darryl Roberts Profile, Socawarriors.net. Accessed June 23, 2008
External links
- libertyflames.com
- Player profile – Sparta Rotterdam
- Career stats – Voetbal International (Dutch)
Trinidad and Tobago squad – 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup 1 D. Williams • 2 Aguillera • 3 Wolffe • 4 Jack • 5 Thomas • 6 Nickcolson • 7 Noel • 8 K. Baptiste • 9 McFarlane • 10 No entry • 11 Toussaint • 12 Glasgow • 13 C. Baptiste • 14 Roberts • 15 Pacheco • 16 Spann • 17 Power • 18 Theobald • 19 Daniel • 20 Noreiga • 21 J. Williams • 22 Phillip • 23 Jagdeosingh • Coach: Rijsbergen
Denizlispor – current squad 3 İsmail Konuk · 4 Yasin · 6 Ahmet · 8 Braga · 10 Emin · 11 Roberts · 14 Ceyhun · 16 Ahmet · 20 Levent · 22 Güray · 23 İsmail Baydil · 24 İbrahim · 25 Koffi · 32 Murat · 34 Emrah · 39 Can · 45 Fatih Yiğen · 48 Evren · 49 Yakup · 58 Zafer · 77 Serdar · 81 Fatih Ceylan · 93 Ozan · 99 Youla · Head Coach: Güller
Categories:- 1983 births
- Living people
- Trinidad and Tobago footballers
- Trinidad and Tobago international footballers
- 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
- Carolina Dynamo players
- Sparta Rotterdam players
- Denizlispor footballers
- Eredivisie players
- Süper Lig players
- Trinidad and Tobago expatriate footballers
- Trinidad and Tobago expatriates in the United States
- Expatriate soccer players in the United States
- Trinidad and Tobago expatriates in the Netherlands
- Expatriate footballers in the Netherlands
- Trinidad and Tobago expatriates in Turkey
- Expatriate footballers in Turkey
- USL Premier Development League players
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