Darley Ramon Torres

Darley

Personal information
Full name	Darley Ramon Torres
Date of birth	December 15, 1989 (1989-12-15) (age 21)
Place of birth	Pedro Leopoldo, Brazil
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club	Feyenoord
Number	1
Youth career
-2007	Atlético Mineiro
2007-2009	Feyenoord U-19
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2007	Atlético Mineiro	7	(0)
2007–	Feyenoord	5	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of May 15, 2011. † Appearances (Goals).

Darley Ramon Torres (born 15 December 1989 in Pedro Leopoldo), commonly known as Darley, is a Brazilian footballer. He currently plays as a goalkeeper for Dutch Eredivisie club Feyenoord.

Early life

Darley was born in Pedro Leopoldo, Minas Gerais, Brazil.

Club career

Atlético Mineiro (2007)

Darley started his professional career at Atlético Mineiro. At the age of 17, Darley made his debut on the highest level, playing a total of seven matches for the club from Belo Horizonte.^[1] On December 13, 2007, Darley had a successful trial period at the Dutch Eredivisie club Feyenoord.^[2] One month later, Feyenoord officially announced the arrival of the talented goalkeeper.^[1]

Feyenoord (2007–)

On February 19, 2008, Darley signed a four-and-a-half year contract with Feyenoord. To slowly adapt to a new culture and lifestyle, Darley first joined the Feyenoord U19 squad for the seasons 2007–08 and 2008–09.^[3]

For the season 2009–10, Feyenoord decided not to renew first team goalkeeper Henk Timmer's contract. During pre-season, Darley had to battle with reserve goalkeeper Rob van Dijk and the returning Erwin Mulder, who came back from a season loan spell at Excelsior, for a regular place under the bar. After solid performances in the pre-season friendly wins against Sporting Clube de Portugal (1–2) ^[4] and Sampdoria (3–0),^[5] Darley came out as winner. On August 2, 2009, Darley made his official Feyenoord debut in the Eredivisie home match against N.E.C. (2–0).^[6] Unfortunately, Darley had to be substituted during half time due to a knee injury, causing Darley to be sidelined for almost two months. Van Dijk replaced the youngster and has remained first team goalkeeper since. Darley's second appearance came on November 8, 2009 against AZ Alkmaar following Van Dijk's red card against Ajax Amsterdam the week before.

Statistics

Club performance			League		Cup		Continental		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Brazil			League		Copa do Brasil		South America		Total
2007	Atlético Mineiro	Série A	7	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
Netherlands			League		KNVB Cup		Europe		Total
2007–08	Feyenoord	Eredivisie	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2008–09			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2009–10			2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Total	Brazil		7	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
	Netherlands		2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Career total			9	0	0	0	0	0	9	0

Statistics accurate as of last match played on November 8, 2009.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Darley Ramon Torres wordt Feyenoorder [Darley Ramon Torres becomes Feyenoorder]" (in Dutch). Feyenoord.nl. 23 January 2008. http://www.feyenoord.nl/pages/newsdetail/S2/20080123darley_ramon_torres.aspx. Retrieved 24 October 2009. 
2. ^ "Feyenoord test 17-jarige Braziliaanse doelman [Feyenoord tests 17-year-old Brazilian goalkeeper]" (in Dutch). FeyenoordTime. 13 December 2007. http://www.feyenoordtime.nl/news.php?readmore=5289. Retrieved 24 October 2009. 
3. ^ "Darley Ramon Torres tekent contract [Darley Ramon Torres signs contract]" (in Dutch). Feyenoord.nl. 19 February 2008. http://www.feyenoord.nl/pages/newsdetail/S2/20080219_torres.aspx. Retrieved 24 October 2009. 
4. ^ "Gedreven Feyenoord verslaat topclub Sporting [Driven Feyenoord beats top club Sporting]" (in Dutch). Feyenoord.nl. 18 July 2009. http://www.feyenoord.nl/pages/datapresenter/S2/10010000000002-10010000000016/wedstrijdinfo.aspx?contentcode=matchinfo&dataid=10010000034425. Retrieved 24 October 2009. 
5. ^ "Feyenoord overtuigt bij laatste test [Feyenoord convinces at final test]" (in Dutch). Feyenoord.nl. 26 July 2009. http://www.feyenoord.nl/pages/datapresenter/S2/10010000000002-10010000000016/wedstrijdinfo.aspx?contentcode=matchinfo&dataid=10010000034380. Retrieved 24 October 2009. 
6. ^ "Wisselvallig Feyenoord opent competitie met zege [Fickle Feyenoord opens league with victory]" (in Dutch). Feyenoord.nl. 2 August 2009. http://www.feyenoord.nl/pages/datapresenter/S2/10010000000002-10010000000016/wedstrijdinfo.aspx?contentcode=matchinfo&dataid=10010000034382. Retrieved 24 October 2009. 

External links

• Official Darley Ramon Torres profile on Feyenoord.nl (Dutch)
• Kameraadjes Club: Darley Ramon Torres (Dutch)
• Voetbal International: Darley Ramon Torres (Dutch)

Persondata
Name	Torres, Darley Ramon
Alternative names	Darley
Short description	Brazilian footballer
Date of birth	December 15, 1989
Place of birth	Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Date of death
Place of death