1997 Hershey Wildcats 1995-1996 Hampton Roads Mariners | Years Team Role Football player Name Darren Eales | |
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Date of birth (1972-08-06) 6 August 1972 (age 43) Profiles | ||
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Darren Eales (born 6 August 1972) is an English retired association football forward who played both collegiately and professionally in the United States. He was a 1995 first team All American and earned his Cambridge Blue in 1998. In July 2010, he was appointed director of football administration at Tottenham Hotspur. He currently serves as a president of Atlanta United.
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- Atlanta united fc s darren eales and carlos bocanegra in studio with dukes bell
- Darren eales and carlos bocanegra discuss the gold cup in atlanta
- Early life
- Education and college football
- US football
- English football
- Professional career
- References
Darren eales and carlos bocanegra discuss the gold cup in atlanta
Early life
Eales grew up in Cambridge, England. As he approached the end of his secondary education, he was faced with the decision of attending University or pursuing a football career. When approached by a scout from an American University offering him the opportunity to both play and attend College, he decided to move to the United States.
Education and college football
Eales attended Brown University, a member of the Ivy League, playing on the school's NCAA Division I soccer team from 1991 to 1994. In his final season, he was the Ivy League Player of the Year and a first team All American. He received a first class bachelor's degree in economics.
U.S. football
In 1995, Eales signed with the Hampton Roads Mariners of the USISL. He spent two seasons with the Mariners, scoring 24 goals in 19 games in 1995. In 1997, he played five games for the Hershey Wildcats.
English football
Eales continued to play at the amateur level. In 2001, he joined the Newmarket Town Reserves in the Kershaw League. He later moved to the Lancashire County Football Association where he played for Millhead Reserves from 2004 to 2006 and Higher Poynton from 2006 to 2007.
Professional career
In 1997, Eales returned to England where he read law at Cambridge, and gained his Cambridge Blue in 1998. He became a member of the bar in 2000 and eventually joined 2 Temple Gardens. On 6 May 2006, he was hired as an in-house legal counsel by West Bromwich Albion. and was subsequently made a Director and Company Secretary.
On 2 March 2010, Tottenham Hotspur announced that Eales was joining them as club secretary at the end of that season. On 1 July 2010, he officially joined the club as Director of Football Administration.
On 10 September 2014, Eales was named the president of the MLS Atlanta MLS expansion club.