Darren Mattocks
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| Date of birth | 2 September 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Portmore, Jamaica | ||
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| Position(s) | Forward | ||
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Current team
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Portland Timbers | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
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| 2010–2011 | Akron Zips | ||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2016 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 93 | (19) |
| 2016– | Portland Timbers | 9 | (1) |
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| 2012– | Jamaica | 31 | (12) |
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Darren Mattocks (born 2 September 1990) is a Jamaican professional footballer who plays for the Portland Timbers in Major League Soccer.
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Career
College
Mattocks played for the University of Akron where he made 47 appearances and scored 39 goals over two years. He was nominated for several awards during his tenure. He was nominated to the first-year All-American teams by several different media outlets.
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Mattocks was selected by Vancouver Whitecaps FC with the second overall pick in the 2012 MLS SuperDraft.[1]
He made his club debut on opening day against the Montreal Impact coming off the bench. He suffered severe burns from a cooking accident and missed almost two months before returning to the line-up on 9 May against FC Edmonton when he scored his first goal for the Whitecaps in the 93rd minute.
Mattocks scored his first MLS goal on 26 May 2012 the Portland Timbers. Mattocks scored six goals in his first nine MLS appearances in 2012.[2] In the Whitecaps' first ever playoff game versus the LA Galaxy, Mattocks scored the first ever playoff goal for the Vancouver Whitecaps in the fourth minute of play. He earned the team's Golden Boot award that year with seven goals.
Portland Timbers
Mattocks was traded in March 2016 to Portland Timbers in exchange for targeted allocation money and general allocation money.[3]
International
Mattocks made his international debut for Jamaica in 2012, coming on in the 55th minute in a 2–0 win over El Salvador.[4]
He scored three times during the 2014 Caribbean Cup, making him the tournament's joint top scorer, as Jamaica won the tournament for the sixth time.
In 2015, Mattocks was included in Jamaica's squads for the Copa América and CONCACAF Gold Cup tournaments. On 22 July 2015, Mattocks scored the opening goal in the 2–1 semi-final victory over the United States in Atlanta, Georgia, as the Reggae Boyz qualified for their first ever Gold Cup final.[5] He also scored in the 3–1 defeat to Mexico in the final in Philadelphia.[6]
International goals
- Score and result list Jamaica's goal tally first.[4]
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1. | 2 March 2014 | Barbados National Stadium, Saint Michael, Barbados |  Barbados |
1–0 | 2–0 |
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| 2. | 5 March 2014 | Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet, Saint Lucia |  Saint Lucia |
2–0 |
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| 4. | 12 November 2014 | Montego Bay Sports Complex, Montego Bay, Jamaica |  Martinique |
1–0 | 1–1 |
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| 5. | 14 November 2014 |  Antigua and Barbuda |
2–0 | 3–0 | ||
| 6. | 16 November 2014 |  Haiti |
2–0 | 2–0 | ||
| 7. | 27 March 2015 |  Venezuela |
2–1 | 2–1 |
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| 8. | 31 March 2015 |  Cuba |
3–0 | 3–0 | ||
| 9. | 23 July 2015 | Georgia Dome, Atlanta, United States |  United States |
1–0 | 2–1 |
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| 10. | 26 July 2015 | Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, United States |  Mexico |
1–3 | 1–3 | 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup Final |
| 11 | 5 September 2015 | Independence Park, Kingston, Jamaica |  Nicaragua |
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| 12 | 8 September 2015 | Dennis Martínez National Stadium, Managua, Nicaragua |
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Personal
Mattocks received his U.S. green card in May 2014, which qualifies him as a domestic player for MLS roster purposes.[7]
Achievements
- Jamaica
- Caribbean Cup winner: 2014
- CONCACAF Gold Cup Runner-up: 2015
- Vancouver Whitecaps FC
References
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External links
- MLS player profile
- Akron Zips bio
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