{{Short description|American soccer player (born 2004)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2023}} {{Use American English|date=May 2023}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Darren Yapi | image = Darren Yapi NYCFC v Colorado Mar 14 2026-42 (cropped).jpg | caption = Yapi with the Colorado Rapids in 2026 | full_name = Darren Kissy Yapi<ref>{{cite web |url=https://fdp.fifa.org/assetspublic/ce89/pdf/SquadLists-English.pdf |title=Squad List – FIFA U-20 World Cup Argentina 2023: USA |publisher=FIFA |page=23 |date=May 18, 2023 |access-date=May 18, 2023 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230519182011/https://fdp.fifa.org/assetspublic/ce89/pdf/SquadLists-English.pdf |archive-date=May 19, 2023}}</ref> | birth_date = {{birth date and age|2004|11|19}} | birth_place = Denver, Colorado, United States | height = {{height|ft=6|in=1}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Darren Yapi |url=https://www.coloradorapids.com/players/darren-yapi/ |access-date=22 August 2022 |publisher=Colorado Rapids}}</ref> | position = Forward | currentclub = Colorado Rapids | clubnumber = 77 | youthyears1 = 2016–2021 | youthclubs1 = Colorado Rapids | years1 = 2020– | clubs1 = Colorado Rapids | caps1 = 90 | goals1 = 9 | years2 = 2020–2021 | clubs2 = → Colorado Springs Switchbacks (loan) | caps2 = 17 | goals2 = 2 | years3 = 2022– | clubs3 = → Colorado Rapids 2 (loan) | caps3 = 34 | goals3 = 10 | nationalteam1 = United States U17 | nationalyears1 = 2020 | nationalcaps1 = 3 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | nationalyears2 = 2023 | nationalteam2 = United States U20 | nationalcaps2 = 6 | nationalgoals2 = 0 | nationalyears3 = 2025– | nationalteam3 = United States U23 | nationalcaps3 = 2 | nationalgoals3 = 0 | club-update = October 8, 2025 | nationalteam-update = 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://rapd.ussoccerda.com/sam/teams/index.php?team=1655355&player=77559691|title=Colorado Rapids|website=rapd.ussoccerda.com}}{{Dead link|date=January 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> On July 31, 2020, Yapi moved to USL Championship side Colorado Springs Switchbacks on loan from the Rapids academy.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.coloradorapids.com/news/development-academy-duo-signs-colorado-springs-switchbacks-fc-0|title=Development Academy Duo Signs With Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC|first=Colorado|last=Rapids|website=Colorado Rapids}}</ref>
On March 3, 2021, Yapi signed with Colorado as a homegrown player.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.coloradorapids.com/news/colorado-rapids-sign-16-year-old-darren-yapi-homegrown-player-contract|title=Colorado Rapids Sign 16-Year-Old Darren Yapi to Homegrown Player Contract|first=Colorado|last=Rapids|website=Colorado Rapids}}</ref>
==International career== In February 2020, Yapi represented the United States national under-17 team at the UEFA Development Tournament.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2020/02/u17-usmnt-kicks-off-2020-2021-cycle-at-uefa-development-tournament-in-england|title=U-17 USMNT Kicks Off 2020-2021 Cycle at UEFA Development Tournament in England|website=www.ussoccer.com}}</ref>
==Career statistics== ===Club=== {{updated|match played July 7, 2024}}<ref name="soccerway">{{soccerway|darren-yapi/591906}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National cup !colspan="2"|Playoffs !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="6"|Colorado Rapids |2021 |Major League Soccer |colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|— |- |2022 |Major League Soccer |11||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||11||0 |- |2023 |Major League Soccer |20||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||1||0||22||0 |- |2024 |Major League Soccer |31||2||colspan="2"|—||2||0||colspan="2"|—||5||1||38||3 |- |2025 |Major League Soccer |0||0||colspan="2"|—||0||0||colspan="2"|—||0||0||0||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !62!!2!!1!!0!!2!!0!!0!!0!!6!!1!!71!!3 |- |rowspan="3"|Colorado Springs Switchbacks (loan) |2020 |USL Championship |1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||1||0 |- |2021 |USL Championship |16||2||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||16||2 |- !colspan="2"|Total !17!!2!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!17!!2 |- |rowspan="5"|Colorado Rapids 2 |2022 |MLS Next Pro |16||6||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||16||6 |- |2023 |MLS Next Pro |7||3||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||7||3 |- |2024 |MLS Next Pro |8||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||8||1 |- |2025 |MLS Next Pro |0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||0||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !31!!10!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!31!!10 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !110!!14!!1!!0!!2!!0!!0!!0!!6!!1!!119!!15 |}
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==External links== *{{MLS player|darren-yapi}} *[http://rapd.ussoccerda.com/sam/teams/index.php?team=1655355&player=77559691 Profile at US Development Academy]{{Dead link|date=January 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Yapi, Darren}} Category:2004 births Category:Living people Category:21st-century American sportsmen Category:American men's soccer players Category:Soccer players from Denver Category:Men's association football forwards Category:United States men's under-20 international soccer players Category:United States men's youth international soccer players Category:Homegrown Players (MLS) Category:Major League Soccer players Category:MLS Next Pro players Category:USL Championship players Category:Colorado Rapids players Category:Colorado Rapids 2 players Category:Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC players
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