Darren Yapi
American soccer player (born 2004)
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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.
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Full name
Darren Kissy Yapi[1]
Date of birth
November 19, 2004
Place of birth
Denver, Colorado, United States
Height
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[2]
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Yapi with the Colorado Rapids in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Darren Kissy Yapi[1] | ||
| Date of birth | November 19, 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Denver, Colorado, United States | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[2] | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Colorado Rapids | ||
| Number | 77 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2016–2021 | Colorado Rapids | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020– | Colorado Rapids | 90 | (9) |
| 2020–2021 | → Colorado Springs Switchbacks (loan) | 17 | (2) |
| 2022– | → Colorado Rapids 2 (loan) | 34 | (10) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2020 | United States U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2023 | United States U20 | 6 | (0) |
| 2025– | United States U23 | 2 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of October 8, 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of November 18, 2025 | |||
Club career
Yapi joined the Colorado Rapids academy in 2016.[3] On July 31, 2020, Yapi moved to USL Championship side Colorado Springs Switchbacks on loan from the Rapids academy.[4]
On March 3, 2021, Yapi signed with Colorado as a homegrown player.[5]
International career
In February 2020, Yapi represented the United States national under-17 team at the UEFA Development Tournament.[6]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played July 7, 2024[7]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Playoffs | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Colorado Rapids | 2021 | Major League Soccer | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| 2022 | Major League Soccer | 11 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 0 | |||||
| 2023 | Major League Soccer | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 22 | 0 | |||
| 2024 | Major League Soccer | 31 | 2 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 5 | 1 | 38 | 3 | |||
| 2025 | Major League Soccer | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 62 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 71 | 3 | ||
| Colorado Springs Switchbacks (loan) | 2020 | USL Championship | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2021 | USL Championship | 16 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 16 | 2 | |||||
| Total | 17 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 17 | 2 | ||||||
| Colorado Rapids 2 | 2022 | MLS Next Pro | 16 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 16 | 6 | ||||
| 2023 | MLS Next Pro | 7 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 3 | |||||
| 2024 | MLS Next Pro | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 1 | |||||
| 2025 | MLS Next Pro | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 31 | 10 | — | — | — | — | 31 | 10 | ||||||
| Career total | 110 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 119 | 15 | ||
