Darin Lewis
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| Darin Lewis | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Darin Lewis | |
| Date of birth | 28 April 1976 | |
| Place of birth | Tunapuna, Trinidad and Tobago | |
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | |
| Playing position | Striker | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | WASA FC | |
| Number | 9 | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| UConn | ||
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
2002 |
Portland Timbers MetroStars Virginia Beach Mariners Partizan Belgrade WASA FC |
3 (0) |
| National team | ||
| 1995–2001 | Trinidad & Tobago | 9 (1) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Darin Lewis (born 28 April 1976 in Tunapuna) is a soccer player from Trinidad and Tobago who currenly plays for WASA FC. Darin Lewis who is the son of former Trinidad and Tobago national football captain Steve Pierre, made his senior debut in the minor leagues in Trinidad at the tender age of eight(8) for House of Dread FC. The gifted striker with an array of skills and an eye for the goal, played at all levels with the Trinidad and Tobago football team.
Darin Lewis is what we call a "winner" in Trinidad because he has won at all levels in highschool with Belmont Boys' Secondary school(1988-1993). Being one of the top footballers in his time, he used the opportunity to go to college in America. He first went to Mercer County Community College(1997-1999), where he was an instant hit. He was an All American and had a great career there that had a lot of other colleges wanting his services. He then went to (UConn)University of Connecticut(1999-2000) and had the same impact he had at Mercer. Uconn would reach the Final Four(1999-2000) in his two seasons that he played for the college and was eventually winners of the NCAA tournament in 2000. He racked up the awards he was an All American and was voted Offensive MVP.
His professional soccer clubs include Portland, the MetroStars, Virginia Beach Mariners and Partizan Belgrade.
