# Darren Mattocks

Darren Dimitri Mattocks (born 2 September 1990) is a Jamaican professional footballer who last played as a forward for Phoenix Rising FC and the Jamaica national football team.

## College career

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, including one to the first-year All-American teams by several different media outlets.

## Professional career
### Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Mattocks was selected by Vancouver Whitecaps FC with the second overall pick in the 2012 MLS SuperDraft.
He made his club debut on opening day against the Montreal Impact coming off the bench. Soon after his club debut 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 against the Portland Timbers. Mattocks scored six goals in his first nine MLS appearances in 2012. 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, and MLS listed him as the best young player in the league in its 2012 "24 under 24" list. For the 2013 season, MLS listed Mattocks at no. 12 on its annual "24 under 24" list of best young players.

### Portland Timbers

Mattocks was traded in March 2016 to Portland Timbers in exchange for targeted allocation money and general allocation money.

### D.C. United

On 10 December 2017, Mattocks, after having his contract option rejected by Portland, was traded to D.C. United in exchange for an international roster slot. D.C. United exercised Mattocks' option for 2018, but he lost his starting role after Wayne Rooney arrived in the mid-summer as a Designated Player.
On 11 March 2018, Mattocks scored his first MLS regular season goal for D.C. United. He scored the only goal for D.C. United in the 3–1 loss against Atlanta United. In his time with DC United, he appeared in 25 games and scored 10 goals.

### FC Cincinnati

In December 2018, Mattocks was drafted by FC Cincinnati in the 2018 MLS Expansion Draft.

### Al-Merrikh

After nearly a year without a club, Mattocks joined Sudan Premier League side Al-Merrikh in February 2021, ahead of their CAF Champions League campaign.

### Phoenix Rising FC

Mattocks signed with Phoenix Rising FC of the USL Championship on August 18, 2021.

## International career

Mattocks made his international debut for Jamaica in 2012, coming on in the 55th minute in a 2–0 win over El Salvador. 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. He also scored in the 3–1 defeat to Mexico in the final in Philadelphia.

## Personal life

Mattocks received his U.S. green card in May 2014, which qualifies him as a domestic player for MLS roster purposes.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of 20 August 2018
| Club | Season | League | League | League Cup | League Cup | Domestic Cup | Domestic Cup | CONCACAF | CONCACAF | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Vancouver Whitecaps | 2012 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 9 |
| Vancouver Whitecaps | 2013 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 3 |
| Vancouver Whitecaps | 2014 | 30 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 6 |
| Vancouver Whitecaps | 2015 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 31 | 4 |
| Vancouver Whitecaps | Total | 93 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 110 | 22 |
| Portland Timbers | 2016 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 |
| Portland Timbers | 2017 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 2 |
| Portland Timbers | Total | 43 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 5 |
| D.C. United | 2018 | 20 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 9 |
| Career total | Career total | 158 | 34 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 179 | 36 |

### International goals

    Score and result list Jamaica's goal tally first.
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1. | 2 March 2014 | Barbados National Stadium, Saint Michael, Barbados | Barbados | 1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
| 2. | 5 March 2014 | Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet, Saint Lucia | Saint Lucia | 2–0 | 5–0 | Friendly |
| 3. | 5 March 2014 | Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet, Saint Lucia | Saint Lucia | 4–0 | 5–0 | Friendly |
| 4. | 12 November 2014 | Montego Bay Sports Complex, Montego Bay, Jamaica | Martinique | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2014 Caribbean Cup |
| 5. | 14 November 2014 | Montego Bay Sports Complex, Montego Bay, Jamaica | Antigua and Barbuda | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2014 Caribbean Cup |
| 6. | 16 November 2014 | Montego Bay Sports Complex, Montego Bay, Jamaica | Haiti | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2014 Caribbean Cup |
| 7. | 27 March 2015 | Montego Bay Sports Complex, Montego Bay, Jamaica | Venezuela | 2–1 | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 8. | 31 March 2015 | Montego Bay Sports Complex, Montego Bay, Jamaica | Cuba | 3–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
| 9. | 23 July 2015 | Georgia Dome, Atlanta, United States | United States | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup |
| 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 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 12. | 8 September 2015 | Dennis Martínez National Stadium, Managua, Nicaragua | Nicaragua | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 13. | 9 July 2017 | Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, United States | Curaçao | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup |
| 14. | 16 July 2017 | Alamodome, San Antonio, United States | El Salvador | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup |
| 15. | 9 September 2018 | Independence Park, Kingston, Jamaica | Cayman Islands | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League qualification |
| 16. | 9 September 2018 | Independence Park, Kingston, Jamaica | Cayman Islands | 3–0 | 4–0 | 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League qualification |
| 17. | 17 November 2018 | Montego Bay Sports Complex, Montego Bay, Jamaica | Suriname | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League qualification |
| 18. | 30 June 2019 | Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, United States | Panama | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup |