Chris Durkin

Christopher James Durkin (born February 8, 2000) is an American professional soccer player who currently plays for Sint-Truiden of Belgian First Division A.

Chris Durkin
Durkin playing for United States U20 in 2019
Personal information
Full name Christopher James Durkin
Date of birth (2000-02-08) February 8, 2000
Place of birth Hampton, Virginia, United States
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Sint-Truiden
Number 32
Youth career
2008–2013 Richmond Kickers
2013–2016 D.C. United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015 Richmond Kickers 0 (0)
2016–2020 D.C. United 36 (1)
2016–2017 → Richmond Kickers (loan) 15 (0)
2019–2020 → Sint-Truiden (loan) 13 (1)
2020– Sint-Truiden 21 (1)
National team
2015–2017 United States U17 14 (2)
2018–2019 United States U20 7 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 February 2021 (UTC)

Professional

Richmond Kickers

After spending time with the youth sides of Richmond Kickers and D.C. United, Durkin signed with United Soccer League side Richmond Kickers on March 27, 2015. He made his professional debut in a friendly match against English Premier League club West Bromwich Albion F.C.[1]

D.C. United
Durkin competing for the ball in a 2017 Richmond Kickers match against FC Cincinnati

On June 14, 2016, D.C. United signed Durkin, making him the sixth homegrown player in D.C. United history[2] and the fifth-youngest homegrown signing in the history of the league (16 years, 127 days).[3] Durkin debuted for D.C. United on June 15, 2016, during a Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup fourth round tournament fixture, going 86 minutes against the Fort Lauderdale Strikers.[4]

On March 3, 2018, Durkin made his Major League Soccer debut against Orlando City, coming on in the 73rd minute for Yamil Asad. Just a few weeks later on March 24, 2018, Durkin made his first professional start for United, going the entire 90 minutes in a 3–1 loss against Columbus Crew.

He was ranked #14 in MLSsoccer.com's 2018 22-Under-22 Rankings which identifies the league's top young talents.[5]

On April 13, 2019, Durkin scored his first MLS goal in a start against the Colorado Rapids.[6]

Sint-Truiden

On August 30, 2019, Durkin officially joined Belgian First Division A side Sint-Truiden on a loan that lasts until June 2020.[7] Durkin debuted for Sint-Truiden in a 2–0 win against Oud-Heverlee Leuven in the Belgian Cup on September 25, 2019.[8]

Durkin earned his first Belgian Pro League start for Sint-Truiden in a 2–1 loss against Club Brugge KV on December 7, 2019.[9] Durkin scored his first goal for Sint-Truiden on February 8, 2020, in a 5–2 win over KAS Eupen.[10] On May 7, 2020, Durkin's move to Sint-Truiden was made permanent[11] for a reported transfer fee of $1.1 million.[12]

He has gotten a lot of complaints for his dirty and aggressive style of play resulting in injuries for his opponents.[13]

International

Durkin played for the U.S. Under-17 team at the 2017 CONCACAF U-17 Championship and the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup. Prior to the World Cup, Durkin wore the captain's armband for a number of friendly matches as well as in the group stage match against El Salvador in the CONCACAF Championship. Durkin scored his first goal for the US Under-17 team in a group stage match against Jamaica, and again in the U-17 World Cup against the host country of India.[14]

Durkin was named to the roster of the US men's national Under-20 soccer team during the first-ever U.S. Soccer Men’s YNT Summit Camp in Lakewood Ranch, Florida from January 2–11, 2018. Born in 2000, Durkin was among five players called up to the U-20 roster (birth year 1999) who were playing one year above their natural age group (U-19).[15]

After being selected for the USMNT U-20 roster for the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup, Durkin started and played in the first two group stage matches.

Statistics

As of 6 February 2021[16]

Club Season League Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Richmond Kickers 2015 USL 100000—10
D.C. United 2016 MLS 0010000010
2017 MLS 0010——10
2018 MLS 2302000—250
2019 MLS 13110——141
Total 361500000411
Richmond Kickers (loan) 2016 USL 300000—30
2017 USL 11000——110
Total 140000000140
Sint-Truiden (loan) 2019–20 Belgian First Division A 13120——151
Sint-Truiden 2020–21 Belgian First Division A 21100——211
Total 342200000362
Career total 853700000923

References
  1. Admin (July 20, 2015). "Richmond 1, West Brom 2". Richmond Kickers. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
  2. "Richmond United players Chris Durkin, Drew Romig added to Richmond Kickers pro roster". Soccer Wire. Retrieved May 3, 2017.
  3. "D.C. United sign homegrown talent Chris Durkin". DC United Website. Retrieved May 3, 2017.
  4. "Post-Match Facts: United v. Ft. Lauderdale Strikers". D.C. United. June 15, 2016. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
  5. MLSsoccer Staff (October 3, 2018). "22 Under 22". MLSsoccer.com.
  6. "Chris Durkin scores his first MLS goal in Denver". dcunited.com. April 16, 2019. Retrieved June 21, 2020.
  7. "D.C. United loan Chris Durkin to Sint-Truidense V.V. in Belgium". DC United. August 30, 2019. Retrieved August 30, 2019.
  8. "DC United loanee Chris Durkin makes Sint-Truiden debut in Belgian Cup win". Retrieved September 27, 2019.
  9. Henry Jr., Larry (December 7, 2019). "Chris Durkin makes first league start for Sint-Truiden". Retrieved December 12, 2019.
  10. Sigal, Jonathan (February 8, 2020). "On-loan DC United midfielder Chris Durkin scores first goal for Sint-Truidense". MLSsoccer.com. Retrieved February 10, 2020.
  11. "Chris Durkin puts D.C. United in past with transfer to Belgium's Sint-Truiden done". Washington Post.
  12. Look at MLS outgoing transfers, MLSsoccer.com
  13. "Brys woedend op Durkin na tackle op Duplus: "Ze moeten hem levenslang verbannen"". sporza.be (in Dutch). November 24, 2020. Retrieved November 24, 2020.
  14. FIFA.com. "USA cruise to comfortable win over hosts India". FIFA.com. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
  15. "First Ever U.S. Soccer Men's YNT Summit Brings 153 Players Together in Single Camp". www.ussoccer.com. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
  16. "Chris Durkin". Soccerway. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
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