Darin Lewis
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Darin Lewis is a soccer player from Trinidad and Tobago
who currently plays for WASA FC.
where he was part of Mercer's 1997 and 1998 JUCO soccer championship teams. In 1999, he transferred to the University of Connecticut
where he played on the men's soccer team in 1999 and 2000. In 2000, the Huskies won the NCAA Men's Division I Soccer Championship and Lewis was a Second Team All American.
as one of three allowed foreign players. He played three games, one start before going down injured. A week later, a multi-player trade brought in two more foreign players and the MetroStars released Lewis. He then signed with the Virginia Beach Mariners
. He later played for Partizan Belgrade
.
Darin is one of few footballers to win every championship at school level. At Tunapuna Anglican Primary School(1987), he won the U12 and Post Primary Championship. At Belmont Boys' Secondary School(1988-1992), he has won U14,U16, U19(Second Eleven Division), and U19 Intercol. At the University of Connecticut(UConn), Darin Lewis and the UConn Huskies became NCAA Division 1 National Champions in 2000. Darin was awarded Offensive MVP of the NCAA Tournament.
Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago is an archipelagic state in the southern Caribbean, lying just off the coast of northeastern Venezuela and south of Grenada in the Lesser Antilles...
who currently plays for WASA FC.
Youth
The son of former Trinidad and Tobago national football captain Steve Pierre, Lewis attended Mercer County Community CollegeMercer County Community College
Mercer County Community College is an accredited, co-educational, two-year, public, community college located in Mercer County, New Jersey. The school's current president is Dr. Patricia C. Donohue...
where he was part of Mercer's 1997 and 1998 JUCO soccer championship teams. In 1999, he transferred to the University of Connecticut
University of Connecticut
The admission rate to the University of Connecticut is about 50% and has been steadily decreasing, with about 28,000 prospective students applying for admission to the freshman class in recent years. Approximately 40,000 prospective students tour the main campus in Storrs annually...
where he played on the men's soccer team in 1999 and 2000. In 2000, the Huskies won the NCAA Men's Division I Soccer Championship and Lewis was a Second Team All American.
Professional
In June 2001, he signed with the Portland Timbers of the USL A-League. On April 1, 2002, he joined the MetroStarsRed Bull New York
The New York Red Bulls are an American professional soccer team based in Harrison, New Jersey, representing the New York City metropolitan area. The team competes in the Eastern Conference of Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada...
as one of three allowed foreign players. He played three games, one start before going down injured. A week later, a multi-player trade brought in two more foreign players and the MetroStars released Lewis. He then signed with the Virginia Beach Mariners
Virginia Beach Mariners
The Virginia Beach Mariners were an American soccer club, who formerly played in the USL First Division of the United Soccer Leagues, the second division in the US Soccer hierarchy behind Major League Soccer...
. He later played for Partizan Belgrade
FK Partizan
Fudbalski klub Partizan is a professional football club based in Belgrade, Serbia. In its long history, FK Partizan won as many as 37 trophies. The club is the holder of 23 national championships, 12 national cups and 1 national supercup, and has also won the Mitropa Cup in 1978...
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Darin is one of few footballers to win every championship at school level. At Tunapuna Anglican Primary School(1987), he won the U12 and Post Primary Championship. At Belmont Boys' Secondary School(1988-1992), he has won U14,U16, U19(Second Eleven Division), and U19 Intercol. At the University of Connecticut(UConn), Darin Lewis and the UConn Huskies became NCAA Division 1 National Champions in 2000. Darin was awarded Offensive MVP of the NCAA Tournament.