Darren Eales
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Darren Eales is a retired English association football forward
who played both collegiately and professionally in the United States. He was a 1995 first team All American
and earned his Cambridge Blue in 1998. He is now the in-house legal counsel for and Legal Director/Secretary of West Bromwich Albion.
Eales grew up in England. As he approached the end of his secondary education
, he was faced with the decision of attending university or pursuing a football career. When approached by a scout from an American university offering him the opportunity to both play and attend school, he decided to move to the United States. He attended Brown University
, a member of the Ivy League
, playing on the school’s NCAA Division I soccer team from 1991 to 1994. In his final season, he was the Ivy League Player of the Year and a first team All American
. He received a 1st class bachelor’s degree in economics. In 1995, he signed with the Hampton Roads Mariners of the USISL. He spent two seasons with the Mariners, scoring 24 goals in 19 games in 1995.
He returned to England where he read law at Cambridge
, and gained his Cambridge Blue in 1998. He became a member of the bar in 2000 and eventually joined 2 Temple Gardens. On May 6, 2006, he was hired as an in-house legal counsel by West Bromwich Albion. and was subsequently made a Director and Company Secretary.
Eales has continued to play at the amateur level. In 2001, he joined the Newmarket Town F.C.
Reserves in the Kershaw League. He later moved to the Lancashire County Football Association
where he played for Millhead Reserves in from 2004 to 2006 and Higher Poynton from 2006 to 2007. He is currently with M.P.G.
On March 2, 2010, Tottenham Hotspur announced today that Eales will be joining them as club secretary at the end of the season. On the 1st of July 2010, he officially joined the club as Director of Football Administration.
Striker
Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...
who played both collegiately and professionally in the United States. He was a 1995 first team All American
Division I First-Team All-American (soccer)
The Division I First-Team All-Americans are the best eleven U.S. college soccer players as selected by the NCAA.-1970–1983:From 1970 to 1983 the NCAA only named defenders and forwards in addition to one goalkeeper.-1983–present:...
and earned his Cambridge Blue in 1998. He is now the in-house legal counsel for and Legal Director/Secretary of West Bromwich Albion.
Eales grew up in England. As he approached the end of his secondary education
Secondary education
Secondary education is the stage of education following primary education. Secondary education includes the final stage of compulsory education and in many countries it is entirely compulsory. The next stage of education is usually college or university...
, he was faced with the decision of attending university or pursuing a football career. When approached by a scout from an American university offering him the opportunity to both play and attend school, he decided to move to the United States. He attended Brown University
Brown University
Brown University is a private, Ivy League university located in Providence, Rhode Island, United States. Founded in 1764 prior to American independence from the British Empire as the College in the English Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations early in the reign of King George III ,...
, a member of the Ivy League
Ivy League
The Ivy League is an athletic conference comprising eight private institutions of higher education in the Northeastern United States. The conference name is also commonly used to refer to those eight schools as a group...
, playing on the school’s NCAA Division I soccer team from 1991 to 1994. In his final season, he was the Ivy League Player of the Year and a first team All American
Division I First-Team All-American (soccer)
The Division I First-Team All-Americans are the best eleven U.S. college soccer players as selected by the NCAA.-1970–1983:From 1970 to 1983 the NCAA only named defenders and forwards in addition to one goalkeeper.-1983–present:...
. He received a 1st class bachelor’s degree in economics. In 1995, he signed with the Hampton Roads Mariners of the USISL. He spent two seasons with the Mariners, scoring 24 goals in 19 games in 1995.
He returned to England where he read law at Cambridge
Cambridge
The city of Cambridge is a university town and the administrative centre of the county of Cambridgeshire, England. It lies in East Anglia about north of London. Cambridge is at the heart of the high-technology centre known as Silicon Fen – a play on Silicon Valley and the fens surrounding the...
, and gained his Cambridge Blue in 1998. He became a member of the bar in 2000 and eventually joined 2 Temple Gardens. On May 6, 2006, he was hired as an in-house legal counsel by West Bromwich Albion. and was subsequently made a Director and Company Secretary.
Eales has continued to play at the amateur level. In 2001, he joined the Newmarket Town F.C.
Newmarket Town F.C.
Newmarket Town F.C. is an English football club based in Newmarket, Suffolk. The club are currently members of the Eastern Counties League Premier Division and play at Cricket Field Road.The club is affiliated to the Suffolk County FA.-History:...
Reserves in the Kershaw League. He later moved to the Lancashire County Football Association
Lancashire County Football Association
The Lancashire County Football Association, also known simply as the Lancashire FA, is the governing body of football within the historical county boundaries of Lancashire, England...
where he played for Millhead Reserves in from 2004 to 2006 and Higher Poynton from 2006 to 2007. He is currently with M.P.G.
On March 2, 2010, Tottenham Hotspur announced today that Eales will be joining them as club secretary at the end of the season. On the 1st of July 2010, he officially joined the club as Director of Football Administration.