Darlington Nagbe

Height:
5-9
Weight:
165
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Lakewood, Ohio
High School:
St. Edwards HS

as a Junior (2010): Winner of the Missouri Athletics Club Hermann Trophy ... NSCAA All-America First Team ... MAC Player of the Year ... All-MAC First Team ... College Cup All-Tournament Team ... NSCAA National Player of the Week (Sept. 7) ... MAC Player of the Week (Sept. 7) ... finished seventh in the country with a career-high 13 assists ... six helpers set up game winning goals for UA ... also netted seven goals, including a pair of game-winning strikes vs. then-ranked No. 9 Creighton (Oct. 27) and Western Michigan (Nov. 14) in the MAC Tournament championship match ... College Soccer News Preaseason All-American.

as a Sophomore (2009): NSCAA All-America Second Team ... Soccer America MVP Second Team ... Top Drawer Soccer Team of the Season Second Team … All-Great Lakes Region First Team ... All-Mid-American Conference First Team … Soccer America National Team of the Week (Oct. 27)… College Soccer News and Top Drawer Soccer National Teams of the Week (Oct. 26, Nov. 16) … MAC Player of the Week (Oct. 26 ) … University of Akron All-Tournament Team (Sept. 18-20) ... second on the team with 10 goals, including his first career hat trick at Michigan (Oct. 20) ... tied with M.A.C. Hermann Trophy winner and teammate Teal Bunbury for team lead with five game-winning goals ... notched game-winners in both MAC Tournament wins against Northern Illlinois (Nov. 13) and Hartwick (Nov. 15) ... started all 25 games.

as a Freshman (2008): Soccer America All-Freshman first team honoree ... All-MAC Newcomer of the Year and first team selection ... appeared in all 23 games, starting 14 ... scored a pair of goals in a win against Florida Atlantic (Sept. 19) ... led UA to a pair of road victories by assisting scores in back-to-back games at Hartwick (Nov. 1) and at Ohio State (Nov. 7) ... was instrumental in the Zips' 1-0 double overtime victory against Northern Illinois (Nov. 16) in the MAC Tournament championship game, starting in place of injured starter Steve Zakuani and playing all 110 minutes ... started at forward in all four of UA's postseason games ... attempted four shots in back-to-back contests vs. Buffalo (Oct. 18) and Michigan (Oct. 22).

at St. Edwards High School: Rated the 21st-best recruit in the nation by Rise Magazine, scoring 18 goals and adding 10 assists as a senior ... was a member of the Region II ODP team, a 2007 adidas ESP All-Star and member of the Ohio North ODP team ... first team All-Cleveland selection as a senior and a second team honoree as a sophomore ... transferred from Lakewood High School following his sophomore season.

Prior to Akron: Won four Ohio state club titles with the Internationals ... was a member of the U15 National Pool in 2004.

Personal: Son of Joe and Somah Nagbe ... father, Joe, is a former captain of the Liberian full national team.