Darley Ramon Torres (born 15 December 1989), commonly known as Darley, is a Brazilian

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. He currently plays as a

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for

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Early life

Darley was born in

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, Minas Gerais, Brazil.

Club career

Atlético Mineiro (2007)

Darley started his professional career at

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. At the age of 17, Darley made his debut on the highest level, playing a total of seven matches for the club from Belo Horizonte. On 13 December 2007, Darley had a successful trial period at the Dutch

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club

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. One month later, Feyenoord officially announced the arrival of the goalkeeper.

Feyenoord (2007–2012)

On 19 February 2008, Darley signed a four-and-a-half-year contract with

. To slowly adapt to a new culture and lifestyle, Darley first joined the Feyenoord U19 squad for the seasons 2007–08 and 2008–09. For the season 2009–10, Feyenoord decided not to renew first team goalkeeper

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's contract. During pre-season, Darley had to battle with reserve goalkeeper

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and the returning

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, who came back from a season loan spell at

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, for a regular place under the bar. After solid performances in the pre-season friendly wins against Sporting Clube de Portugal (1–2) and Sampdoria (3–0), Darley came out as winner. On 2 August 2009, Darley made his official Feyenoord debut in the

home match against N.E.C. (2–0). Unfortunately, Darley had to be substituted during half time due to a knee injury, causing Darley to be sidelined for almost two months. Van Dijk replaced the youngster and has remained first team goalkeeper since. Darley's second appearance came on 8 November 2009 against

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following Van Dijk's red card against Ajax Amsterdam the week before. Following his persistent hip injury which restricted his first team appearances at Feyenoord, Darley was allowed to return to Brazil before his contract ended.De ongelukkige ondergang van Darley in de Kuip
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Statistics

:''Statistics accurate as of last match played on 8 November 2009.''

Honours

;Tombense *

Campeonato Brasileiro Série D The Campeonato Brasileiro Série D (English: Brazilian Championship Serie D) is the fourth division of the Brazilian football league system, and was announced by the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) on April 9, 2008. The Campeonato Brasileir ...

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;CSA *

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: 2021

References

External links

Official Darley Ramon Torres profile
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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Darley 1989 births Living people Brazilian men's footballers Men's association football goalkeepers Clube Atlético Mineiro players Feyenoord players Clube Náutico Capibaribe players Criciúma Esporte Clube players Tombense Futebol Clube players América Futebol Clube (MG) players Boa Esporte Clube players Botafogo Futebol Clube (SP) players Centro Sportivo Alagoano players Mirassol Futebol Clube players Eredivisie players Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players Campeonato Brasileiro Série C players Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands People from Pedro Leopoldo Footballers from Minas Gerais