Darvin Ebanks (born 30 May 1993) is an American professional soccer player and coach.

Youth and College

Ebanks attended Mount de Sales High School where he was considered a 5-star recruit by Top Drawer Soccer. He attended the

University of North Carolina The University of North Carolina is the multi-campus public university system for the state of North Carolina. Overseeing the state's 16 public universities and the NC School of Science and Mathematics, it is commonly referred to as the UNC Sy ...

where he helped the Tar Heels earn the 2011 Championship Title.

Club career

Ebanks began his professional career with local NPSL side

Georgia Revolution Georgia Revolution FC is an American soccer club based in McDonough, Georgia, United States. The team competes in the Southeast Conference of the National Premier Soccer League (NPSL), the fourth tier of the United States soccer league system. T ...

, competing in the Southeast Conference of the South Region. During the 2015 season, the

Revolution In political science, a revolution (Latin: ''revolutio'', "a turn around") is a fundamental and relatively sudden change in political power and political organization which occurs when the population revolts against the government, typically due ...

made it to the Southeast Conference playoffs, ultimately losing out to the

Atlanta Silverbacks Reserves Atlanta Soccer Club was an American soccer team based in Atlanta, Georgia. Founded in 2007 as Atlanta FC, it became the reserve team of the Atlanta Silverbacks in 2011, and licensed the name of the first team when it folded in 2016. On January ...

. On March 10, 2016, Ebanks signed with USL side

Harrisburg City Islanders Penn FC (formerly the Harrisburg City Islanders) was an American professional soccer team based in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States. Founded in 2003, the team most recently played in the USL Pro, the second tier of the United States soccer ...

. he made his first appearance for the City Islanders on May 19, 2016, as a substitute in the 2016 U.S. Open Cup Second Round against West Chester United. The Islanders won the match 2-0 and advanced to the third round.

Coaching

In 2020, Ebanks joined

Women's Premier Soccer League The Women's Premier Soccer League (WPSL) is an amateur women's soccer league in the United States and Canada. It is the top amateur league for women's soccer in the United States soccer pyramid, below only National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). ...

expansion club Savannah Spirit as an assistant coach.

International

Ebanks has participated in the U.S. U-18 National Team training camp in 2011, but has not made any appearances for the team.

Honors

North Carolina Tar Heels

NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship The NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament, sometimes known as the College Cup, is an American intercollegiate soccer tournament conducted by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), and determines the Division I men's national champi ...

: 2011 Champions

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ebanks, Darvin 1993 births American soccer players North Carolina Tar Heels men's soccer players Penn FC players USL Championship players Association football defenders Soccer players from Georgia (U.S. state) Sportspeople from Macon, Georgia Living people National Premier Soccer League players Georgia Revolution FC players Major Arena Soccer League players Harrisburg Heat players USL League Two players American soccer coaches Savannah College of Art and Design alumni