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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Darielle Victoria O'Brien[1] | ||
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2018 | UC Riverside Highlanders | 71 | (6) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2024 | United City FC | ? | (19) |
| 2024 | Utah Royals | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of July 9, 2025 | |||
Darielle Victoria O'Brien is an American professional soccer player who most recently played as a defender for the Utah Royals of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). She played college soccer for the UC Riverside Highlanders.
Early life
[edit]O'Brien is a native of Fontana, California.[1][2] She attended Summit High School, where she won 4 varsity letters, was a 2-time offensive MVP, and received one all-league first team honor.[1] O'Brien was a productive goalscorer for Summit, particularly in her final high school season;[3] she scored 19 goals in the first 8 games of her senior year and was one of the California Interscholastic Federation's top scorers.[4][5]
College career
[edit]O'Brien played for the UC Riverside Highlanders on a soccer scholarship from 2015 to 2018.[4][1] On October 23, 2015, she scored her first two college goals in a defeat at the hands of Santa Barbara.[6] She registered 16 matches in her freshman year, a number she would bring up to 18 the following season.[1] As a junior, she led the team in assists and tied for third place in goals scored.[1] One of O'Brien's assists came in an August 25 match against Denver, in which she also scored the 87th minute game-tying goal to salvage a 2–2 draw.[7] O'Brien capped off her college career with a senior season in which she tallied 2 assists and was named as an All-Big West honorable mention.[8]
Club career
[edit]United City FC
[edit]After leaving college, O'Brien spent 5 years with United City FC, a United Premier Soccer League team in Downey, California.[9] She helped United City earn several UPSL, Southwest Premier League, and Alianza de Futbol titles.[10] O'Brien was an offensive threat in her time with United City, recording a sum of 19 goals and 32 assists.[11]
Utah Royals
[edit]On July 17, 2024, O'Brien signed her first professional deal with the NWSL's Utah Royals.[11] She inked a national team replacement player contract, helping fill in for Utah's 4 players participating in the 2024 Olympics.[10] She made her professional debut two days later, coming on as a second-half substitute for Madison Pogarch in an NWSL x Liga MX Femenil Summer Cup match against the Seattle Reign.[9][12] On August 28, the Royals re-signed O'Brien, this time as an injury replacement player.[13] At the end of the season, O'Brien departed from Utah and entered NWSL free agency.[14]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of July 9, 2025
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Playoffs | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Utah Royals | 2024 | NWSL | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
- ^ Includes the NWSL x Liga MX Femenil Summer Cup
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g "Darielle O'Brien - 2018 - Women's Soccer". UC Riverside Athletics. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
- ^ Edler, Krysyan (November 8, 2024). "From Swig to the mountains, what these Utah Royals had to say about living in Utah". Deseret News. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
- ^ Marshall, Pete (January 8, 2015). "Ontario High girls soccer rallies past Summit, 2-1". Daily Bulletin. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
- ^ a b "Three football players, one soccer player get scholarships at Summit". Fontana Herald News. February 4, 2015. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
- ^ "Summit soccer ladies unbeaten; O'Brien is top goal scorer in CIF". Fontana Herald News. December 24, 2014. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
- ^ "O'Brien Scores Twice, But Women's Soccer Falls In Double OT, 3-2 , At Santa Barbara". UC Riverside Athletics. October 23, 2015. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
- ^ "Late Darielle O'Brien Score Helps Women's Soccer Battle Denver To 2-2 Draw". UC Riverside Athletics. August 25, 2017. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
- ^ "Women's Soccer All-Big West". Big West. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
- ^ a b Swanson, Mirjam (July 20, 2024). "NWSL debut was a long time coming for Darielle O'Brien". Orange County Register. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
- ^ a b Vincent, Taylor (July 23, 2024). "Meet the NWSL's NTRPs". Spotrac. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
- ^ a b "Utah Royals FC Signs Three Players As National Team Replacement Players". RSL. July 17, 2024. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
- ^ Franca, Izabelle (July 20, 2024). "Seattle Reign beat Utah Royals in Summer Cup opener". MLS Multiplex. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
- ^ "URFC Signs Darielle O'Brien As Injury Replacement Player". RSL. August 28, 2024. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
- ^ "Utah Royals FC Announces 2025 Roster Decisions". RSL. December 10, 2024. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
External links
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- Darielle O'Brien at UC Riverside Highlanders