Darren McQueen

Darren McQueen
Personal information
Full name Darren Laurie McQueen[1]
Date of birth (1995-05-08) 8 May 1995[2]
Place of birth Leytonstone, England
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)[2]
Position Striker
Team information
Current team
Eastbourne Borough
Number 11
Youth career
2010–2014 Tottenham Hotspur
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2015 Ipswich Town 0 (0)
2015–2017 Maldon & Tiptree 39 (17)
2016–2017 → Ebbsfleet United (loan) 21 (7)
2017–2018 Ebbsfleet United 38 (9)
2018–2019 Sutton United 8 (0)
2019 → Dartford (loan) 12 (3)
2019–2020 Dartford 29 (16)
2020–2022 Dagenham & Redbridge 23 (0)
2021–2022 → Dulwich Hamlet (loan) 33 (8)
2022–2024 Ebbsfleet United 67 (10)
2024–2026 Hornchurch 78 (17)
2026– Eastbourne Borough 3 (0)
International career‡
2017 England C 2 (2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:10, 15 August 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 19:55, 31 May 2017 (UTC)

Darren Laurie McQueen (born 8 May 1995) is a footballer who plays for Eastbourne Borough. He made his professional debut for Ipswich Town on 12 August 2014 in a Football League Cup match against Crawley Town.[3]

Club career

He signed for Maldon & Tiptree of the Isthmian League Division One North on 28 July 2015. On 26 July 2016, McQueen signed on a season-loan for Ebbsfleet United. [4]

On 1 February 2017, McQueen signed a permanent deal to stay at Ebbsfleet United. [5]

On 14 June 2019, McQueen joined Dartford.[6]

On 18 August 2020, he joined National League side Dagenham & Redbridge on a free transfer, having previously worked under manager Daryl McMahon at Ebbsfleet.[7]

On 13 August 2021, McQueen joined National League South side Dulwich Hamlet on a season-long loan deal.[8]

On 1 June 2022, Dagenham & Redbridge announced that McQueen would leave the club following the expiration of his contract.[9]

On 27 June 2022, McQueen rejoined Ebbsfleet United.[10]

In June 2024, McQueen joined newly promoted National League South side Hornchurch.[11]

On 13 June 2026, McQueen joined Eastbourne Borough.[12]

Career statistics

As of match played 15 August 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Ipswich Town 2014–15[13] Championship 000010—10
Maldon & Tiptree 2015–16[14] IL Premier Division 391710—1[a]04117
Ebbsfleet United 2016–17[13] National League South 351335—6[b]24420
2017–18[13] National League 13200—00132
2018–19[13] National League 11131——142
Total 591666—627124
Sutton United 2018–19[13] National League 8000—2[a]0100
Dartford (loan) 2018–19[13] National League South 123———123
Dartford 2019–20[13] National League South 291622—5[c]23620
Total 411922—524823
Dagenham & Redbridge 2020–21[13] National League 23020—2[a]2272
2021–22[13] National League 0000—0000
Total 23020—22272
Dulwich Hamlet (loan) 2021–22[13] National League South 33810—3[a]0378
Ebbsfleet United 2022–23[13] National League South 33640—2[d]1397
2023–24[13] National League 34420—1[a]0374
Total 671060—317611
Hornchurch 2024–25[13] National League South 421330—6[e]35116
2025–26[13] National League South 36410—8[f]5459
Total 781740—1489625
Eastbourne Borough 2026–27[15] IL Premier Division 3000—0030
Career total 35187228103615410110
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Appearance(s) in the FA Trophy
  2. ↑ Four appearances in the FA Trophy, two appearances and two goals in the National League South play-offs
  3. ↑ Two appearances in the FA Trophy, three appearances and two goals in the National League South play-offs
  4. ↑ One appearance in FA Trophy, one appearance and one goal in the Kent Senior Cup
  5. ↑ One appearance in FA Trophy, five appearances and three goals in the Essex Senior Cup
  6. ↑ Three appearances in FA Trophy, three appearance and five goals in Essex Senior Cup, two appearances in National League South play-offs

Honours

Ebbsfleet United

Hornchurch

References

  1. ↑ "List of Players Registered as Scholars in Accordance with Rule C.3 Between 01/07/2015 and 31/07/2015" (PDF). The FA. p. 45. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Darren McQueen". 11v11. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
  3. ↑ "Crawley v Ipswich". BBC Sport. 12 August 2014. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
  4. ↑ "Fleet take McQueen on loan". 26 July 2016.
  5. ↑ "McQueen turns down Football League". February 2017.
  6. ↑ "NEW SIGNING: Darren McQueen". 14 June 2019.
  7. ↑ "Dagenham & Redbridge sign quick forward Darren McQueen". Barking & Dagenham Post. 18 August 2020. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
  8. ↑ "PLAYER NEWS: FIVE NEW PLAYERS SIGN AHEAD OF OPENING WEEKEND". Dulwich Hamlet F.C. 13 August 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  9. ↑ "Daggers Announce 2022 Retained List". Dagenham & Redbridge. 1 June 2022. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
  10. ↑ "McQueen makes Fleet restoration". Ebbsfleet United. 27 June 2022. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
  11. ↑ "Welcome Darren McQueen". www.hornchurchfc.com. 13 June 2024. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
  12. ↑ "Welcome to The Sports, Darren McQueen". www.ebfc.co.uk. 13 June 2026. Retrieved 2 July 2026.
  13. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 "D. McQueen". Soccerway. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
  14. ↑ "Darren McQueen". Maldon & Tiptree Official Site. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
  15. ↑ "Eastbourne Borough – Appearances – Darren McQueen – 2026-2027". www.footballwebpages.co.uk. Retrieved 16 August 2026.
  16. ↑ Pilnick, Brent (9 May 2026). "Hornchurch 3–2 Torquay United". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 May 2026.