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Darlington Nagbe

Darlington Nagbe

Midfield - Central Midfield  at Columbus Crew
Age35
CitizenshipUnited States Liberia
Height1.75 m
Footright
BornJuly 19, 1990
at Columbus Crew 2,384 days · joined 2019-11-13
👕500+ Apps 🏴25+ Caps Veteran
Market value €1.00m
Central Midfield Midfield

Career snapshot

4
clubs played for
14/15
debut season
0.08
goals / match
Portland Timbers
top club · 239 apps

Career highs

€3.50m
peak value · 2020
€954k
top transfer fee · 19/20
11
best season · 2013
25 / 1
int'l caps / goals
520Appearances
44Goals
37Assists
24Yellow cards
0Red cards
173Full matches (90′)
Full nameDarlington Nagbe
Name in home countryDarlington Joe Phillip Nagbe
Date of birth1990-07-19 (35 yrs)
Place of birthMonrovia, United States
CitizenshipUnited States Liberia
PositionMidfield - Central Midfield (main: Midfield)
Footright
Height175.00 m
Current clubColumbus Crew
Joined2019-11-13
Contract expires2025-12-31
AgentWasserman
Outfitteradidas
Jul 2025
2025 — Columbus Crew
27 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Mar 2025
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jul 2024
2024 — Columbus Crew
37 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2024
24/25 — Columbus Crew
2 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2023
2023 — Columbus Crew
44 matches · 4 G · 2 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2023
23/24 — Columbus Crew
7 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2022
2022 — Columbus Crew
34 matches · 3 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2021
2021 — Columbus Crew
34 matches · 2 G · 3 A · across 2 competitions
Apr 2021
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Sep 2020
Injury: unknown
10 games missed
Jul 2020
20/21 — Columbus Crew
3 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2020
2020 — Columbus Crew SC
19 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Nov 2019
Transfer: Atlanta → Columbus Crew
19/20 · Transfer · €954k
Jul 2019
2019 — Atlanta United FC
42 matches · 2 G · 4 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2018
18/19 — Atlanta United FC
4 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2018
2018 — Atlanta United FC
28 matches · 0 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
Jun 2018
Injury: unknown
10 games missed
Dec 2017
Transfer: Portland → Atlanta
17/18 · Transfer · €930k
Jul 2017
2017 — Portland Timbers
29 matches · 3 G · 3 A · across 2 competitions
May 2017
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Jul 2016
16/17 — Portland Timbers
3 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2016
2016 — Portland Timbers
28 matches · 1 G · 5 A · across 2 competitions
Apr 2016
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Jul 2015
Injury: unknown
5 games missed
Jul 2015
2015 — Portland Timbers
40 matches · 5 G · 4 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2014
14/15 — Portland Timbers
2 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2014
2014 — Portland Timbers
33 matches · 2 G · 5 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2013
2013 — Portland Timbers
42 matches · 11 G · 4 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2012
2012 — Portland Timbers
34 matches · 6 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2011
2011 — Portland Timbers
28 matches · 2 G · 3 A · across 1 competition
Mar 2011
Injury: unknown
4 games missed
Jan 2011
Transfer: Akron Zips → Portland
10/11 · Draft
Aug 2010
Transfer: Cleveland Int. → Akron Zips
10/11 · Return from loan
May 2010
Transfer: Akron Zips → Cleveland Int.
09/10 · Loan
Aug 2009
Transfer: Cleveland Int. → Akron Zips
09/10 · Return from loan
May 2009
Transfer: Akron Zips → Cleveland Int.
08/09 · Loan
Aug 2008
Transfer: Cleveland Int. → Akron Zips
08/09 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €3.50m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
15,573 min
Minutes played by club
Columbus Crew 25.6%
Columbus Crew SC 8.2%
Atlanta United FC 9.1%
Portland Timbers 57.1%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
Columbus Crew 8 20/21 24/25 188 9 6 3,994
Columbus Crew SC 1 2020 2020 19 2 0 1,275
Atlanta United FC 3 18/19 2019 74 2 7 1,413
Portland Timbers 9 14/15 2017 239 31 24 8,891

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

4€875K8€1.8M11€2.6M15€3.5M16/17 — 1 goals (Portland Timbers)116/1718/19 — 1 assists118/1920/212011 — 2 goals (Portland Timbers)2011 — 3 assists520112012 — 6 goals (Portland Timbers)620122013 — 11 goals (Portland Timbers)2013 — 4 assists1520132014 — 2 goals (Portland Timbers)2014 — 5 assists720142015 — 5 goals (Portland Timbers)2015 — 4 assists920152016 — 1 goals (Portland Timbers)2016 — 5 assists620162017 — 3 goals (Portland Timbers)2017 — 3 assists620172018 — 2 assists220182019 — 2 goals (Atlanta United FC)2019 — 4 assists620192020 — 2 goals (Columbus Crew SC)220202021 — 2 goals (Columbus Crew)2021 — 3 assists520212022 — 3 goals (Columbus Crew)320222023 — 4 goals (Columbus Crew)2023 — 2 assists620232024 — 1 assists1202423/2424/2516/17 — €1.8M18/19 — €1.8M20/21 — €3.5M23/24 — €2M24/25 — €1.8MGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

14/15: 0014/1516/17: 1116/1718/19: 0018/1920/21: 0020/212011: 2220112012: 6620122013: 111120132014: 2220142015: 5520152016: 1120162017: 3320172018: 0020182019: 2220192020: 2220202021: 2220212022: 3320222023: 4420232024: 0020242025: 00202523/24: 0023/2424/25: 0024/25

Assists by season

14/15: 0014/1516/17: 0016/1718/19: 1118/1920/21: 0020/212011: 3320112012: 0020122013: 4420132014: 5520142015: 4420152016: 5520162017: 3320172018: 2220182019: 4420192020: 0020202021: 3320212022: 0020222023: 2220232024: 1120242025: 00202523/24: 0023/2424/25: 0024/25
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
24/25 CONCACAF CC Columbus Crew 2 0 0 0 0 0
23/24 CONCACAF Champions Cup Columbus Crew 7 0 0 1 0 0
2025 Leagues Cup Columbus Crew 3 0 0 0 0 0
2025 MLS Columbus Crew 24 0 0 1 0 0
2024 Campeones Cup Columbus Crew 1 0 0 0 0 0
2024 Leagues Cup Columbus Crew 5 0 0 0 0 0
2024 MLS Columbus Crew 29 0 1 2 0 0
2024 MLS Cup Playoffs Columbus Crew 2 0 0 0 0 0
2023 Leagues Cup Columbus Crew 3 0 1 1 0 0
2023 MLS Columbus Crew 34 3 1 4 0 931
2023 MLS Cup Playoffs Columbus Crew 6 1 0 0 0 594
2023 US Open Cup Columbus Crew 1 0 0 0 0 0
2022 MLS Columbus Crew 34 3 0 4 0 1,013
2021 Campeones Cup Columbus Crew 1 0 0 0 0 0
2021 MLS Columbus Crew 33 2 3 2 0 1,456
2020 MLS Columbus Crew SC 12 1 0 1 0 975
2020 MLS Cup Playoffs Columbus Crew SC 3 1 0 0 0 300
2020 MLS is Back Columbus Crew SC 4 0 0 0 0 0
2019 Campeones Cup Atlanta United FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
2019 MLS Atlanta United FC 33 2 4 2 0 1,413
2019 MLS Cup Playoffs Atlanta United FC 3 0 0 0 0 0
2019 US Open Cup Atlanta United FC 5 0 0 0 0 0
2018 MLS Atlanta United FC 23 0 2 0 0 0
2018 MLS Cup Playoffs Atlanta United FC 5 0 0 0 0 0
2018 US Open Cup Atlanta United FC 0 0 0 0 0 0
2017 MLS Portland Timbers 27 3 3 3 0 777
2017 MLS Cup Playoffs Portland Timbers 2 0 0 0 0 0
2016 MLS Portland Timbers 27 1 5 1 0 2,416
2016 US Open Cup Portland Timbers 1 0 0 0 0 0
2015 MLS Portland Timbers 33 5 4 0 0 569
2015 MLS Cup Playoffs Portland Timbers 6 0 0 0 0 0
2015 US Open Cup Portland Timbers 1 0 0 0 0 0
2014 MLS Portland Timbers 32 1 5 0 0 2,683
2014 US Open Cup Portland Timbers 1 1 0 0 0 60
2013 MLS Portland Timbers 34 9 3 1 0 316
2013 MLS Cup Playoffs Portland Timbers 4 1 0 0 0 335
2013 US Open Cup Portland Timbers 4 1 1 0 0 242
2012 MLS Portland Timbers 33 6 0 0 0 463
2012 US Open Cup Portland Timbers 1 0 0 0 0 0
2011 MLS Portland Timbers 28 2 3 0 0 826
20/21 CONCACAF CL Columbus Crew 3 0 0 1 0 0
18/19 CONCACAF CL Atlanta United FC 4 0 1 0 0 0
16/17 CONCACAF CL Portland Timbers 3 1 0 0 0 204
14/15 CONCACAF CL Portland Timbers 2 0 0 0 0 0
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
08/09 2008-08-01 Cleveland Int. Akron Zips Transfer 0
08/09 2009-05-01 Akron Zips Cleveland Int. Loan 0
09/10 2009-08-01 Cleveland Int. Akron Zips Return from loan 0
09/10 2010-05-01 Akron Zips Cleveland Int. Loan 0
10/11 2010-08-01 Cleveland Int. Akron Zips Return from loan 0
10/11 2011-01-13 Akron Zips Portland Draft 0
17/18 2017-12-13 Portland Atlanta Transfer 1750000 €930k
19/20 2019-11-13 Atlanta Columbus Crew Transfer 1750000 €954k
SeasonInjuryFromToDays missedGames missed
10/11 Pubalgia 2011-03-03 2011-03-31 29 4
15/16 Shoulder injury 2015-07-06 2015-07-16 11 5
15/16 ankle sprain 2016-04-11 2016-04-20 10 3
16/17 Muscle injury 2017-05-01 2017-05-18 18 2
17/18 Adductor injury 2018-06-25 2018-09-05 73 10
20/21 Meniscus injury 2020-09-02 2020-10-21 50 10
20/21 Muscle injury 2021-04-09 2021-04-28 20 3
24/25 Knee problems 2025-03-31 2025-04-10 11 1
Current€1.20m
Peak€3.50m
Low€150k
Δ since start+€1.05m
€150k€988k€1.83m€2.66m€3.50m197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970 €1.20m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.80m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.75m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.75m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.75m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.75m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.75m
Jan 1, 1970 €750k
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.75m
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €300k
Jan 1, 1970 €150k
TeamShirtMatchesGoalsDebutAge at debutStatus
Team #3505 25 1 former national player
TeammatePPG played withJoint goalsMinutes
Diego Chará 1 1 0
Alexandru Mățan 2 3 0
Alvas Powell 2 0 0
Lucas Zelarayán 2 0 0
Cucho Hernández 2 1 0
Aidan Morris 2 0 0
Yaw Yeboah 2 0 0
Julian Gressel 2 3 0
Pedro Santos 2 3 0
Derrick Etienne Jr. 2 0 0

Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.

Top goalscoring seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubGoalsMatches
2013 MLS Portland Timbers 9 34
2012 MLS Portland Timbers 6 33
2015 MLS Portland Timbers 5 33

Top assist seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubAssistsMatches
2014 MLS Portland Timbers 5 32
2016 MLS Portland Timbers 5 27
2015 MLS Portland Timbers 4 33

Every loan spell across this player's career.

SeasonDateFromToTypeFeeValue at transfer
10/11 2010-08-01 Cleveland Int. Akron Zips Return from loan
09/10 2010-05-01 Akron Zips Cleveland Int. Loan
09/10 2009-08-01 Cleveland Int. Akron Zips Return from loan
08/09 2009-05-01 Akron Zips Cleveland Int. Loan

Last 50 matches for Columbus Crew while Darlington Nagbe was at the club (joined 2019-11-13). The Availability column cross-references our injury database — matches inside a known injury window are flagged INJURED. Per-match goal attribution requires a paid feed (FBref/Sofascore) and isn't wired up yet.

DateCompHomeScoreAwayAvailability
2026-06-29 MLS1 Columbus Crew Philadelphia Union TIMED
2026-06-25 MLS1 Columbus Crew Atlanta United FC TIMED
2026-06-14 MLS1 Columbus Crew Vancouver Whitecaps TIMED
2026-05-31 MLS1 Inter Miami CF Columbus Crew TIMED
2026-05-28 MLS1 Columbus Crew Nashville SC TIMED
2026-05-24 MLS1 Charlotte FC Columbus Crew TIMED
2026-05-17 MLS1 Columbus Crew FC Cincinnati TIMED
2026-05-14 MLS1 CF Montréal Columbus Crew TIMED
2026-05-10 MLS1 Philadelphia Union Columbus Crew TIMED
2026-05-03 MLS1 Columbus Crew 4–2 Charlotte FC Available
2026-04-26 MLS1 Columbus Crew 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes Available
2026-04-19 MLS1 Columbus Crew 0–1 Inter Miami CF Available
2026-04-13 MLS1 St. Louis City SC 1–2 Columbus Crew Available
2026-04-05 MLS1 Columbus Crew 2–1 CF Montréal Available
2026-03-29 MLS1 D.C. United 1–2 Columbus Crew Available
2026-03-22 MLS1 Columbus Crew 0–0 New York City FC Available
2026-03-15 MLS1 San Diego FC 1–1 Columbus Crew Available
2026-03-08 MLS1 Columbus Crew 0–0 Houston Dynamo Available
2026-03-01 MLS1 New England Revolution 0–1 Columbus Crew Available
2025-10-18 MLS1 Columbus Crew New York RB TIMED
2025-10-04 MLS1 Orlando City Columbus Crew TIMED
2025-09-27 MLS1 Chicago Fire Columbus Crew TIMED
2025-09-20 MLS1 Columbus Crew Toronto FC TIMED
2025-09-13 MLS1 Atlanta United FC Columbus Crew TIMED
2025-08-30 MLS1 New York RB Columbus Crew TIMED
2025-08-23 MLS1 Columbus Crew New England Revolution TIMED
2025-08-16 MLS1 Toronto FC Columbus Crew TIMED
2025-08-09 MLS1 New York City FC Columbus Crew TIMED
2025-07-25 MLS1 Columbus Crew Orlando City TIMED
2025-07-19 MLS1 Columbus Crew D.C. United TIMED
2025-07-16 MLS1 Nashville SC Columbus Crew TIMED
2025-07-12 MLS1 FC Cincinnati Columbus Crew TIMED
2025-07-06 MLS1 Seattle Sounders Columbus Crew TIMED
2025-06-29 MLS1 New England Revolution 1–5 Columbus Crew Available
2025-06-22 MLS1 Columbus Crew 4–0 Sporting Kansas City Available
2025-06-19 MLS1 Inter Miami CF 2–1 Columbus Crew Available
2025-06-14 MLS1 New York City FC 2–3 Columbus Crew Available
2025-05-25 MLS1 Orlando City 0–2 Columbus Crew Available
2025-05-18 MLS1 Chicago Fire 1–3 Columbus Crew Available
2025-05-15 MLS1 CF Montréal 1–3 Columbus Crew Available
2025-05-11 MLS1 Columbus Crew 1–2 FC Cincinnati Available
2025-04-27 MLS1 Columbus Crew 0–0 CF Montréal Available
2025-04-20 MLS1 Columbus Crew 2–2 Portland Timbers Available
2025-04-13 MLS1 Real Salt Lake 0–0 Columbus Crew Available
2025-04-06 MLS1 Columbus Crew 1–1 D.C. United INJURED Knee problems
2025-03-30 MLS1 Nashville SC 2–2 Columbus Crew Available
2025-03-23 MLS1 Charlotte FC 2–0 Columbus Crew Available
2025-03-16 MLS1 Columbus Crew 3–0 New York RB Available
2025-03-09 MLS1 Columbus Crew 2–1 Chicago Fire Available
2025-03-02 MLS1 Minnesota United FC 1–1 Columbus Crew Available

Teams faced most often by Darlington Nagbe's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).

OpponentPWDLGFGAGDWin %
Toronto FC 4 1 2 1 3 5 -2 25%
Impact de Montréal 4 0 3 1 5 7 -2 0%
New York City FC 4 1 1 2 8 11 -3 25%
Chicago Fire 4 1 3 0 6 3 +3 25%
Philadelphia Union 4 1 0 3 6 8 -2 25%
Seattle Sounders 4 2 0 2 8 7 +1 50%
San Jose Earthquakes 4 3 0 1 7 3 +4 75%
New England Revolution 4 2 1 1 6 4 +2 50%
Colorado Rapids 4 1 2 1 2 2 0 25%
Vancouver Whitecaps 4 1 0 3 7 11 -4 25%
FC Dallas 4 0 1 3 4 9 -5 0%
Real Salt Lake 4 2 2 0 9 7 +2 50%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / YearMilestoneDate
14/15 Senior debut season
16/17 First senior goal

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
23/24 7 0 1 0 0 0
2025 27 0 1 0 0 0
2024 37 0 2 0 0 0
2023 44 1,525 5 0 0 0.3
2022 34 1,013 4 0 0 0.36
2021 34 1,456 2 0 0 0.12
2020 19 1,275 1 0 0 0.07
2019 42 1,413 2 0 0 0.13
2017 29 777 3 0 0 0.35
2016 28 2,416 1 0 0 0.04
2013 42 893 1 0 0 0.1
20/21 3 0 1 0 0 0

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

MLS
436 apps
38 G
34 A
MLS Cup Playoffs
31 apps
3 G
0 A
US Open Cup
14 apps
2 G
1 A
CONCACAF CL
21 apps
1 G
1 A
Leagues Cup
11 apps
0 G
1 A

Frequently asked about Darlington Nagbe

Who is Darlington Nagbe?

Darlington Nagbe is an United professional footballer who plays as a central midfield for Columbus Crew.

How old is Darlington Nagbe?

Darlington Nagbe is 35 years old. He was born on July 19, 1990 in Monrovia.

What position does Darlington Nagbe play?

Darlington Nagbe plays as a central midfield (Midfield - Central Midfield).

What club does Darlington Nagbe play for?

Darlington Nagbe currently plays for Columbus Crew.

How many career goals has Darlington Nagbe scored?

Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Darlington Nagbe has scored 44 goals in 520 appearances.

What is Darlington Nagbe's market value?

Darlington Nagbe's most recent reported market value is €1.00m.