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The men’s USL League One team at Lexington Sporting Club has named Darren Powell as their new head coach for the upcoming second season. Powell, who is from Nottingham, England, offers the team a wealth of coaching expertise.
Powell is an experienced athlete who most recently worked for Major League Soccer’s (MLS) Inter Miami CF as the Director of Player Development and First Team Assistant Coach. Powell is coming to Lexington, South Carolina. Powell has had head coaching positions with Fort Lauderdale CF in USL League One (2021) and Inter Miami CF II in MLS Next Pro (2022).
“[Darren] has terrific expertise in establishing rosters and coaching winning teams. He is an outstanding coach and an even better person.” He is a great asset to Lexington, South Carolina. Phil Neville, the former head coach of Inter Miami CF,.
Powell was a multi-position coach before joining Inter Miami CF. He became head coach of San Antonio FC from 2016 to 2019, leading the team to the USL Championship from the start and qualifying for the playoffs in 2017. Additionally, from 2014 to 2016, he worked as the Academy Director for Orlando City, SC.
Powell also held the position of head coach at Elon University from 2005 to 2014, during which he was recognized as the most successful men’s soccer coach in school history and inducted into the Elon Hall of Fame. Powell served as Greensboro College’s head coach from 1998 to 2001, then as Elon’s assistant coach at UNC Greensboro from 2001 to 2004.
Following the conclusion of Lexington SC’s first professional season in the USL League One, Powell moves to Lexington. Powell is enthusiastic about the club’s expansion and its future prospects.
“I sincerely appreciate and thank you for the chance. I express my gratitude to Bill Shively, Stephen Dawahare, and Sam Stockley for their invaluable support during the process. Powell expressed his gratitude for the chance they had given him. “We are quite happy to be in Lexington and are eager to speak with the players. The staff has been incredibly warm, as we have been getting to know them in meetings. We have the opportunity to meet and interact with fans who appear to have a strong love for Lexington soccer and who clearly wish to increase their support in the upcoming months. We are extremely appreciative of our supporters and admirers, and we can’t wait to meet them.
Powell is a great addition to Lexington SC, and the team is eager to get to work and prepare for the USL League One season in 2024.
Sam Stockley, Men’s Sporting Director, said, “He’s got all the important traits to be able to develop us and move us ahead.” “That’s what we’re looking for—he’s going to help everyone inside the football club flourish. Darren not only embodies our culture and our aspirations for our identities, but he also has the capacity to advance us.
With Powell joining as head coach and the news that a new stadium would open in the summer of 2024, along with the formation of a new Super League women’s professional team, Lexington Sporting Club is gathering steam and anticipation for its upcoming second season. The professional team is also making future plans.
