Darren Moore enters his 10th season with the Owls men’s soccer program in 2022. In his time at Kenyon, he's helped attract serious talent including multiple NCAC Midfielder, Defender and Offensive Player of the Year award-winners and numerous All-America selections. He also brings with him a wealth of experience as a Division I and professional player as well as a successful coach of nearby schools.
In his first season at Kenyon, Moore helped the team to an impressive 16-5-3 mark which included a trip to the Sweet 16 in the NCAA Division III Tournament. He's helped Kenyon during the last seven seasons reach the NCAA Division III Tournament's Sweet 16 and Elite Eight as well.
No stranger to the state of Ohio, Moore most recently served as an assistant at The College of Wooster for seven seasons. In 2005, he joined the Fighting Scots women’s soccer program where he helped recruit and develop two All-Americans, five all-region selections, four academic All-Americans, one North Coast Athletic Conference Newcomer of the Year, two NCAC Players of the Year, one on the defensive side and one on the offensive side. From 2008 to 2010, he helped Wooster to a conference championship, tournament runner-up finish, and a season that the team won the most non-conference matches in team history.
Prior to his time at Wooster, Moore played professionally with the Northampton Town Football Club (Northampton, England) for two years. During his collegiate career, he was a two-time all-conference player at University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, which at one time ranked No. 16 in the country at the NCAA Division I level, and won two Mid-Continent Conference titles.
His coaching career also spanned to Toledo, Ohio where he led the PaceSetter Soccer Club to seven state championships and had multiple individual player success stories including one U21 national team pool player, one professional player, and numerous state and regional recognition selections. As the Director of Coaching with PaceSetter SC, Moore helped groom 40 teams to the state semifinals, 28 state finalists, and 15 state titles over a seven-year time span. He also was an assistant coach for Heidelberg College from 1996-98.
Moore, whose father played for the world-famous Manchester United and Chelsea FC of the English Premier League, holds the National Soccer Coaches Association of America’s national, advanced, and premier licenses, all of which were passed with distinction.
Moore holds a Bachelor’s of Science in Human Development from Wisconsin-Green Bay and obtained his master’s degree in education from Heidelberg. He now resides in Granville, Ohio, with his wife, Nadia, their two sons, Caden and Gavin, and their English golden retriever named Bob.
