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Darian Michelle Jenkins (born January 5, 1995) is an American soccer forward on the roster for the North Carolina Courage in the National Women's Soccer League.
Career
College
Jenkins scored 29 goals in 76 appearances for the UCLA Bruins women's soccer team, and was team co-captain in her 2016 senior season. In their 2016 season opener, Jenkins scored a hat trick in the first half of the match, the Bruins' first hat trick since Sydney Leroux scored one in 2011. She broke her fibula in a match on October 2, 2016, ending her collegiate career.
Club
North Carolina Courage
Jenkins was the North Carolina Courage's second pick in the 2017 National Women's Soccer League College Draft in January 2017, selected 7th overall. She signed with the Courage on April 10 and was immediately placed on the 45-day disabled list while she continued to recover from her fibula injury.