Darren Devlin Sidoel (born 10 March 1998) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for New York Cosmos in the USL League One. Besides the Netherlands, he has also played in England, Belgium, Bulgaria, India, Spain, and the United States.Het Ajax-product dat een rijzende ster is in een land waar hij nog niet speelde voetbalzone.nl
Club career
Ajax Sidoel started his career with ADO Den Haag before joining AFC Ajax in 2012. He made his debut with Jong Ajax, the reserve side of Ajax in 2017, and would score his first professional goal on 18 August 2017, the opening goal in a 2–1 victory over SC Cambuur. He appeared in 16 matches, scoring one goal as Jong Ajax were crowned 2017/18 Eerste Divisie champions.
Reading After making his debut in the Eerste Divisie for Jong Ajax in the 2017–18 season, Sidoel signed for English club Reading on a three-year contract in July 2018. On 4 January 2019, Sidoel was sent on loan to Belgian side KSV Roeselare. Sidoel made his debut for Roeselare on 4 February 2019, starting at center back in a 1–0 victory over OH Leuven. Sidoel received praise by the media for his performance during the match. During his stay with the club he appeared in 11 matches as a starter. He returned to Reading at the end of the loan, and on 8 July 2019, Sidoel left Reading by mutual consent.
Arda Kardzhali On 8 August 2019, Sidoel signed a two-year contract with Arda Kardzhali. He completed his debut on 23 August 2019 in a league match against Cherno More Varna.
Córdoba CF and Hércules CF On 17 July 2020, Sidoel signed a 1-year contract with Córdoba CF. On 1 February 2021 was loaned to Segunda División B club Hércules CF for the rest of the season. On 23 May 2021, Sidoel scored for Hércules in a 3–3 draw over UE Llagostera, an insufficient result as the club needed a win to avoid relegation.
East Bengal On 17 September 2021, Sidoel signed with Indian Super League side SC East Bengal and made his debut on 27 November in a 3–0 defeat to ATK Mohun Bagan. In the next match on 30 November, he scored his first goal against Odisha FC, but lost the match by 6–4.
AB In September 2023, Sidoel joined Danish 2nd Division side AB.AB GLADSAXE HENTER DARREN SIDOEL, ab-fodbold.dk, 14 September 2023 Sidoel scored his first goal with AB on 30 September 2023, in a 2–1 victory over Thisted FC.Daniel skoraði men Hørður vann føroyingauppgerðina, in.fo, 30 September 2023 On 14 April 2024, in the promotion playoffs, Sidoel scored the winning goal in a 2–1 victory over Esbjerg fB.Against Esbjerg away from home, ab.dk/en, 14 April 2024 On 27 April 2024, Sidoel scored the loan goal in a 1–0 victory over Nykøbing FC. 1-0 win against Nykøbing FC, ab.dk/en, 27 April 2024 On 1 February 2025 Sidoel and AB agreed to a contract termination, after having appeared in 36 matches and scoring 3 goals with the club.AB og Sidoel går hver til sit, ab-fodbold.dk, 1 February 2025
Grindavík On 19 July 2025, Sidoel joined Icelandic side Grindavík. He started eight of nine matches before departing the club.
New York Cosmos On December 17, 2025, Sidoel joined USL League One side New York Cosmos ahead of their return to professional competition.
International career Sidoel represented the Netherlands at under-17 youth level. He is of Indonesian and Surinamese descent. In an interview for a local media, right after he had joined Arda Kardzhali in 2019, Siddoel expressed his desire to represent the Indonesia national team, but would first concentrate on his club career.Hengkang dari Reading, Darren Sidoel Resmi Gabung Kasta Teratas Eropa indosport.com. Retrieved 17 September 2021
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsJong Ajax2016–17Eerste Divisie000030302017–181610031192Total1610061222Reading U232018–19Premier League 26000–00Roeselare (loan)2018–19Belgian First Division B11000–110Arda Kardzhali2019–20First League16020–180Córdoba2020–21Segunda División B1000–10Hércules (loan)2020–21Segunda División B4100–41East Bengal2021–22Indian Super League11300–113AB2023–24Danish 2nd Division21340–2532024–259020–110Grindavík2025–261. deild karla8000–80NY Cosmos2026USL League One12120–141Career total11591006113110
Honours Club Jong Ajax Eerste Divisie: 2017–18
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