Two Colorado Rapids Development Academy products have taken the next step in their career journey, signing USL Academy contracts with Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC.
Darren Yapi, 15, is a promising forward who spent time with the first team during the 2020 preseason and joined the DA in 2016. Yapi is joined by Vladimiar Walent, a 17-year-old defender from Lafayette, who joined the DA in 2017.
The duo will share the pitch with Will Vint, Abdul Rwatubyaye, Niki Jackson and Homegrowns Sebastian Anderson and Abraham Rodriguez who are all first-team Rapids players on loan in the Springs. They will also join four additional DA prospects on the Switchbacks' roster in Alejandro Padilla, Logan Dorsey, Donovan Roux and Andrew Cordes.
Read up on Yapi and Walent here and check out the 2020 Schedule and Roster for the Switchbacks here.
