Darryl Lachman

FC Groningen

Born in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Lachman began his club career in the Netherlands with Hellas Sport and Ajax but he joined FC Groningen alongside Frank Olijve. Lachman progressed through the club's youth system for the rest of 2008 and early 2009. He quickly made an impact for Jong FC Groningen, scoring goals and was captain for the reserve side at one point. His performance attracted the attention of manager Ron Jans, who invited him to winter break training in Spain alongside four other youngsters. Towards the end of the 2008–09 season, he was called up to the first team twice as an unused substitute. The start of the 2009–10 season saw Lachman continue to train with the first team, which eventually saw him earn a call–up amid an injury crisis for the first team. On 2 November 2009, he received a straight red card for a professional foul, as Jong FC Groningen won 2–1 against Jong Helmond Sport. After the match, Lachman served a two match suspension. He made his first team debut for FC Groningen, coming on as a second-half substitute, in a 4–2 win against Sparta Rotterdam on 13 December 2009. A week later on 23 December 2009, Lachman made his first start for the side, in a 2–0 loss against NEC Nijmegen in the last 16 of KNVB Cup. He was once again suspended for three match against Jong AZ Alkmaar after kicking Kolbeinn Sigþórsson, in a 1–1 draw on 28 January 2010. It wasn't until on 9 May 2010 when Lachman made another first team league appearance,…

In November 2008, Lachman made two appearances for Netherlands national under-23 football team. Lachman was called up by the Netherlands U21 national team on two separate occasions, but did not make an appearance. Lachman was eligible to play for Curaçao, India and Netherlands. In March 2015, he ultimately chose to play for Curaçao. Lachman made his debut for the Curaçao national team in a qualification match for the 2018 FIFA World Cup against Montserrat on 28 March 2015. Four days later on 1 April 2015, he scored his first goal for the national team, in a 2–2 draw against Montserrat. Lachman was called up to the Curaçao squad for the Caribbean Cup and helped the national team win the tournament by beating Jamaica 2–1. In a friendly match against Bolivia on 24 March 2018, Lachman scored an own goal, as Curaçao drew 1–1. Five months later, he was called up to the national team squad for the CONCACAF Nations League qualifying. Lachman appeared four matches in the qualifying round that saw Curaçao earn a place in the 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League. In May 2019, Lachman was called up to the national team squad for the CONCACAF Gold Cup. He helped Curaçao progress to the knockout stage after helping the national team collect four points in the group stage, calling this achievement as "a boyhood dream". Two years later, Lachman was called up to the Curaçao squad, playing both matches against Panama on 13 June 2021 and 16 June 2021, losing 2–1 and drawing 0–0 respectively.

Club

As of match played 28 July 2023

International

Scores and results list Curaçao's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Lachman goal.

Growing up, Lachman said he was "never been an easy boy", often sent out of class, little interest in learning and found it difficult to sit still. As a result, Lachman was sent to a special school. He later elaborated further, saying: "I used to be a difficult boy. Rebellious, always ready with a retort when the trainer said something to me." Lachman has a daughter, who was born in Zwolle, which motivated him to re–join PEC Zwolle. Lachman has stated he is not passionate about football, saying, "I didn't feel the need to watch football." Lachman said he wanted to do coaching once his playing career is over.