Harry Darling
Personal information
Full name Harry Jack Darling[1]
Date of birth (1999-08-08) 8 August 1999
Place of birth Cambridge, England
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[2]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Swansea City
Number 6
Youth career
2011–2012 Cambridge United
0000–2015 Newmarket Town
2015–2016 Cambridge United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2021 Cambridge United 55 (2)
2017 → Bishop's Stortford (loan) 2 (0)
2017 → Hampton & Richmond Borough (loan) 2 (0)
2017 → Royston Town (loan) 8 (0)
2018 → East Thurrock United (loan) 5 (0)
2021–2022 Milton Keynes Dons 64 (7)
2022– Swansea City 56 (7)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:31, 13 January 2024 (UTC)

Harry Jack Darling (born 8 August 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for EFL Championship club Swansea City.

Career

Cambridge United

Darling joined Cambridge United at the age of 12, but left a year later. After being spotted again playing for Newmarket Town's youth team, he rejoined the club in 2015. Darling joined the first team for pre-season ahead of the 2016–17 campaign. On 8 November 2016, he made his debut in a 2–0 EFL Trophy defeat to Scunthorpe United.[3]

He signed his first professional contract with the club in October 2016.[4] On 8 August 2017, Darling started in a 4–1 EFL Cup defeat at Bristol Rovers.[5] He made his full league debut for the club on 13 January 2018 in a 0–0 draw against Mansfield Town. On 17 August 2019, he scored his first professional goal, an 86th-minute winner against Colchester United.

Milton Keynes Dons

On 22 January 2021, Darling joined EFL League One club Milton Keynes Dons for an undisclosed fee,[6] and made his debut four days later in a 0–1 home defeat to Charlton Athletic.[7] Despite only being with the club since the January transfer window, he was named MK Dons' Young Player of the Year for the 2020–21 season having made just 21 appearances.[8]

On 31 August 2021, whilst captaining the side, Darling scored his first goal for the club, on his 100th start as a professional, in a 2–1 EFL Trophy group stage win away over Burton Albion.[9] He scored his first league goal on 27 November 2021, in a 4–0 away win over Morecambe.[10]

After an impressive first full season at the club in which he scored 10 goals in all competitions from centre-back, Darling was named in both the EFL League One Team of the Season and PFA Team of the Year[11] for 2021–22 alongside teammate Scott Twine.[12]

Swansea City

On 18 June 2022, Darling signed for EFL Championship club Swansea City on a three-year deal for an undisclosed fee, reuniting with former coach Russell Martin.[13]

Career statistics

As of 13 January 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Cambridge United 2016–17[14] League Two 0000001[lower-alpha 1]010
2017–18[15] League Two 3000101[lower-alpha 1]050
2018–19[16] League Two 12000104[lower-alpha 1]0170
2019–20[17] League Two 24210203[lower-alpha 1]0302
2020–21[18] League Two 16000004[lower-alpha 1]1201
Total 5521040131733
Bishops Stortford (loan) 2016–17[19] National League South 20———20
Hampton & Richmond (loan) 2017–18[19] National League North 20———20
Royston Town (loan) 2017–18[20] Southern Premier 80——2[lower-alpha 2]1101
East Thurrock United (loan) 2017–18[19] National League North 50———50
Milton Keynes Dons 2020–21[18] League One 230——00230
2021–22[21] League One 41722105[lower-alpha 3]14910
Total 6472210517210
Swansea City 2022–23[22] Championship 3141010—334
2023-24[23] Championship 253002000273
Total 567103000607
Career total 19216428020322421
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy.
  2. ↑ Two appearances and a goal in FA Trophy, one appearance in Southern League Cup.
  3. ↑ Three appearances and a goal in EFL Trophy, two appearances in 2021–22 EFL League One play-offs.

Honours

Cambridge United

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Notification of shirt numbers" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  2. ↑ "Harry Darling - Defender - First Team - Cambridge United". Archived from the original on 9 November 2019. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
  3. ↑ "Cambridge United vs. Scunthorpe United - Football Match Summary - November 8, 2016 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  4. ↑ "HARRY DARLING SIGNS THREE YEAR PROFESSIONAL CONTRACT WITH U'S". Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  5. ↑ "Bristol Rovers 4-1 Cambridge United". BBC Sport. 8 August 2017. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  6. ↑ "Harry Darling: MK Dons sign Cambridge United defender". BBC. 22 January 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
  7. ↑ "Milton Keynes Dons 0-1 Charlton Athletic". BBC. 26 January 2021. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  8. 1 2 "Lewington named Player of the Year!". Milton Keynes Dons. 7 May 2021. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  9. ↑ "Report: Burton Albion 1-2 MK Dons". Milton Keynes Dons. 31 August 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  10. ↑ "Report: Morecambe 0-4 MK Dons". www.mkdons.com. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
  11. 1 2 "PFA League One Team of the Year". Professional Footballers' Association. 9 June 2022. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
  12. 1 2 "Football Manager EFL Team of the Season line-ups announced". EFL.com. 24 April 2022. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
  13. ↑ "Harry Darling: Swansea City sign defender from MK Dons". BBC. 18 June 2022. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
  14. ↑ "Games played by Harry Darling in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  15. ↑ "Games played by Harry Darling in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  16. ↑ "Games played by Harry Darling in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  17. ↑ "Games played by Harry Darling in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  18. 1 2 "Games played by Harry Darling in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  19. 1 2 3 "H. Darling". Soccerway. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  20. ↑ "Appearances/Scorers". Royston Town. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  21. ↑ "Games played by Harry Darling in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  22. ↑ "Games played by Harry Darling in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
  23. ↑ "Harry Darling | Football Stats | Swansea City | Age 24 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
  24. ↑ "League Two: Bolton and Cambridge earn promotion, Cheltenham take title". The Observer, The Guardian. 8 May 2021. ISSN 0029-7712. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
  25. ↑ "Scott Twine named MK Dons Player of the Year". Milton Keynes Dons. 1 May 2022. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
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