Karl Darlow

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Karl Darlow
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Darlow with Nottingham Forest in 2014
Personal information
Full name Karl Darlow[1]
Date of birth (1990-10-08) 8 October 1990 (age 33)
Place of birth Northampton, England
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Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Newcastle United
Number 26
Youth career
1998–2006 Aston Villa
2006–2010 Nottingham Forest
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2014 Nottingham Forest 64 (0)
2012 → Newport County (loan) 8 (0)
2012 → Walsall (loan) 7 (0)
2013 → Walsall (loan) 2 (0)
2014– Newcastle United 9 (0)
2014–2015 → Nottingham Forest (loan) 42 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:48, 16 May 2016 (UTC)

Karl Darlow (born 8 October 1990) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Championship club Newcastle United. He is the grandson of former Wales international forward Ken Leek who was part of the Welsh 1958 World Cup squad.

Club career

Nottingham Forest

Weeks after being released by Aston Villa at the age of 16, Villa goalkeeping coach Eric Steele recommended Darlow to Forest and he was signed up to their academy. After impressive displays in the reserve team Darlow was awarded a space on the bench where he was present for the majority of the 2010–11 season. His debut was against Crystal Palace, on the last day of the 2010–11 season, as a substitute for Lee Camp. The Reds won the game 3–0, a result that secured them a play-off spot.[3]

Loan to Newport County

In March 2012, Darlow joined Newport County in the Conference National league on loan for a month.[4][5][6] He made his first appearance for the club in a 1–0 home win against Gateshead.[7]

Loans to Walsall

On 21 September 2012, Darlow joined Walsall on loan for one month.[8] While there, he signed a new three-year contract at parent club Forest, keeping him there until 2015.[9] On 22 October, his loan with Walsall was extended until 22 December 2012,[10] however Forest recalled him four days later owing to an injury to Forest goalkeeper Dimitar Evtimov.[11]

He rejoined Walsall on 1 January 2013 on a one-month loan deal, with the view to extending the loan until the end of the season,[12]

Return to Nottingham Forest

Darlow was recalled again on 10 January[13] after first choice Lee Camp had been told he could leave the club on a free transfer.[14] On 12 January 2013 he made his full Forest league debut in the 2–1 win over Peterborough, and ended with 20 league appearances for the club in the 2012–13 season.[15] Darlow signed a new four-year contract on 23 August 2013 and established himself as manager Billy Davies's first-choice goalkeeper despite the summer arrival of Dorus de Vries.[16][17]

Newcastle United

On 9 August 2014, Darlow signed a long-term contract with Premier League club Newcastle United for an undisclosed fee. As part of the deal, he was loaned back to Nottingham Forest for the 2014–15 season.[18][19]

He made his debut for Newcastle on August 25, 2015, in a Capital One Cup fixture against Northampton Town which Newcastle won 4-1.[20] He made his Premier League debut on December 28, 2015, against West Bromwich Albion as a late inclusion, after regular keeper Rob Elliot was forced to pull out due to illness; the Magpies lost the game 1-0 after Darlow let Darren Fletcher's header slip through his hands.[21] On April 30, 2016, Darlow saved a penalty from Yohan Cabaye, in a 1-0 Premier League win against Crystal Palace.[22]

International career

In addition to England, Darlow is eligible to represent Wales as his grandfather Ken Leek (a Wales international forward) was born in Ynysybwl. The Football Association of Wales confirmed Darlow had declined an invitation to join the Wales national football team squad for the friendly match versus Austria on 6 February 2013.[23]

Career statistics

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Darlow playing for Newport County in 2012
As of match played 30 April 2016
Club statistics
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Nottingham Forest 2010–11[24] Championship 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2012–13[15] Championship 20 0 0 0 1 0 — 21 0
2013–14[25] Championship 43 0 2 0 0 0 — 45 0
2014–15[26] Championship 42 0 0 0 2 0 — 44 0
Nottingham Forest Total 106 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 111 0
Newport County (loan) 2011–12[27] Conference Premier 8 0 — — 0 0 8 0
Walsall (loan) 2012–13[15] League One 9 0 0 0 — 1[lower-alpha 1] 0 10 0
Total 17 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 18 0
Newcastle United 2015–16[28] Premier League 7 0 0 0 1 0 — 8 0
Career total 133 0 2 0 4 0 1 0 140 0
  1. ↑ Appearance(s) in Football League Trophy

References

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