Harry Darling
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Harry Jack Darling[1] | ||
Date of birth | 8 August 1999 | ||
Place of birth | Cambridge, England | ||
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Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team
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Swansea City | ||
Number | 6 | ||
Youth career | |||
2011–2012 | Cambridge United | ||
–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 | 42 | (5) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 October 2023 (UTC) |
Harry Jack Darling (born 8 August 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for EFL Championship club Swansea City.
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Club 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 2 February 2023
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Cambridge United | 2016–17[14] | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2017–18[15] | League Two | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
2018–19[16] | League Two | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 17 | 0 | |
2019–20[17] | League Two | 24 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 30 | 2 | |
2020–21[18] | League Two | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 20 | 1 | |
Total | 55 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 73 | 3 | ||
Bishops Stortford (loan) | 2016–17[19] | National League South | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
Hampton & Richmond (loan) | 2017–18[19] | National League North | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
Royston Town (loan) | 2017–18[20] | Southern Premier | 8 | 0 | — | — | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 1 | 10 | 1 | ||
East Thurrock United (loan) | 2017–18[19] | National League North | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
Milton Keynes Dons | 2020–21[18] | League One | 23 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | ||
2021–22[21] | League One | 41 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5[lower-alpha 3] | 1 | 49 | 10 | |
Total | 64 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 72 | 10 | ||
Swansea City | 2022–23[22] | Championship | 20 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 22 | 3 | |
Career total | 156 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 186 | 17 |
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy.
- ↑ Two appearances and a goal in FA Trophy, one appearance in Southern League Cup.
- ↑ Three appearances and a goal in EFL Trophy, two appearances in 2021–22 EFL League One play-offs.
Honours
Cambridge United
- EFL League Two runners-up: 2020–21[23]
Individual
- EFL League One Team of the Season: 2021–22[12]
- PFA Team of the Year: 2021–22 League One[11]
- Milton Keynes Dons Players' Player of the Year: 2021–22[24]
- Milton Keynes Dons Young Player of the Year: 2020–21[8]
References
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External links
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- Bishop's Stortford F.C. players
- Hampton & Richmond Borough F.C. players
- Royston Town F.C. players
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- Milton Keynes Dons F.C. players
- Swansea City A.F.C. players
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