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Karl Darlow

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Karl Darlow

Karl Darlow (born 8 October 1990) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Premier League club Leeds United. Born in England, he represents the Wales national team. Darlow is a product of both the Aston Villa and Nottingham Forest academies and spent most of his career at Newcastle United, whilst also having time on loan at both Newport County and Walsall earlier in his career, and later joined Leeds United in July 2023. He is the grandson of former Wales international forward Ken Leek, who was included in the Welsh 1958 World Cup squad.

Infobox

2012
→ Walsall (loan)
2013
→ Walsall (loan)
2023
→ Hull City (loan)
Full name
Karl Darlow
Date of birth
(1990-10-08) 8 October 1990 (age 35)
Place of birth
Northampton, England
Height
6 ft 3 in (1.90 m)
Position
Goalkeeper
Current team
Leeds United
Number
26
1998–2006
Aston Villa
2006–2010
Nottingham Forest
Years
Team
2010–2014
Nottingham Forest
2014–2023
Newcastle United
2014–2015
→ Nottingham Forest (loan)
2023–
Leeds United
2024–
Wales

Tables

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition · Career statistics
Division
Division
Club
Division
Season
Apps
League
Goals
League
Apps
League
Goals
FA Cup
Apps
FA Cup
Goals
League Cup
Apps
League Cup
Goals
Other
Apps
Other
Goals
Nottingham Forest
Nottingham Forest
Club
Nottingham Forest
Season
2010–11
League
Championship
League
1
League
0
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
0
League Cup
0
League Cup
0
Other
0
Other
0
Total
1
Total
0
2012–13
2012–13
Club
2012–13
Season
Championship
League
20
League
0
League
0
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
1
League Cup
0
League Cup
—
Other
21
Other
0
2013–14
2013–14
Club
2013–14
Season
Championship
League
43
League
0
League
2
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
0
League Cup
0
League Cup
—
Other
45
Other
0
2014–15
2014–15
Club
2014–15
Season
Championship
League
42
League
0
League
0
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
2
League Cup
0
League Cup
—
Other
44
Other
0
Total
Total
Club
Total
Season
106
League
0
League
2
League
0
FA Cup
3
FA Cup
0
League Cup
0
League Cup
0
Other
111
Other
0
Newport County (loan)
Newport County (loan)
Club
Newport County (loan)
Season
2011–12
League
Conference Premier
League
8
League
0
FA Cup
—
FA Cup
—
League Cup
0
League Cup
0
Other
8
Other
0
Walsall (loan)
Walsall (loan)
Club
Walsall (loan)
Season
2012–13
League
League One
League
9
League
0
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
0
League Cup
—
League Cup
1
Other
0
Other
10
Total
0
Newcastle United
Newcastle United
Club
Newcastle United
Season
2015–16
League
Premier League
League
9
League
0
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
0
League Cup
1
League Cup
0
Other
—
Other
10
Total
0
2016–17
2016–17
Club
2016–17
Season
Championship
League
34
League
0
League
0
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
2
League Cup
0
League Cup
—
Other
36
Other
0
2017–18
2017–18
Club
2017–18
Season
Premier League
League
10
League
0
League
1
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
1
League Cup
0
League Cup
—
Other
12
Other
0
2018–19
2018–19
Club
2018–19
Season
Premier League
League
0
League
0
League
0
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
1
League Cup
0
League Cup
—
Other
1
Other
0
2019–20
2019–20
Club
2019–20
Season
Premier League
League
0
League
0
League
5
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
1
League Cup
0
League Cup
—
Other
6
Other
0
2020–21
2020–21
Club
2020–21
Season
Premier League
League
25
League
0
League
0
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
1
League Cup
0
League Cup
—
Other
26
Other
0
2021–22
2021–22
Club
2021–22
Season
Premier League
League
8
League
0
League
0
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
0
League Cup
0
League Cup
—
Other
8
Other
0
2022–23
2022–23
Club
2022–23
Season
Premier League
League
0
League
0
League
0
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
1
League Cup
0
League Cup
—
Other
1
Other
0
Total
Total
Club
Total
Season
86
League
0
League
6
League
0
FA Cup
8
FA Cup
0
League Cup
0
League Cup
0
Other
100
Other
0
Hull City (loan)
Hull City (loan)
Club
Hull City (loan)
Season
2022–23
League
Championship
League
12
League
0
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
0
League Cup
0
League Cup
0
Other
—
Other
12
Total
0
Leeds United
Leeds United
Club
Leeds United
Season
2023–24
League
Championship
League
2
League
0
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
0
League Cup
2
League Cup
0
Other
—
Other
4
Total
0
2024–25
2024–25
Club
2024–25
Season
Championship
League
7
League
0
League
2
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
1
League Cup
0
League Cup
—
Other
10
Other
0
Total
Total
Club
Total
Season
9
League
0
League
2
League
0
FA Cup
3
FA Cup
0
League Cup
0
League Cup
0
Other
14
Other
0
Career total
Career total
Club
Career total
Season
231
League
0
League
8
League
0
FA Cup
16
FA Cup
0
League Cup
1
League Cup
0
Other
255
Other
0
Club
Season
League
FA Cup
League Cup
Other
Total
Division
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Nottingham Forest
2010–11
Championship
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
2012–13
Championship
20
0
0
0
1
0
—
21
0
2013–14
Championship
43
0
2
0
0
0
—
45
0
2014–15
Championship
42
0
0
0
2
0
—
44
0
Total
106
0
2
0
3
0
0
0
111
0
Newport County (loan)
2011–12
Conference Premier
8
0
—
—
0
0
8
0
Walsall (loan)
2012–13
League One
9
0
0
0
—
1
0
10
0
Newcastle United
2015–16
Premier League
9
0
0
0
1
0
—
10
0
2016–17
Championship
34
0
0
0
2
0
—
36
0
2017–18
Premier League
10
0
1
0
1
0
—
12
0
2018–19
Premier League
0
0
0
0
1
0
—
1
0
2019–20
Premier League
0
0
5
0
1
0
—
6
0
2020–21
Premier League
25
0
0
0
1
0
—
26
0
2021–22
Premier League
8
0
0
0
0
0
—
8
0
2022–23
Premier League
0
0
0
0
1
0
—
1
0
Total
86
0
6
0
8
0
0
0
100
0
Hull City (loan)
2022–23
Championship
12
0
0
0
0
0
—
12
0
Leeds United
2023–24
Championship
2
0
0
0
2
0
—
4
0
2024–25
Championship
7
0
2
0
1
0
—
10
0
Total
9
0
2
0
3
0
0
0
14
0
Career total
231
0
8
0
16
0
1
0
255
0

References

  1. Appearance in Football League Trophy
  2. "Premier League clubs publish 2019/20 retained lists"
    https://www.premierleague.com/news/1697050
  3. "Karl Darlow"
    https://www.nufc.co.uk/teams/first-team/karl-darlow
  4. "Crystal Palace 0–3 Nott'm Forest"
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/13247240
  5. "Newport County sign young keeper Karl Darlow"
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/17306918
  6. newport-county.co.uk
    https://archive.today/20120910001627/http://www.newport-county.co.uk/news/posts/page179.html
  7. "New-Port of Call For Karl"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20120312132430/http://www.nottinghamforest.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10308~2641925,00.html
  8. newport-county.co.uk
    https://web.archive.org/web/20221025120609/https://www.newport-county.co.uk/fixtures/yes/page21.html
  9. "Karl Heads Out"
    http://www.nottinghamforest.co.uk/news/article/karl-heads-out-380376.aspx
  10. "New Deal for Darlow"
    http://www.nottinghamforest.co.uk/news/article/new-deal-for-darlow-410567.aspx
  11. "Karl's Staying With Walsall"
    http://www.nottinghamforest.co.uk/news/article/karls-staying-with-walsall-438733.aspx
  12. "Nottingham Forest recall Karl Darlow from Walsall"
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/20103173
  13. "Walsall re-sign Nottingham Forest keeper on loan"
    https://archive.today/20130420021857/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football-20882815
  14. "Nottingham Forest recall Karl Darlow from Walsall again"
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/20933293
  15. "Lee Camp: Nottingham Forest will let goalkeeper leave"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20130111214555/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20973585
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    https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=50949&season_id=142
  17. "Karl Darlow: Nottingham Forest goalkeeper signs new contract"
    https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/23813398
  18. Nottingham Post
    https://web.archive.org/web/20140811184648/http://www.nottinghampost.com/Karl-Darlow-signs-new-year-deal-Forest/story-19701866-detail/story.html
  19. "United Complete Lascelles and Darlow Deal"
    http://www.nufc.co.uk/articles/20140809/united-complete-lascelles-and-darlow-deal_2281670_4055609
  20. "Magpies swoop for Jamaal and Karl"
    http://www.nottinghamforest.co.uk/news/article/magpies-swoop-for-jamaal-and-karl-1802814.aspx
  21. "Newcastle United 4–1 Northampton Town"
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/33970053
  22. "Fletcher earns WBA win over Newcastle"
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35148468
  23. The Chronicle
    https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/who-karl-darlow-you-need-11127866
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    http://www.espnfc.com/club/newcastle-united/361/blog/post/2862412/karl-darlow-the-hero-for-newcastle-in-vital-win-vs-crystal-palace
  25. The Chronicle
    https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/karl-darlow-competition-matz-sels-11680486
  26. The Shields Gazette
    https://web.archive.org/web/20181211043523/https://www.shieldsgazette.com/sport/football/newcastle-united/matz-sels-starts-in-goal-for-newcastle-at-fulham-chancel-mbemba-on-bench-1-8054239
  27. The Mag
    http://www.themag.co.uk/2016/09/newcastles-unluckiest-player-line-change-today-karl-darlow-newcastle-united/
  28. The Northern Echo
    http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/sport/14770283.TEAM_NEWS__Newcastle_boss_drops_Matz_Sels_for_Norwich_game/
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    http://www.soccerbase.com/tournaments/tournament.sd?tourn_id=1502
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  31. "Nottingham Forest 3 Newcastle 1"
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/45266833
  32. "Hayden & Darlow sign new Newcastle deals"
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/54118449
  33. "Darlow signs for Hull City"
    https://www.wearehullcity.co.uk/news/2023/january/darlow-signs-for-hull-city/
  34. Newcastle Chronicle
    https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/karl-darlow-recall-situation-explained-26274430
  35. "Bristol City 1–0 Hull City"
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/64685968
  36. "Leeds United complete Karl Darlow signing"
    https://www.leedsunited.com/en/news/leeds-united-complete-karl-darlow-signing
  37. "Leeds United 2–1 Shrewsbury Town"
    https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/66379661
  38. South Wales Argus
    https://www.southwalesargus.co.uk/sport/10214301.ex-county-stopper-karl-darlow-is-latest-to-say-no-to-a-wales-call-up/
  39. Evening Chronicle
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  41. "Nations League: Karl Darlow in Wales squad as Aaron Ramsey remains skipper"
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c20l56dvkk8o
  42. "Montenegro 1–2 Wales"
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/live/cwy3qvp9757t
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