Harry_Darling

Harry Darling

Harry Darling

English footballer (born 1999)

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

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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
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  1. 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

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    "Bristol Rovers 4–1 Cambridge United". BBC Sport. 8 August 2017. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
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    "Harry Darling: MK Dons sign Cambridge United defender". BBC. 22 January 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
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    "Milton Keynes Dons 0–1 Charlton Athletic". BBC. 26 January 2021. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
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    "Lewington named Player of the Year!". Milton Keynes Dons. 7 May 2021. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
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    "Report: Burton Albion 1–2 MK Dons". Milton Keynes Dons. 31 August 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
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    "Report: Morecambe 0–4 MK Dons". www.mkdons.com. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
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    "Harry Darling: Swansea City sign defender from MK Dons". BBC. 18 June 2022. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
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    "Games played by Harry Darling in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
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    "Harry Darling | Football Stats | Swansea City | Age 24 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
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    "Scott Twine named MK Dons Player of the Year". Milton Keynes Dons. 1 May 2022. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
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