Karl Darlow

Karl Darlow

Darlow with Nottingham Forest in 2014
Personal information
Full name Karl Darlow[1]
Date of birth (1990-10-08) 8 October 1990
Place of birth Northampton, England
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[2]
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club 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 17 (0)
2014–2015 → Nottingham Forest (loan) 42 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:06, 20 November 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. Darlow is a product of the Aston Villa and Nottingham Forest academies and spent time on loan at both Newport County and Walsall earlier in his career.

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 and teammate Jamaal Lascelles were 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] Following a season-ending injury to Elliot while away on international duty, Darlow was forced to take over in net for Newcastle's final 8 matches as they attempted to avoid relegation.[22] On April 30, 2016, Darlow saved a penalty from Yohan Cabaye, in a 1–0 Premier League win against Crystal Palace.[23] Newcastle were relegated on 11 May following a victory for rivals Sunderland over Everton.

Darlow entered the 2016–17 season in a competition with summer signing Matz Sels to start the Championship season in goal,[24] which Darlow lost.[25] Darlow played in Newcastle's first two League Cup matches against Cheltenham Town and Wolverhampton, picking up clean sheets in both.[26] On 28 September, Darlow received his first Championship start of the season, replacing Sels against Norwich City for a 4–3 win.[27]

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.[28]

Career statistics

Darlow playing for Newport County in 2012
As of 20 November 2016
Club statistics
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Nottingham Forest 2010–11[29] Championship 1000000010
2012–13[15] Championship 2000010—210
2013–14[30] Championship 4302000—450
2014–15[31] Championship 4200020—440
Nottingham Forest Total 10602030001110
Newport County (loan) 2011–12[32] Conference Premier 80——0080
Walsall (loan) 2012–13[15] League One 9000—1[lower-alpha 1]0100
Total 170000010180
Newcastle United 2015–16[33] Premier League 900010—100
2016-17 Championship 800020—100
Career total 14102050201490
  1. ↑ Appearance(s) in Football League Trophy

References

  1. ↑ "Professional retain list & free transfers 2012/13" (PDF). The Football League. 18 May 2013. p. 22. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 October 2013. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
  2. ↑ "Karl Darlow". Nottingham Forest F.C. Retrieved 30 June 2013.
  3. ↑ "Crystal Palace 0–3 Nott'm Forest". BBC Sport. BBC. 7 May 2011. Retrieved 13 March 2012.
  4. ↑ "Newport County sign young keeper Karl Darlow". BBC Sport. BBC. 8 March 2012. Retrieved 13 March 2012.
  5. ↑ Blight, Chris (8 March 2012). "Potter Leaves". newport-county.co.uk. Newport County A.F.C. Retrieved 13 March 2012.
  6. ↑ "New-Port of Call For Karl". nottinghamforest.co.uk. Nottingham Forest F.C. 9 March 2012. Retrieved 13 March 2012.
  7. ↑ "Newport County AFC V Gateshead". newport-county.co.uk. Newport County A.F.C. 31 March 2012. Retrieved 16 April 2012.
  8. ↑ Nicholson, Fraser (21 September 2012). "Karl Heads Out". nottinghamforest.co.uk. Nottingham Forest F.C. Retrieved 21 September 2012.
  9. ↑ Richardson, Nick (5 October 2012). "New Deal for Darlow". nottinghamforest.co.uk. Nottingham Forest F.C. Retrieved 5 October 2012.
  10. ↑ Nicholson, Fraser (22 October 2012). "Karl's Staying With Walsall". nottinghamforest.co.uk. Nottingham Forest F.C. Retrieved 25 October 2012.
  11. ↑ "Nottingham Forest recall Karl Darlow from Walsall". BBC Sport. BBC. 26 October 2012. Retrieved 27 October 2012.
  12. ↑ "Walsall re-sign Nottingham Forest keeper on loan". BBC Sport. 1 January 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
  13. ↑ "Nottingham Forest recall Karl Darlow from Walsall again". BBC Sport. 10 January 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
  14. ↑ "Lee Camp: Nottingham Forest will let goalkeeper leave". BBC Sport. 10 January 2013. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
  15. 1 2 3 "Games played by Karl Darlow in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
  16. ↑ "Karl Darlow: Nottingham Forest goalkeeper signs new contract". BBC Sport. 23 August 2013. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
  17. ↑ "Karl Darlow signs new four year deal at Forest". Nottingham Post. 23 August 2013. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
  18. ↑ Marshall, Anthony (9 August 2014). "United Complete Lascelles And Darlow Deal". Newcastle United F.C. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
  19. ↑ "Magpies swoop for Jamaal and Karl". Nottingham Forest F.C. 9 August 2014. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
  20. ↑ Olsen, Connor (25 August 2015). "Newcastle United 4-1 Northampton Town". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
  21. ↑ Aimee Lewis (28 December 2015). "Fletcher earns WBA win over Newcastle". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
  22. ↑ Jamieson, Stuart (2 April 2016). "Who is Karl Darlow: All you need to know about the Newcastle United goalkeeper". The Chronicle.
  23. ↑ "Karl Darlow the hero for Newcastle in vital win vs. Crystal Palace". ESPNFC.com. Retrieved 2016-04-30.
  24. ↑ Fowler, Andrew (30 July 2016). "Karl Darlow on competition with Matz Sels and wanting to 'put my mark on a game'". The Chronicle.
  25. ↑ Starforth, Miles (5 August 2016). "Matz Sels starts in goal for Newcastle at Fulham". The Shields Gazette.
  26. ↑ Porter, Graham (24 September 2016). "Newcastle's unluckiest player in line for a change today?". The Mag.
  27. ↑ Wilson, Scott (28 September 2016). "Newcastle boss drops Matz Sels for Norwich game". The Northern Echo.
  28. ↑ Darlow declines Wales invitation
  29. ↑ "Games played by Karl Darlow in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
  30. ↑ "Games played by Karl Darlow in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
  31. ↑ "Games played by Karl Darlow in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
  32. ↑ "Games played by Karl Darlow in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
  33. ↑ "Games played by Karl Darlow in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 December 2015.

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