Harry Darling

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Harry Darling
Personal information
Full name Harry Jack Darling[1]
Date of birth (1999-08-08) 8 August 1999 (age 26)
Place of birth Cambridge, England
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[2]
Position Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Norwich 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)
2022–2025 Swansea City 108 (12)
2025– Norwich City 19 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 09:17, 6 December 2025 (UTC)

Harry Jack Darling (born 8 August 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for EFL Championship club Norwich City.[3]

Career

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Cambridge United

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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.[citation needed] He signed his first professional contract with the club in October 2016.[4] and on 8 November 2016, he made his debut in a 2–0 EFL Trophy defeat to Scunthorpe United.[5] He signed for Bishop's Stortford on a one-month loan in January 2017.[6]

On 8 August 2017, Darling started in a 4–1 EFL Cup defeat at Bristol Rovers,[7] and extended his contract with the club until 2021 shortly after.[8] Darling joined Hampton & Richmond Borough on a month-long loan on 9 September 2017,[9] and later joined Royston Town on loan in November 2017.[10] He made his full league debut for the club on 13 January 2018 in a 0–0 draw against Mansfield Town.[11] Darling joined East Thurrock United on a one-month loan in March 2018, having made 5 appearances for Cambridge so far in the 2017–18 season.[12]

On 17 August 2019, he scored his first professional goal, an 86th-minute winner against Colchester United.

Milton Keynes Dons

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On 22 January 2021, Darling joined EFL League One club Milton Keynes Dons for an undisclosed fee,[13] and made his debut four days later in a 0–1 home defeat to Charlton Athletic.[14] 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.[15]

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.[16] He scored his first league goal on 27 November 2021, in a 4–0 away win over Morecambe.[17]

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[18] for 2021–22 alongside teammate Scott Twine.[19]

Swansea City

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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.[20] On 16 June 2025, Swansea City announced Darling had left the club after his contract expired.

Norwich City

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On 16 June 2025, Darling signed for fellow EFL Championship club Norwich City on a three-year deal with an option of an additional year upon his Swansea City contract expiring on 30 June.[21] On 16th August 2025, Darling scored his first goal for the club with a header away at Portsmouth.

Career statistics

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As of match played 8 November 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Cambridge United 2016–17[22] League Two 0 0 0 0 0 0 1[a] 0 1 0
2017–18[23] League Two 3 0 0 0 1 0 1[a] 0 5 0
2018–19[24] League Two 12 0 0 0 1 0 4[a] 0 17 0
2019–20[25] League Two 24 2 1 0 2 0 3[a] 0 30 2
2020–21[26] League Two 16 0 0 0 0 0 4[a] 1 20 1
Total 55 2 1 0 4 0 13 1 73 3
Bishops Stortford (loan) 2016–17[27] National League South 2 0 — — — 2 0
Hampton & Richmond (loan) 2017–18[27] National League South 2 0 — — — 2 0
Royston Town (loan) 2017–18[28] Southern Premier 8 0 — — 2[b] 1 10 1
East Thurrock United (loan) 2017–18[27] National League South 5 0 — — — 5 0
Milton Keynes Dons 2020–21[26] League One 23 0 — — 0 0 23 0
2021–22[29] League One 41 7 2 2 1 0 5[c] 1 49 10
Total 64 7 2 2 1 0 5 1 72 10
Swansea City 2022–23[30] Championship 31 4 1 0 1 0 — 33 4
2023–24[31] Championship 38 3 0 0 2 0 — 40 3
2024–25[32] Championship 39 5 0 0 0 0 — 39 5
Total 108 12 1 0 3 0 0 0 112 12
Norwich City 2025–26[33] Championship 15 1 0 0 2 0 — 17 1
Career total 259 22 4 2 10 0 20 3 293 27
  1. ^ a b c d e 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

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Cambridge United

Individual

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