| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Harry Jack Darling [1] | ||
| Date of birth | 8 August 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Cambridge, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) [2] | ||
| Position(s) | 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 | 3 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21:19, 18 August 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]
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. [4]
He signed his first professional contract with the club in October 2016. [5] On 8 August 2017, Darling started in a 4–1 EFL Cup defeat at Bristol Rovers. [6] 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.
On 22 January 2021, Darling joined EFL League One club Milton Keynes Dons for an undisclosed fee, [7] and made his debut four days later in a 0–1 home defeat to Charlton Athletic. [8] 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. [9]
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. [10] He scored his first league goal on 27 November 2021, in a 4–0 away win over Morecambe. [11]
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 [12] for 2021–22 alongside teammate Scott Twine. [13]
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. [14] On 16 June 2025, Swansea City announced Darling had left the club after his contract expired.
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. [15] On 16th August 2025, Darling scored his first goal for the club with a header away at Portsmouth.
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Cambridge United | 2016–17 [16] | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 [a] | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017–18 [17] | League Two | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 [a] | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2018–19 [18] | League Two | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 [a] | 0 | 17 | 0 | |
| 2019–20 [19] | League Two | 24 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 [a] | 0 | 30 | 2 | |
| 2020–21 [20] | 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 [21] | National League South | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Hampton & Richmond (loan) | 2017–18 [21] | National League South | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Royston Town (loan) | 2017–18 [22] | Southern Premier | 8 | 0 | — | — | 2 [b] | 1 | 10 | 1 | ||
| East Thurrock United (loan) | 2017–18 [21] | National League South | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| Milton Keynes Dons | 2020–21 [20] | League One | 23 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 [23] | 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 [24] | Championship | 31 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 33 | 4 | |
| 2023–24 [25] | Championship | 38 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 40 | 3 | ||
| 2024–25 [26] | Championship | 39 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 39 | 5 | ||
| Total | 108 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 112 | 12 | ||
| Norwich City | 2025–26 [27] | Championship | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 3 | 1 | |
| Career total | 246 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 279 | 27 | ||
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