Harry Darling

Harry Jack Darling (born 8 August 1999) is an English footballer who plays for League Two club Cambridge United as a defender.

Harry Darling
Personal information
Full name Harry Jack Darling[1]
Date of birth (1999-08-08) 8 August 1999
Place of birth Cambridge, England
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2]
Playing position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Cambridge United
Number 16
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015– Cambridge United 21 (2)
2017 → Bishop's Stortford (loan) 2 (0)
2017 → Hampton & Richmond (loan) 2 (0)
2017 → Royston Town (loan) 8 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11:12, 15 January 2018 (UTC)

Career

Cambridge United

Darling joined Cambridge United at the age of 12, but left a year later. After being spotted playing for Newmarket Town's youth team, he rejoined United 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.

Career statistics
As of 24 August 2017
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 2014–15 League Two 0 0 0 0 0 0 1[lower-alpha 1] 0 1 0
Bishop's Stortford 2016–17 National League South 2 0 0 0 0 0 1[lower-alpha 2] 0 3 0
Cambridge United 2017–18 League Two 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 0
2018-19 12 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 13 0
2019-20 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 1
Career total 20 1 0 0 3 0 2 0 25 0
  1. One appearance in the EFL Trophy.
  2. One appearance in the Hertfordshire Charity Cup.

References
  1. "Notification of shirt numbers" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  2. https://www.cambridge-united.co.uk/teams/first-team/defender/harry-darling
  3. "Cambridge United vs. Scunthorpe United - Football Match Summary - November 8, 2016 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  4. "HARRY DARLING SIGNS THREE YEAR PROFESSIONAL CONTRACT WITH U'S". Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  5. "Bristol Rovers 4-1 Cambridge United". BBC Sport. 8 August 2017. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
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