Norwich City

Harry Darling

A centre back who treats the opposition box as seriously as his own, arriving at set pieces with a striker's timing rather than simply defending them. He reads the ball in flight quickly, turning routine corners into genuine goal threats.
England Norwich City DEF
Appearances
3
Tackles won
0

Season Snapshot

Minutes played
185
61.66 per match
Tackles won
0
Interceptions
0
Clean sheets contributed
15
as defensive proxy

Season Stats

Appearances
3
Minutes played
185
Tackles won
0
Interceptions
0
Clearances
15
Blocks
5

League Rankings

Among EFL Championship 2026/27 defenders

Tackles won
138th of 138
Interceptions
142nd of 142
Clearances
61st of 163
Blocks
17th of 110
🟨 Most Cards #71 of 161
😈 Bad Boys #89 of 396
🎯 Pass Master #143 of 510
👻 Ghost Players #305 of 360
💪 Workhorses #332 of 360
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18:45
Wed 9 Sep
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MID
14:00
Sat 12 Sep
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12:30
Sun 20 Sep
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11:30
Sat 10 Oct
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Harry Darling, The Centre Back Who Also Scores

Few Championship defenders offer the same goal threat, a reputation built on standout form during his time in League One.

Darling once scored ten goals in a single campaign for Milton Keynes Dons, a return that would be respectable for a recognised forward. It earned him a place in that division's official team of the season. That reputation followed him to Swansea and then to Norwich, where he already has a header to his name from a corner nobody else attacked with the same conviction.

His timing at the back post looks like genuine instinct rather than pure luck. The tension with a defender like Darling is whether that attacking threat regularly costs him defensive positioning, because a centre back who gambles on crosses can leave gaps a sharp forward will happily exploit. Watching how often he wins that particular gamble across a long campaign will settle the argument for good.

The Rest Of The Squad

34 players

Goalkeepers

1
Vladan Kovacevic
Age 28
5 apps
32
Daniel Grimshaw
Age 28
0 apps
34
Vicente Reyes
Age 22
0 apps

Defenders

14
Ben Chrisene
Age 22
5 apps
33
José Córdoba
Panama · Age 25
5 apps 1a
15
Ruairi McConville
Age 21
4 apps
3
Jack Stacey
Age 30
3 apps 1a
35
Kellen Fisher
Age 22
3 apps
13
Darlin Yongwa
Age 25
1 app
28
Bruno Alves
Age 21
0 apps
12
Lucien Mahovo
Age 21
0 apps
—
Theodore Adelusi
Age 19
0 apps
43
Vatan Özcan
Age 18
0 apps

Midfielders

11
Andre Brooks
Sheffield United · Age 23
5 apps 2g
20
Anis Ben Slimane
Tunisia · Age 25
5 apps 1a
23
Kenny McLean
Scotland · Age 34
5 apps
7
Pelle Mattsson
Age 25
5 apps 1a
16
Jacob Wright
Age 20
4 apps
26
Sam Field
Age 28
2 apps
25
Paris Maghoma
Age 25
1 app
37
Ali Ahmed
Canada · Age 25
0 apps
18
Amankwah Forson
Age 23
0 apps
44
Elliot Myles
Age 19
0 apps
41
Gabriel Forsyth
Age 20
0 apps
22
Mirko Topic
Age 25
0 apps
—
Zachary Baumann
Age 19
0 apps

Forwards

21
Mohamed Touré
Australia · Age 22
5 apps 3g
19
Papa Diallo
Age 22
5 apps
49
Anthony Musaba
Age 25
4 apps 1g 1a
30
Mathias Kvistgaarden
Age 24
4 apps 2g
29
Oscar Schwartau
Age 20
4 apps
17
Ante Crnac
Age 22
2 apps
46
Errol Mundle-Smith
Age 20
0 apps
24
Jovon Makama
Age 22
0 apps
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