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
4
Tackles won
0

Season Snapshot

Minutes played
186
46.50 per match
Tackles won
0
Interceptions
0
Clean sheets contributed
15
as defensive proxy

Season Stats

Appearances
4
Minutes played
186
Tackles won
0
Interceptions
0
Clearances
15
Blocks
5

League Rankings

Among EFL Championship 2026/27 defenders

Tackles won
169th of 169
Interceptions
173rd of 173
Clearances
108th of 187
Blocks
50th of 155
🟨 Most Cards #140 of 273
😈 Bad Boys #206 of 481
🎯 Pass Master #269 of 562
👻 Ghost Players #383 of 451
💪 Workhorses #410 of 451
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NOR
NOR
16:00
Sat 17 Oct
POR
POR
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CHA
CHA
12:30
Sat 24 Oct
NOR
NOR
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NOR
NOR
12:30
Sat 31 Oct
WAT
WAT
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DER
DER
19:45
Tue 3 Nov
NOR
NOR
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BRC
BRC
12:30
Sat 7 Nov
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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

33 players

Goalkeepers

1
Vladan Kovacevic
Age 28
9 apps
32
Daniel Grimshaw
Age 28
1 app
40
Caleb Ansen
Age 21
0 apps

Defenders

33
José Córdoba
Panama · Age 25
10 apps 1a
14
Ben Chrisene
Age 22
9 apps
15
Ruairi McConville
Age 21
9 apps 1g
3
Jack Stacey
Age 30
8 apps 1g 1a
35
Kellen Fisher
Age 22
4 apps
13
Darlin Yongwa
Age 26
2 apps
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
10 apps 2g 2a
7
Pelle Mattsson
Age 25
10 apps 1a
16
Jacob Wright
Age 21
9 apps 2g 1a
20
Anis Ben Slimane
Tunisia · Age 25
8 apps 1a
23
Kenny McLean
Scotland · Age 34
8 apps
25
Paris Maghoma
Age 25
5 apps 2a
26
Sam Field
Age 28
4 apps
37
Ali Ahmed
Canada · Age 26
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

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