Karl Darlow
| Date of birth | 08 October 1990 |
| Place of birth | Northampton, England |
| Nationality | Welsh |
| Weight | 79 kg |
| Height | 1.85 m |
| Position | Goalkeeper |
Karl Darlow's contract at Nottingham Forest was extended to June 2013 in February 2011, to June 2015 in October 2012 and to June 2017 in August 2013.
Karl is the grandson of former Newcastle United forward Ken Leek, who was a member of Wales’ 1958 FIFA World Cup squad.
His contract at Newcastle United was extended to June 2025 in September 2020.
He joined Leeds United in July 2023 with a three-year contract.
Club history
| Team | Joined | Left | Loan / Trialist |
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| Nottingham Forest | 01 Jul 2009 | 08 Aug 2014 | |
| Newport County | 08 Mar 2012 | 31 May 2012 | L |
| Walsall | 21 Sep 2012 | 26 Oct 2012 | L |
| Walsall | 01 Jan 2013 | 10 Jan 2013 | L |
| Newcastle United | 08 Aug 2014 | 29 Jul 2023 | |
| Nottingham Forest | 09 Aug 2014 | 31 May 2015 | L |
| Hull City | 31 Jan 2023 | 31 May 2023 | L |
| Leeds United | 29 Jul 2023 |
Club stats
| Season | Team | Competition | Apps | Subs | Clean sheets | Conceded | Y | R |
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| 2010-11 | Nottingham Forest | League Championship | 1 |
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| 2012-13 | Nottingham Forest | League Championship | 20 | 4 | 24 |
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| 2012-13 | Nottingham Forest | League Cup | 1 | 1 | ||||
| 2012-13 | Walsall | Johnstones Paint Trophy | 1 | 2 | ||||
| 2012-13 | Walsall | League One | 9 | 2 | 10 | |||
| 2013-14 | Nottingham Forest | FA Cup | 2 | 1 | ||||
| 2013-14 | Nottingham Forest | League Championship | 43 | 9 | 57 |
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| 2014-15 | Nottingham Forest | League Championship | 42 | 7 | 62 |
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| 2014-15 | Nottingham Forest | League Cup | 2 | 2 | ||||
| 2015-16 | Newcastle United | League Cup | 1 | 1 | ||||
| 2015-16 | Newcastle United | Premier League | 9 | 2 | 11 | |||
| 2016-17 | Newcastle United | League Championship | 34 | 12 | 29 |
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| 2016-17 | Newcastle United | League Cup | 2 | 2 | ||||
| 2017-18 | Newcastle United | FA Cup | 1 | 3 | ||||
| 2017-18 | Newcastle United | League Cup | 1 | 3 | ||||
| 2017-18 | Newcastle United | Premier League | 10 | 2 | 13 | |||
| 2018-19 | Newcastle United | League Cup | 1 | 1 | ||||
| 2019-20 | Newcastle United | FA Cup | 5 | 3 | 2 |
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| 2019-20 | Newcastle United | League Cup | 1 | 1 | ||||
| 2019-20 | Newcastle United | Premier League Asia Trophy | 1 | 3 | ||||
| 2020-21 | Newcastle United | League Cup | 1 | |||||
| 2020-21 | Newcastle United | Premier League | 25 | 4 | 40 |
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| 2021-22 | Newcastle United | Premier League | 8 | 14 |
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| 2022-23 | Newcastle United | League Cup | 1 | 1 |
Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.
Club matches
| Date | Match | Result | Competition | Round | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07 May 2011 | Crystal Palace v Nottingham Forest | W | 0-3 | League Championship | |
| 13 Aug 2012 | Fleetwood Town v Nottingham Forest | W | 0-1 | League Cup | 1st round |
| 12 Jan 2013 | Nottingham Forest v Peterborough United | W | 2-1 | League Championship | |
| 19 Jan 2013 | Derby County v Nottingham Forest | D | 1-1 | League Championship | |
| 26 Jan 2013 | Nottingham Forest v Watford | L | 0-3 | League Championship | |
| 02 Feb 2013 | Birmingham City v Nottingham Forest | L | 2-1 | League Championship | |
| 09 Feb 2013 | Bristol City v Nottingham Forest | L | 2-0 | League Championship | |
| 16 Feb 2013 | Nottingham Forest v Bolton Wanderers | D | 1-1 | League Championship | |
| 19 Feb 2013 | Nottingham Forest v Huddersfield Town | W | 6-1 | League Championship | |
| 23 Feb 2013 | Charlton Athletic v Nottingham Forest | W | 0-2 | League Championship | |
| 02 Mar 2013 | Sheffield Wednesday v Nottingham Forest | W | 0-1 | League Championship | |
| 05 Mar 2013 | Nottingham Forest v Ipswich Town | W | 1-0 | League Championship | |
| 09 Mar 2013 | Nottingham Forest v Wolverhampton Wanderers | W | 3-1 | League Championship | |
| 16 Mar 2013 | Hull City v Nottingham Forest | W | 1-2 | League Championship | |
| 30 Mar 2013 | Nottingham Forest v Brighton and Hove Albion | D | 2-2 | League Championship | |
| 01 Apr 2013 | Burnley v Nottingham Forest | D | 1-1 | League Championship | |
| 06 Apr 2013 | Nottingham Forest v Blackpool | D | 1-1 | League Championship | |
| 13 Apr 2013 | Cardiff City v Nottingham Forest | L | 3-0 | League Championship | |
| 16 Apr 2013 | Middlesbrough v Nottingham Forest | L | 1-0 | League Championship | |
| 20 Apr 2013 | Nottingham Forest v Barnsley | D | 0-0 | League Championship | |
| 27 Apr 2013 | Millwall v Nottingham Forest | W | 0-1 | League Championship | |
| 04 May 2013 | Nottingham Forest v Leicester City | L | 2-3 | League Championship | |
| 03 Aug 2013 | Nottingham Forest v Huddersfield Town | W | 1-0 | League Championship | |
| 10 Aug 2013 | Blackburn Rovers v Nottingham Forest | W | 0-1 | League Championship | |
| 17 Aug 2013 | Nottingham Forest v Bolton Wanderers | W | 3-0 | League Championship | |
| 25 Aug 2013 | Watford v Nottingham Forest | D | 1-1 | League Championship | |
| 31 Aug 2013 | Wigan Athletic v Nottingham Forest | L | 2-1 | League Championship | |
| 14 Sep 2013 | Nottingham Forest v Barnsley | W | 3-2 | League Championship | |
| 17 Sep 2013 | Nottingham Forest v Middlesbrough | D | 2-2 | League Championship | |
| 21 Sep 2013 | Doncaster Rovers v Nottingham Forest | D | 2-2 | League Championship | |
| 28 Sep 2013 | Nottingham Forest v Derby County | W | 1-0 | League Championship | |
| 01 Oct 2013 | Charlton Athletic v Nottingham Forest | D | 1-1 | League Championship | |
| 05 Oct 2013 | Brighton and Hove Albion v Nottingham Forest | W | 1-3 | League Championship | |
| 19 Oct 2013 | Nottingham Forest v AFC Bournemouth | D | 1-1 | League Championship | |
| 26 Oct 2013 | Yeovil Town v Nottingham Forest | L | 3-1 | League Championship | |
| 02 Nov 2013 | Nottingham Forest v Blackpool | L | 0-1 | League Championship | |
| 09 Nov 2013 | Leicester City v Nottingham Forest | W | 0-2 | League Championship | |
| 23 Nov 2013 | Nottingham Forest v Burnley | D | 1-1 | League Championship | |
| 29 Nov 2013 | Nottingham Forest v Reading | L | 2-3 | League Championship | |
| 03 Dec 2013 | Millwall v Nottingham Forest | D | 2-2 | League Championship | |
| 07 Dec 2013 | Sheffield Wednesday v Nottingham Forest | W | 0-1 | League Championship | |
| 14 Dec 2013 | Nottingham Forest v Ipswich Town | D | 0-0 | League Championship | |
| 21 Dec 2013 | Birmingham City v Nottingham Forest | D | 0-0 | League Championship | |
| 26 Dec 2013 | Nottingham Forest v Queens Park Rangers | W | 2-0 | League Championship | |
| 29 Dec 2013 | Nottingham Forest v Leeds United | W | 2-1 | League Championship | |
| 01 Jan 2014 | Reading v Nottingham Forest | D | 1-1 | League Championship | |
| 05 Jan 2014 | Nottingham Forest v West Ham United | W | 5-0 | FA Cup | 3rd round |
| 11 Jan 2014 | Bolton Wanderers v Nottingham Forest | D | 1-1 | League Championship | |
| 18 Jan 2014 | Nottingham Forest v Blackburn Rovers | W | 4-1 | League Championship | |
| 24 Jan 2014 | Nottingham Forest v Preston North End | D | 0-0 | FA Cup | 4th round |
| 30 Jan 2014 | Nottingham Forest v Watford | W | 4-2 | League Championship | |
| 02 Feb 2014 | Nottingham Forest v Yeovil Town | W | 3-1 | League Championship | |
| 08 Feb 2014 | Blackpool v Nottingham Forest | D | 1-1 | League Championship | |
| 11 Feb 2014 | Huddersfield Town v Nottingham Forest | W | 0-3 | League Championship | |
| 19 Feb 2014 | Nottingham Forest v Leicester City | D | 2-2 | League Championship | |
| 22 Feb 2014 | Burnley v Nottingham Forest | L | 3-1 | League Championship | |
| 01 Mar 2014 | Nottingham Forest v Wigan Athletic | L | 1-4 | League Championship | |
| 08 Mar 2014 | Barnsley v Nottingham Forest | L | 1-0 | League Championship | |
| 11 Mar 2014 | Middlesbrough v Nottingham Forest | D | 1-1 | League Championship | |
| 15 Mar 2014 | Nottingham Forest v Doncaster Rovers | D | 0-0 | League Championship | |
| 22 Mar 2014 | Derby County v Nottingham Forest | L | 5-0 | League Championship | |
| 25 Mar 2014 | Nottingham Forest v Charlton Athletic | L | 0-1 | League Championship | |
| 29 Mar 2014 | Ipswich Town v Nottingham Forest | D | 1-1 | League Championship | |
| 05 Apr 2014 | Nottingham Forest v Millwall | L | 1-2 | League Championship | |
| 08 Apr 2014 | Nottingham Forest v Sheffield Wednesday | D | 3-3 | League Championship | |
| 12 Apr 2014 | Queens Park Rangers v Nottingham Forest | L | 5-2 | League Championship | |
| 19 Apr 2014 | Nottingham Forest v Birmingham City | W | 1-0 | League Championship | |
| 09 Aug 2014 | Nottingham Forest v Blackpool | W | 2-0 | League Championship | |
| 12 Aug 2014 | Tranmere Rovers v Nottingham Forest | W | 0-1 | League Cup | 1st round |
| 16 Aug 2014 | Bolton Wanderers v Nottingham Forest | D | 2-2 | League Championship | |
| 19 Aug 2014 | AFC Bournemouth v Nottingham Forest | W | 1-2 | League Championship | |
| 23 Aug 2014 | Nottingham Forest v Reading | W | 4-0 | League Championship | |
| 26 Aug 2014 | Huddersfield Town v Nottingham Forest | W | 0-2 | League Cup | 2nd round |
| 30 Aug 2014 | Sheffield Wednesday v Nottingham Forest | W | 0-1 | League Championship | |
| 14 Sep 2014 | Nottingham Forest v Derby County | D | 1-1 | League Championship | |
| 17 Sep 2014 | Nottingham Forest v Fulham | W | 5-3 | League Championship | |
| 20 Sep 2014 | Millwall v Nottingham Forest | D | 0-0 | League Championship | |
| 27 Sep 2014 | Nottingham Forest v Brighton and Hove Albion | D | 0-0 | League Championship | |
| 30 Sep 2014 | Wigan Athletic v Nottingham Forest | D | 0-0 | League Championship | |
| 05 Oct 2014 | Nottingham Forest v Ipswich Town | D | 2-2 | League Championship | |
| 18 Oct 2014 | Cardiff City v Nottingham Forest | L | 2-1 | League Championship | |
| 21 Oct 2014 | Watford v Nottingham Forest | D | 2-2 | League Championship | |
| 25 Oct 2014 | Nottingham Forest v Blackburn Rovers | L | 1-3 | League Championship | |
| 01 Nov 2014 | Huddersfield Town v Nottingham Forest | L | 3-0 | League Championship | |
| 05 Nov 2014 | Nottingham Forest v Brentford | L | 1-3 | League Championship | |
| 08 Nov 2014 | Nottingham Forest v Norwich City | W | 2-1 | League Championship | |
| 22 Nov 2014 | Wolverhampton Wanderers v Nottingham Forest | W | 0-3 | League Championship | |
| 29 Nov 2014 | Birmingham City v Nottingham Forest | L | 2-1 | League Championship | |
| 06 Dec 2014 | Nottingham Forest v Charlton Athletic | D | 1-1 | League Championship | |
| 13 Dec 2014 | Rotherham United v Nottingham Forest | D | 0-0 | League Championship | |
| 20 Dec 2014 | Nottingham Forest v Leeds United | D | 1-1 | League Championship | |
| 26 Dec 2014 | Middlesbrough v Nottingham Forest | L | 3-0 | League Championship | |
| 28 Dec 2014 | Nottingham Forest v Birmingham City | L | 1-3 | League Championship | |
| 07 Feb 2015 | Brighton and Hove Albion v Nottingham Forest | W | 2-3 | League Championship | |
| 11 Feb 2015 | Nottingham Forest v Wigan Athletic | W | 3-0 | League Championship | |
| 14 Feb 2015 | Blackpool v Nottingham Forest | D | 4-4 | League Championship | |
| 21 Feb 2015 | Nottingham Forest v Bolton Wanderers | W | 4-1 | League Championship | |
| 25 Feb 2015 | Nottingham Forest v AFC Bournemouth | W | 2-1 | League Championship | |
| 28 Feb 2015 | Reading v Nottingham Forest | W | 0-3 | League Championship | |
| 03 Mar 2015 | Charlton Athletic v Nottingham Forest | L | 2-1 | League Championship | |
| 07 Mar 2015 | Nottingham Forest v Middlesbrough | W | 2-1 | League Championship | |
| 14 Mar 2015 | Leeds United v Nottingham Forest | D | 0-0 | League Championship | |
| 18 Mar 2015 | Nottingham Forest v Rotherham United | W | 2-0 | League Championship | |
| 21 Mar 2015 | Norwich City v Nottingham Forest | L | 3-1 | League Championship | |
| 03 Apr 2015 | Nottingham Forest v Wolverhampton Wanderers | L | 1-2 | League Championship | |
| 06 Apr 2015 | Brentford v Nottingham Forest | D | 2-2 | League Championship | |
| 11 Apr 2015 | Nottingham Forest v Huddersfield Town | L | 0-1 | League Championship | |
| 15 Apr 2015 | Nottingham Forest v Watford | L | 1-3 | League Championship | |
| 18 Apr 2015 | Blackburn Rovers v Nottingham Forest | D | 3-3 | League Championship | |
| 25 Apr 2015 | Ipswich Town v Nottingham Forest | L | 2-1 | League Championship | |
| 02 May 2015 | Nottingham Forest v Cardiff City | L | 1-2 | League Championship | |
Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.
International stats
| Season | Team | Competition | Apps | Subs | Clean sheets | Conceded | Y | R |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | Wales | UEFA Nations League | 1 | 1 |
Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.
International matches
| Date | Match | Result | Competition | Round | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09 Sep 2024 | Montenegro v Wales | W | 1-2 | UEFA Nations League | League B Group B4 |
Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.