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K. Darlow

Experienced headLeeds · 35 yrsTransferred to Manchester United

Profile

Full nameKarl Darlow
PositionGoalkeeper
NationalityEngland
Age35
Date of birth8 Oct 1990
BirthplaceNorthampton
Height190 cm
Shirt number#26
ClubLeeds
Goalkeeper
22
Appearances
5
Clean sheets
23%
CS rate
share of apps kept clean
1985
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Leeds.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsMinMatch
Premier League2219857.05
Friendlies Clubs51807.6
League Cup1966.2
Friendliesat Wales1906.2
FA Cup1907.3

Scout report

Experienced headGoalkeeper

K. Darlow is a 35-year-old goalkeeper at Leeds, rated 24.6 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 365th of 376 on scout potential in the Premier League. A seasoned veteran, he has been a rotation option this season (58% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Darlow.

Judged on this season alone, Darlow graded 12 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 17th of 26 of the 26 goalkeepers in the Premier League, on 5 clean sheets across 22 appearances.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 15 → 12). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has held fairly steady, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 25, 25th of 26 of the 26 goalkeepers in the Premier League. At 35 Darlow is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 8.9 reflects that trajectory.

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Darlow is operating at his career peak — the 2025/26 level is the level.

Peak: 2025/26Holding levelRemarkably consistentStepped up 2025/26
Current potential25th of 26 goalkeepers · Premier LeagueCurrent season17th of 26 goalkeepers · Premier League17th-best goalkeeper in the Premier League365th in the Premier League · potential25th-highest potential goalkeeper in the Premier League
24.6
Ratingi
25th of 26 goalkeepers
12.4
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
58%
Minutes
rotation minutes
0.05
Def. actions / 90
light defensive volume

Output in context · Leeds finished 14th of 20 · a lower-table side

22
Apps
5
Clean sheets
23%
CS rate
58%
Minutes

5 clean sheets in 22 appearances (23% of games). Keeping that many behind a lower-table side (14th of 20) — a side that concedes more — points to a busy, productive season between the posts.

Strengths

  • Pedigree. Performing in a top-tier setting (team strength 93.2/100).

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 58% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Age curve. At 35, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 24.6, Darlow carries the 25th-highest potential of the goalkeepers in the Premier League of 26, and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Leeds finished 14th of 20) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. A rotation minutes keeper carrying the gloves this season. Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.6× and falling).

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