Field Insider
24.6
57.7%
Ratingi
12.4
19.5%
Seasoni
8.9
Valuei

based on the 2025/26 season · updated 22 Aug 2026

Profile

Full nameKarl Darlow
PositionGoalkeeper
NationalityEngland
Age35
Date of birth8 Oct 1990
BirthplaceNorthampton
Height190 cm
Shirt number#26
ClubManchester United
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Goalkeeper

Season stats

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22
Appearances
5
Clean sheets
23%
CS rate
share of apps kept clean
1985
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Leeds.

Also this season

Earlier this season at Leeds — League Cup: 1 apps, 0g 0a, 96 min

Earlier this season at Leeds — FA Cup: 1 apps, 0g 0a, 90 min

The headline Season rating covers his time at Manchester United; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsMinMatch
UEFA World Cup Qualifiersat Wales21806.9
Friendliesat Wales21807.45

Scout report

Experienced headGoalkeeper

K. Darlow is a 35-year-old goalkeeper at Leeds, rated 24.6 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 193rd of 197 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 14th of 21 of the 21 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, 21st of 21 of the 21 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.

From the career report
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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 potential21st of 21 goalkeepers · Premier LeagueCurrent season14th of 21 goalkeepers · Premier League14th-best goalkeeper in the Premier League193rd in the Premier League · potential21st-highest potential goalkeeper in the Premier League
24.6
Ratingi
21st of 21 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 21st-highest potential of the goalkeepers in the Premier League of 21, 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).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among goalkeepers in the Premier League with 600+ minutes this season.

Goalkeeping

Clean sheets5

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards1
Red cards0