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My Take
Karl Darlow is the kind of professional I find easy to respect precisely because he rarely makes headlines. A goalkeeper shaped by the Aston Villa and Nottingham Forest academies, he has spent his career as a reliable presence, often the dependable backup or steady starter rather than the marquee name. What I appreciate is his international choice: qualifying for and committing to Wales added a meaningful chapter to a grounded career. Goalkeeping is a thankless, pressure-laden position, and players like Darlow who keep showing up at Premier League level deserve more recognition than they usually get.
Overview
Karl Darlow (born 8 October 1990) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Premier League club Leeds United and the Wales national team. Darlow is a product of both the Aston Villa and Nottingham Forest academies and was promoted to Nottingham Forest's first team in 2010.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Karl Darlow
- Name (Japanese)
- カール・ダーロウ
- Reading
- かーる・だーろう
- Born
- October 8, 1990 (age 35)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Libra / Horse
- Origin
- Northampton, United Kingdom
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 185 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- association football player
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.