Karl Darlow is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Newcastle United. He is a product of the Aston Villa and Nottingham Forest academies. He has spent time on loan at both Newport County and Walsall earlier in his career. He made his Premier League debut against West Bromwich Albion in December 2015.
About Karl Darlow in brief
Karl Darlow is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Premier League club Newcastle United. He is a product of the Aston Villa and Nottingham Forest academies. He has spent time on loan at both Newport County and Walsall earlier in his career. He made his Premier League debut on 28 December 2015, against West Bromwich Albion as a late inclusion, after regular keeper Rob Elliot was forced to pull out due to illness. He became the club’s first-choice goalkeeper under Rafa Benítez ahead of Elliot, Matz Sels and Freddie Woodman in 2016–17.
In September 2020, he signed a five-year extension to his contract that would keep him at the club until 2025. After starting the 2018–19 season as second choice behind Martin Dúbravka, he made his first appearance of the season on 29 August 2018, when he started in the EFL Cup defeat against his former club Nottingham Forest. He declined an invitation to join the Wales national football squad for the friendly match versus Austria on 6 February 2013.
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