Darnell Furlong

Darnell Furlong
Personal information
Full name Darnell Anthony Furlong[1]
Date of birth (1995-10-31) 31 October 1995
Place of birth Luton, England
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current team
Swindon Town
(on loan from Queens Park Rangers)
Number 20
Youth career
2006–2014 Queens Park Rangers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014– Queens Park Rangers 3 (0)
2015Northampton Town (loan) 10 (0)
2016Cambridge United (loan) 21 (0)
2016–Swindon Town (loan) 19 (2)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:30, 29 November 2016 (UTC).


Darnell Anthony Furlong (born 31 October 1995) is an English professional footballer who plays for Swindon Town on loan from Queens Park Rangers.

Club career

Queens Park Rangers

Having impressed at junior level, Darnell signed his first professional contract with the club in March 2014.[2] Furlong's Premier League and senior debut for Queens Park Rangers came on 21 February 2015 at the age of 19 in the 2-1 defeat against Hull City at The KC Stadium. Furlong was named in the starting line up by Head Coach Chris Ramsey and played the full 90 minutes.[3] Furlong's second senior appearance came on 4 March 2015 for Queens Park Rangers at home to Arsenal, the Hoops lost the game 2-1, with Furlong playing the full 90 minutes.[4]

Northampton Town (loan)

On 11 September 2015, Furlong joined Northampton Town on a month's loan to gain first team experience.[5] The following day, Furlong made his debut in a 1–0 victory over Oxford United, playing the full 90 minutes.[6] Furlong went on to make nine more league appearances for Northampton Town before returning to Queens Park Rangers in November 2015.

Cambridge United (loan)

On 5 January 2016, Furlong signed for Cambridge United on a one-month loan deal.[7] On 9 January 2016, Furlong made his Cambridge United debut in a 1–0 away defeat against Crawley Town, playing the full 90 minutes.[8] On 8 February 2016, after impressing within the first month of his loan spell with Cambridge United, Furlong's loan spell at the Abbey Stadium was extended for a further month.[9] After numerous loan extensions to Furlong's Cambridge United career, he returned to Queens Park Rangers at the end of the 2015–16 campaign.

Swindon Town (loan)

On 12 August 2016, Furlong joined League One side Swindon Town on a season-long loan.[10] A day later, Furlong made his Swindon Town debut in a 3–1 defeat against Chesterfield, in which he netted Swindon's consolation goal in the 88th minute.[11]

Personal life

Furlong is the son of former Queens Park Rangers striker Paul Furlong, who is currently an academy coach at the club.[12]

Career statistics

As of match played 22 October 2016 [13]
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Queens Park Rangers 2014–15 Premier League 3000000030
2015–16 Championship 0000100010
2016–17 Championship 0000100010
Total 3000200050
Northampton Town (loan) 2015–16 League Two 10000001[lower-alpha 1]0110
Cambridge United (loan) 2015–16 League Two 210000000210
Swindon Town (loan) 2016–17 League One 14200002[lower-alpha 2]0162
Career total 482002030532
  1. Appearance in Football League Trophy
  2. Appearance in EFL Trophy

References

  1. "04 February 2015 Premier League Clubs submit Squad Lists" (PDF). Premier League. p. 33. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
  2. "Darnell Furlong Signs Professional Contract". Queens Park Rangers F.C. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
  3. "Hull City 2–1 QPR". BBC Sport. 21 February 2015. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
  4. "QPR 2-1 Arsenal". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
  5. "Cobblers bring in loan defender". Northampton Town FC. 11 September 2015.
  6. "Northampton Town 1-0 Oxford United". BBC Sport. 12 September 2015. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
  7. "U'S SIGN QPR'S DARNELL FURLONG ON MONTH LOAN". Cambridge United F.C. 5 January 2016.
  8. "Crawley Town 1-0 Cambridge United". BBC Sport. 9 January 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
  9. "Cambridge United: Ledson, Furlong & Page extend loans". BBC Sport. 8 February 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
  10. "QPR defender Darnell Furlong has joined Swindon Town on loan". Queens Park Rangers Official Site. 12 August 2016. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
  11. "Chesterfield 3-1 Swindon Town". BBC Sport. 13 August 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
  12. "Paul Furlong's pride at son Darnell's debut". Queens Park Rangers F.C. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
  13. Darnell Furlong career statistics at Soccerbase


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