Darnell Furlong
Furlong playing for Queens Park Rangers in 2017
Personal information
Full name Darnell Anthony Furlong[1]
Date of birth (1995-10-31) 31 October 1995 (age 28)[2]
Place of birth Luton, Bedfordshire, England
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[3]
Position(s) Right-back
Team information
Current team
 West Bromwich Albion
Number 2
Youth career
2006–2014 Queens Park Rangers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2019 Queens Park Rangers 64 (1)
2015 → Northampton Town (loan) 10 (0)
2016 → Cambridge United (loan) 21 (0)
2016–2017 → Swindon Town (loan) 24 (2)
2019– West Bromwich Albion 178 (7)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 February 2024 (UTC)

Darnell Anthony Furlong (born 31 October 1995) is an English professional footballer who plays as a right-back for EFL Championship club West Bromwich Albion.

Club career

Queens Park Rangers

Having impressed at junior level, Darnell signed his first professional contract with the club in March 2014.[4] 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.[5] 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.[6]

Northampton Town (loan)

On 11 September 2015, Furlong joined Northampton Town on a month's loan to gain first team experience.[7] The following day, Furlong made his debut in a 1–0 victory over Oxford United, playing the full 90 minutes.[8] Furlong went on to make nine more league appearances for Northampton Town before returning to Queens Park Rangers in November 2015. Northampton later went on to win the League Two title without Furlong.

Cambridge United (loan)

On 5 January 2016, Furlong signed for Cambridge United on a one-month loan deal.[9] On 9 January 2016, Furlong made his Cambridge United debut in a 1–0 away defeat against Crawley Town, playing the full 90 minutes.[10] 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.[11] On 12 March 2016, Furlong started for Cambridge against Northampton, the team he had been on loan to at the start of the season. The match finished 1–1 with a dramatic late equaliser by Cambridge.[12] On 19 April 2016, Cambridge defeated Morecambe 7–0, with Furlong contributing with an assist. The result matched Cambridge's record of their biggest ever league victory.[13] After numerous loan extensions to Furlong's Cambridge United career, he returned to Queens Park Rangers at the end of the 2015–16 campaign having played for every minute of every league game for Cambridge since his signing.

Swindon Town (loan)

On 12 August 2016, Furlong joined League One side Swindon Town on a season-long loan.[14] A day later, Furlong made his debut in a 3–1 defeat against Chesterfield, in which he netted Swindon's consolation goal in the 88th minute, the first competitive professional goal of his career.[15] On 18 October 2016, Furlong opened the scoring for the Robins in the 24th minute, as Swindon went on to defeat Rochdale 3–0.[16] He was recalled by QPR on 2 January 2017, having started in all but 3 of Swindon's league games, and appearing in all but 1, from the time of his arrival, until his departure.[17]

Return to Queens Park Rangers

After Furlong was recalled from his loan at Swindon, he returned to the starting line up on 12 January 2017 (his first league appearance for the club in almost 2 years) as QPR pulled off an upset against promotion hopefuls Reading, 1–0 away from home, in which Furlong played the full 90 minutes.[18] Under new boss Ian Holloway, Furlong saw a prolonged duration in the side in the form of a right back/right wing back. Shortly after returning from his loan spell, Furlong's sudden involvement with the first team earned him a two-year contract extension until the summer of 2019. On the contract extension, Furlong said "it's a massive boost for me personally and a fresh chance. I've really enjoyed the last few weeks and it's given me a taste of first team football at QPR. I've signed this new deal and I can really focus on kicking on."[19] He scored his first goal for QPR in an EFL Cup tie against Brentford on 22 August 2017.[20]

West Bromwich Albion

On 23 July 2019, Furlong signed for West Bromwich Albion for an undisclosed fee, signing a four-year deal with the club.[21] He scored his first goal for West Brom against Huddersfield Town on 22 September 2019.[22]

Personal life

Furlong is the son of former Chelsea, Watford, Queens Park Rangers and Birmingham City , Luton Town striker Paul Furlong, who is currently an academy coach at QPR.[23] He is also eligible to play for Montserrat.[24]

Career statistics

As of match played 30 September 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Queens Park Rangers 2014–15[25] Premier League 3 0 0 0 0 0 — 3 0
2015–16[26] Championship 0 0 — 1 0 — 1 0
2016–17[27] Championship 14 0 — 1 0 — 15 0
2017–18[28] Championship 22 0 0 0 2 1 — 24 1
2018–19[29] Championship 25 1 4 0 0 0 — 29 1
Total 64 1 4 0 4 1 — 72 2
Northampton Town (loan) 2015–16[26] League Two 10 0 0 0 — 1[a] 0 11 0
Cambridge United (loan) 2015–16[26] League Two 21 0 — — — 21 0
Swindon Town (loan) 2016–17[27] League One 24 2 1 0 — 3[a] 0 28 2
West Bromwich Albion 2019–20[30] Championship 31 2 1 0 1 0 — 33 2
2020–21[31] Premier League 35 1 1 0 0 0 — 36 1
2021–22[32] Championship 41 0 1 0 0 0 — 42 0
2022–23[33] Championship 40 2 1 0 0 0 — 41 2
2023–24[34] Championship 9 1 0 0 0 0 — 9 1
Total 156 6 4 0 1 0 0 0 161 5
Career total 275 9 9 0 5 1 4 0 293 10
  1. ^ a b Appearances in EFL Trophy

References

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  3. ^ "Darnell Furlong". West Bromwich Albion F.C. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
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  5. ^ "Hull City 2–1 QPR". BBC Sport. 21 February 2015. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
  6. ^ "QPR 2–1 Arsenal". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
  7. ^ "Cobblers bring in loan defender". Northampton Town FC. 11 September 2015.
  8. ^ "Northampton Town 1–0 Oxford United". BBC Sport. 12 September 2015. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
  9. ^ "U'S SIGN QPR'S DARNELL FURLONG ON MONTH LOAN". Cambridge United F.C. 5 January 2016.
  10. ^ "Crawley Town 1–0 Cambridge United". BBC Sport. 9 January 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
  11. ^ "Cambridge United: Ledson, Furlong & Page extend loans". BBC Sport. 8 February 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
  12. ^ "Northampton Town 1–1 Cambridge United". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
  13. ^ "Cambridge United 7–0 Morecambe". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
  14. ^ "QPR defender Darnell Furlong has joined Swindon Town on loan". Queens Park Rangers Official Site. 12 August 2016. Archived from the original on 13 August 2016. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
  15. ^ "Chesterfield 3–1 Swindon Town". BBC Sport. 13 August 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
  16. ^ "Swindon Town VS. Rochdale 3–0". SoccerWay. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
  17. ^ "Doughty And Furlong Recalled By QPR". Swindon Town F.C. 2 January 2017. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
  18. ^ "Reading 0–1 QPR". Sky Sports News. 12 January 2017.
  19. ^ "Darnell Furlong signs new Queens Park Rangers deal". Sky Sports News. 26 January 2017.
  20. ^ "QPR 1–4 Brentford". BBC. 22 August 2017. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
  21. ^ "Albion seal Furlong deal". West Bromwich Albion F.C. 23 July 2019. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
  22. ^ "West Brom 4-2 Huddersfield". BBC. 22 September 2019. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
  23. ^ "Paul Furlong's pride at son Darnell's debut". Queens Park Rangers F.C. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
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  30. ^ "Games played by Darnell Furlong in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  31. ^ "Games played by Darnell Furlong in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  32. ^ "Games played by Darnell Furlong in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
  33. ^ "Games played by Darnell Furlong in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
  34. ^ "Games played by Darnell Furlong in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
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