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Darren King

Newry City AFC
Newry City AFC•Defender•
Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland
6.5
Season Score
40
Oct 16, 1985
0.08
Goals/Match
2
Shirt Number
Card stats based onAll competitions2025/2026

Performance Overview

Season Performance 26/27
All Competitions
Matches
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Goals
—
Assists
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Goal Contributions
—
Mins/game
—
Avg Rating
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Career Statistics

Career

Career Progress

Career Progress

Appearances per Season

Appearance Distribution

133
Full match
21
Substituted off
5
From Bench

Darren King — computed career insights

Career figures, computed
Career involvement (league)
0.02 G+A per 903 goals + 0 assists across 6 league seasons (per-90 from 9216 minutes on record)
League seasons on record
6 (2013–2023)
Clubs with recorded appearances
2
Among position peers, computed
Rating percentile
10thrating 6.53 vs 31 rated peers
Goals rank
#18 of 360 goals
G+A per 90 percentile
39th0 per 90

Cohort: 36 Premiership defenders, 2023/2024, min. 450 minutes. Computed by ranking the full league corpus, not taken from any feed.

Figures computed from the GioScore season-stats database · as of 2026-09-06

Rival Clubs(16)

Player stats against each opponent club

TeamMPWDLGA
CrusadersCrusaders30030000
LinfieldLinfield20020000
Dungannon SwiftsDungannon Swifts20020000
Ballymena UnitedBallymena United20020000
GlenavonGlenavon20020010
LoughgallLoughgall20020000
Ballinamallard UnitedBallinamallard United10010000
GlentoranGlentoran10010000
InstituteInstitute10010000
ArdsArds10010000
Carrick RangersCarrick Rangers10010000
CliftonvilleCliftonville10010000
Lisburn DistilleryLisburn Distillery11000000
ColeraineColeraine10010000
Donegal CelticDonegal Celtic10100000
LarneLarne10010010
Transfers

Transfers

Transfer History

Warrenpoint Town
Warrenpoint Town
Newry City AFC
Newry City AFC
Jul 1, 2017Free Transfer
Newry City AFC
Newry City AFC
Warrenpoint Town
Warrenpoint Town
Jul 1, 2013Transfer
Trophies

Trophies & Awards

1 title won

Championships

Championship
Championship
1x Winner(2021/2022)
1x

About Darren King

Darren King's 15 outings in the 2023/2024 Premiership (513 minutes) produced no goals and no assists. That season graded out at an average match rating of 6.53. Measured against a cohort of 36 Premiership defenders with a minimum of 450 minutes in 2023/2024, he ranked in the 10th percentile by match rating, and 18th of 36 for goals scored.

Between 2013 and 2023 he logged 6 league seasons across 2 clubs.

He reached 25 league appearances in 4 of those 6 campaigns. The densest run of the record is 2013/2014–2015/2016, with 73 league games — an average of 24 per season.

Frequently Asked Questions

What position does Darren King play?
Darren King plays as a Defender for Newry City AFC.
What team does Darren King play for?
Darren King currently plays for Newry City AFC.
How old is Darren King?
Darren King is 40 years old, born on October 16, 1985. He is from Northern Ireland. At 40, he has already won 1 trophy in his professional career.
How many trophies has Darren King won?
Darren King has won 1 trophy throughout his career. He currently plays for Newry City AFC.
Where is Darren King from?
Darren King is from Northern Ireland. At club level, he plays for Newry City AFC.