| Chris Conn-Clarke | |
| Fullname: | Christopher Seamus Michael Conn-Clarke [1] |
| Birth Date: | 22 November 2001 |
| Birth Place: | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Peterborough United |
| Clubnumber: | 9 |
| Youthclubs1: | Linfield |
| Youthyears2: | –2018 |
| Youthclubs2: | Glentoran |
| Years1: | 2018 |
| Clubs1: | Glentoran |
| Caps1: | 1 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2018–2021 |
| Clubs2: | Burnley |
| Caps2: | 0 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2020 |
| Clubs3: | → Chorley (loan) |
| Caps3: | 2 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2021–2023 |
| Clubs4: | Fleetwood Town |
| Caps4: | 4 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2022 |
| Clubs5: | → Altrincham (loan) |
| Caps5: | 2 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs6: | → Altrincham (loan) |
| Caps6: | 33 |
| Goals6: | 10 |
| Years7: | 2023 |
| Clubs7: | → Waterford (loan) |
| Caps7: | 15 |
| Goals7: | 1 |
| Years8: | 2023–2024 |
| Clubs8: | Altrincham |
| Caps8: | 46 |
| Goals8: | 23 |
| Years9: | 2024– |
| Clubs9: | Peterborough United |
| Caps9: | 1 |
| Goals9: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2017 |
| Nationalteam1: | Northern Ireland U17 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2019 |
| Nationalteam2: | Northern Ireland U19 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2021 |
| Nationalteam3: | Northern Ireland U21 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 6 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 1 |
| Club-Update: | 12:06, 11 August 2024 (UTC) |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 20:26, 1 October 2021 (UTC) |
Christopher Seamus Michael Conn-Clarke (born 22 November 2001) is a Northern Irish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for side Peterborough United.
Having started his senior career at Glentoran, Conn-Clarke joined Premier League club Burnley as a scholar in 2018. He had a spell on loan at Chorley in 2020 and signed for Fleetwood Town on EFL League One in February 2021, making his debut in September of that year.
Conn-Clarke is from Antrim.[2]
Having previously played for Linfield's youth academy, he joined Glentoran aged 11.[3] In summer 2017, he was offered a scholarship by English Premier League club Burnley, but remained at Glentoran for the 2017–18 season due to his age.[4] He made his senior debut for Glentoran on 28 April 2018 as a substitute in a 3–1 defeat to Ballinamallard United.[5] He joined English Premier League club Burnley on a two-year scholarship in summer 2018.[6] In summer 2020, he was given a one-year extension to his scholarship.[7] In October 2020, he joined National League North club Chorley on a work experience loan,[8] where he made 2 appearances.
In February 2021, it was announced that Conn-Clarke had joined Fleetwood Town on an 18-month contract with an option to extend by a year.[9] [10] On 1 July 2021, Fleetwood Town announced that his contract had been extended until the end on the 2022–23 season, with the option of a further year.[11] He made his debut for the club on 25 September 2021 as a substitute in a 2–2 draw away to Cambridge United.[12] On 4 February 2022, he was sent out on loan to National League side Altrincham on an initial one-month loan.[13] In July 2022, Conn-Clarke returned to Altrincham until January 2023.[14]
On 31 January 2023, Conn-Clarke signed for League of Ireland First Division club Waterford on a season long loan.[15]
On 16 June 2023, Conn-Clarke signed for National League side Altrincham for a club record fee.[16] Having scored twenty-three goals and assisted a further twelve, he was named National League Player of the Year for the 2023–24 season.[17] Following his stellar season, Conn-Clarke was linked with moves away from Altrincham with a host of League One clubs interested.[18]
On 17 June 2024, Conn-Clarke signed for EFL League One side Peterborough United for an undisclosed fee on a three-year deal with an option for a fourth.
Conn-Clarke has represented Northern Ireland at under-17, under-19 and under-21 levels.[19]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Glentoran | 2017–18 | NIFL Premiership | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Burnley | 2018–19 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2019–20 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Chorley (loan) | 2020–21 | National League North | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Fleetwood Town | 2021–22 | League One | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2022–23 | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||
| Altrincham (loan) | 2021–22 | National League | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Altrincham (loan) | 2022–23 | National League | 28 | 9 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 0 | 32 | 10 | ||
| Waterford (loan) | 2023 | LOI First Division | 15 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 16 | 1 | |||
| Altrincham | 2023–24 | National League | 46 | 23 | 1 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | 50 | 23 | ||
| Peterborough United | 2024–25 | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career total | 98 | 33 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 108 | 34 | |||
Individual