| Flynn Clarke | |
| Fullname: | Flynn Clarke[1] |
| Birth Date: | 19 December 2002 |
| Birth Place: | Peterborough, England |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Lowestoft Town |
| Youthclubs1: | Peterborough United |
| Youthyears1: | 2011–2019 |
| Years1: | 2019–2021 |
| Clubs1: | Peterborough United |
| Caps1: | 4 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2021–2024 |
| Clubs2: | Norwich City |
| Caps2: | 0 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2022 |
| Clubs3: | → Walsall (loan) |
| Caps3: | 0 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2023–2024 |
| Clubs4: | → Dagenham & Redbridge (loan) |
| Caps4: | 2 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2024 |
| Clubs5: | → Scunthorpe United (loan) |
| Caps5: | 5 |
| Goals5: | 1 |
| Years6: | 2024- |
| Clubs6: | Lowestoft Town |
| Caps6: | 0 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 07:26, 10 August 2024 (UTC) |
| Nationalteam1: | Scotland U21 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2022– |
| Nationalcaps1: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
Flynn Clarke (born 19 December 2002) is a semi-professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Lowestoft Town and the Scotland U21 national team.
Clarke joined the Peterborough United academy at the age of 9.[2] The midfielder featured for a Posh XI in a pre-season friendly against Deeping Rangers in July 2019,[3] before making the bench in EFL Cup ties against both Northampton Town[4] and Arsenal U21s.[5] He went on to sign his first professional contract on his seventeenth birthday, with manager Darren Ferguson stating Clarke "was someone that [he] really liked. He plays as a 10 predominantly, is a good size, an athlete and can get you a goal."[6] He made his first team debut in a 1-0 loss to Cheltenham Town in the first round of the EFL Cup in September 2020.[7] In his second appearance for Peterborough, an EFL Trophy tie against Burton Albion, he scored his first goal for the club.[8] His league debut came in Peterborough's opening game against Accrington Stanley in September 2020.[9]
He was selected for the Scotland under-19 squad in October 2020.[10]
On 24 June 2021, Clarke signed for Norwich City for an undisclosed fee.[11] Clarke went into the Norwich City under-23s team for the 2021/22 season and impressed in the Premier League 2 scoring twice in the opening 10 games from central midfield. He also netted twice in a 3–1 win over Reading in the Premier League Cup in January 2022.[12]
On 11 July 2022, Clarke joined EFL League Two club Walsall on a season-long loan.[13] He was recalled from his loan in September after making three appearances for Walsall.[14]
On 2 September 2023, Clarke joined National League club Dagenham & Redbridge on a season-long loan.[15]
On 13 February 2024, following his release from prison, Clarke joined National League North club Scunthorpe United on loan until the end of the season.[16]
On 15 September 2023, Clarke was sentenced to twelve months imprisonment for dangerous driving after injuring three people in a car crash in Thorney, Cambridgeshire in April 2022.[17]
Clarke was disqualified from driving for 30 months. Clarke's barrister, Tommy Dominguez KC, said the crash had occurred due to a "momentary lapse of concentration" and added that Clarke had shown "significant remorse".[18]
Clarke was released from prison on an electronically monitored tag under a Home Detention Curfew in December 2023, having served three months of his sentence.
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Peterborough United | 2019–20 | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2020–21 | League One | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 3 | ||
| Total | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 3 | |||
| Walsall (loan) | 2022–23 | League Two | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Dagenham & Redbridge (loan) | 2023–24 | National League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Scunthorpe United (loan) | 2023–24 | National League North | 2 | 1 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 4 | |||