Harry Clarke | |
Fullname: | Harrison Thomas Clarke[1] |
Birth Date: | 2 March 2001 |
Birth Place: | Ipswich, England |
Height: | 1.8m (05.9feet) |
Position: | Defender |
Currentclub: | Ipswich Town |
Clubnumber: | 2 |
Youthclubs1: | Brantham Athletic |
Youthclubs2: | Ipswich Town |
Youthyears3: | 2015–2020 |
Youthclubs3: | Arsenal |
Years1: | 2020–2023 |
Clubs1: | Arsenal |
Caps1: | 0 |
Goals1: | 0 |
Years2: | 2020–2021 |
Clubs2: | → Oldham Athletic (loan) |
Caps2: | 32 |
Goals2: | 1 |
Years3: | 2021–2022 |
Clubs3: | → Ross County (loan) |
Caps3: | 17 |
Goals3: | 3 |
Years4: | 2022 |
Clubs4: | → Hibernian (loan) |
Caps4: | 7 |
Goals4: | 1 |
Years5: | 2022–2023 |
Clubs5: | → Stoke City (loan) |
Caps5: | 18 |
Goals5: | 2 |
Years6: | 2023– |
Clubs6: | Ipswich Town |
Caps6: | 55 |
Goals6: | 1 |
Nationalteam1: | England U17 |
Club-Update: | 21:02, 27 April 2024 (UTC) |
Harrison Thomas Clarke (born 2 March 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for club Ipswich Town.
Born in Ipswich, Clarke began his career with Ipswich Town having been scouted at Brantham Athletic.[2] He joined Arsenal as a youth player in 2015.[3] In August 2018, he signed his first professional contract, which was renewed in December 2019.[4]
In October 2020, Clarke joined Oldham Athletic on loan until January 2021.[5] [6] On 20 October 2020, he came off the bench in the 85th minute and made his debut in a 1–1 draw against Carlisle United in League Two.[7] On 3 November, he scored his first competitive goal in a 2–1 victory over Cheltenham Town in the league.[8] On 22 January 2021, the loan was extended for the remainder of the 2020–21 season.[9]
On 2 August 2021, Clarke was loaned to Scottish Premiership side Ross County for the 2021–22 season.[10] [11] The loan came to an end on 3 January 2022.[12]
On 6 January 2022, Clarke was loaned to Scottish Premiership side Hibernian.[13] [14] Clarke missed several weeks due to injury, and made his debut (and scored) on 2 April in a 1–1 draw with Dundee United.[15] The loan had been due to run for 18 months, but Arsenal exercised a break clause in the deal during June 2022.[16]
On 20 June 2022, Clarke joined Stoke City on loan for the 2022–23 season.[17] [18] Clarke made 20 appearances for Stoke, scoring twice against Blackpool and Burnley before being recalled by Arsenal in January 2023.[19]
In January 2023, Clarke joined Ipswich Town for an undisclosed fee. He had previously played for the club at youth level, prior to joining Arsenal's academy in 2015.[2] [20]
Clarke has represented England at under-17 youth level.[3]
Clarke began his career as a midfielder but was converted to a defender when he joined Arsenal in 2015.[3] Arsenal described Clarke as "capable of playing as a right back or as a central defender" who "has taken his qualities as a midfielder into defence, looking to play the ball forwards whenever possible".[3]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
Arsenal U21 | 2019–20 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||
2020–21 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
Total | — | — | — | 3! | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||||
Arsenal | 2020–21 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2021–22 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2022–23 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Oldham Athletic (loan) | 2020–21 | League Two | 32 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 1 | |
Ross County (loan) | 2021–22 | Scottish Premiership | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 17 | 3 | ||
Hibernian (loan) | 2021–22 | Scottish Premiership | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 8 | 1 | ||
Stoke City (loan) | 2022–23 | Championship | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 20 | 2 | ||
Ipswich Town | 2022–23 | League One | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | |
2023–24 | Championship | 35 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 39 | 1 | |||
2024–25 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Total | 55 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 1 | |||
Career total | 129 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 142 | 8 |
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