Harry Clarke
Clarke playing for Ipswich Town in 2023
Personal information
Full name Harrison Thomas Clarke[1]
Date of birth (2001-03-02) 2 March 2001 (age 22)
Place of birth Ipswich, England
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[2]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Ipswich Town
Number 2
Youth career
Brantham Athletic
Ipswich Town
2015–2020 Arsenal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2023 Arsenal 0 (0)
2020–2021 → Oldham Athletic (loan) 32 (1)
2021–2022 → Ross County (loan) 17 (3)
2022 → Hibernian (loan) 7 (1)
2022–2023 → Stoke City (loan) 18 (2)
2023– Ipswich Town 41 (1)
International career
England U17
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:14, 13 January 2024 (UTC)

Harrison Thomas Clarke (born 2 March 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for EFL Championship club Ipswich Town.[2]

Club career

Early career

Born in Ipswich, Clarke began his career with Ipswich Town having been scouted at Brantham Athletic.[3] He joined Arsenal as a youth player in 2015.[4] In August 2018, he signed his first professional contract, which was renewed in December 2019.[5]

Oldham Athletic

In October 2020, Clarke joined Oldham Athletic on loan until January 2021.[6][7] 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.[8] On 3 November, he scored his first competitive goal in a 2–1 victory over Cheltenham Town in the league.[9] On 22 January 2021, the loan was extended for the remainder of the 2020–21 season.[10]

Ross County

On 2 August 2021, Clarke was loaned to Scottish Premiership side Ross County for the 2021–22 season.[11][12] The loan came to an end on 3 January 2022.[13]

Hibernian

On 6 January 2022, Clarke was loaned to Scottish Premiership side Hibernian.[14][15] Clarke missed several weeks due to injury, and made his debut (and scored) on 2 April in a 1–1 draw with Dundee United.[16] The loan had been due to run for 18 months, but Arsenal exercised a break clause in the deal during June 2022.[17]

Stoke City

On 20 June 2022, Clarke joined Stoke City on loan for the 2022–23 season.[18][19] Clarke made 20 appearances for Stoke, scoring twice against Blackpool and Burnley before being recalled by Arsenal in January 2023.[20]

Ipswich Town

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.[3][21]

International career

Clarke has represented England at under-17 youth level.[4]

Playing style

Clarke began his career as a midfielder but was converted to a defender when he joined Arsenal in 2015.[4] 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".[4]

Career statistics

As of match played 13 January 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Arsenal U21 2019–20[22] — — — 2[a] 0 2 0
2020–21[23] — — — 1[a] 0 1 0
Total — — — 3 0 3 0
Arsenal 2020–21[23] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2021–22[24] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2022–23[25] 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[23] League Two 32 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 35 1
Ross County (loan) 2021–22[24] Scottish Premiership 17 3 0 0 0 0 — 17 3
Hibernian (loan) 2021–22[24] Scottish Premiership 7 1 1 0 0 0 — 8 1
Stoke City (loan) 2022–23[25] Championship 18 2 1 0 1 0 — 20 2
Ipswich Town 2022–23[25] League One 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0
2023–24[26] Championship 21 1 0 0 3 0 — 24 1
Total 41 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 44 1
Career total 115 8 5 0 4 0 3 0 127 8
  1. ^ a b Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy.

Honours

Ipswich Town

References

  1. ^ "2020/21 Premier League squads confirmed". Premier League. 20 October 2020. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
  2. ^ a b Harry Clarke at Soccerway
  3. ^ a b "HARRY CLARKE RETURNS". www.itfc.co.uk.
  4. ^ a b c d "Harry Clarke". www.arsenal.com.
  5. ^ "Harry Clarke signs new contract". www.arsenal.com. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  6. ^ "Arsenal Prospect Signs On Loan". www.oldhamathletic.co.uk.
  7. ^ "Oldham sign Ntambwe, Bilboe and Clarke". BBC Sport.
  8. ^ "Oldham Athletic 1–1 Carlisle United". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  9. ^ "Oldham 2–1 Cheltenham: Harry Clarke hits late Latics winner". Sky Sports. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  10. ^ "Clarke extends his stay". Oldham Athletic AFC. 22 January 2021. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  11. ^ "Harry Clarke joins Ross County for the season". Arsenal FC. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  12. ^ "Arsenal's Clarke joins County on loan". BBC Sport.
  13. ^ "County lose Clarke amid Hibs reports". BBC Sport.
  14. ^ "Harry Clarke Joins On Loan From Arsenal". Hibernian FC. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  15. ^ "Clarke & Henderson sign for Hibs". BBC Sport.
  16. ^ Duncan, Thomas (2 April 2022). "Hibernian 1–1 Dundee United". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
  17. ^ McPartlin, Patrick (17 June 2022). "Hibs blow as Arsenal trigger Harry Clarke clause leaving Easter Road side to source replacement". msn.com. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
  18. ^ "Harry Clarke: Stoke City sign Arsenal defender on season-long loan". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
  19. ^ "Harry makes it two". Stoke City. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
  20. ^ "Stoke City confirm third January exit as Arsenal agree £1m transfer". Stoke Sentinel. 19 January 2023. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
  21. ^ "Ipswich sign defender Clarke from Arsenal". BBC Sport.
  22. ^ "Games played by Harry Clarke in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  23. ^ a b c "Games played by Harry Clarke in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  24. ^ a b c "Games played by Harry Clarke in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  25. ^ a b c "Games played by Harry Clarke in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  26. ^ "Games played by Harry Clarke in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  27. ^ "Fleetwood Town 2 - 2 Ipswich Town". BBC Sport. 7 May 2023. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
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