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Christopher Seamus Michael Conn (born 22 November 2001) is a Northern Irish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Altrincham on loan from EFL League One club Fleetwood Town.

Chris Conn-Clarke

Personal information
Full name	Christopher Seamus Michael Conn[1]
Date of birth	(2001-11-22) 22 November 2001 (age 20)
Place of birth	County Antrim, Northern Ireland
Position(s)	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Altrincham (on loan from Fleetwood Town)
Number	16
Youth career
	Linfield
0000–2018	Glentoran
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018	Glentoran	1	(0)
2018–2021	Burnley	0	(0)
2020	→ Chorley (loan)	2	(0)
2021–	Fleetwood Town	4	(0)
2022	→ Altrincham (loan)	2	(0)
2022–	→ Altrincham (loan)	15	(4)
National team‡
2017	Northern Ireland U17	2	(0)
2019	Northern Ireland U19	3	(0)
2021–	Northern Ireland U21	6	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:01, 28 October 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:26, 1 October 2021 (UTC)

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.

Early life

Conn-Clarke is from Antrim.[2]

Club career

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.[2][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.[5]

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]

International career

Conn-Clarke has represented Northern Ireland at under-17, under-19 and under-21 levels.[6][15]

Career statistics

As of match played 5 February 2022

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		EFL Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Glentoran	2017–18[16]	NIFL Premiership	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Burnley	2018–19[16]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
	2019–20[16]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2020–21[16]	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[16]	National League North	2	0	0	0	—		—		2	0
Fleetwood Town	2021–22[16]	League One	4	0	0	0	0	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	5	0
Altrincham (loan)	2021–22[16]	National League	2	0	—		—		—		2	0
Career total			9	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	10	0

References

External links

• Chris Conn-Clarke at Soccerway
• Chris Conn-Clarke at Soccerbase
• Chris Conn-Clarke at WorldFootball.net

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