Flynn Clarke (born 19 December 2002) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL Championship club Norwich City.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Flynn Clarke[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (2002-12-19) 19 December 2002 (age 19) | ||
| Place of birth | Peterborough, England | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Norwich City | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2019 | Peterborough United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2021 | Peterborough United | 4 | (0) |
| 2021– | Norwich City | 0 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Walsall (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:50, 1 September 2022 (UTC) | |||
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 the 24th 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]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Peterborough United | 2020–21[13] | League One | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5[lower-alpha 1] | 3 | 11 | 3 |
| Norwich City | 2021–22[14] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| Walsall (loan) | 2022–23[15] | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Career total | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 3 | ||
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