Harrison Thomas Clarke (born 2 March 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for EFL Championship club Stoke City, on loan from Arsenal.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Harrison Thomas Clarke[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (2001-03-02) 2 March 2001 (age 21) | ||
| Place of birth | Ipswich, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team |
Stoke City (on loan from Arsenal) | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Ipswich Town | |||
| 2015–2020 | Arsenal | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020– | Arsenal | 0 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | → Oldham Athletic (loan) | 32 | (1) |
| 2021–2022 | → Ross County (loan) | 17 | (3) |
| 2022 | → Hibernian (loan) | 7 | (1) |
| 2022– | → Stoke City (loan) | 13 | (2) |
| National team | |||
| England U17 | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:42, 12 November 2022 (UTC) | |||
Born in Ipswich, Clarke began his career with Ipswich Town having been scouted at Brantham Athletic FC. 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 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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Arsenal U21 | 2019–20[19] | — | — | — | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 2020–21[20] | — | — | — | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Total | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||||
| Arsenal | 2020–21[20] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021–22[21] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2022–23[22] | 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[20] | League Two | 32 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 1 |
| Ross County (loan) | 2021–22[21] | Scottish Premiership | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 17 | 3 | |
| Hibernian (loan) | 2021–22[21] | Scottish Premiership | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 8 | 1 | |
| Stoke City (loan) | 2022–23[22] | EFL Championship | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 14 | 2 | |
| Career total | 69 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 77 | 7 | ||
Stoke City F.C. – current squad | |
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