John Clarke (born 24 April 2004) is an Irish footballer footballer who plays as a left-back for EFL Championship club Reading.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (2004-04-24) 24 April 2004 (age 18)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Left-back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Reading | ||
| Number | 33 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Stockport Town | |||
| 2021–2022 | Port Vale | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022– | Reading | 2 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2022– | Republic of Ireland U19 | 2 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:59, 28 September 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14:57, 28 September 2022 (UTC) | |||
Clarke joined Port Vale's youth-team from Stockport Town in 2021.[2] On 22 June 2022, Reading signed Clarke to join their under-23 team.[3] After impressing during the 2022–23 pre-season, Clarke made his debut for Reading on 6 August, coming on as a late substitute for Junior Hoilett in their 2–1 victory over Cardiff City at the Madejski Stadium.[4]
Clarke was called up to the Republic of Ireland under-19 team for the first time in August 2022 for a three day training camp.[5] He made his debut for the U19 team on 24 September 2022, in a 2–0 win over Wales U19 in a 2023 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualifier.[6]
Clarke is an attacking left-back.[2]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Reading | 2022–23[7] | EFL Championship | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 3 | 0 | |
| Career total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
Reading F.C. – current squad | |
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