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Flynn Clarke
Personal information
Full name Flynn Clarke[1]
Date of birth (2002-12-19) 19 December 2002 (age 21)
Place of birth Peterborough, England
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Lowestoft Town
Youth career
2011–2019 Peterborough United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2021 Peterborough United 4 (0)
2021–2024 Norwich City 0 (0)
2022 → Walsall (loan) 0 (0)
2023–2024 → Dagenham & Redbridge (loan) 2 (0)
2024 → Scunthorpe United (loan) 5 (1)
2024– Lowestoft Town 9 (2)
International career
2022– Scotland U21 1 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:53, 6 October 2024 (UTC)

Flynn Clarke (born 19 December 2002) is a semi-professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Lowestoft Town and the Scotland U21 national team.

Career

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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."[2] 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.[6] In his second appearance for Peterborough, an EFL Trophy tie against Burton Albion, he scored his first goal for the club.[7] His league debut came in Peterborough's opening game against Accrington Stanley in September 2020.[8]

He was selected for the Scotland under-19 squad in October 2020.[9]

On 24 June 2021, Clarke signed for Norwich City for an undisclosed fee.[10] 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.[11]

On 11 July 2022, Clarke joined EFL League Two club Walsall on a season-long loan.[12] He was recalled from his loan in September after making three appearances for Walsall.[13]

On 2 September 2023, Clarke joined National League club Dagenham & Redbridge on a season-long loan.[14]

On 13 February 2024, following his release from prison, Clarke joined National League North club Scunthorpe United on loan until the end of the season.[15]

He signed for Lowestoft Town in August 2024. A club director told the BBC that Clarke deserved a "second chance" following his release from prison.[16] On 28 September 2024, Clarke broke his tibia and sustained ligament damage in an FA Cup third round qualifying game against Haringey Borough.[16]

Personal life

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On 15 September 2023, Clarke was sentenced to twelve months imprisonment for dangerous driving after injuring three people in a car crash in Thorney, Cambridgeshire in April 2022.[17]

Clarke was disqualified from driving for 30 months. Clarke's barrister, Tommy Dominguez KC, said the crash had occurred due to a "momentary lapse of concentration" and added that Clarke had shown "significant remorse".[18]

Clarke was released from prison on an electronically monitored tag under a Home Detention Curfew in December 2023, having served three months of his sentence.[16]

Career statistics

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As of match played 9 March 2024
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
Peterborough United 2019–20[19] League One 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2020–21[19] League One 4 0 1 0 1 0 5[a] 3 11 3
Total 4 0 1 0 1 0 5 3 11 3
Walsall (loan) 2022–23[20] League Two 0 0 — 2 0 1[a] 0 3 0
Dagenham & Redbridge (loan) 2023–24[21] National League 2 0 0 0 — 0 0 2 0
Scunthorpe United (loan) 2023–24[22] National League North 2 1 — — 0 0 2 1
Career total 8 1 1 0 3 0 6 3 18 4
  1. ^ a b Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

References

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  1. ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: Peterborough United" (PDF). English Football League. p. 52. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Clarke Pens Professional Contract". Peterborough United. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
  3. ^ "Deeping Rangers (Posh XI) vs Peterborough United". Peterborough United. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
  4. ^ "Northampton Town vs Peterborough United on 03 Sep 19". Peterborough United. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
  5. ^ "vs Arsenal U21 on 01 Oct 19". Peterborough United. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
  6. ^ "Peterborough United vs Cheltenham Town". 5 September 2020.
  7. ^ "Penalty Success For Posh After Entertaining Encounter". theposh.com. 8 September 2020. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  8. ^ "Accrington Stanley v Posh". theposh.com. 12 September 2020. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  9. ^ @ScotlandNT (30 September 2020). "#SCO19s: Billy Stark has named his squad for two friendly matches against England at St George's Park. Thursday, 8 October – 2pm and Sunday, 11 October – 2pm. #YoungTeam" (Tweet). Retrieved 30 September 2020 – via Twitter.
  10. ^ "City sign Clarke from Peterborough". Norwich City. 24 June 2021. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  11. ^ "Flynn Clarke nets double to keep Norwich City's hopes of PL Cup progression alive".
  12. ^ Edwards, Joe (11 July 2022). "Walsall complete loan signing of Norwich City youngster Flynn Clarke". Express & Star. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
  13. ^ Edwards, Joe (1 September 2022). "Walsall confirm Flynn Clarke's return to Norwich City". Express & Star. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
  14. ^ Seaman, Samuel (2 September 2023). "Canaries youngster completes National League loan". Norwich Evening News. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
  15. ^ Southwell, Connor (13 February 2024). "City confirm midfielder Clarke loan exit". Eastern Daily Press. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
  16. ^ a b c "Club says player 'deserves second chance' after jail". www.bbc.co.uk. 2 October 2024. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
  17. ^ "Norwich City's Flynn Clarke jailed for dangerous driving". BBC News. 15 September 2023. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
  18. ^ "Norwich City's Flynn Clarke jailed for A47 horror crash". Eastern Daily Press. 15 September 2023. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  19. ^ a b "Games played by Flynn Clarke in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
  20. ^ "Games played by Flynn Clarke in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  21. ^ "Games played by Flynn Clarke in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  22. ^ Flynn Clarke at Soccerway
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