Flynn Clarke (born 19 December 2002) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for National League North club Scunthorpe United, on loan from EFL Championship club Norwich City, and the Scotland U21 national team.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Flynn Clarke[1] | ||
Date of birth | 19 December 2002 | ||
Place of birth | Peterborough, England | ||
Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team |
Scunthorpe United (on loan from Norwich City) | ||
Number | 21 | ||
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) |
2023–2024 | → Dagenham & Redbridge (loan) | 2 | (0) |
2024– | → Scunthorpe United (loan) | 2 | (1) |
International career | |||
2022– | Scotland U21 | 1 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:44, 11 March 2024 (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 24 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]
On 11 July 2022, Clarke joined EFL League Two club Walsall on a season-long loan.[13] He was recalled from his loan in September after making three appearances for Walsall.[14]
On 2 September 2023, Clarke joined National League club Dagenham & Redbridge on a season-long loan.[15]
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.[16]
On 15 September 2023, Clarke was sentenced to 12 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 3 months of his sentence.
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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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 |