Josh Clarke (footballer)

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Josh Clarke
Personal information
Full name Joshua Joseph Jason Ishmel Clarke[1]
Date of birth (1994-07-05) 5 July 1994[2]
Place of birth Walthamstow, England
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position Right back, right winger
Club information
Current team
 Brentford
Number 36
Youth career
2011–2013 Brentford
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2012– Brentford 8 (0)
2012–2013 → Carshalton Athletic (loan) 7 (1)
2013 → Carshalton Athletic (loan) 10
2013–2014 → Maidenhead United (loan) 2 (0)
2014 → Braintree Town (loan) 0 (0)
2014 → Dagenham & Redbridge (loan) 0 (0)
2014 → Stevenage (loan) 1 (0)
2015–2016 → Barnet (loan) 10 (3)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:16, 19 April 2016 (UTC).

† Appearances (goals)

Joshua Joseph Jason Ishmel "Josh" Clarke (born 5 July 1994) is an English professional footballer who plays as a right back and right winger for Brentford. He is a product of the Brentford youth system.

Career

Brentford

A right winger, Clarke signed a two-year scholarship at League One side Brentford in the summer of 2011, after being spotted while on a course at Southgate College.[3] He also represented Middlesex Schools at U17 level.[4] He progressed from the youth team to the Development Squad and signed signed a one-year professional contract for the 2013–14 season.[5] Clarke made his first team debut in a 5–0 League Cup second round defeat at Derby County in August 2013, playing the full 90 minutes.[6] His second appearance came in a 2–1 Football League Trophy defeat to Peterborough United on 8 October, when he replaced Martin Fillo after 47 minutes.[7] After finishing the 2013–14 season as the leading appearance-maker in the Development Squad,[8] Clarke was promoted into the first team squad for the remainder of the League One season on 16 April 2014.[9] With promotion to the Championship secured, Clarke made his league debut when he replaced Nico Yennaris after 81 minutes of a 4–1 defeat to Colchester United 10 days later.[10]

Clarke signed a new a one-year contract on 9 June 2014,[11] but failed to feature at all in the first team during the 2014–15 season.[12] He made 19 Development Squad appearances during the season and moved to a right back role,[13] impressing sufficiently to sign a new one-year extension in late June 2015.[14] Clarke made his first senior appearance in over 15 months in the League Cup first round versus Oxford United on 11 August 2015,[15] being one of the few Bees players to offer any spark in the 4–0 defeat.[16] An injury crisis saw him keep his place in the squad throughout August and September,[17] making three further appearances before departing on loan in October.[18][19] Nearly five months since his previous involvement, injury to right back Maxime Colin saw Clarke named on the bench for a number of matches in February and March 2016 and he made a handful of appearances in April, including a start versus Cardiff City.[18]

Carshalton Athletic (loans)

In December 2012, Clarke moved to Isthmian League Premier Division side Carshalton Athletic on a work experience loan deal and scored on his debut.[20] Clarke returned to Griffin Park in January 2013 after making seven appearances,[21] but re-signed for the Robins the following month and remained with the club for the rest of the campaign.[20][22] He made 17 appearances and scored one goal in a season to forget for the club,[23] in which they narrowly avoided relegation.[24]

Maidenhead United (loan)

Clarke moved to Conference South side Maidenhead United on a one-month loan on 4 December 2013.[25] He made his debut in a 3–2 defeat to Sutton United on 7 December, replacing Michael Malcolm after an hour.[26] Clarke's spell at Maidenhead was hit by postponements due to the weather and he returned to Brentford on 6 January 2014, after making just two appearances.[27]

Braintree Town (loan)

On 17 February 2014, Clarke joined Conference Premier side Braintree Town on loan until 12 March.[28] Clarke returned to Brentford when his loan expired, having failed to make an appearance for the Iron.[29]

Dagenham & Redbridge (loan)

Clarke joined League Two side Dagenham & Redbridge on a 28-day youth loan on 22 August 2014.[30] His only involvement with the first team came when he was an unused substitute during the following day's match versus Mansfield Town.[12] Failure to recover from a thigh injury saw Clarke return to Brentford when his loan expired.[31]

Stevenage (loan)

Clarke and Brentford teammate Charlie Adams joined League Two side Stevenage on a one-month youth loan on 17 October 2014.[32] Clarke was included in the squad for the following day's match against Accrington Stanley, but remained an unused substitute.[33] He made his debut in the following game, replacing Charlie Adams in the dying minutes of a 3–2 defeat to Portsmouth.[34] After two further unused substitute appearances,[12] Clarke was left out of the squad altogether and returned to Brentford when his loan expired.[35]

Barnet (loan)

On 15 October 2015, Clarke joined League Two club Barnet on loan until 3 January 2016.[19] He made a dream start to his time at The Hive, scoring three goals in his first four matches.[15] On 28 November, Clarke received the first red card of his career for two bookable offences during the first half of a 3–1 defeat to Mansfield Town.[36] After serving his suspension, he made two further appearances before suffering a hamstring injury.[37][38] Clarke returned to Brentford when his loan expired,[39] having made 10 appearances and scored three goals.[15]

Career statistics

As of match played 19 April 2016.
Club statistics
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Brentford 2013–14[40] League One 1000101[lower-alpha 1]030
2015–16[15] Championship 7 0 0 0 1 0 — 8 0
Total 80002010110
Carshalton Athletic (loan) 2012–13[41] Isthmian League Premier Division 171———171
Maidenhead United (loan) 2013–14[42] Conference South 20———20
Braintree Town (loan) 2013–14[41] Conference Premier 00———00
Dagenham & Redbridge (loan) 2014–15[43] League Two 00———00
Stevenage (loan) 2014–15[43] 10———10
Barnet (loan) 2015–16[15] 10 3 — — — 10 3
Career total 384002010414
  1. ↑ Appearance in Football League Trophy

References

  1. ↑ http://web.archive.org/web/20131012034401/http://www.football-league.co.uk/staticFiles/4e/bd/0,,10794~179534,00.pdf
  2. ↑ "Josh Clarke". Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
  3. ↑ "'Wonderful' Feeling For Josh". Brentfordfc.co.uk. 24 June 2013. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
  4. ↑ "Appearances & Goals - Middlesex Schools Football Association". google.com. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
  5. ↑ "ACADEMY CONTRACTS". www.brentfordfc.co.uk. Retrieved 2015-11-28.
  6. ↑ "BBC Sport – Derby 5–0 Brentford". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
  7. ↑ "BBC Sport – Peterborough United v Brentford". Bbc.co.uk. 8 October 2013. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
  8. ↑ "2013/14 Brentford Development Squad stats". Brentfordfc.co.uk. 31 May 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  9. ↑ "Josh Clarke Promoted To First Team". Brentfordfc.co.uk. 16 April 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  10. ↑ "BBC Sport – Colchester United 4–1 Brentford". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  11. ↑ "Winger Josh Clarke signs new Brentford FC deal". Brentfordfc.co.uk. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  12. 1 2 3 "Josh Clarke".
  13. ↑ Brett, Ciaran. "2014/15 Development Squad Stats". www.brentfordfc.co.uk. Retrieved 2015-07-03.
  14. ↑ Brett, Ciaran. "Josh Clarke feels he needs to work hard to fulfil potential and emulate Moses Odubajo". www.brentfordfc.co.uk. Retrieved 2015-06-28.
  15. 1 2 3 4 5 "Josh Clarke | Football Stats | Brentford | Season 2015/2016 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 2015-08-11.
  16. ↑ FC, Brentford. "Matchday Centre: Oxford United". www.brentfordfc.co.uk. Retrieved 2015-08-11.
  17. ↑ "Brentford FC Injury update". www.brentfordfc.co.uk. Retrieved 2015-10-31.
  18. 1 2 "Josh Clarke Player Profile - ESPN FC". www.espnfc.co.uk. Retrieved 2015-10-24.
  19. 1 2 "Brentford right back Josh Clarke joins Sky Bet League Two Barnet on loan". www.brentfordfc.co.uk. Retrieved 2015-10-15.
  20. 1 2 "Mawson Back at Maidenhead". Brentfordfc.co.uk. 20 February 2013. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
  21. ↑ Brentford_user. "YOUNG LOAN PLAYERS RETURN".
  22. ↑ "Loan Round-Up". Brentfordfc.co.uk. 30 April 2013. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
  23. ↑ "Iron Take Clarke on Loan | Pitchero Non League". Nonleague.pitchero.com. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  24. ↑ Football Club History Database - Carshalton Athletic
  25. ↑ Murtagh, Jacob (4 December 2013). "Brentford winger leaves on loan". Get West London. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
  26. ↑ "Sutton United v Maidenhead United | Skrill South". Football Web Pages.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2014-01-01. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
  27. ↑ "Josh Clarke Returns". Brentfordfc.co.uk. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
  28. ↑ "Josh Clarke Joins Braintree Town on Loan". Brentfordfc.co.uk. 14 February 2014. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
  29. ↑ "Loan Round-Up". Brentfordfc.co.uk. 14 March 2014. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
  30. ↑ Ciaran Brett. "Josh Clarke Dagenham & Redbridge".
  31. ↑ Chris Wickham. "Josh Clarke loan spell ends".
  32. ↑ Ciaran Brett. "Charlie Adams and Josh Clarke join Stevenage". brentfordfc.co.uk. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
  33. ↑ "BBC Sport - Stevenage 2-1 Accrington Stanley". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
  34. ↑ "BBC Sport - Portsmouth 3-2 Stevenage". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
  35. ↑ "Clarke returns to Brentford as Stevenage gear up for Maidstone FA Cup replay". Hertfordshire Mercury. Retrieved 2015-12-03.
  36. ↑ "Barnet v Mansfield Town". BBC. Retrieved 2015-11-28.
  37. ↑ "Josh Clarke Player Profile - ESPN FC". www.espnfc.com. Retrieved 2016-01-04.
  38. ↑ "Clarke returns to Brentford after completing Barnet loan spell". Times Series. Retrieved 2016-01-04.
  39. ↑ "Josh Clarke returns from Barnet loan spell". www.brentfordfc.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-01-04.
  40. ↑ "Josh Clarke | Football Stats | Brentford | Season 2013/2014". Soccer Base. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  41. 1 2 "Games played by Josh Clarke in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
  42. ↑ "England - J. Clarke - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
  43. 1 2 "Josh Clarke". soccerbase.com. Retrieved 16 June 2015.

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