Leighton Clarkson
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Clarkson in 2019
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| Full name | Leighton Owen Clarkson[1][2] | ||
| Date of birth | 19 October 2001 [2] | ||
| Place of birth | Blackburn, England[3] | ||
| Height | Script error: No such module "person height". | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
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Current team
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Aberdeen | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2019 | Liverpool | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2023 | Liverpool | 0 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | → Blackburn Rovers (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | → Aberdeen (loan) | 34 | (5) |
| 2023– | Aberdeen | 1 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021– | England U20 | 5 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:59, 5 June 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10:44, 30 March 2022 (UTC) |
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Leighton Owen Clarkson (born 19 October 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Scottish Premiership club Aberdeen.[5]
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Career
Clarkson made his professional debut for Liverpool on 17 December 2019, coming on as a substitute in the away match against Aston Villa in the quarter-finals of the EFL Cup.[5]
On 4 February 2020, he played in the FA Cup 4th Round replay against Shrewsbury Town, winning 1–0 in the youngest-ever Liverpool side in history.[6]
On 24 July 2020, Clarkson signed a long-term contract with Liverpool.[7]
On 9 December 2020, he was named in the starting eleven for a Champions League group stage game against Danish side FC Midtjylland.[8]
On 16 August 2021, it was announced that Clarkson would join hometown club Blackburn Rovers on a season-long loan deal.[9] His loan was cut short in January 2022.[10] Scored on his Aberdeen debut in a 4-1 win over St Mirren.The 21-year-old has scored five goals and provided eight assists across all competitions this season.[11]
On 15 June 2023, Aberdeen FC announced that Clarkson would join them on a four year-deal for an undisclosed fee.[12]
International career
On 6 September 2021, Clarkson made his debut for the England U20s during a 6-1 victory over Romania U20s at St. George's Park.[13]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 6 June 2023
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Liverpool[5] | 2019–20 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Blackburn Rovers (loan) | 2021–22 | EFL Championship | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||
| Aberdeen (loan) | 2022–23 | Scottish Premiership | 34 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 38 | 6 | ||
| Total | 41 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 5 | ||
- ↑ Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
Honours
Liverpool Academy
- FA Youth Cup: 2018–19
- Lancashire Senior Cup: 2021-22[14]
References
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- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Leighton Clarkson profile at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
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- ↑ https://www.rovers.co.uk/news/2021/august/Leighton-joins-on-loan-/, Leighton joins on loan, Blackburn Rovers FC, 16 August 2021
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External links
- Leighton Clarkson – UEFA competition record
- Leighton Clarkson at WorldFootball.netLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Leighton Clarkson career statistics at Soccerbase
- Leighton Clarkson at FootballDatabase.euLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
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