Leighton Clarkson

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Leighton Clarkson
File:Leighton Clarkson LFC U19 2019.jpg
Clarkson in 2019
Personal information
Full name Leighton Owen Clarkson[1][2]
Date of birth (2001-10-19) 19 October 2001 (age 23)[2]
Place of birth Blackburn, England[3]
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Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Aberdeen
Number 10
Youth career
0000–2019 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)

Leighton Owen Clarkson (born 19 October 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Scottish Premiership club Aberdeen.[5]

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
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
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

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Honours

Liverpool Academy

References

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  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Leighton Clarkson profile at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
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  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Leighton Clarkson at SoccerwayLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
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  9. ↑ 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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