Leighton Clarkson

Leighton Clarkson
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]
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[4]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 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 36 (3)
International career‡
2021– England U20 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:09, 19 May 2024 (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]

On 12 May 2024 he scored in the 4-0 win for Aberdeen.[13]

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.[14]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 6 June 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[15]
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Europe Total
Division 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[a] 0 1 0
Total 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 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
Aberdeen 2023-24 Scottish Premiership 36 3 4 0 4 1 5 0 49 4
Total 77 8 6 0 8 2 6 0 97 10
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League

Honours

Liverpool Academy

References

  1. ^ "Updated squad lists for 2022/23 Premier League". Premier League. 4 February 2023. Archived from the original on 6 February 2023. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
  2. ^ a b Leighton Clarkson at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  3. ^ "Leighton Clarkson". Liverpool. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
  4. ^ "Leighton Clarkson". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  5. ^ a b c Leighton Clarkson at Soccerway Edit this at Wikidata
  6. ^ "Liverpool 1 Shrewsbury 0". BBC Sport. 4 February 2020. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  7. ^ "Leighton Clarkson signs new long-term Liverpool contract". Liverpool FC. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
  8. ^ Carroll, James (9 December 2020). "Team news: Confirmed Liverpool line-up v Midtjylland". Liverpool FC. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  9. ^ https://www.rovers.co.uk/news/2021/august/Leighton-joins-on-loan-/, Leighton joins on loan, Blackburn Rovers FC, 16 August 2021
  10. ^ Coates, Charlotte. "'It's hurting him' - Blackburn Rovers send midfielder back to Liverpool as loan cut short". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  11. ^ "Clarkson impressing everyone at Aberdeen this season". Sixsports.in. 25 April 2023.
  12. ^ "Aberdeen FC - Clarkson Commits Future to AFC". Aberdeen FC. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
  13. ^ "There's a pathway at this club". Aberdeen FC. 12 May 2024. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
  14. ^ "Six at SGP for MU20s". EnglandFootball.com. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
  15. ^ "AFC Heritage Trust - Leighton Clarkson". afcheritage.org. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
  16. ^ "LFC U23s beat Burnley to lift Lancashire FA Senior Cup". Liverpool F.C. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
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