Arianna Clarke (born 6 April 1999) is a retired Australian rules footballer who played for the

Brisbane Lions The Brisbane Lions is a professional Australian rules football club based in Brisbane, Queensland, that plays in the Australian Football League (AFL). The club was formed in late 1996 via a merger of the Melbourne-based 1883 foundation VFL c ...

in the

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Early life

Clarke was born in Kalgoorlie,

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. At the age of 13, she moved to the

Gold Coast Gold Coast may refer to: Places Africa * Gold Coast (region), in West Africa, which was made up of the following colonies, before being established as the independent nation of Ghana: ** Portuguese Gold Coast (Portuguese, 1482–1642) ** Dutch G ...

and where she attended Robina State High School and played football for the Broadbeach Cats. She later switched to play for Coolangatta Tweed Heads in the AFL Queensland Women's League and was drafted by the

with pick 15 in the 2017 AFL Women's draft.

AFLW career

Clarke was recruited by

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with the number 15 pick in the 2017 AFL Women's draft. She made her debut in the Lions' round 1 game against

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at Norwood Oval on 3 February 2018. In August 2020, Clarke announced her retirement after Brisbane released her from the second year of her contract.

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* * 1999 births Living people Sportspeople from the Gold Coast, Queensland Sportswomen from Queensland Australian rules footballers from Queensland Brisbane Lions (AFLW) players {{AFL-bio-1990s-stub