Louis Max Clark (born 10 June 1990) is an English footballer who plays in the

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for Worthing. He can either play as a winger or a striker. He started his football career playing for Brighton & Hove Albion, his youth club, before moving to

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in 2007. He then moved to the US to play as a student-athlete in

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from 2009 to 2013 before earning a scholarship for an NCAA Division I school,

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. After college, he went to Australia to play professional for two clubs, Myrtleford FC (2013) and Cobram Victory FC (2013–2014). In August 2014, he signed for

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. He is also one of the youth coaches for his club's youth academy, Kaya FC Academy.

Early years

Clark was born in Brighton, England, where he played for his hometown club, Brighton & Hove Albion, at the age of 9. At 17, he moved to

, where he met his present coach,

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College career

Clark moved to the US to play college soccer for NCAA II school

, but he was banned to play in his freshman year due to NCAA amateurism rules. In his sophomore year, he played with the Eagles, scoring 15 goals for the whole tournament, which earned him an offer to play as a student-athlete for division I school

, where he spent and played his two remaining years in college. He scored 25 goals in 53 appearances. He was named one of the best midfielders in the NCAA 2013 class.

Professional career

Myrtleford FC and Cobram Victory FC

After being undrafted in the

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, he went to Australia to continue his football career. He signed for Myrtleford FC in 2013, but eventually signed for Cobram Victory FC later that year. He signed for Cobram Victory FC as a player-manager in 2014.

Kaya Futbol Club

In 2014, he signed for one of the oldest clubs in Philippines, Kaya F.C., reuniting him with his former

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teammate,

. On his first cup tournament, the 2014 FA League Cup, he won his first individual award, the Golden Boot, for scoring 10 goals in the tournament. Following the league tournament, he first shown his impact to the United Football League by scoring 2 goals against one of

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's rival clubs, Global FC. However, the winger missed some games in the latter part of the UFL league due to injuries. Despite his day-to-day status entering the 2015 UFL Cup tournament, he recovered completely right before the semifinals. He put the fifth goal for the penalty shootout in the semifinals match against

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, which booked Kaya FC's place in the UFL Cup final against

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. During his first year at the club, Clark helped

win its first piece of silverware since 2009 and earned them a spot in the

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. It was also Louis Clark's first trophy at the professional level. Clark was named one of the eligible foreign players that

will be using for its first major international club tournament. On 12 April 2016 he scored his first goal in an international match in their 3–0 win against Singaporean club Balestier Khalsa in the

. In November 2016, it was reported that Clark would be signing for S.League side Tampines Rovers for the

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season. However, after sustaining a serious injury in December 2016, it was announced that Clark's transfer to the club was cancelled after the injury ruled him out for the entirety of the 2017 S.League season.

Tampines Rovers

Clark signed a contract with Tampines Rovers in November 2016. Howevern in December 2016 it was announced, that his contract was terminated, after Clark suffered a serious injury. Clark damaged his ankle, including cartilage tear, after getting his foot stuck in a pothole while jogging back home in England.

Worthing FC

Clark joined Worthing on 1 February 2017.

Coaching

Aside from being a professional footballer, Clark is also a football coach. He was an undergraduate assistant coach for

in 2013. Moreover, he was also the player-manager of Cobram Victory FC in 2014. He's now part of the coaching staff of Kaya FC Academy, the youth academy of his

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Clark, Louis Max 1990 births English footballers Living people Kaya F.C.–Iloilo players Expatriate footballers in the Philippines Expatriate footballers in Singapore Men's association football forwards Footballers from Brighton