Harrison Thomas Clarke (born 2 March 2001) is an English professional

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who plays as a

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for club Ipswich Town.

Club career

Early career

Born in

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, Clarke began his career with Ipswich Town having been scouted at Brantham Athletic. He joined

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as a youth player in 2015. In August 2018, he signed his first professional contract, which was renewed in December 2019.

Oldham Athletic

In October 2020, Clarke joined

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on loan until January 2021. On 20 October 2020, he came off the bench in the 85th minute and made his debut in a 1–1 draw against Carlisle United in League Two. On 3 November, he scored his first competitive goal in a 2–1 victory over

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in the league. On 22 January 2021, the loan was extended for the remainder of the 2020–21 season.

Ross County

On 2 August 2021, Clarke was loaned to

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side Ross County for the 2021–22 season. The loan came to an end on 3 January 2022.

Hibernian

On 6 January 2022, Clarke was loaned to Scottish Premiership side Hibernian. Clarke missed several weeks due to injury, and made his debut (and scored) on 2 April in a 1–1 draw with

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. The loan had been due to run for 18 months, but Arsenal exercised a break clause in the deal during June 2022.

Stoke City

On 20 June 2022, Clarke joined

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on loan for the 2022–23 season. Clarke made 20 appearances for Stoke, scoring twice against

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and

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before being recalled by Arsenal in January 2023.

Ipswich Town

In January 2023, Clarke joined Ipswich Town for an undisclosed fee. He had previously played for the club at youth level, prior to joining Arsenal's academy in 2015. Harry clarke 2023

During Ipswich's 4–3 loss to Brentford in October 2024, Clarke became only the second player since Jan Bednarek in February 2021 in Premier League history to score an own goal, concede a penalty and receive a red card in the same game. The own goal was later overturned and awarded to Yoane Wissa. On 29 January 2025, Clarke joined Championship club Sheffield United on loan for the remainder of the season.

International career

Clarke has represented England at under-17 youth level.

Playing style

Clarke began his career as a

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but was converted to a defender when he joined Arsenal in 2015. Arsenal described Clarke as "capable of playing as a right back or as a central defender" who "has taken his qualities as a midfielder into defence, looking to play the ball forwards whenever possible".

Career statistics

Honours

Ipswich Town *

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runner-up: 2022–23 *

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runner-up: 2023–24

References

External links

Profile
at the Ipswich Town F.C. website {{DEFAULTSORT:Clarke, Harry 2001 births Living people Footballers from Ipswich English men's footballers England men's youth international footballers Men's association football defenders Brantham Athletic F.C. players Ipswich Town F.C. players Arsenal F.C. players Oldham Athletic A.F.C. players Ross County F.C. players Hibernian F.C. players Stoke City F.C. players Sheffield United F.C. players English Football League players Scottish Professional Football League players Premier League players 21st-century English sportsmen