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Leighton Clarkson
Clarkson in 2019
Personal information
Full name Leighton Owen Clarkson[1][2]
Date of birth (2001-10-19) 19 October 2001 (age 22)[2]
Place of birth Blackburn, England[3]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Blackburn Rovers (on loan from Liverpool)
Number 19
Youth career
–2019 Liverpool
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019– Liverpool 0 (0)
2021–Blackburn Rovers (loan) 2 (0)
International career
2021– England U20 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:55, 29 August 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:40, 6 September 2021 (UTC)

Leighton Owen Clarkson (born 19 October 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Blackburn Rovers on loan from Liverpool.[4]

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.[4]

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.[5]

On 24 July 2020, Clarkson signed a long-term contract with Liverpool.[6]

On 9 December 2020, he was named in the starting eleven for a Champions League group stage game against Danish side FC Midtjylland.[7]

On 16 August 2021, it was announced that Clarkson would join hometown club Blackburn Rovers on a season-long loan deal.[8]

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. [9]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 22 August 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Liverpool[4] 2019–20 Premier League 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0
2020–21 0 0 0 0 0 0 1[a] 0 0 0 1 0
Blackburn Rovers 2021–22 Championship 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Total 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 5 0
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League

Honours

Liverpool

References

  1. ^ "2019/20 Premier League squads confirmed". Premier League. 3 September 2019. Archived from the original on 10 December 2019. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
  2. ^ a b Leighton Clarkson at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  3. ^ "Leighton Clarkson". Liverpool. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
  4. ^ a b c Leighton Clarkson at Soccerway Edit this at Wikidata
  5. ^ "Liverpool 1 Shrewsbury 0". BBC Sport. 4 February 2020. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  6. ^ "Leighton Clarkson signs new long-term Liverpool contract". Liverpool FC. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. ^ Carroll, James (9 December 2020). "Team news: Confirmed Liverpool line-up v Midtjylland". Liverpool FC. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  8. ^ https://www.rovers.co.uk/news/2021/august/Leighton-joins-on-loan-/, Leighton joins on loan, Blackburn Rovers FC, 16 August 2021
  9. ^ "Six at SGP for MU20s". EnglandFootball.com. Retrieved 6 September 2021.