Leighton Clarkson
Clarkson in 2019
Personal information
Full name Leighton Owen Clarkson[1][2]
Date of birth (2001-10-19) 19 October 2001[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
0000–2019 Liverpool
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2023 Liverpool 1 (0)
2021–2022 → Blackburn Rovers (loan) 7 (0)
2022–2023 → Aberdeen (loan) 34 (5)
2023– Aberdeen 15 (1)
International career‡
2021– England U20 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:50, 15 December 2023 (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]

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.[13]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 6 June 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Liverpool[5] 2019–20 Premier League 001010——20
2020–21 0000001[lower-alpha 1]00010
Total 001010100030
Blackburn Rovers (loan) 2021–22 EFL Championship 700000——70
Aberdeen (loan) 2022–23 Scottish Premiership 3451031——386
Total 41420411000485
  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. 1 2 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. 1 2 3 Leighton Clarkson at Soccerway
  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. ↑ "Six at SGP for MU20s". EnglandFootball.com. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
  14. ↑ "LFC U23s beat Burnley to lift Lancashire FA Senior Cup". Liverpool F.C. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
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