Caleb Clarke (soccer)
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Caleb Robert Clarke | ||
| Date of birth | June 23, 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Richmond, British Columbia, Canada | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Altitude FC | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003–2008 | Richmond Selects | ||
| 2008–2009 | Coastal WFC | ||
| 2009–2010 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC Residency | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018 | UBC Thunderbirds | 14 | (8) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2012 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC U-23 | 37 | (13) |
| 2012–2015 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 2 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | → FC Augsburg II (loan) | 26 | (8) |
| 2015 | → Whitecaps FC 2 (loan) | 25 | (7) |
| 2016 | SpVgg Unterhaching | 6 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | FC Amberg | 9 | (1) |
| 2016–2017 | FC Amberg II | 7 | (3) |
| 2019 | Victoria Highlanders | 2 | (1) |
| 2022 | Varsity FC | ||
| 2025– | Altitude FC | 7 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2012–2013 | Canada U20 | 7 | (6) |
| 2015 | Canada U23 | 8 | (2) |
| 2013–2015 | Canada | 2 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of July 5, 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals as of October 13, 2015 | |||
Caleb Robert Clarke (born June 23, 1993) is a Canadian soccer player who plays as a forward for Altitude FC in League1 British Columbia.
Clarke began playing youth soccer with the Richmond Selects. He later played with Coastal WFC, with whom he won a USL Super Y-League North American championship title,[1] before joining the Whitecaps FC Academy in 2009.[2] In 2008 and 2009, he trained with Italian club Udinese.[3]
Club career
Vancouver Whitecaps
From 2010 to 2012, he played with the Vancouver Whitecaps FC U-23 in the Premier Development League.[2] After impressing with the PDL side, he began appearing with the Vancouver Whitecaps Reserve side in the MLS Reserve League in 2011, while also training with the first team.[4]
In April 2012, he signed a Major League Soccer contract with Vancouver Whitecaps FC as a homegrown player,[5][6] becoming the first Vancouver-area player to graduate from the academy to the first team.[7] In June 2012, he went on trial with German 3. Liga club FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt, with the possibility of securing a one-year loan.[8] He made his MLS debut on August 15, 2012 as a substitute against FC Dallas.[9] In his first season, he made two substitute appearances with the Whitecaps for a total of 15 minutes of action.[10]
In May 2013, he went on trial with Dutch club Feyenoord.[11] In July 2013, he went on loan with German side FC Augsburg II in the fourth tier Regionalliga Bayern, while also training with the first team.[12] In 26 appearances, he scored 8 goals, before returning to Canada in May to undergo surgery to repair a ruptured quadriceps muscle at the end of May the following year.[13][14]
In December 2014, he re-signed with the Whitecaps.[15] He spent the majority of the 2015 season playing for the new second team Whitecaps FC 2 in the USL. He scored the first goal in the second team's history on April 1, 2015.[16][17] After the 2015 season he departed the Whitecaps.[14]
Germany
On February 1, 2016, he returned to Germany, joining fourth tier side SpVgg Unterhaching.[18]
Later in 2016, he joined another German side FC Amberg in the fifth tier Bayernliga Nord,[14] also playing for their second team.[19] Following Amberg's relegation, he was released by the club.[14]
University career
In 2018, he began attending the University of British Columbia, playing for the men's soccer team.[20][21] He scored his first goal in his debut on August 31 against the UFV Cascades.[22] On September 16, he scored a hat trick against the Calgary Dinos,[23] which earned him U Sports Athlete of the Week honours.[24] He was named a Canada West Second Team All-Star.[25]
Amateur and semi-pro
After returning from Germany, he also played at the amateur level in the Vancouver Metro Soccer League with amateur clubs such as CCB United between 2018 and 2022.[26][27]
In July 2019, he signed with the Victoria Highlanders FC in USL League Two.[28][29]
In May 2022, he joined Varsity FC in the new League1 British Columbia.[30]
In 2025, Clarke joined Altitude FC.[31]