Harry Clarke (footballer, born 2001)
English footballer
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Harrison Thomas Clarke (born 2 March 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a right-back for EFL Championship club Preston North End.[2]
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Clarke playing for Charlton Athletic in 2026 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Harrison Thomas Clarke[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 2 March 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Ipswich, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[2] | ||
| Position | Right-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Preston North End | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Brantham Athletic | |||
| Ipswich Town | |||
| 2015–2020 | Arsenal | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2023 | Arsenal | 0 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | → Oldham Athletic (loan) | 32 | (1) |
| 2021–2022 | → Ross County (loan) | 17 | (3) |
| 2022 | → Hibernian (loan) | 7 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | → Stoke City (loan) | 18 | (2) |
| 2023–2026 | Ipswich Town | 62 | (1) |
| 2025 | → Sheffield United (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2026 | → Charlton Athletic (loan) | 19 | (0) |
| 2026– | Preston North End | 3 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2017 | England U17 | 2 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20:36, 1 September 2026 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Early career
Born in Ipswich, Clarke began his career with Ipswich Town, having been scouted at Brantham Athletic.[3]
Arsenal
He joined Arsenal as a youth player in 2015.[4] In August 2018, he signed his first professional contract, which was renewed in December 2019.[5]
In October 2020, Clarke joined Oldham Athletic on loan until January 2021.[6][7] 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.[8] On 3 November, he scored his first competitive goal in a 2–1 victory over Cheltenham Town in the league.[9] On 22 January 2021, the loan was extended for the remainder of the 2020–21 season.[10]
On 2 August 2021, Clarke was loaned to Scottish Premiership side Ross County for the 2021–22 season.[11][12] The loan came to an end on 3 January 2022.[13]
On 6 January 2022, Clarke was loaned to Scottish Premiership side Hibernian.[14][15] Clarke missed several weeks due to injury, and made his debut (and scored) on 2 April in a 1–1 draw with Dundee United.[16] The loan had been due to run for 18 months, but Arsenal exercised a break clause in the deal during June 2022.[17]
On 20 June 2022, Clarke joined Stoke City on loan for the 2022–23 season.[18][19] Clarke made 20 appearances for Stoke, scoring twice against Blackpool and Burnley before being recalled by Arsenal in January 2023.[20]
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.[3][21]
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.[22] The own goal was later overturned and awarded to Yoane Wissa.[23]
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On 29 January 2025, Clarke joined Championship club Sheffield United on loan for the remainder of the season.[24][25]
On 12 January 2026, Clarke joined Championship club Charlton Athletic on loan for the remainder of the season.[26][27]
Preston North End
He signed for Preston North End in August 2026.[28][29]
International career
Playing style
Clarke began his career as a midfielder but was converted to a defender when he joined Arsenal in 2015.[4] 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".[4]
Personal life
In May 2026 he became engaged to reality TV contestant Georgia Steel.[30]
Career statistics
- As of match played 1 September 2026
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Arsenal U21 | 2019–20[31] | — | — | — | 2[c] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 2020–21[32] | — | — | — | 1[c] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Total | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||||
| Arsenal | 2020–21[32] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021–22[33] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2022–23[34] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Oldham Athletic (loan) | 2020–21[32] | League Two | 32 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 1 |
| Ross County (loan) | 2021–22[33] | Scottish Premiership | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 17 | 3 | |
| Hibernian (loan) | 2021–22[33] | Scottish Premiership | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 8 | 1 | |
| Stoke City (loan) | 2022–23[34] | Championship | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 20 | 2 | |
| Ipswich Town | 2022–23[34] | League One | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| 2023–24[35] | Championship | 35 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 39 | 1 | ||
| 2024–25[36] | Premier League | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2025–26[37] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 62 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 1 | ||
| Sheffield United (loan) | 2024–25[36] | Championship | 6 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Charlton Athletic (loan) | 2025–26[37] | Championship | 19 | 0 | — | — | — | 19 | 0 | |||
| Preston North End | 2026–27[38] | Championship | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Career total | 164 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 179 | 8 | ||
- Includes FA Cup, Scottish Cup
- Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy.
Honours
Ipswich Town
- EFL League One runner-up: 2022–23[39]
- EFL Championship runner-up: 2023–24[40]
