Tom Clare (footballer)
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 2 September 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Barnsley, England | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Macclesfield | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–2018 | Barnsley | ||
| 2018–2019 | Bradford City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2019 | Bradford City | 0 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | → Boston United (loan) | 7 | (3) |
| 2019 | Boston United | 5 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Frickley Athletic (loan) | ||
| 2020 | Bradford (Park Avenue) | 10 | (5) |
| 2020 | Buxton | ||
| 2020–2021 | Pontefract Collieries | 10 | (17) |
| 2021–2023 | Macclesfield | 47 | (27) |
| 2024– | Macclesfield | 9 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19:46, 9 May (UTC) | |||
Thomas Patrick Clare[1] (born 2 September 1999) is an English footballer and reality TV contestant who plays as a forward for Macclesfield.[2]
In 2023, he came third place on the ninth series of Love Island. In 2024, he won the first series of Love Island: All Stars, alongside his girlfriend Molly Smith.
Clare came through the academy at Barnsley and joined Bradford City in 2018 but never made an appearance for the first team.[3][4] He joined Boston United initially on loan from Bradford, before signing a contract with them in June 2019.[5][6] After a loan spell with Frickley Athletic,[7] Clare left Boston in November 2019.[8] Having spent time at Bradford (Park Avenue), Buxton and Pontefract Collieries, Clare was one of Macclesfield FC's first signings when the club reformed and he signed a contract with the club in June 2021.[9][10] He was top scorer during Macclesfield's 2021–22 season with 23 goals and he signed a new 2-year contract in the spring of 2022.[11][12]
In March 2024 he returned to former club Macclesfield.[13][14]