Jahmari Oshown Clarke (born 2 October 2003) is a professional

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who plays as a

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for club Boreham Wood, on loan from club

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. Born in England, he is a youth international for Jamaica.

Career

Clarke made his professional debut with

in a 3–0

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loss to

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on 10 August 2021. Seven days later, 17 August 2021, Clarke replaced replaced

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in the 76th minute during a 3–2 defeat to

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to make his league debut. Clarke's first goals for Reading came on 6 November 2021, when he again came off the bench to replace George Pușcaș, and then scored both Reading's goals in a 2-1 victory over

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. On 7 July 2022, Reading confirmed that Clarke had signed a new contract with the club. On 29 October 2022, Clarke joined

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on a month-long youth loan deal. On 31 January 2023, Clarke joined

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on loan for the remainder of the season. On 7 December 2023, Clarke joined Boreham Wood on loan until 28 January 2024.

International career

In May 2022, Clarke was selected for the Jamaica Under-20 team for the 2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championship. He scored on his U20 debut against Costa Rica when after coming off the bench, he won and scored a penalty in the 98th minute, making the score line 1-1.

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International

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Clarke, Jahmari 2003 births Living people Jamaican men's footballers Jamaica men's under-20 international footballers English men's footballers English people of Jamaican descent Reading F.C. players Men's association football forwards English Football League players Place of birth missing (living people)