Lee Colin Clarke (born 28 July 1983) is a professional

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. Born in England, he represented Northern Ireland internationally at youth levels U21 and U23. He is the son of former

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international Colin Clarke.

Career

Clarke started his career at Yaxley, then moved to

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where he made several appearances. He then moved to St Albans City, where he was the top scorer for two seasons in the

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and was vital in their promotion to the

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in 2006. He has won five caps for the Northern Ireland U21s. On 2 April 2009, Clarke had his contract cancelled by mutual consent because of his nagging knee injury that prevented him from playing for most of the season. In May 2009, he signed for

Welling United Welling United Football Club is a semi-professional association football club, based in Welling in the London Borough of Bexley, England. The most prominent aspect of the club is its men's first team, who play in the , the seventh level of the E ...

. He was voted supporters' player of the season at the end of the 2010–11 campaign, and captained Welling to the Conference South title in 2012–13. In May 2014 it was announced that Clarke had resigned for St Albans City. In February 2015 Clarke signed for

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, scoring on his debut.

References

External links

Lee Clarke profile
at sacfc.co.uk *

1983 births Living people Footballers from Peterborough English men's footballers Men's association football forwards Yaxley F.C. players Peterborough United F.C. players Kettering Town F.C. players St Albans City F.C. players Welling United F.C. players English Football League players National League (English football) players Northern Ireland men's under-21 international footballers 21st-century English sportsmen Northern Ireland men's under-23 international footballers Men's association footballers from Northern Ireland {{England-footy-forward-1980s-stub