Luke Stephen Clark (born 24 May 1994) is an English

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who plays as a

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or as a

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, most recently for

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Career

Before joining

Preston North End Preston North End Football Club, commonly referred to as Preston, North End or PNE, is a professional football club in Preston, Lancashire, England, who currently play in the EFL Championship, the second tier of the English football league syst ...

, Clark was with Everton. His first appearance for Preston was on 7 November 2011 in the

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against

Rochdale Rochdale ( ) is a large town in Greater Manchester, England, at the foothills of the South Pennines in the dale on the River Roch, northwest of Oldham and northeast of Manchester. It is the administrative centre of the Metropolitan Borough ...

, having a shot narrowly going wide, then scoring the winning penalty in a

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, which Preston won 4–2. Clark made his first team debut against Rochdale at

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on 19 November 2011. On 28 May 2012, Preston announced that Clark had turned down their offer of a professional contract, and that he was subsequently a free agent. On 5 July 2012 it was announced Clark has joined

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side

Accrington Stanley Accrington Stanley Football Club is a professional association football club based in Accrington, Lancashire, England. The club competes in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. They have spent their complete histor ...

on a two-year contract. On 21 November 2014 it was announced that Clark had joined

Witton Albion Witton may refer to one of several places in England: *Witton, historic name of an area of Northwich, Cheshire **Witton Albion F.C. *Witton Gilbert, County Durham *Witton-le-Wear, County Durham *Witton, an area of Blackburn, Lancashire * Witton, Br ...

. In July 2015 he joined

Salford City Salford City may refer to: *The City of Salford *Salford City F.C., an association football club from the city *Salford Red Devils The Salford Red Devils are a professional rugby league club in Salford, Greater Manchester, England, who play i ...

. In September 2016 he joined

Curzon Ashton Curzon Ashton Football Club is an association football club based in Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester, England. Founded in 1963 and nicknamed "The Nash", the club is affiliated to the Manchester Football Association and currently com ...

He left the club in summer 2018 after accepting a job offer in London. He joined

Chester Chester is a cathedral city and the county town of Cheshire, England. It is located on the River Dee, close to the English–Welsh border. With a population of 79,645 in 2011,"2011 Census results: People and Population Profile: Chester Loca ...

in summer 2020 on a short-term deal. He joined

in March 2022 and left the club in May 2023.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Clark, Luke 1994 births Living people English men's footballers Men's association football defenders Preston North End F.C. players Braintree Town F.C. players Accrington Stanley F.C. players Witton Albion F.C. players Salford City F.C. players Curzon Ashton F.C. players Chester F.C. players English Football League players National League (English football) players Northern Premier League players Marine A.F.C. players People from Rainhill Footballers from Merseyside Sportspeople from the Metropolitan Borough of St Helens