Trevor Clarke (footballer)

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Trevor Clarke
Personal information
Full name Trevor Thomas Clarke[1]
Date of birth (1998-03-26) 26 March 1998 (age 23)
Place of birth Dublin, Ireland
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Left-back/Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Bristol Rovers
Number 20
Youth career
Crumlin United
St Kevin's Boys
Middlesbrough
2015 Shamrock Rovers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2019 Shamrock Rovers 80 (5)
2019–2021 Rotherham United 17 (0)
2021– Bristol Rovers 2 (0)
National team
Republic of Ireland U15
2014–2015 Republic of Ireland U17 12 (5)
2015–2017 Republic of Ireland U19 7 (0)
2019 Republic of Ireland U21 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:59, 24 November 2021 (UTC)

Trevor Thomas Clarke (born 26 March 1998) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a defender for Bristol Rovers.

Club career[]

Early career[]

Clarke started his football career with Crumlin United, before moving to St. Kevin's Boys in the North Dublin suburb of Whitehall, the same club that produced a number of Republic of Ireland internationals, including Liam Brady, Damien Duff, Jeff Hendrick and Robbie Brady. His performances earned him a move to England with Middlesbrough, where he played for their Under-18's. He was released in July 2015 and returned home.[2]

Shamrock Rovers[]

Clarke joined Shamrock Rovers in September 2015 from Middlesbrough. He played for the Rovers Under-19's for a short time before stepping up to the first team at the start of 2016. He made 80 league appearances for the club during the four seasons from 2016 to 2019, and also featured in the UEFA Europa League. In 2017 he was a transfer target for Southampton, Sheffield United and Barnsley.[3]

Rotherham United[]

Clarke signed for Rotherham United on 29 July 2019, for an undisclosed fee, on a three-year contract.[4] He was expected to be in contention for an immediate first-team place, but suffered a knee injury during a behind-closed-doors match on the same day his signing was announced.[5] He finally made his debut in the 2019–20 EFL Trophy game against Doncaster Rovers on 8 October 2019, creating a goal and then scoring the winner.[6]

Bristol Rovers[]

On 9 July 2021, Clarke joined League Two side Bristol Rovers on a one-year deal, signing for an undisclosed fee.[7] Clarke made his debut for the club on the opening day of the season however was forced off with a groin injury after only 32 minutes.[8] Clarke made his return from injury on 13 October when he played the first hour of an EFL Trophy defeat to Chelsea U21s.[9] On 19 October he made his return to league action, coming off of the bench in the 82 minute before being shown a red card in the 91st minute for an off the ball incident with Junior Tchamadeu where Clarke was seen to throw a punch at his Colchester United counterpart, who was also sent off.[10] Clarke's groin injury problems continued into the new year and in January he was again ruled out for over a month after undergoing surgery.[11]

International career[]

Clarke has played for the Republic of Ireland from Under 15's level right up to the Republic of Ireland U21's, earning 12 caps & 5 goals for the Under 17's, 7 caps for Under 19's and 1 cap for the Under 21's.[12]

Career statistics[]

As of match played 8 January 2022[13]
Club Division Season League National Cup[a] League Cup[b] Europe Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Shamrock Rovers League of Ireland Premier Division 2016 26 1 2 0 3 1 1[c] 0 1[d] 0 33 2
2017 27 3 5 0 3 0 4[c] 0 0[d] 0 39 3
2018 6 0 0 0 0 0 0[c] 0 0[d] 0 6 0
2019 21 1 0 0 1 0 1[c] 0 0[d] 0 23 1
Shamrock Rovers Total 80 5 7 0 7 1 6 0 1 0 101 6
Rotherham United League One 2019–20[14] 8 0 1 0 0 0 — 1[e] 1 10 1
Championship 2020–21[15] 9 0 1 0 0 0 — — 10 0
Rotherham United Total 17 0 2 0 0 0 — 1 1 20 1
Bristol Rovers League Two 2021–22[16] 4 0 1 0 0 0 — 1[e] 0 6 0
Career Total 101 5 10 0 7 1 6 0 3 1 127 7
  1. ^ Includes FAI Cup & FA Cup
  2. ^ Includes League of Ireland Cup & EFL Cup
  3. ^ a b c d Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. ^ a b c d Appearances in Leinster Senior Cup
  5. ^ a b Appearances in EFL Trophy

Honours[]

Individual[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: Rotherham United" (PDF). English Football League. p. 60. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Extratime.com - Extratime.ie - Trevor Clarke".
  3. ^ "Barnsley face Premier League competition in chase for Shamrock Rovers ace Trevor Clarke". The Irish Mirror. 16 June 2017. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  4. ^ "Trevor Clarke: Rotherham United sign Shamrock Rovers defender". BBC Sport. 29 July 2019.
  5. ^ "Rotherham United sweat on injury verdict as Trevor Clarke is stretchered off in first Millers outing". Rotherham Advertiser. 29 July 2019.
  6. ^ "Rotherham United 3 Doncaster Rovers 2: Trevor Clarke is quickly off the mark for Millers". The Yorkshire Post. 8 October 2019.
  7. ^ "Trevor Clarke Signs with the Gas!". www.bristolrovers.co.uk. 9 July 2021.
  8. ^ "Mansfield Town 2–1 Bristol Rovers". BBC Sport. 7 August 2021. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  9. ^ "Match Report - Rovers 1–2 Chelsea U21s". www.bristolrovers.co.uk. 13 October 2021.
  10. ^ "Colchester United 1–1 Bristol Rovers". BBC Sport. 19 October 2021.
  11. ^ Frost, Sam (28 January 2022). "Bristol Rovers defender suffers yet more injury frustration after undergoing surgery". Bristol Post. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
  12. ^ "Trevor Clarke | Football Association of Ireland".
  13. ^ Trevor Clarke at Soccerway
  14. ^ "Games played by Trevor Clarke in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
  15. ^ "Games played by Trevor Clarke in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
  16. ^ "Games played by Trevor Clarke in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
  17. ^ "Stunning season sees Sean Maguire named PFAI Player of the Year for 2017". The 42. the42.ie.ie. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  18. ^ "Just three Cork players make PFAI Team of the Year". RTÉ Sport. rte.ie. 9 November 2017. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
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