Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Date of birth | (2001-05-08) 8 May 2001 (age 23) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Gillingham | ||
Number | 17 | ||
Youth career | |||
Tottenham Hotspur | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Bedfont Sports | |||
2020–2022 | Hendon | 49 | (5) |
2022–2023 | Dulwich Hamlet | 22 | (4) |
2023– | Gillingham | 57 | (7) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:44, 2 January 2025 (UTC) |
Jayden Clarke (born 8 May 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL League Two club Gillingham.
Career
Clarke played for Tottenham Hotspur's academy. After playing in non-league for Bedfont Sports, Hendon and Dulwich Hamlet, Clarke signed for Gillingham in January 2023. By March he had played one game for the club in the Kent Senior Cup, and was linked with a loan move away, but the club decided to retain him. He made his Football League debut on 22 April 2023, in a 2-2 draw against Bradford. On 8 May 2023, he made his first start in a 2-0 victory against Salford. His first goals came on 14 September 2024, where he got a brace in a 3-0 win against Tranmere Rovers.
References
- Jayden Clarke at Soccerway. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
- ^ "Gills clinch the signing of Jayden Clarke". www.gillinghamfootballclub.com.
- "Greensnet - Official Hendon FC: Former Staff - Jayden Clarke". www.hendonfc.net.
- "Jayden Clarke | Player Profile · Aylesbury United Archive". www.aylesburyunitedarchive.com.
- "Gillingham sign Clarke and Leyton Orient's Coleman" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- "Gillingham prepared to be patient with exciting new signing". Kent Online. 19 January 2023.
- "Promising forward staying at Gillingham despite deadline-day interest". Kent Online. 23 March 2023.
- Pooley, Alex (24 March 2023). "Gillingham's Andy Hessenthaler on Jayden Clarke "He's so close to first team" – Exclusive Quotes".
- "Jayden Clarke makes Football League debut for Gillingham at Bradford on Saturday". MSN.
- Luke Cadwell (23 April 2023). "Jayden Clarke makes Football League debut for Gillingham at Bradford on Saturday". Kent Online. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
- Luke Cadwell (8 May 2023). "Salford City 0 Gillingham 1: Match reaction from Gills boss Neil Harris after League 2 victory". Kent Online. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
- Luke Cadwell (15 September 2024). "Jayden Clarke scored twice for Gillingham late on in their 3-0 victory over Tranmere Rovers". Kent Online. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
Gillingham F.C. – current squad | |
---|---|
|
- 2001 births
- Living people
- English men's footballers
- Tottenham Hotspur F.C. players
- Bedfont Sports F.C. players
- Hendon F.C. players
- Dulwich Hamlet F.C. players
- Gillingham F.C. players
- Isthmian League players
- Southern Football League players
- National League (English football) players
- English Football League players
- Men's association football midfielders
- 21st-century English sportsmen