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David Clarkson
Clarkson (left) playing for MotherwellPersonal information Full name David Clarkson Date of birth 10 September 1985 Place of birth Bellshill, Scotland Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Playing position Striker Club information Current club Bristol City Number 16 Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2002–2009 Motherwell 219 (49) 2009– Bristol City 60 (11) 2011 → Brentford (loan) 3 (1) National team Scotland U21 2009– Scotland B 1 (0) 2008– Scotland 2 (1) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10:27, 9 October 2011 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).David Clarkson (born 10 September 1985) is a Scottish footballer who plays for Championship team Bristol City. Clarkson, who plays as a striker, represented Scotland twice in 2008. He previously played for Scottish Premier League club Motherwell.
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Club career
Motherwell
Born in Bellshill, Scotland, Clarkson made his debut for local club Motherwell in December 2002, scoring his first goal nine minutes into his first starting appearance for the club, at home in an SPL match against Partick Thistle on 2 January 2003.[1] Clarkson went on to score three goals in his first season, and was a regular from the following season, playing in the majority of matches. He scored 13 goals for Motherwell in the 2007–08 season, during which his uncle, Phil O'Donnell, died from heart failure during a match against Dundee United. Clarkson was later voted player of the year. Clarkson went on to wear O'Donnell's old squad number, 10, during the 2008–09 season.
Bristol City
On 29 June 2009, Clarkson joined Bristol City and signed a three-year contract for an undisclosed fee, reportedly £800,000.He was persuaded to make the move following support from Daniel Hewitt and Harrison Trapnell[2] Clarkson scored on his City debut on 8 August. He also scored the equaliser in the 1–1 draw with Coventry City on 6 February.
Brentford
Clarkson completed a one month loan move to Brentford on the 15 September 2011 and made his debut in the away win at Oldham Athletic on 24 September. He scored his first goal for the club away to Carlisle United where the game ended 2-2. Clarkson scored in the opening 10' minutes, although Carlisle levelled not long after to take it 1-1 in to half-time. An hour in to the match, Clarkson stuck a leg out from a cross and put the ball into the back of his own net, ultimately scoring an own-goal. He made amends at the end of the game by assisting Toumani Diagouraga who scored to level the match 2' minutes from the end.
International career
Clarkson was called up by George Burley for Scotland's friendly match against the Czech Republic on 30 May 2008. He came on as a substitute in the match, and scored Scotland's only goal in the 85th minute when he took down a cross, spun and fired past Czech keeper Petr Čech.[3]
International goals
- Scores and results list Scotland's goal tally first
Goal Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1. 30 May 2008 Prague, Czech Republic Czech Republic
1–2 1–3 Friendly match Career statistics
- As of 5 March 2011
Club Season League Cup League Cup Europe Total Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Motherwell 2002–03 19 3 4 0 – – – – 23 3 2003–04 38 12 3 2 1 0 – – 42 14 2004–05 35 3 1 0 5 1 – – 41 4 2005–06 32 4 1 0 2 1 – – 35 5 2006–07 29 2 3 0 2 1 – – 34 3 2007–08 35 12 3 0 3 1 – – 41 13 2008–09 33 13 3 1 1 0 2 0 39 14 Total 219 49 18 3 14 4 2 0 253 56 Bristol City 2009-10 26 4 1 0 – – – – 27 4 2010-11 34 7 1 0 1 0 – – 36 7 Total 60 11 2 0 1 0 0 0 63 11 Career total 272 60 18 3 14 4 2 0 304 67 Personal life
Clarkson's uncle Phil O'Donnell played alongside him at Motherwell, before his death in 2007. He has several other family members who have been professional footballers. His cousin Stephen O'Donnell currently plays for Dundee and another cousin Brian Dempsie previously played for Motherwell.
References
- ^ Soccerbase – David Clarkson statistics
- ^ "Bristol City tie up Clarkson deal" BBC Sport website (29 June 2009)
- ^ Lindsay, Clive (30 May 2008). "Czech Republic 3-1 Scotland". BBC Sport (BBC). http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/7420598.stm. Retrieved 8 October 2011.
External links
Bristol City F.C. – current squad 1 James · 2 Spence · 3 McAllister · 4 Fontaine · 5 Nyatanga · 6 Louis Carey · 7 Elliott · 8 Kilkenny · 9 Stead · 10 Maynard · 11 Woolford · 12 Taylor · 14 Skuse · 15 Reid · 16 Clarkson · 17 Bolasie · 18 Wilson · 19 Ribeiro · 20 Campbell-Ryce · 21 Cissé · 22 Gerken · 23 Edwards · 24 Jackson · 25 Ball · 26 Lennox · 27 Adomah · 28 Hunt · 29 Holloway · 30 Muggeridge · 31 Bryan · 34 Pitman · 35 Stewart · 36 McGivern · 37 Pearson · Manager: McInnes
Categories:- 1985 births
- People from Bellshill
- Living people
- Association football forwards
- Scottish footballers
- Scotland under-21 international footballers
- Scotland B international footballers
- Scotland international footballers
- Motherwell F.C. players
- Bristol City F.C. players
- Brentford F.C. players
- Scottish Premier League players
- Scottish Premier League young player of the month awards
- The Football League players
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