Leighton Clarkson

Leighton Owen Clarkson (born 19 October 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Aberdeen on loan from Liverpool.[5]

Leighton Clarkson
Clarkson in 2019
Personal information
Full name Leighton Owen Clarkson[1][2]
Date of birth (2001-10-19) 19 October 2001[2]
Place of birth Blackburn, England[3]
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[4]
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Aberdeen (on loan from Liverpool)
Number 20
Youth career
0000–2019 Liverpool
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019– Liverpool 0 (0)
2021–2022 → Blackburn Rovers (loan) 7 (0)
2022– → Aberdeen (loan) 21 (4)
International career‡
2021– England U20 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 01:20, 6 February 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10:44, 30 March 2022 (UTC)

Career

Clarkson made his professional debut for Liverpool on 17 December 2019, coming on as a substitute in the away match against Aston Villa in the quarter-finals of the EFL Cup.[5]

On 4 February 2020, he played in the FA Cup 4th Round replay against Shrewsbury Town, winning 1–0 in the youngest-ever Liverpool side in history.[6]

On 24 July 2020, Clarkson signed a long-term contract with Liverpool.[7]

On 9 December 2020, he was named in the starting eleven for a Champions League group stage game against Danish side FC Midtjylland.[8]

On 16 August 2021, it was announced that Clarkson would join hometown club Blackburn Rovers on a season-long loan deal.[9] His loan was cut short in January 2022.[10] Scored on his Aberdeen debut in a 4-1 win over St Mirren.

In December 2022 he was unanimously voted by Aberdeen fans as the 2nd best loanee that Scottish Football has ever seen, behind only James Maddison.

International career

On 6 September 2021, Clarkson made his debut for the England U20s during a 6-1 victory over Romania U20s at St. George's Park.[11]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 30 November 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Liverpool[5] 2019–20 Premier League 001010——20
2020–21 0000001[lower-alpha 1]00010
Total 001010100030
Blackburn Rovers (loan) 2021–22 EFL Championship 700000——70
Aberdeen (loan) 2022–23 Scottish Premiership 1230021——144
Total 19310311000244
  1. Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League

Honours

Liverpool Academy

References
  1. "2019/20 Premier League squads confirmed". Premier League. 3 September 2019. Archived from the original on 10 December 2019. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
  2. Leighton Clarkson at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  3. "Leighton Clarkson". Liverpool. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
  4. "Leighton Clarkson". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  5. Leighton Clarkson at Soccerway
  6. "Liverpool 1 Shrewsbury 0". BBC Sport. 4 February 2020. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  7. "Leighton Clarkson signs new long-term Liverpool contract". Liverpool FC. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. Carroll, James (9 December 2020). "Team news: Confirmed Liverpool line-up v Midtjylland". Liverpool FC. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  9. https://www.rovers.co.uk/news/2021/august/Leighton-joins-on-loan-/, Leighton joins on loan, Blackburn Rovers FC, 16 August 2021
  10. Coates, Charlotte. "'It's hurting him' - Blackburn Rovers send midfielder back to Liverpool as loan cut short". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  11. "Six at SGP for MU20s". EnglandFootball.com. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
  12. "LFC U23s beat Burnley to lift Lancashire FA Senior Cup". Liverpool F.C. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
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