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Leon Clarke

Leon Clarke

Attack - Centre-Forward  at Retired
Age41
CitizenshipEngland
Height1.88 m
Footright
BornFebruary 10, 1985
👕500+ Apps 100+ Goals Veteran
Market value
Centre-Forward Attack

Career snapshot

20
clubs played for
03/04
debut season
0.29
goals / match
Wolverhampton Wanderers
top club · 114 apps

Career highs

€750k
peak value · 2018
€650k
top transfer fee · 06/07
20
best season · 12/13
10 · 6.5%
pens / of goals
522Appearances
153Goals
34Assists
52Yellow cards
2Red cards
96Full matches (90′)
Full nameLeon Clarke
Name in home countryLeon Marvin Clarke
Date of birth1985-02-10 (41 yrs)
Place of birthWolverhampton, England
CitizenshipEngland
PositionAttack - Centre-Forward (main: Attack)
Footright
Height188.00 m
Current clubRetired
Joined2024-07-01
Contract expires
AgentPremier Footballers
Jul 2024
Transfer: Mickleover → Retired
24/25 · Transfer
Dec 2023
Transfer: Kettering → Mickleover
23/24 · Transfer
Sep 2023
Transfer: Without Club → Kettering
23/24 · Transfer
Jul 2023
Transfer: Hartlepool → Without Club
23/24 · Transfer
May 2023
Transfer: Rushall → Hartlepool
22/23 · Return from loan
Mar 2023
Transfer: Hartlepool → Rushall
22/23 · Loan
Feb 2023
Transfer: Without Club → Hartlepool
22/23 · Transfer
Jul 2022
22/23 — Hartlepool United
3 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2022
Transfer: Bristol Rovers → Without Club
22/23 · Transfer
Aug 2021
Transfer: Shrewsbury → Bristol Rovers
21/22 · Transfer
Jul 2021
21/22 — Bristol Rovers
11 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Sep 2020
Transfer: Sheff Utd → Shrewsbury
20/21 · Transfer
Jul 2020
20/21 — Shrewsbury Town
10 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2019
19/20 — Sheffield United
5 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
May 2019
Transfer: Wigan → Sheff Utd
18/19 · Return from loan
Jan 2019
Transfer: Sheff Utd → Wigan
18/19 · Loan
Jul 2018
18/19 — Wigan Athletic, Sheffield United
41 matches · 6 G · 5 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2017
17/18 — Sheffield United
39 matches · 19 G · 5 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2016
Transfer: Bury → Sheff Utd
16/17 · Transfer
Jul 2016
16/17 — Sheffield United
26 matches · 9 G · 2 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2015
15/16 — Bury FC
37 matches · 18 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2015
Transfer: Wolves → Bury
15/16 · Transfer
May 2015
Transfer: Wigan → Wolves
14/15 · Return from loan
Feb 2015
Transfer: Wolves → Wigan
14/15 · Loan
Jul 2014
14/15 — Wigan Athletic, Wolverhampton Wanderers
29 matches · 3 G · 3 A · across 3 competitions
Jan 2014
Transfer: Coventry → Wolves
13/14 · Transfer
Jul 2013
13/14 — Coventry City, Wolverhampton Wanderers
42 matches · 19 G · 7 A · across 4 competitions
Jan 2013
Transfer: Charlton → Coventry
12/13 · Transfer
Dec 2012
Transfer: Scunthorpe Utd. → Charlton
12/13 · Return from loan
Sep 2012
Transfer: Charlton → Scunthorpe Utd.
12/13 · Loan
Jul 2012
12/13 — Coventry City, Scunthorpe United
31 matches · 20 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
May 2012
Transfer: Crawley Town → Charlton
11/12 · Return from loan
Mar 2012
Transfer: Charlton → Crawley Town
11/12 · Loan
Jan 2012
Transfer: Swindon Town → Charlton
11/12 · Transfer
Dec 2011
Transfer: Chesterfield → Swindon Town
11/12 · Return from loan
Sep 2011
Transfer: Swindon Town → Chesterfield
11/12 · Loan
Jul 2011
11/12 — Chesterfield FC, Swindon Town, Charlton Athletic, Crawley Town
31 matches · 10 G · 3 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2011
Transfer: QPR → Swindon Town
11/12 · Transfer
May 2011
Transfer: Preston → QPR
10/11 · Transfer
Jan 2011
Transfer: QPR → Preston
10/11 · Transfer
Jul 2010
10/11 — Preston North End, Queens Park Rangers
21 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2010
Transfer: Sheff Wed → QPR
10/11 · Transfer
Jul 2009
09/10 — Sheffield Wednesday
37 matches · 6 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2008
08/09 — Sheffield Wednesday
30 matches · 8 G · 5 A · across 2 competitions
Jan 2008
Transfer: Southend United → Sheff Wed
07/08 · Transfer
Aug 2007
Transfer: Sheff Wed → Southend United
07/08 · Transfer
Jul 2007
07/08 — Sheffield Wednesday, Southend United
26 matches · 11 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Apr 2007
Transfer: Oldham Athletic → Sheff Wed
06/07 · Transfer
Mar 2007
Transfer: Sheff Wed → Oldham Athletic
06/07 · Transfer
Jan 2007
Transfer: Wolves → Sheff Wed
06/07 · Transfer · €650k
Jul 2006
06/07 — Sheffield Wednesday, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Oldham Athletic
38 matches · 9 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
May 2006
Transfer: Plymouth → Wolves
05/06 · Transfer
Mar 2006
Transfer: Wolves → Plymouth
05/06 · Transfer
Feb 2006
Transfer: QPR → Wolves
05/06 · Transfer
Jan 2006
Transfer: Wolves → QPR
05/06 · Transfer
Jul 2005
05/06 — Plymouth Argyle, Queens Park Rangers, Wolverhampton Wanderers
31 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2004
04/05 — Wolverhampton Wanderers
31 matches · 8 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
May 2004
Transfer: Kidderminster → Wolves
03/04 · Transfer
Mar 2004
Transfer: Wolves → Kidderminster
03/04 · Transfer
Jul 2003
03/04 — Wolverhampton Wanderers, Kidderminster Harriers
3 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2003
Transfer: Wolves U18 → Wolves
03/04 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €750k
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
8,607 min
Minutes played by club
Hartlepool United 0.0%
Bristol Rovers 1.6%
Shrewsbury Town 7.0%
Sheffield United 10.2%
Wigan Athletic 11.8%
Bury FC 6.5%
Wolverhampton Wanderers 28.4%
Coventry City 7.6%
Scunthorpe United 1.4%
Swindon Town 0.0%
Crawley Town 3.9%
Chesterfield FC 1.6%
Charlton Athletic 0.0%
Queens Park Rangers 0.0%
Preston North End 4.9%
Sheffield Wednesday 11.4%
Southend United 2.0%
Oldham Athletic 1.7%
Plymouth Argyle 0.0%
Kidderminster Harriers 0.0%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
Hartlepool United 1 22/23 22/23 3 0 0 0
Bristol Rovers 1 21/22 21/22 11 2 0 135
Shrewsbury Town 1 20/21 20/21 10 1 0 600
Sheffield United 4 16/17 19/20 96 32 10 880
Wigan Athletic 2 14/15 18/19 25 4 5 1,017
Bury FC 1 15/16 15/16 37 18 1 562
Wolverhampton Wanderers 6 03/04 14/15 114 18 2 2,444
Coventry City 2 12/13 13/14 45 27 6 651
Scunthorpe United 1 12/13 12/13 15 11 0 117
Swindon Town 1 11/12 11/12 4 0 0 0
Crawley Town 1 11/12 11/12 4 1 1 338
Chesterfield FC 1 11/12 11/12 16 9 2 138
Charlton Athletic 1 11/12 11/12 7 0 0 0
Queens Park Rangers 2 05/06 10/11 16 0 1 0
Preston North End 1 10/11 10/11 6 1 0 420
Sheffield Wednesday 4 06/07 09/10 87 18 6 985
Southend United 1 07/08 07/08 16 8 0 171
Oldham Athletic 1 06/07 06/07 5 3 0 149
Plymouth Argyle 1 05/06 05/06 5 0 0 0
Kidderminster Harriers 1 03/04 03/04 0 0 0 0

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

7€188K13€375K20€563K26€750K04/05 — 8 goals (Wolverhampton Wanderers)04/05 — 1 assists904/0505/06 — 2 goals (Wolverhampton Wanderers)205/0606/07 — 9 goals (Sheffield Wednesday)906/0707/08 — 11 goals (Southend United)07/08 — 1 assists1207/0808/09 — 8 goals (Sheffield Wednesday)08/09 — 5 assists1308/0909/10 — 6 goals (Sheffield Wednesday)609/1010/11 — 1 goals (Preston North End)10/11 — 1 assists210/1111/12 — 10 goals (Crawley Town)11/12 — 3 assists1311/1212/13 — 20 goals (Coventry City)2012/1313/14 — 19 goals (Wolverhampton Wanderers)13/14 — 7 assists2613/1414/15 — 3 goals (Wigan Athletic)14/15 — 3 assists614/1515/16 — 18 goals (Bury FC)15/16 — 1 assists1915/1616/17 — 9 goals (Sheffield United)16/17 — 2 assists1116/1717/18 — 19 goals (Sheffield United)17/18 — 5 assists2417/1818/19 — 6 goals (Sheffield United)18/19 — 5 assists1118/1919/20 — 1 goals (Sheffield United)119/2020/21 — 1 goals (Shrewsbury Town)120/2121/22 — 2 goals (Bristol Rovers)221/2205/06 — €50K06/07 — €300K07/08 — €700K09/10 — €700K11/12 — €500K15/16 — €500K16/17 — €450K17/18 — €450K18/19 — €750K19/20 — €500K20/21 — €300KGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

03/04: 0003/0404/05: 8804/0505/06: 2205/0606/07: 9906/0707/08: 111107/0808/09: 8808/0909/10: 6609/1010/11: 1110/1111/12: 101011/1212/13: 202012/1313/14: 191913/1414/15: 3314/1515/16: 181815/1616/17: 9916/1717/18: 191917/1818/19: 6618/1919/20: 1119/2020/21: 1120/2121/22: 2221/2222/23: 0022/23

Assists by season

03/04: 0003/0404/05: 1104/0505/06: 0005/0606/07: 0006/0707/08: 1107/0808/09: 5508/0909/10: 0009/1010/11: 1110/1111/12: 3311/1212/13: 0012/1313/14: 7713/1414/15: 3314/1515/16: 1115/1616/17: 2216/1717/18: 5517/1818/19: 5518/1919/20: 0019/2020/21: 0020/2121/22: 0021/2222/23: 0022/23
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
22/23 League Two Hartlepool United 3 0 0 0 0 0
21/22 League Two Bristol Rovers 11 2 0 0 0 135
20/21 FA Cup Shrewsbury Town 0 0 0 0 0 0
20/21 League One Shrewsbury Town 10 1 0 0 0 600
19/20 EFL Cup Sheffield United 1 0 0 0 0 0
19/20 FA Cup Sheffield United 2 1 0 0 0 113
19/20 Premier League Sheffield United 2 0 0 0 0 0
18/19 Championship Wigan Athletic 15 3 2 0 0 279
18/19 Championship Sheffield United 24 3 3 1 0 310
18/19 EFL Cup Sheffield United 1 0 0 0 0 0
18/19 FA Cup Sheffield United 1 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 Championship Sheffield United 39 19 5 5 1 175
17/18 EFL Cup Sheffield United 0 0 0 0 0 0
16/17 EFL Cup Sheffield United 1 1 0 0 0 83
16/17 EFL Trophy Sheffield United 1 1 1 0 0 26
16/17 FA Cup Sheffield United 1 0 0 1 0 0
16/17 League One Sheffield United 23 7 1 3 0 173
15/16 FA Cup Bury FC 4 1 0 0 0 330
15/16 League Cup Bury FC 1 2 0 1 0 45
15/16 League One Bury FC 32 15 1 6 0 187
14/15 Championship Wigan Athletic 10 1 3 3 0 738
14/15 Championship Wolverhampton Wanderers 16 2 0 3 0 285
14/15 FA Cup Wolverhampton Wanderers 2 0 0 0 0 0
14/15 League Cup Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 0 0 0 0 0
13/14 EFL Trophy Coventry City 1 0 0 0 0 0
13/14 FA Cup Coventry City 4 3 0 1 0 120
13/14 League Cup Coventry City 1 0 0 0 0 0
13/14 League One Coventry City 23 15 6 0 0 133
13/14 League One Wolverhampton Wanderers 13 1 1 1 0 526
12/13 EFL Trophy Coventry City 3 1 0 1 0 270
12/13 FA Cup Coventry City 1 0 0 0 0 0
12/13 League One Coventry City 12 8 0 0 0 128
12/13 League One Scunthorpe United 15 11 0 0 0 117
11/12 EFL Trophy Chesterfield FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
11/12 FA Cup Chesterfield FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
11/12 League Cup Swindon Town 2 0 0 0 0 0
11/12 League One Charlton Athletic 7 0 0 0 0 0
11/12 League One Chesterfield FC 14 9 2 0 0 138
11/12 League Two Crawley Town 4 1 1 1 0 338
11/12 League Two Swindon Town 2 0 0 0 0 0
10/11 Championship Preston North End 6 1 0 1 0 420
10/11 Championship Queens Park Rangers 13 0 1 2 0 0
10/11 FA Cup Queens Park Rangers 1 0 0 0 0 0
10/11 League Cup Queens Park Rangers 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/10 Championship Sheffield Wednesday 36 6 0 3 0 317
09/10 FA Cup Sheffield Wednesday 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/09 Championship Sheffield Wednesday 29 8 5 2 0 238
08/09 League Cup Sheffield Wednesday 1 0 0 0 0 0
07/08 Championship Sheffield Wednesday 8 3 1 1 0 87
07/08 FA Cup Sheffield Wednesday 1 0 0 0 0 0
07/08 League Cup Sheffield Wednesday 1 0 0 0 0 0
07/08 League One Southend United 16 8 0 3 1 171
06/07 Championship Sheffield Wednesday 10 1 0 3 0 343
06/07 Championship Wolverhampton Wanderers 22 5 0 3 0 203
06/07 FA Cup Wolverhampton Wanderers 0 0 0 0 0 0
06/07 League Cup Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 0 0 0 0 0
06/07 League One Oldham Athletic 5 3 0 1 0 149
05/06 Championship Plymouth Argyle 5 0 0 0 0 0
05/06 Championship Queens Park Rangers 1 0 0 0 0 0
05/06 Championship Wolverhampton Wanderers 23 1 0 3 0 972
05/06 FA Cup Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 1 0 0 0 90
05/06 League Cup Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 0 0 0 0 0
04/05 Championship Wolverhampton Wanderers 28 7 1 3 0 185
04/05 FA Cup Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 0 0 0 0 0
04/05 League Cup Wolverhampton Wanderers 2 1 0 0 0 183
03/04 FA Cup Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 0 0 0 0 0
03/04 League Cup Wolverhampton Wanderers 2 0 0 0 0 0
03/04 League Two Kidderminster Harriers 0 0 0 0 0 0
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
03/04 2003-07-01 Wolves U18 Wolves Transfer 0
03/04 2004-03-01 Wolves Kidderminster Transfer 0
03/04 2004-05-01 Kidderminster Wolves Transfer 0
05/06 2006-01-01 Wolves QPR Transfer 50000
05/06 2006-02-01 QPR Wolves Transfer 50000
05/06 2006-03-01 Wolves Plymouth Transfer 50000
05/06 2006-05-01 Plymouth Wolves Transfer 300000
06/07 2007-01-01 Wolves Sheff Wed Transfer 300000 €650k
06/07 2007-03-01 Sheff Wed Oldham Athletic Transfer 700000
06/07 2007-04-01 Oldham Athletic Sheff Wed Transfer 700000
07/08 2007-08-01 Sheff Wed Southend United Transfer 700000
07/08 2008-01-01 Southend United Sheff Wed Transfer 700000
10/11 2010-07-01 Sheff Wed QPR Transfer 700000
10/11 2011-01-01 QPR Preston Transfer 700000
10/11 2011-05-01 Preston QPR Transfer 700000
11/12 2011-07-01 QPR Swindon Town Transfer 700000
11/12 2011-09-01 Swindon Town Chesterfield Loan 700000
11/12 2011-12-01 Chesterfield Swindon Town Return from loan 500000
11/12 2012-01-01 Swindon Town Charlton Transfer 500000
11/12 2012-03-17 Charlton Crawley Town Loan 500000
11/12 2012-05-31 Crawley Town Charlton Return from loan 500000
12/13 2012-09-07 Charlton Scunthorpe Utd. Loan 500000
12/13 2012-12-07 Scunthorpe Utd. Charlton Return from loan 500000
12/13 2013-01-01 Charlton Coventry Transfer 500000
13/14 2014-01-30 Coventry Wolves Transfer 500000
14/15 2015-02-02 Wolves Wigan Loan 500000
14/15 2015-05-31 Wigan Wolves Return from loan 500000
15/16 2015-07-01 Wolves Bury Transfer 500000
16/17 2016-07-27 Bury Sheff Utd Transfer 450000
18/19 2019-01-30 Sheff Utd Wigan Loan 750000
18/19 2019-05-31 Wigan Sheff Utd Return from loan 750000
20/21 2020-09-25 Sheff Utd Shrewsbury Transfer 300000
21/22 2021-08-31 Shrewsbury Bristol Rovers Transfer 300000
22/23 2022-07-01 Bristol Rovers Without Club Transfer 300000
22/23 2023-02-14 Without Club Hartlepool Transfer 300000
22/23 2023-03-17 Hartlepool Rushall Loan 300000
22/23 2023-05-31 Rushall Hartlepool Return from loan 300000
23/24 2023-07-01 Hartlepool Without Club Transfer 50000
23/24 2023-09-29 Without Club Kettering Transfer 0
23/24 2023-12-01 Kettering Mickleover Transfer 0
24/25 2024-07-01 Mickleover Retired Transfer 0

No recorded injuries.

Current
Peak€750k
Low
Δ since start−€50k
€188k€375k€563k€750k197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970
Jan 1, 1970 €50k
Jan 1, 1970 €300k
Jan 1, 1970 €300k
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €750k
Jan 1, 1970 €750k
Jan 1, 1970 €450k
Jan 1, 1970 €400k
Jan 1, 1970 €450k
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €700k
Jan 1, 1970 €700k
Jan 1, 1970 €300k
Jan 1, 1970 €50k

No national team data.

TeammatePPG played withJoint goalsMinutes
John Fleck 2 10 0
Marcus Tudgay 1 5 0
Billy Sharp 2 7 0
Mark Beevers 1 0 0
Paul Coutts 2 1 0
Peter Clarke 2 0 0
Kieron Freeman 2 2 0

Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.

Top goalscoring seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubGoalsMatches
17/18 Championship Sheffield United 19 39
12/13 League One Scunthorpe United 19 27
13/14 League One Wolverhampton Wanderers 16 36

Top assist seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubAssistsMatches
13/14 League One Wolverhampton Wanderers 7 36
08/09 Championship Sheffield Wednesday 5 29
17/18 Championship Sheffield United 5 39

Every loan spell across this player's career.

SeasonDateFromToTypeFeeValue at transfer
22/23 2023-05-31 Rushall Hartlepool Return from loan €300k
22/23 2023-03-17 Hartlepool Rushall Loan €300k
18/19 2019-05-31 Wigan Sheff Utd Return from loan €750k
18/19 2019-01-30 Sheff Utd Wigan Loan €750k
14/15 2015-05-31 Wigan Wolves Return from loan €500k
14/15 2015-02-02 Wolves Wigan Loan €500k
12/13 2012-12-07 Scunthorpe Utd. Charlton Return from loan €500k
12/13 2012-09-07 Charlton Scunthorpe Utd. Loan €500k
11/12 2012-05-31 Crawley Town Charlton Return from loan €500k
11/12 2012-03-17 Charlton Crawley Town Loan €500k
11/12 2011-12-01 Chesterfield Swindon Town Return from loan €500k
11/12 2011-09-01 Swindon Town Chesterfield Loan €700k

Teams faced most often by Leon Clarke's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).

OpponentPWDLGFGAGDWin %
Walsall FC 187 70 56 61 245 233 +12 37%
Gillingham FC 173 64 50 59 248 225 +23 37%
Rochdale AFC 172 60 47 65 217 227 -10 35%
Bradford City 171 64 50 57 230 209 +21 37%
Milton Keynes Dons 170 53 48 69 193 233 -40 31%
Colchester United 167 66 55 46 239 194 +45 40%
Swindon Town 164 58 39 67 217 232 -15 35%
Port Vale FC 157 64 38 55 216 196 +20 41%
Crewe Alexandra 156 66 35 55 233 200 +33 42%
Doncaster Rovers 155 46 45 64 166 215 -49 30%
Peterborough United 153 63 27 63 220 249 -29 41%
Plymouth Argyle 145 49 45 51 185 190 -5 34%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / YearMilestoneDate
03/04 Senior debut season
04/05 First senior goal
11/12 Goal #50 (career)
15/16 Goal #100 (career)
19/20 Goal #150 (career)

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
18/19 41 589 1 0 0 0.15
17/18 39 175 5 0 1 3.09
16/17 26 282 4 0 0 1.28
15/16 37 562 7 0 0 1.12
14/15 29 1,023 6 0 0 0.53
13/14 42 779 2 0 0 0.23
12/13 31 515 1 0 0 0.17
11/12 31 476 1 0 0 0.19
10/11 21 420 3 0 0 0.64
09/10 37 317 3 0 0 0.85
08/09 30 238 2 0 0 0.76
07/08 26 258 4 0 1 1.74
06/07 38 695 7 0 0 0.91
05/06 31 1,062 3 0 0 0.25
04/05 31 368 3 0 0 0.73

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

League One
170 apps
78 G
11 A
Championship
285 apps
60 G
21 A
FA Cup
22 apps
6 G
0 A
League Cup
17 apps
4 G
0 A
League Two
20 apps
3 G
1 A
EFL Trophy
6 apps
2 G
1 A

Frequently asked about Leon Clarke

Who is Leon Clarke?

Leon Clarke is an England professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for Retired.

How old is Leon Clarke?

Leon Clarke is 41 years old. He was born on February 10, 1985 in Wolverhampton.

What position does Leon Clarke play?

Leon Clarke plays as a centre-forward (Attack - Centre-Forward).

What club does Leon Clarke play for?

Leon Clarke currently plays for Retired.

How many career goals has Leon Clarke scored?

Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Leon Clarke has scored 153 goals in 522 appearances.