Leon Clarke (footballer)

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Personal information
Leon Clarke
Date of birth	February 10, 1985 (age 22)
Place of birth	Wolverhampton, England
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	Sheffield Wednesday
Number	18
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2003-2007 2004 2006 2006 2007- 2007	Wolves → Kidderminster Harriers (loan) → Queens Park Rangers (loan) → Plymouth Argyle (loan) Sheffield Wednesday → Oldham Athletic (loan)	74 (13) 04 0(0) 01 0(0) 05 0(0) 06 0(1) 05 0(3)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:32, 7 April 2007 (UTC). * Appearances (Goals)

Leon Clarke (born 10 February 1985) is a professional footballer, currently playing for Oldham Athletic on loan from Sheffield Wednesday. After a loan period at Kidderminster Harriers, he made his breakthrough into the Wolves first team in 2004, and made 31 appearances in the 2004/05 season.

During the 2005/06 season his fortunes were mixed, as he benefited from injuries to others in the early part of the season, before slipping down the pecking order later in the season, after new players were signed. He went out on loan twice; first to Queens Park Rangers, then to Plymouth Argyle.

It was announced on the official Wolves site on January 8, 2007 that Leon Clarke was to be listed for transfer. This was as manager Mick McCarthy wished to 'freshen up' the strike force and it was felt that it would be best for Clarke to find a new club.

On 15 January 2007, Sheffield Wednesday manager Brian Laws announced that the Owls had completed the signing of Clarke for an undisclosed fee, thought to be around £300,000 signing a contract until 2009. He will wear the number 18 shirt, for the remainder of the 2006/7 season. However, only two months later it was announced that Leon Clarke would be going out on loan to League One promotion chasing side Oldham Athletic without even making a starting appearance for Wednesday. [1] Leon proceeded to score his first goal for Oldham against League One rivals Doncaster Rovers in the 4-0 victory on 11th of March 2006. In total, Clarke played five games and scored three goals for Oldham.