David Clarkson

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Personal information
David Clarkson
Full name	David Clarkson
Date of birth	September 10, 1985 (1985-09-10) (age 22)
Place of birth	Bellshill, Scotland
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	Motherwell
Number	12
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2002-	Motherwell	214 (42)
National team
2008-	Scotland	1 (1)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 9 June, 2008. * Appearances (Goals)

David Clarkson (born September 10, 1985 in Bellshill, Scotland) is a professional footballer currently playing for Scottish Premier League club Motherwell.

Clarkson made his debut for Motherwell a few days after the club entered administration, as a substitute for Dirk Lehmann during an away SPL match against Kilmarnock on April 27, 2002 [1]. He scored on his first starting appearance for the club, at home in an SPL match against Partick Thistle on January 2, 2003 [2]. He scored 13 goals for Motherwell in the 2007/08 season and has become a favourite of many of the fans.

His uncle, Phil O'Donnell, was club captain until his death on December 29, 2007 from heart failure during a match against Dundee United. Clarkson was later voted player of the year due to his fantastic performances before and after the death of his uncle and the way in which he conducted himself in light of the tragedy. His cousin Brian Dempsie previously played for Motherwell and another cousin Stephen O'Donnell currently plays for St Mirren.

Clarkson was called up by George Burley for Scotland's friendly match against the Czech Republic on May 30, 2008. He told the official Motherwell F.C. website that his late uncle Phil would have been proud of him. 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 superbly and fired past Czech keeper Petr Cech.

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David Clarkson career stats at Soccerbase

v • d • e Motherwell F.C. – current squad

1 G. Smith • 3 Hammell • 4 Reynolds • 5 Craigan • 6 McLean • 7 Hughes • 9 Porter • 11 McCormack • 12 Clarkson • 14 Lasley • 16 Fitzpatrick • 17 Malcolm • 18 McGarry • 20 Meldrum • 22 Quinn • 23 D. Smith • 24 Grehan • 26 Connolly • 27 Maguire • 28 Forbes • 29 Nixon • 31 Murray • 32 J. Murphy • 33 Archdeacon • Manager: McGhee