Darren Clarke (Gaelic footballer)

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Darren Clarke
Personal information
Sport Gaelic football
Position corner-forward
Born Ardee, County Louth
Occupation AIB employee
Club(s)
YearsClub
St Mary's
St Sylvester's (Dublin)
Club titles
Leinster titles 0
All-Ireland Titles 0
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCounty
2004-2014
Louth

Darren Clarke (born 1983) is a retired Irish gaelic footballer from Louth. He played with his local club St Mary's from juvenile level until 2008, when he joined Dublin side St Sylvester's. [1] He returned to the Ardee club in 2013. [2] He was a member of the Louth senior squad from 2004 until 2014.

Clarke won Railway Cup honours with Leinster in 2006. [3] He retired from club football at the end of the 2023 season. [4]

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