Jenna Clark

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Jenna Clark
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-09-29) 29 September 2001 (age 23) [1]
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Liverpool
Number 17
Youth career
Rangers
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–2018 Rangers
2018–2023 Glasgow City 91 (21)
2023– Liverpool 29 (1)
International career‡
2016 Scotland U16 1 (0)
2017–2018 Scotland U17 8 (1)
2018–2020 Scotland U19 19 (1)
2021– Scotland 18 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:28, 1 December 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13:28, 1 December 2024 (UTC)

Jenna Clark (born 29 September 2001) [1] is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a defender for English Women's Super League club Liverpool and the Scotland national team. She has previously played for Rangers and Glasgow City.

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Club career

Clark started her career with Scottish Women's Premier League club Rangers, being promoted from their youth team to the senior squad in February 2017. She moved to Glasgow City in July 2018, and two months later was named in a UEFA Women's Champions League squad for a match in Cyprus when she was aged 16 and still at school. [2] During her time with City, Clark won four Scottish league championships and the Scottish Women's Cup once. [3]

She signed a two-year contract with Liverpool on 10 July 2023. [3] [4] She made her Reds debut on 1 October 2023 in a 1–0 Women's Super League win over Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium. [5]

International career

Clark represented Scotland at various youth levels before making her full international debut in September 2021. She scored a goal during that first appearance for Scotland, a 7–1 win against the Faroe Islands at Hampden Park. [6]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 24 November 2024 [7] [8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [a] League cup [b] ContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Rangers 2017–18 SWPL ??????—??
Glasgow City 2018–19SWPL196????61257
2019–20SWPL10????5060
2020–21SWPL151????30181
2021–22SWPL254215320347
2022–23SWPL3110????203310
Total9121215318111625
Liverpool 2023–24 Women's Super League 2113040—281
2024–25 Women's Super League800000—80
Total2913040—361
Career total12022519318115226

International

As of match played 30 November 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Scotland 202121
202220
202360
202490
Total191
Scores and results list Scotland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Clark goal.
List of international goals scored by Jenna Clark
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetitionRef.
121 September 2021 Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg  Faroe Islands 6–17–1 2023 FIFA World Cup qualification

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References

  1. 1 2 Jenna Clark at the Scottish Football Association
  2. ↑ "Glasgow City players 'amazed' by 16-year-old team-mate Girasoli". The Herald. Glasgow. 25 September 2018. Archived from the original on 8 April 2023. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
  3. 1 2 "Jenna Clark: Liverpool sign Scotland defender on two-year deal". BBC Sport. 10 July 2023. Archived from the original on 10 July 2023. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
  4. ↑ "Liverpool FC Women complete signing of defender Jenna Clark". www.liverpoolfc.com. 10 July 2023. Archived from the original on 10 July 2023. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
  5. ↑ "LFC Women kick off new WSL season with win at Emirates Stadium". Liverpool FC. 1 October 2023. Archived from the original on 9 October 2023. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
  6. ↑ "Scotland hit seven to beat Faroe Islands". www.bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 22 September 2021. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
  7. ↑ "Jenna Clark". Soccerdonna. Archived from the original on 19 December 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
  8. ↑ "Scotland - J. Clark - Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
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