Leighton Clarkson

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Leighton Clarkson
Leighton Clarkson LFC U19 2019.jpg
Clarkson in 2019
Personal information
Full name Leighton Owen Clarkson [1] [2]
Date of birth (2001-10-19) 19 October 2001 (age 23) [2]
Place of birth Blackburn, England [3]
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) [4]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Aberdeen
Number 10
Youth career
–2019 Liverpool
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019–2023 Liverpool 0 (0)
2021–2022 → Blackburn Rovers (loan) 7 (0)
2022–2023 → Aberdeen (loan) 34 (5)
2023– Aberdeen 73 (7)
International career‡
2021– England U20 5 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 31 August 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 10:44, 30 March 2022 (UTC)

Leighton Owen Clarkson (born 19 October 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Scottish Premiership club Aberdeen. [5]

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Career

Clarkson made his professional debut for Liverpool on 17 December 2019, coming on as a substitute in the away match against Aston Villa in the quarter-finals of the EFL Cup. [5]

On 4 February 2020, he played in the FA Cup 4th Round replay against Shrewsbury Town, winning 1–0 in the youngest-ever Liverpool side in history. [6]

On 24 July 2020, Clarkson signed a long-term contract with Liverpool. [7]

On 9 December 2020, he was named in the starting eleven for a Champions League group stage game against Danish side FC Midtjylland. [8]

On 16 August 2021, it was announced that Clarkson would join hometown club Blackburn Rovers on a season-long loan deal. [9] His loan was cut short in January 2022. [10] Scored on his Aberdeen debut in a 4-1 win over St Mirren.The 21-year-old has scored five goals and provided eight assists across all competitions this season. [11]

On 15 June 2023, Aberdeen FC announced that Clarkson would join them on a four-year deal for an undisclosed fee. [12]

On 12 May 2024 he scored in the 4-0 win for Aberdeen. [13]

International career

On 6 September 2021, Clarkson made his debut for the England U20s during a 6-1 victory over Romania U20s at St. George's Park. [14]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 6 June 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition [15]
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupEuropeTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Liverpool [5] 2019–20 Premier League 001010—20
2020–21 0000001 [a] 010
Total0010101030
Blackburn Rovers (loan) 2021–22 EFL Championship 700000—70
Aberdeen (loan) 2022–23 Scottish Premiership 3451031—386
Aberdeen 2023-24 Scottish Premiership363404150494
Total7786082609710
  1. ↑ Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League

Honours

Liverpool Academy

Aberdeen

References

  1. ↑ "Updated squad lists for 2022/23 Premier League". Premier League. 4 February 2023. Archived from the original on 6 February 2023. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
  2. 1 2 Leighton Clarkson at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  3. ↑ "Leighton Clarkson". Liverpool . Retrieved 17 December 2019.
  4. ↑ "Leighton Clarkson". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  5. 1 2 3 Leighton Clarkson at Soccerway OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  6. ↑ "Liverpool 1 Shrewsbury 0". BBC Sport. 4 February 2020. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  7. ↑ "Leighton Clarkson signs new long-term Liverpool contract". Liverpool FC. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
  8. ↑ Carroll, James (9 December 2020). "Team news: Confirmed Liverpool line-up v Midtjylland". Liverpool FC. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  9. ↑ https://www.rovers.co.uk/news/2021/august/Leighton-joins-on-loan-/, Leighton joins on loan, Blackburn Rovers FC, 16 August 2021
  10. ↑ Coates, Charlotte. "'It's hurting him' - Blackburn Rovers send midfielder back to Liverpool as loan cut short". Liverpool Echo . Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  11. ↑ "Clarkson impressing everyone at Aberdeen this season". Sixsports.in. 25 April 2023.
  12. ↑ "Aberdeen FC - Clarkson Commits Future to AFC". Aberdeen FC. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
  13. ↑ "There's a pathway at this club". Aberdeen FC. 12 May 2024. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
  14. ↑ "Six at SGP for MU20s". EnglandFootball.com. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
  15. ↑ "AFC Heritage Trust - Leighton Clarkson". afcheritage.org. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
  16. ↑ "LFC U23s beat Burnley to lift Lancashire FA Senior Cup". Liverpool F.C. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
  17. ↑ Aberdeen 1-1 Celtic, Martin Dowden, BBC Sport, 24 May 2025
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