Olivia Clark

Olivia Clark

Personal information
Date of birth	(2001-08-30) 30 August 2001 (age 23) [1]
Place of birth	Lincoln, England
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Leicester City
Number	13
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2018	Boston United	-	(-)
2018–2019	Nettleham	16	(0)
2019–2020	Huddersfield	8	(0)
2020–2022	Coventry United	13	(0)
2022–2024	Bristol City	7	(0)
2023	→ Watford (loan)	5	(0)
2024–2025	FC Twente	7	(0)
2025–	Leicester City	0	(0)
International career‡
2017–	Wales	25	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 December 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 3 December 2024

Olivia Clark (born 30 August 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Women's Super League club Leicester City ^[2] and the Wales national team. ^{[3] [4]}

A product of the Lincolnshire FA Centre of Excellence, Clark got her first taste of senior football at Boston United in 2016, where she played for two seasons in the Lincolnshire County Women's League during which time she got her initial call-up for international duty with Wales. ^{[5] [6]} In May 2024, Clark began writing a column on the BBC Sport website. ^[7]

Club career

FC Twente

Clark signed a two-year contract with Dutch club FC Twente in August 2024. Her reasons for the move included Bristol City's recent demotion and the chance to play in the UEFA Women's Champions League. ^{[8] [9]}

Clark made her competitive debut for Twente in the 2024 Dutch Women's Super Cup  [ nl ] on 31 August, in a 6–1 victory at home over Ajax. ^[10]

Several days later, on 4 September, Clark made her Champions League debut in the qualifying rounds, in a 7–0 win against the Wales champions Cardiff City. ^[11] She also started in Twente's 5–0 shutout of Icelandic club Valur. ^[12]

Leicester City

After six months at Twente, Clark signed for WSL club Leicester City on 24 January 2025. ^[2]

Career statistics

As of match played 11 December 2024

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup [a]		League cup [b]		Europe		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Nettleham	2018–19	WNL D1 Midlands	16	0	2	0	1	0	—		19	0
Huddersfield Town	2019–20	WNL North	8	0	3	0	2	0	—		13	0
Coventry United	2020–21	Championship	3	0	0	0	1	0	—		4	0
	2021–22		10	0	1	0	2	0	—		13	0
	Total		13	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	17	0
Bristol City	2022–23	Championship	0	0	0	0	4	0	—		4	0
	2023–24	WSL	7	0	0	0	1	0	—		8	0
	Total		7	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	12	0
Watford (loan)	2023–24	Championship	6	0	0	0	0	0	—		6	0
FC Twente	2024–25	Vrouwen Eredivisie	7	0	—		1	0	9	0	17	0
Leicester City	2024–25	WSL	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
Career total			57	0	6	0	12	0	9	0	84	0

1. Includes the Women's FA Cup
2. Includes the WSL Cup/Women's League Cup, FA Women's National League Cup and Dutch Women's Super Cup  [ nl ]

Honours

Bristol City

• Championship: 2022–23

Twente

• KNVB Women's Super Cup  [ nl ]: 2024

References

1. "13. Olivia Clark". Bristol City.
2. "Leicester sign Wales goalkeeper Olivia Clark". BBC Sport. 24 January 2025. Retrieved 24 January 2025.
3. Olivia Clark
4. "Leicester sign Green and Clark joins Bristol City". BBC Sport. 7 July 2022.
5. "Clark receives international call-up". bostonunited.co.uk. Retrieved 8 May 2024.^{[ permanent dead link ‍]}
6. "International call-up for Boston United keeper". Lincolnshire World. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
7. "Olivia Clark column: Wales duty, unclear club future and golf TikTok". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
8. "Wales goalkeeper Clark heads to FC Twente". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
9. "Olivia Clark maakt overstap naar FC Twente Vrouwen" [Olivia Clark joins FC Twente Women]. FC Twente (in Dutch). 9 August 2024. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
10. "FC Twente Women wins Supercup, big win over Ajax (6–1)". FC Twente. 31 August 2024. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
11. "Cardiff Crushed by Twente in Champions League". BBC Sport. 4 September 2024. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
12. UEFA.com. "Twente vs Valur". UEFA . Retrieved 9 September 2024.