Tom Clare (footballer)

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Tom Clare
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-09-02) 2 September 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Barnsley, England
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Macclesfield
Youth career
2007-2018 Barnsley
2018-2019 Bradford City
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018–2019 Bradford City 0 (0)
2018–2019 → Boston United (loan) 7 (3)
2019 Boston United 5 (0)
2019 → Frickley Athletic (loan)
2020 Bradford (Park Avenue) 10 (5)
2020 Buxton
2020–2021 Pontefract Collieries 10 (17)
2021–2023 Macclesfield 47 (27)
2024– Macclesfield 9 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:46, 9 May (UTC)

Tom Clare (born 2 September 1999) is an English footballer and reality TV contestant who plays as a Forward for Macclesfield. [1]

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In 2023, he came third place on the ninth series of Love Island . In 2024, he won the first series of Love Island: All Stars , alongside his girlfriend Molly Smith.

Football career

Clare came through the academy at Barnsley and joined Bradford City in 2018 but never made an appearance for the first team. [2] [3] He joined Boston United initially on loan from Bradford, before signing a contract with them in June 2019. [4] [5] After a loan spell with Frickley Athletic, [6] Clare left Boston in November 2019. [7] Having spent time at Bradford (Park Avenue), Buxton and Pontefract Collieries, Clare was one of Macclesfield FC's first signings when the club reformed and he signed a contract with the club in June 2021. [8] [9] He was top scorer during Macclesfield’s 2021-22 season with 23 goals and he signed a new 2-year contract in the spring of 2022. [10] [11]

In March 2024 he returned to former club Macclesfield. [12] [13]

Love Island

Clare was given permission by his club to leave Macclesfield mid-season in January 2023 to appear as a contestant on the ninth series of ITV2 reality television show Love Island . [14] [15] Macclesfield director of football Robbie Savage reportedly gave his support and advice to Clare about the television appearance. [16] In January 2024, he returned for the eleventh series of the show, fought off the growing public opinion that his girlfriend Molly should reignite her relationship with her ex-boyfriend Callum Jones, and won it, entitled Love Island: All-Stars . [17]

Honours

Macclesfield

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References

  1. ↑ "Tom Clare". Soccerway.
  2. ↑ "Tom Clare set to be contestant on ITV's Love Island". Telegraph & Argus.
  3. ↑ "Love Island: Macclesfield striker Tom Clare joins ITV2 show's cast". BBC Sport.
  4. ↑ "Tom Clare can't wait to report back for Boston United training". Lincolnshire World.
  5. ↑ "Boston United boss turns attention to other targets after landing striker Tom Clare". Lincolnshire Live.
  6. ↑ "CLARE MAKES FRICKLEY LOAN MOVE". Boston United. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  7. ↑ "Tom Clare leaves Boston United". Lincolnshire World.
  8. ↑ "Tom Clare". Macclesfield F.C. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  9. ↑ "Pontefract sign up Clare". Non-League Yorkshire. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  10. ↑ "Tom Clare: Love Island signs up Macclesfield striker for latest series in South Africa". Sky Sports.
  11. ↑ "Macclesfield FC striker Tom Clare to appear in new Love Island series". Cheshire Live.
  12. ↑ Leah, Ben (7 March 2024). "TOM CLARE IS BACK!". Macclesfield FC Official Website.
  13. ↑ "Former Barnsley and Bradford City forward makes return to football after Love Island triumph".
  14. ↑ "Tom Clare, the footballer ruled out of Macclesfield's promotion bid to appear on Love Island". The Daily Telegraph.
  15. ↑ "Love Island: meet the Macclesfield Town footballer ready to play the field". The Independent.
  16. ↑ "Macclesfield Town reveal striker Tom Clare will appear on new series of Love Island, as club and director of footballer Robbie Savage give their support". Talksport.com.
  17. ↑ Cormack, Morgan (24 August 2024). "Who is Tom Clare? Love Island: All Stars 2024 contestant who dated Samie Elishi". Radio Times. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
  18. ↑ "Macclesfield Secure West Division". www.thenpl.co.uk. 1 April 2023. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  19. ↑ "Macclesfield FC: Silkmen crowned champions in first season". BBC Sport. 12 March 2022. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
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