Brendan Clarke
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Brendan Clarke | ||
| Date of birth | 17 September 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland | ||
| Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Limerick | ||
| Number | 26 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| C.I.E. Ranch | |||
| Cherry Orchard | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2009 | St Patrick's Athletic | 35 | (0) |
| 2008 | → Sporting Fingal (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 2010 | Sporting Fingal | 17 | (0) |
| 2011 | Sligo Rovers | 43 | (0) |
| 2012–2016 | St Patrick's Athletic | 130 | (0) |
| 2017– | Limerick | 0 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2008 | Republic of Ireland U23 | 0 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Brendan Clarke (born 17 September 1985 in Dublin) is an Irish football player who currently plays for Limerick in the League of Ireland
Clarke is a goalkeeper and played schoolboy football for local side Cherry Orchard F.C.. He is one of a handful of local players to have played for St. Pats. Clarke had an extended spell in the first team at the end of the 2004 season as regular 'keeper Chris Adamson's form dropped.
In 2007, Clarke was sent on a season long loan to Waterford United but was recalled before the season got underway. At the end of the 2007 season Clarke played in the 4 of the last 5 league games. Keeping 3 clean sheets out of 4 ensuring the Saints secured UEFA Cup football in 2008. He only missed the last game of the season due to an injury during the warm up.
He had a very successful loan spell at Sporting Fingal F.C. during the 2nd half of the 2008 season. He played 14 games for Fingal, keeping 7 clean sheets.
When coming back to the Saints for the 2009 season, Clarke was told by then boss, John McDonnell, that he'd be his number 1 goalkeeper for the season. McDonnell then left the club and was replaced by Jeff Kenna as manager. Kenna let goalkeeper Barry Ryan go to Galway United and replaced him with Galway keeper Gary Rogers. Kenna favoured Rogers from day one and installed Rogers as his number 1 keeper. When Jeff Kenna resigned, new manager Pete Mahon came in and immediately put Clarke into the team. Clarke played in the final 10 games of the 2009 season and put in some fine performances. He kept 4 clean sheets in the 10 games including clean sheets against the Saints relegation rivals Bray Wanderers twice and Dundalk, and also keeping a clean sheet in the vital last game of the season against Shamrock Rovers.
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