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Caleb Clarke (soccer)

Caleb Robert Clarke (born June 23, 1993) is a Canadian soccer player.

Caleb Clarke
Personal information
Full name Caleb Robert Clarke
Date of birth (1993-06-23) June 23, 1993 (age 30)
Place of birth Richmond, British Columbia, Canada
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
2003–2008 Richmond Selects
2008–2009 Coastal WFC
2009–2010 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Residency
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018 UBC Thunderbirds 14 (8)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2012 Vancouver Whitecaps FC U-23 37 (13)
2012–2015 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 (0)
2013–2014 → FC Augsburg II (loan) 26 (8)
2015 → Whitecaps FC 2 (loan) 25 (7)
2016 SpVgg Unterhaching 6 (0)
2016–2017 FC Amberg 9 (1)
2016–2017 FC Amberg II 7 (3)
2019 Victoria Highlanders 2 (1)
2022 Varsity FC
International career‡
2012–2013 Canada U20 7 (6)
2015 Canada U23 8 (2)
2013–2015 Canada 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of May 26, 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of October 13, 2015

Early career edit

Clarke began playing youth soccer with the Richmond Selects. He later played with Coastal WFC, with whom he won a USL Super Y-League North American championship title,[1] before joining the Whitecaps FC Academy in 2009.[2] In 2008 and 2009, he trained with Italian club Udinese.[3]

Playing career edit

Vancouver Whitecaps edit

From 2010 to 2012, he played with the Vancouver Whitecaps FC U-23 in the Premier Development League.[2] After impressing with the PDL side, he began appearing with the Vancouver Whitecaps Reserve side in the MLS Reserve League in 2011, while also training with the first team.[4]

In April 2012, he signed a Major League Soccer contract with Vancouver Whitecaps FC as a homegrown player,[5][6] becoming the first Vancouver-area player to graduate from the academy to the first team.[7] In June 2012, he went on trial with German 3. Liga club FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt, with the possibility of securing a one-year loan.[8] He made his MLS debut on August 15, 2012 as a substitute against FC Dallas.[9] In his first season, he made two substitute appearances with the Whitecaps for a total of 15 minutes of action.[10]

In May 2013, he went on trial with Dutch club Feyenoord.[11] In July 2013, he went on loan with German side FC Augsburg II in the fourth tier Regionalliga Bayern, while also training with the first team.[12] In 26 appearances, he scored 8 goals, before returning to Canada in May to undergo surgery to repair a ruptured quadriceps muscle at the end of May the following year.[13][14]

In December 2014, he re-signed with the Whitecaps.[15] He spent the majority of the 2015 season playing for the new second team Whitecaps FC 2 in the USL. He scored the first goal in the second team's history on April 1, 2015.[16][17] After the 2015 season he departed the Whitecaps.[14]

Germany edit

On February 1, 2016, he returned to Germany, joining fourth tier side SpVgg Unterhaching.[18]

Later in 2016, he joined another German side FC Amberg in the fifth tier Bayernliga Nord,[14] also playing for their second team.[19] Following Amberg's relegation, he was released by the club.[14]

University career edit

In 2018, he began attending the University of British Columbia, playing for the men's soccer team.[20][21] He scored his first goal in his debut on August 31 against the UFV Cascades.[22] On September 16, he scored a hat trick against the Calgary Dinos,[23] which earned him U Sports Athlete of the Week honours.[24] He was named a Canada West Second Team All-Star.[25]

Amateur and semi-pro edit

After returning from Germany, he also played at the amateur level in the Vancouver Metro Soccer League with amateur clubs such as CCB United between 2018 and 2022.[26][27]

In July 2019, he signed with the Victoria Highlanders FC in USL League Two.[28][29]

In May 2022, he joined Varsity FC in the new League1 British Columbia.[30]

International career edit

In 2011, he received his first call up to the Canada national team program, attending a camp for the Canada U18 team.[31] He was a part of the Canada U20 team for the 2013 CONCACAF U-20 Championship, where he scored two goals in a 5-1 victory over Nicaragua U20 on February 22.[32]

On November 12, 2013 earned his first call-up for the Canada national men's soccer team as a replacement for Iain Hume ahead of friendlies against Czech Republic and Slovenia.[33][34] Clarke made his senior debut on November 15 against in a 2-0 away defeat to Czech Republic as a second half sub for Dwayne De Rosario.[35]

In July 2015, he was named to the Canada U23 team for the 2015 Pan Am Games.[36] In May 2016, Clarke was called to U23 national team for a pair of friendlies against Guyana and Grenada.[37] He scored in both matches.[38][39]

References edit

  1. ^ "Whitecaps FC add Richmond native Caleb Clarke to MLS roster". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. April 24, 2012.
  2. ^ a b "Caleb Clarke Vancouver Whitecaps profile". Vancouver Whitecaps FC.
  3. ^ Webed, Marc (June 25, 2013). "Whitecaps closing in on European loan for Caleb Clarke". The Province.
  4. ^ Booth, Mark (September 9, 2011). "Clarke working his way up". Richmond News.
  5. ^ "Whitecaps add Canadian Clarke to roster". Sportsnet. April 24, 2012.
  6. ^ Massey, Benjamin (April 24, 2012). "Residency Forward Caleb Clarke Signs with Whitecaps". Eighty Six Forever.
  7. ^ Constantineau, Bruce (April 24, 2012). "Caleb Clarke 'graduates' to Whitecaps". Vancouver Sun.
  8. ^ "Richmond forward on trial with German team". Richmond News. June 29, 2012.
  9. ^ Vose, Christopher (February 2, 2013). "Caleb Clarke: A matter of minutes". Vancouver Herald.
  10. ^ MacMahon, Martin (November 14, 2013). "Whitecaps FC youngster Caleb Clarke has eye on first cap with Canada in upcoming friendlies". Vancouver Whitecaps FC.
  11. ^ Weber, Marc (July 10, 2013). "Whitecaps loan forward Caleb Clarke to FC Augsburg". National Post.
  12. ^ "Whitecaps FC loan Caleb Clarke to FC Augsburg". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. July 9, 2013.
  13. ^ McColl, Michael (February 2, 2015). "Caleb Clarke back refreshed, hungry and looking to be a goalscoring threat for the Whitecaps". Away from the Numbers.
  14. ^ a b c d McColl, Michael (September 7, 2018). "Former Whitecap Caleb Clarke back home and back scoring as he chases national championship with UBC Thunderbirds". Away from the Numbers.
  15. ^ "Whitecaps FC re-sign Canadian striker Caleb Clarke". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. December 8, 2014.
  16. ^ Dailey, Mark (April 2, 2015). "USL Match Report: Aztex 0 - 3 WFC2". Eighty Six Forever.
  17. ^ "Whitecaps FC 2 defeat Austin Aztex 3-0 on the road for first win in team history". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. April 2, 2015.
  18. ^ "Haching holt zwei Stürmer" [Haching gets two strikers]. SpVgg Unterhaching (in German). February 1, 2016.
  19. ^ "Amberger U23 lässt sich auch in Katzdorf nicht stoppen" [Amberger U23 can't be stopped in Katzdorf either]. FC Amberg (in German). Facebook. April 8, 2017.
  20. ^ "Caleb Clarke UBC profile". UBC Thunderbirds.
  21. ^ Smith, Brendan (November 7, 2018). "Waves of talent: How the Vancouver Whitecaps helped turn UBC's men's soccer team into a national powerhouse". The Ubyssey.
  22. ^ Kinvig, Dan (August 31, 2018). "No. 7-ranked Thunderbirds and host Cascades battle to draw". UBC Thunderbirds.
  23. ^ Sandhu, Kiran (September 16, 2018). "Caleb Clarke hat trick propels UBC to fifth win in a row". UBC Thunderbirds.
  24. ^ "Athletes of the Week: UBC's Clarke, Calgary's Houghton honoured". U Sports. September 19, 2018.
  25. ^ "'Birds dominate Canada West All Star teams". UBC Thunderbirds. October 31, 2018.
  26. ^ McColl, Michael (January 25, 2018). "VMSL Round-up: Leaders Rovers Tigers United lose but Pegasus can't take advantage, as relegation battle heats up". Away from the Numbers.
  27. ^ McColl, Michael (January 28, 2022). "Caleb Clarke hat-trick helps BB5 increase lead at top of VMSL as closest challengers drop points". Away from the Numbers.
  28. ^ "Highlanders add Caleb Clarke as Victory Shumbusho departs". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. July 5, 2019.
  29. ^ "Caleb Clarke 2019 USL2 Stats". USL League Two.
  30. ^ Steiner, Ben [@BenSteiner00] (May 16, 2022). "League 1 BC's Varsity FC will add former #CanMNT striker Caleb Clarke for the first season" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  31. ^ Caleb Clarke at the Canadian Soccer Association
  32. ^ "Whitecaps FC striker Caleb Clarke earns first call-up to Canadian senior men's national team". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. November 12, 2013.
  33. ^ Weber, Marc (November 12, 2013). "Richmond's Caleb Clarke cracks Canada roster for first time". The Province.
  34. ^ Kingston, Gary (November 15, 2013). "National team looks to Caleb Clarke for scoring help". Vancouver Sun.
  35. ^ "Clarke and Teibert both appear for Canadian men's national team in 2-0 loss to Czech Republic". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. November 15, 2013.
  36. ^ "Clarke named to Canadian roster for Pan Am Games". Richmond News. July 6, 2015.
  37. ^ "Le Canada dévoile sa sélection pour sa tournée caribéenne" [Canada announces roster for Caribbean tour]. Canadian Soccer Association (in French). May 9, 2016. Archived from the original on August 3, 2016.
  38. ^ "L'équipe U-23 gagne face à Guyana" [Canada m23 defeat Guyana as part of Jubilee celebration]. Canadian Soccer Association (in French). May 16, 2016. Archived from the original on August 3, 2016.
  39. ^ "Une autre victoire pour l'équipe U-23 dans le cadre de sa tournée caribéenne" [Canada m23 wins again on Caribbean tour]. Canadian Soccer Association (in French). Archived from the original on August 3, 2016.

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