Caleb Clarke (soccer)
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Caleb Robert Clarke | ||
Date of birth | June 23, 1993 | ||
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 |
Caleb Robert Clarke (born June 23, 1993) is a Canadian soccer player.
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]- ^ "Whitecaps FC add Richmond native Caleb Clarke to MLS roster". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. April 24, 2012.
- ^ a b "Caleb Clarke Vancouver Whitecaps profile". Vancouver Whitecaps FC.
- ^ Webed, Marc (June 25, 2013). "Whitecaps closing in on European loan for Caleb Clarke". The Province.
- ^ Booth, Mark (September 9, 2011). "Clarke working his way up". Richmond News.
- ^ "Whitecaps add Canadian Clarke to roster". Sportsnet. April 24, 2012.
- ^ Massey, Benjamin (April 24, 2012). "Residency Forward Caleb Clarke Signs with Whitecaps". Eighty Six Forever.
- ^ Constantineau, Bruce (April 24, 2012). "Caleb Clarke 'graduates' to Whitecaps". Vancouver Sun.
- ^ "Richmond forward on trial with German team". Richmond News. June 29, 2012.
- ^ Vose, Christopher (February 2, 2013). "Caleb Clarke: A matter of minutes". Vancouver Herald.
- ^ MacMahon, Martin (November 14, 2013). "Whitecaps FC youngster Caleb Clarke has eye on first cap with Canada in upcoming friendlies". Vancouver Whitecaps FC.
- ^ Weber, Marc (July 10, 2013). "Whitecaps loan forward Caleb Clarke to FC Augsburg". National Post.
- ^ "Whitecaps FC loan Caleb Clarke to FC Augsburg". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. July 9, 2013.
- ^ McColl, Michael (February 2, 2015). "Caleb Clarke back refreshed, hungry and looking to be a goalscoring threat for the Whitecaps". Away from the Numbers.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Whitecaps FC re-sign Canadian striker Caleb Clarke". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. December 8, 2014.
- ^ Dailey, Mark (April 2, 2015). "USL Match Report: Aztex 0 - 3 WFC2". Eighty Six Forever.
- ^ "Whitecaps FC 2 defeat Austin Aztex 3-0 on the road for first win in team history". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. April 2, 2015.
- ^ "Haching holt zwei Stürmer" [Haching gets two strikers]. SpVgg Unterhaching (in German). February 1, 2016.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Caleb Clarke UBC profile". UBC Thunderbirds.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Kinvig, Dan (August 31, 2018). "No. 7-ranked Thunderbirds and host Cascades battle to draw". UBC Thunderbirds.
- ^ Sandhu, Kiran (September 16, 2018). "Caleb Clarke hat trick propels UBC to fifth win in a row". UBC Thunderbirds.
- ^ "Athletes of the Week: UBC's Clarke, Calgary's Houghton honoured". U Sports. September 19, 2018.
- ^ "'Birds dominate Canada West All Star teams". UBC Thunderbirds. October 31, 2018.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Highlanders add Caleb Clarke as Victory Shumbusho departs". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. July 5, 2019.
- ^ "Caleb Clarke 2019 USL2 Stats". USL League Two.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Caleb Clarke at the Canadian Soccer Association
- ^ "Whitecaps FC striker Caleb Clarke earns first call-up to Canadian senior men's national team". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. November 12, 2013.
- ^ Weber, Marc (November 12, 2013). "Richmond's Caleb Clarke cracks Canada roster for first time". The Province.
- ^ Kingston, Gary (November 15, 2013). "National team looks to Caleb Clarke for scoring help". Vancouver Sun.
- ^ "Clarke and Teibert both appear for Canadian men's national team in 2-0 loss to Czech Republic". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. November 15, 2013.
- ^ "Clarke named to Canadian roster for Pan Am Games". Richmond News. July 6, 2015.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
External links
[edit]- 1993 births
- Living people
- Canadian men's soccer players
- Canadian expatriate men's soccer players
- Canadian expatriate sportspeople in Germany
- Whitecaps FC Academy players
- Vancouver Whitecaps FC U-23 players
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- Whitecaps FC 2 players
- Men's association football forwards
- Expatriate men's footballers in Germany
- USL League Two players
- Major League Soccer players
- Sportspeople from Richmond, British Columbia
- Soccer people from British Columbia
- Canada men's youth international soccer players
- Canada men's under-23 international soccer players
- Canada men's international soccer players
- Footballers at the 2015 Pan American Games
- Canadian people of English descent
- Canadian sportspeople of Jamaican descent
- FC Amberg players
- UBC Thunderbirds men's soccer players
- Homegrown Players (MLS)
- Pan American Games competitors for Canada
- Victoria Highlanders FC players
- SpVgg Unterhaching players
- Regionalliga players
- Bayernliga players
- USL Championship players
- League1 British Columbia players
- Nautsa’mawt FC players