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Leon Clarke

レオン・クラーク　/　れおん・くらーく

Association football player from United Kingdom

February 10, 1985 (age 41)　・　Wolverhampton, United Kingdom

association football player

My Take

Leon Clarke is exactly the kind of footballer I find quietly heroic. A 188 cm striker from Wolverhampton who came up at Wolves and then turned out for some twenty-three clubs across loans and permanent moves, he embodies the journeyman's grind. Plenty would read that itinerant career as instability, but I read it the other way: clubs kept calling because he kept scoring. Survival at that level for so many years takes resilience most fans never see. Born in 1985, an Aquarius with an Ox's stubborn endurance, he is a reminder that a long career built on graft and goals deserves as much respect as a glamorous one.

Overview

Leon Marvin Clarke (born 10 February 1985) is an English former professional footballer who played as a striker. Clarke began his career with Wolverhampton Wanderers but then played for twenty-three clubs – in both permanent and loan deals – over the subsequent years.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Leon Clarke
Name (Japanese): レオン・クラーク
Reading: れおん・くらーく
Born: February 10, 1985 (age 41)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Aquarius / Ox
Origin: Wolverhampton, United Kingdom
Blood type: Private
Height: 188 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: association football player

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AC%E3%82%AA%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AF%E3%83%A9%E3%83%BC%E3%82%AF

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