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David Clarkson
Personal information
Full name	David Clarkson
Date of birth	10 September 1985 (age 24)
Place of birth	Bellshill, Scotland
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	Bristol City
Number	9
Senior career*
National team‡
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:00, 31 December 2009 (UTC).; † Appearances (Goals).; ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 28 June, 2009

For the professional ice hockey player, see David Clarkson (ice hockey).

David Clarkson (born 10 September 1985 in Bellshill, Scotland) is a professional footballer who plays for English Championship club Bristol City as a striker.

[edit] Club career

[edit] Motherwell

Clarkson made his debut for Motherwell in December 2002, scoring his first goal nine minutes into his first starting appearance for the club, at home in an SPL match against Partick Thistle on 2 January 2003.^[1] Clarkson went on to score three goals in his first season, and was a regular from the following season, playing in the majority of matches. He scored 13 goals for Motherwell in the 2007–08 season, during which his uncle, Phil O'Donnell, died from heart failure during a match against Dundee United. Clarkson was later voted player of the year. Clarkson went on to wear O'Donnell's old squad number, 10, during the 2008–09 season.

[edit] Bristol City

Clarkson joined Bristol City and signed a three-year contract on 29 June 2009 for an undisclosed fee, reportedly £800,000.^[2] He scored on his Bristol City debut on 8 August 2009

[edit] International career

Clarkson was called up by George Burley for Scotland's friendly match against the Czech Republic on 30 May 2008. He came on as a substitute in the match, and scored Scotland's only goal in the 85th minute when he took down a cross, spun and fired past Czech keeper Petr Čech.

[edit] International goals

Scores and results list Scotland's goal tally first

Goal	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	30 May 2008	Prague, Czech Republic	Czech Republic	1-2	1-3	Friendly match

[edit] Career statistics

As of 29 June 2009.

Club	Season	League		Cup		League Cup		Europe		Total
Club	Season	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Motherwell	2002–03	19	3	4	0	-	-	-	-	23	3
	2003–04	38	12	3	2	1	0	-	-	42	14
	2004–05	35	3	1	0	5	1	-	-	41	4
	2005–06	32	4	1	0	2	1	-	-	35	5
	2006–07	29	2	3	0	2	1	-	-	34	3
	2007–08	35	12	3	0	3	1	-	-	41	13
	2008–09	33	13	3	1	1	0	2	0	39	14
	Total	219	49	18	3	14	4	2	0	253	56
Career total		219	49	18	3	14	4	2	0	253	56

[edit] Personal life

In addition to Clarkson's uncle Phil, he has other family members who have been and are professional footballers. His cousin Stephen O'Donnell currently plays for St Mirren and another cousin Brian Dempsie previously played for Motherwell.

[edit] References

^ Soccerbase - David Clarkson statistics
^ "Bristol City tie up Clarkson deal" BBC Sport website (29 June 2009)

[edit] External links

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[0] Soccerbase - David Clarkson statistics

[1] "Bristol City tie up Clarkson deal" BBC Sport website (29 June 2009)

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