Kelly Clark (footballer)

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Kelly Clark
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-06-10) 10 June 1994 (age 29)
Place of birth Arbroath, Scotland,
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Celtic
Number 15
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2010–13 Forfar Farmington 37 (7)
2013– Celtic 44 (2)
International career
2022– Scotland 4 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 01 May 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13:00, 28 March 2023 (UTC)

Kelly Clark (born 10 June 1994) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a defender for Celtic.

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Career

Born in Arbroath, Angus, Clark played for local girls' team Arbroath Inchcape Strollers before joining Scottish Women's Premier League club Forfar Farmington in 2010, making her senior debut that year aged 15. After moving away to attend the University of Stirling, she signed for another top-flight team, Celtic, in January 2013. [1] She has won the 2022 Scottish Women's Cup and 2021 Scottish Women's Premier League Cup with Celtic . [2] [3] [4]

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References

  1. "Celtic FC Women's Captain Kelly Clark - Arbroath FC Ambassador". Arbroath F.C. 18 January 2022. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
  2. "Celtic captain Kelly Clark can't wait for SWPL season to start". heraldscotland.com (Archived). Archived from the original on 2022-05-26.
  3. ""The last 50 were the best of the lot" says Clark". celticfcwomen.celticfc.com.
  4. "Scotland debutant Kelly Clark takes positives from Pinatar Cup loss to Wales". glasgowtimes.co.uk.