David Clarkson (soccer player)

David Clarkson
Personnel
birthday	September 10, 1985
place of birth	Bellshill ,  Scotland
size	178 cm
position	striker
Men's
Years	station	Games (goals) 1
2002-2009	Motherwell FC	219 (49)
2009–2012	Bristol City	63 (11)
2011	→  Brentford FC  (loan)	4 0(1)
2012-2014	Bristol Rovers	60 (12)
2014-2015	Dundee FC	23 0(8)
2015-2016	Motherwell FC	7 0(0)
2016	→  FC St. Mirren  (loan)	12 0(1)
2016-2017	FC St. Mirren	16 0(1)
National team
Years	selection	Games (goals)
2008	Scotland	2 0(1)
1 Only league games are given. As of June 8, 2018

David Clarkson (born September 10, 1985 in Bellshill ) is a Scottish football player .

Player career

Motherwell FC and Bristol City

Between 2002 and 2009, Clarkson played for Motherwell FC in the Scottish Premier League . During this time, the striker scored a total of 56 goals in 253 games. He played for five years on a team with his uncle Phil O'Donnell , who collapsed in the game against Dundee United on December 29, 2007 and died shortly afterwards. Clarkson scored two goals in that game. In the 2008/2009 season he wore 10, his uncle's old shirt number. In July 2009, Clarkson moved to the English second division club Bristol City . After a loan to Brentford FC , he moved to the Rovers on his return within Bristol . After two seasons for the club, he returned to his Scottish homeland and joined there first the FC Dundee , before Clarkson came back to FC Motherwell year, 2015.

National team

Clarkson made his debut in the Scottish national team on May 30, 2008 in a friendly against the Czech Republic , in which he managed a goal to the 1: 3 final against Petr Čech shortly before the end .

Web links

• David Clarkson in the soccerbase.com database
• David Clarkson in the database of weltfussball.de
• Appearances in the national team