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Jayden Clarke
Jayden Clarke (born 8 May 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL League Two club Gillingham.[1] CareerClarke played for Tottenham Hotspur's academy.[2] After playing for Bedfont Sports, he joined Hendon in August 2020.[3] He made his debut on 25 August, in a London Senior Cup match against Wingate & Finchley, which finished 3–1 to Hendon.[4] In his first season with Hendon, he made 14 appearances and scored 3 times, and signed a contract extension the following season.[5] He won the Hendon Young Player of the Year award in the 2021–22 season.[6] Across his 2 seasons with the club, he made 63 appearances and scored 11 goals.[7][8] The following summer, he went on trial with National League South side Dulwich Hamlet, playing in 7 pre-season friendlies before securing a move to the club in August 2022.[9] He made his National League South debut on 7 August, the first game of the season; he came on for Kreshnic Krasniqi in the 64th minute, and scored the winner to win the match 2–1.[10] He won the August and December Dulwich Hamlet Player of the Month awards, and also the National League South Player of the Month in December.[11] Clarke signed for Gillingham in January 2023.[2][12][13] By March he had played one game for the club in the Kent Senior Cup, and was linked with a loan move away, but the club decided to retain him.[14][15] He made his Football League debut on 22 April 2023, in a 2–2 draw against Bradford.[16][17] On 8 May 2023, he made his first start in a 2–0 victory against Salford.[18] His first goals for the club came on 14 September 2024, where he got a brace in a 3–0 win against Tranmere Rovers.[19] References
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