21 Facts About Brendan Clarke

Brendan Clarke was born on 17 September 1985 and is an Irish football player who plays for Galway United in the League of Ireland First Division.

Brendan Clarke is one of a handful of local players to have played for St Pats.

Brendan Clarke had an extended spell in the first team at the end of the 2004 season as regular 'keeper Chris Adamson's form dropped.

In 2007, Brendan Clarke was sent on a season-long loan to Waterford United but was recalled before the season got underway.

Brendan Clarke only missed the last game of the season due to an injury during the warm-up.

Brendan Clarke had a very successful loan spell at Sporting Fingal FC during the 2nd half of the 2008 season.

Brendan Clarke played 14 games for Fingal, keeping 7 clean sheets.

When coming back to the Saints for the 2009 season, Brendan Clarke was told by the then boss, John McDonnell, that he'd be his number 1 goalkeeper for the season.

Brendan Clarke played in the final 10 games of the 2009 season and put in some fine performances.

Brendan Clarke kept 4 clean sheets in the 10 games including clean sheets against the Saints relegation rivals Bray Wanderers twice and Dundalk, and keeping a clean sheet in the vital last game of the season against Shamrock Rovers.

Brendan Clarke followed this up by keeping 5 clean sheets in his first 6 games.

Brendan Clarke has gone on a great run and has currently kept 9 consecutive clean sheets, setting a new League of Ireland record for consecutive clean sheets.

Solid performances from Brendan Clarke helped Sligo to a 2nd-place finish in the league and a cup winners medal as Sligo lifted the FAI Cup for the second year in a row.

Brendan Clarke signed a contract to return to the Saints for the 2012 season on 21 December 2011.

Brendan Clarke earned his place as number one keeper ahead of Barry Murphy and kept five clean sheets in the opening eight games of the season, conceding only three goals.

Brendan Clarke remained at the Saints for five seasons, in which he won the League in 2013, the 2014 President's Cup, the 2014 Leinster Senior Cup, the 2014 FAI Cup, as well as the League Cup in 2015 and 2016.

Brendan Clarke made a total of 54 appearances in all competitions with the club, winning the supporters player of the year award for 2017, before departing in the summer of 2018 due to financial difficulties at the club.

Brendan Clarke returned to St Patrick's Athletic for a third spell at the club, midway through their 2018 season.

Brendan Clarke joined Shelbourne in November 2020 ahead of their 2021 League of Ireland First Division season.

On 26 November 2022, it was announced that Brendan Clarke would be joining Galway United for their 2023 campaign.

Brendan Clarke has represented the Republic of Ireland at schools international level and was selected as part of the Republic of Ireland U23 squad to play Northern Ireland in 2008.