Chris Clarke (soccer)

{{short description|Canadian retired soccer player|bot=PearBOT 5}}

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1978|4|6}}

| birth_place = New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada

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| position = Forward / Midfielder

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| years1 = 1996–2000

| clubs1 = Vancouver 86ers

| caps1 = 37

| goals1 = 8

| years2 = 1996–2000

| clubs2 = Edmonton Drillers (indoor)

| caps2 = 100

| goals2 = 56

| years3 = 2000–2001

| clubs3 = Buffalo Blizzard (indoor)

| caps3 = 5

| goals3 = 5

| years4 = 2003

| clubs4 = Calgary Storm

| caps4 = 3

| goals4 = 0

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Chris Clarke is a Canadian retired soccer player. He played professionally in the USL A-League and National Professional Soccer League.

Clarke played youth soccer with Metro-Ford. In 1996, he signed with the Vancouver 86ers in the A-League. He played for Vancouver until released during the 1999 season. In April 2000, Clarke rejoined Vancouver.{{cite web|url=http://www.uslfans.com/signings.shtml|title=USL Fans|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20130630133542/http://www.uslfans.com/signings.shtml|archivedate=2013-06-30}} In the fall of 1996, Clarke joined the Edmonton Drillers of the National Professional Soccer League, playing four seasons with them.{{cite web|url=http://drillersarchive.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=972&Itemid=47|title=Edmonton Drillers Archive – Chris Clarke|author=Drillers Archive|publisher=}} In 2000, he moved to the Buffalo Blizzard for one season. In 2003, Clarke briefly returned to professional soccer with the Calgary Storm.