Evie Clarke

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**Evie Clarke** is a footballer who played for **Hashtag United** (women).

Clarke began playing football from at least the age of 7, initially impressing at a Hutton training session under Emma Burden before featuring for an all-girls team in the Chelmsford Boys League under Burden and Chris Singh. She would eventually join the academy of Colchester United, where she would remain until around mid-2013. At that time, Clarke was awarded the Young Sports Personality of the Year award by the Borough of Brentwood.

Arsenal
Having also played for the Arsenal youth system from around mid-2013, Clarke was moved into their senior squad during the 2015 season. Her senior debut arrived on 22 March 2015 as Arsenal won 7–0 in the FA Cup fifth round versus future team Millwall. She was an unused substitute for Super League matches with Notts County, Liverpool and Birmingham City under manager Pedro Martínez Losa across April and July. Clarke's second match for *The Gunners* came on 29 July as Arsenal beat second tier London Bees in the League Cup, with the forward playing the full duration of a 3–1 group stage win. She also appeared in another group match with Millwall, replacing Marta Corredera late on.

London Bees
After departing Arsenal, Clarke moved to Super League 2 side London Bees. She scored in a League Cup second round tie with Sheffield on 7 August 2016. After back-to-back 7th place finishes in 2016 and in the Spring Series, Clarke made 15 league appearances as they moved up a spot in 2017–18; which was her final campaign with the club.

Millwall
Millwall signed Clarke ahead of the 2018–19 Championship season. She scored on debut in a League Cup group game away to Charlton Athletic on 26 August. Clarke scored her first league for them on 18 November in a 5–1 home loss to Durham, prior to netting a brace in a January defeat to Leicester City. After a goal against Tottenham Hotspur to end the month, she converted a second double for *The Lionesses* on 20 February versus old club London Bees.

London City Lionesses
London City Lionesses were founded in mid-2019 after breaking away from Millwall, with Clarke moving over to the newly-formed outfit. Her first strike for the club came on 8 September 2019 versus Leicester City, which had followed her debut on 18 August against London Bees. Two further goals occurred in 2019–20 as London City Lionesses met Charlton Athletic in the Championship and Brighton & Hove Albion in the League Cup.

England (youth)
Clarke represented England at youth level, having received call-ups at U17, U19 and U21 level; notably netting in a group stage win against Portugal at the Pirelli Stadium at the 2014 UEFA Under-17 Championship.

### HTU

2020–21
On 5 September 2020, HTU announced the arrival of Clarke; she had trained with the club throughout pre-season, though the transfer was delayed as it was officially processed. She scored twice on debut in a pre-season friendly with West Bromwich Albion on 13 September as HTU won 3–2. After league appearances versus Ipswich Town and Cambridge United (got one assist), Clarke netted competitively for *The Tags* for the first time in a National League - Division One South East victory on the road to Billericay Town. In the succeeding December, Clarke scored goals against Portsmouth (friendly) and Cambridge City (league) in her final two showings as a HTU player.

## Personal Life

Clarke attended the University of Hertfordshire (2017–2021). She works as a football coach and as a secondary school PE teacher.

## HTU Statistics

Breakdown

'*Other Cups' includes competitions like the FA Trophy, the FA Vase and friendly tournaments. See also: HTUwiki:DataIssues.*

Appearances (8)
West Bromwich Albion  v  Hashtag United

Ipswich Town  v  Hashtag United

Hashtag United  v  Cambridge United

Billericay Town  v  Hashtag United

Cambridge City  v  Hashtag United

Hashtag United  v  Enfield Town

Portsmouth  v  Hashtag United

Hashtag United  v  Cambridge City

Goals (5)
West Bromwich Albion  v  Hashtag United

Billericay Town  v  Hashtag United

Portsmouth  v  Hashtag United

Hashtag United  v  Cambridge City

## External Links

* Soccerway
* World Football

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Evie Clarke - From Essex to England" , 25 November 2013.
2. ↑ "Evie Clarke gunning to face former side Arsenal" , 20 September 2019.
3. ↑ "“@evieclarke1: Happy to have made my debut for the first team against Millwall in the 5th round of the FA Cup, good win!”" , 22 March 2015.
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "EVIE CLARKE SIGNS FOR HASHTAG UNITED FC WOMEN!" , 5 September 2020.
5. ↑ "Evie Clarke" .
6. ↑ "Really proud to supervise @evieclarke1 research study this year" , 18 April 2021.
7. ↑ "\*Introducing myself\*" , 26 April 2022.