Akel Clarke
Akel Kayode Clarke (born 25 October 1988) is a Guyanese football player. He plays in Suriname for Walking Boyz Company.
Clarke with Guyana at the 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Akel Kayode Clarke | ||
Date of birth | 25 October 1988 | ||
Place of birth | Georgetown, Guyana | ||
Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Walking Boyz Company | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2009–2012 | Defence Force | ||
2012–2014 | St. Ann's Rangers | ||
2014–2017 | Central | ||
2017–2018 | North East Stars | ||
2018 | Fruta Conquerors | ||
2019– | Walking Boyz Company | ||
National team‡ | |||
2011– | Guyana | 6 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18 June 2019 |
International
He made his Guyana national football team debut on 29 May 2011 in a friendly against Barbados, as a starter.[1]
He was selected for Guayana's 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup squad and started the country's very first game in the history of the tournament against the United States on 18 June 2019.[2]
Despite cancellation of a match in Barbados for the CONCACACF 2021 Gold Cup Qualifiers in March 2020, Clarke maintained a training regiment in preparation for a return to football after COVID-19.[3] Late 2020 he signed with the Red Stripe Premier League club Mount Pleasant Football Academy (based in St. Ann, Jamaica) after release from Western Tigers.[4]
References
- "Barbados v Guyana game report". Soccerway. 29 May 2011.
- "United States v Guyana game report". CONCACAF. 18 June 2019.
- "Clarke still training despite shutdown". Stabroek News. 2020-04-16. Retrieved 2021-01-12.
- "Akel Clarke inks deal with Jamaica club". Stabroek News. 2020-11-20. Retrieved 2021-01-12.