Lee Clarke
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Lee Colin Clarke, is an English
England
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 central midfielder who currently plays for Welling United in the Blue Square South. He is the son of former Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland national football team
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 international Colin Clarke.

Clarke started his career at Yaxley
Yaxley F.C.
Yaxley F.C. is an English football club based in Yaxley, Cambridgeshire. The club are currently members of the United Counties League and play at Leading Drove.-History:...

, then moved to Peterborough United
Peterborough United F.C.
Peterborough United Football Club are a professional English football club based in Peterborough. Peterborough United formed in 1934 and played in the old Midland League, which they won six times; eventually being admitted to the Football League in 1960, replacing Gateshead. Their home ground is...

 where he made several appearances. He then moved to St Albans City
St Albans City F.C.
St Albans City Football Club is a football club based in St Albans, Hertfordshire, England. It was founded in 1908 and plays its home matches at Clarence Park, about 800 yards from the city centre. The club is in the Premier Division of the Southern League...

, where he was the top scorer for two seasons in the Conference South
Conference South
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 and was vital in their promotion to the Conference National
Conference National
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 in 2006.

He has won five caps for the Northern Ireland U21
Northern Ireland national under-21 football team
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On 2 April 2009, Clarke had his contract cancelled by mutual consent because of his nagging knee injury that prevented him from playing for most of the season.

In May 2009, he signed for Welling United.
Welling United F.C.
Welling United Football Club are an English football club, based in Welling in the London Borough of Bexley. They currently play in the Conference South. The 2010–11 season was not a good one for them as the club had financial problems, nearly going bankrupt but lots of supporters chipped in and...

 He was voted supporters' player of the season at the end of the 2010/11 campaign.

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