Jahmari Oshown Clarke (born 2 October 2003) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Montego Bay United in the Jamaica Premier League. Born in England, he is a youth international for Jamaica.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jahmari Oshown Clarke [1] | ||
| Date of birth | 2 October 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | England | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Montego Bay United | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Reading | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2024 | Reading | 12 | (2) |
| 2022 | → Woking (loan) | 2 | (1) |
| 2023 | → Forest Green Rovers (loan) | 4 | (1) |
| 2023–2024 | → Boreham Wood (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2024 | → Yeovil Town (loan) | 3 | (2) |
| 2024 | Wealdstone | 2 | (0) |
| 2024 | Basingstoke Town | 1 | (0) |
| 2024 | Croydon Athletic | 3 | (1) |
| 2025 | Yeovil Town | 1 | (0) |
| 2025– | Montego Bay United | 26 | (6) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022 | Jamaica U20 | 5 | (3) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 09:49, 12 May 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 27 June 2022 | |||
Career
editClarke made his professional debut with Reading in a 3–0 EFL Cup loss to Swansea City on 10 August 2021.[2] Seven days later, 17 August 2021, Clarke replaced George Pușcaș in the 76th minute during a 3–2 defeat to Bristol City to make his league debut. Clarke's first goals for Reading came on 6 November 2021, when he again came off the bench to replace George Pușcaș, and then scored both Reading's goals in a 2-1 victory over Birmingham City.
On 7 July 2022, Reading confirmed that Clarke had signed a new contract with the club.[3]
On 29 October 2022, Clarke joined Woking on a month-long youth loan deal.[4] On 31 January 2023, Clarke joined Forest Green Rovers on loan for the remainder of the season.[5]
On 7 December 2023, Clarke joined Boreham Wood on loan until 28 January 2024.[6]
On 16 March 2024, Clarke joined Yeovil Town on loan until the end of the season.[7]
On 23 May 2024, Reading announced he would be released in the summer once his contract expired.[8]
On 17 August 2024, Clarke joined National League side Wealdstone on a short-term deal.[9] On 30 August 2024, Wealdstone announced that Clarke had been released from his contract.[10]
On 12 November 2024, Basingstoke Town announced the signing of Clarke on a short-term contract.[11]
In March 2025, Clarke returned to National League side Yeovil Town on non-contract terms.[12]
On 25 August 2025, Clarke signed for Montego Bay United in the Jamaica Premier League.[13]
International career
editIn May 2022, Clarke was selected for the Jamaica Under-20 team for the 2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championship.[14] He scored on his U20 debut against Costa Rica when after coming off the bench, he won and scored a penalty in the 98th minute, making the score line 1-1.
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 24 May 2026[15]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup[a] | League Cup[b] | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Reading | 2021–22[16] | Championship | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 13 | 2 | |
| 2022–23[17] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24[18] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | ||
| Woking (loan) | 2022–23[15] | National League | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | |||
| Forest Green Rovers | 2022–23[17] | League One | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | |||
| Boreham Wood (loan) | 2023–24[15] | National League | 5 | 0 | — | — | 1[c] | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Yeovil Town (loan) | 2023–24[15] | National League South | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | |||
| Wealdstone | 2024–25[15] | National League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Basingstoke Town | 2024–25[19] | Southern League Premier Division South | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Croydon Athletic | 2024–25[20] | Isthmian League South East Division | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | |||
| Yeovil Town | 2024–25[15] | National League | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Montego Bay United | 2025–26 | Jamaica Premier League | 26 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[d] | 0 | 28 | 6 | |
| Career total | 61 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 64 | 12 | ||
- ↑ Includes FA Cup and JFF Champions Cup
- ↑ Includes EFL Cup
- ↑ Appearance in FA Trophy
- ↑ Appearances in the Jamaica Premier League Playoffs
International
edit| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jamaica U20 | 2022 | 5 | 3 |
References
edit- ↑ "EFL Professional retain list 2021-22" (PDF). EFL. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 December 2022. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
- ↑ "Reading vs. Swansea City - 10 August 2021 - Soccerway". Int.soccerway.com.
- ↑ "JAHMARI CLARKE COMMITS TO NEW ROYALS CONTRACT". readingfc.co.uk/. Reading F.C. 7 July 2022. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
- ↑ "Clarke And Bilongo Join On Loan". Woking FC. 29 October 2022. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
- ↑ "JAHMARI CLARKE HEADS TO FOREST GREEN ROVERS ON LOAN". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
- ↑ "JAHMARI CLARKE JOINS BOREHAM WOOD ON LOAN". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 7 December 2023. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
- ↑ "Yeovil Town Football Club - TRANSFER | Jahmari Clarke joins on loan". www.ytfc.net. 16 March 2024. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
- ↑ "ACADEMY RETAINED LIST CONFIRMED". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 23 May 2024. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
- ↑ "FORMER READING STRIKER JAHMARI CLARKE". www.wealdstone-fc.com. 17 August 2024. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
- ↑ "We can announce that Jahmari Clarke has been released from his Wealdstone contract". x.com/WealdstoneFC. Wealdstone F.C. Twitter. 30 August 2024. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
- ↑ "Jahmari Clarke Signs". btfc.co.uk. Basingstoke Town F.C. 12 November 2024. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
- ↑ "Jahmari Clarke returns". www.ytfc.net. 11 March 2025. Retrieved 11 March 2025.
- ↑ "Thrilled to announce that the newest member of the United Sport Group family, Jahmari Clarke @jahmariclarke , has signed with Montego Bay FC @mobayunitedfc !". instagram.com/unitedsportgroupllc/. United Sport Group L.L.C. 25 August 2025. Retrieved 26 August 2025.
- ↑ "Omari Hutchinson and Jahmari clarke apart of [sic] Reggaeboyz u20 Jamaica submitted the 44 player pool". Twitter.com. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "J. Clarke: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
- ↑ "Games played by Jahmari Clarke in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
- 1 2 "Games played by Jahmari Clarke in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
- ↑ "Games played by Jahmari Clarke in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
- ↑ "Basingstoke Town Players". southern-football-league.co.uk. Southern Football League. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
- ↑ "AFC Croydon Athletic – Appearances – Jahmari Clarke". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 11 March 2025.
External links
edit- Jahmari Clarke at Soccerway