Tom Clare (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 2 September 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Barnsley, England | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Macclesfield | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007-2018 | Barnsley | ||
| 2018-2019 | Bradford City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2019 | Bradford City | 0 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | → Boston United (loan) | 7 | (3) |
| 2019 | Boston United | 5 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Frickley Athletic (loan) | ||
| 2020 | Bradford (Park Avenue) | 10 | (5) |
| 2020 | Buxton | ||
| 2020–2021 | Pontefract Collieries | 10 | (17) |
| 2021–2023 | Macclesfield | 47 | (27) |
| 2024– | Macclesfield | 9 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:46, 9 May (UTC) | |||
Tom Clare (born 2 September 1999) is an English footballer and reality TV contestant who plays as a Forward for Macclesfield.[1]
In 2023, he came third place on the ninth series of Love Island. In 2024, he won the first series of Love Island: All Stars, alongside his girlfriend Molly Smith.
Football career
[edit]Clare came through the academy at Barnsley and joined Bradford City in 2018 but never made an appearance for the first team.[2][3] He joined Boston United initially on loan from Bradford, before signing a contract with them in June 2019.[4][5] After a loan spell with Frickley Athletic,[6] Clare left Boston in November 2019.[7] Having spent time at Bradford (Park Avenue), Buxton and Pontefract Collieries, Clare was one of Macclesfield FC's first signings when the club reformed and he signed a contract with the club in June 2021.[8][9] He was top scorer during Macclesfield’s 2021-22 season with 23 goals and he signed a new 2-year contract in the spring of 2022.[10][11]
In March 2024 he returned to former club Macclesfield.[12][13]
Love Island
[edit]Clare was given permission by his club to leave Macclesfield mid-season in January 2023 to appear as a contestant on the ninth series of ITV2 reality television show Love Island.[14][15] Macclesfield director of football Robbie Savage reportedly gave his support and advice to Clare about the television appearance.[16] In January 2024, he returned for the eleventh series of the show, fought off the growing public opinion that his girlfriend Molly should reignite her relationship with her ex-boyfriend Callum Jones, and won it, entitled Love Island: All-Stars.[17]
Honours
[edit]Macclesfield
References
[edit]- ^ "Tom Clare". Soccerway.
- ^ "Tom Clare set to be contestant on ITV's Love Island". Telegraph & Argus.
- ^ "Love Island: Macclesfield striker Tom Clare joins ITV2 show's cast". BBC Sport.
- ^ "Tom Clare can't wait to report back for Boston United training". Lincolnshire World.
- ^ "Boston United boss turns attention to other targets after landing striker Tom Clare". Lincolnshire Live.
- ^ "CLARE MAKES FRICKLEY LOAN MOVE". Boston United. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
- ^ "Tom Clare leaves Boston United". Lincolnshire World.
- ^ "Tom Clare". Macclesfield F.C. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
- ^ "Pontefract sign up Clare". Non-League Yorkshire. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
- ^ "Tom Clare: Love Island signs up Macclesfield striker for latest series in South Africa". Sky Sports.
- ^ "Macclesfield FC striker Tom Clare to appear in new Love Island series". Cheshire Live.
- ^ Leah, Ben (7 March 2024). "TOM CLARE IS BACK!". Macclesfield FC Official Website.
- ^ "Former Barnsley and Bradford City forward makes return to football after Love Island triumph".
- ^ "Tom Clare, the footballer ruled out of Macclesfield's promotion bid to appear on Love Island". The Daily Telegraph.
- ^ "Love Island: meet the Macclesfield Town footballer ready to play the field". The Independent.
- ^ "Macclesfield Town reveal striker Tom Clare will appear on new series of Love Island, as club and director of footballer Robbie Savage give their support". Talksport.com.
- ^ Cormack, Morgan (24 August 2024). "Who is Tom Clare? Love Island: All Stars 2024 contestant who dated Samie Elishi". Radio Times. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
- ^ "Macclesfield Secure West Division". www.thenpl.co.uk. 1 April 2023. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
- ^ "Macclesfield FC: Silkmen crowned champions in first season". BBC Sport. 12 March 2022. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
- 1999 births
- Living people
- English men's footballers
- Barnsley F.C. players
- Bradford City A.F.C. players
- Boston United F.C. players
- Footballers from Barnsley
- Frickley Athletic F.C. players
- Bradford (Park Avenue) A.F.C. players
- Buxton F.C. players
- Macclesfield F.C. players
- Love Island (2015 TV series) contestants
- North West Counties Football League players
- Men's association football forwards
- 21st-century English sportsmen