one-year deal with St Mirren in May 2016. International career Clarkson was called up by George Burley for Scotland's friendly match against the Czech Republic on 30 May 2008. He came on as a substitute in the match, and scored Scotland's only goal in the 85th minute when he took down a cross, spun and fired past Czech keeper Petr Čech. Clarkson got his second cap coming on as a substitute, in a 1–0 friendly loss to Argentina on 19 November 2008. Clarkson played for and captained the Scotland B team, in a 3–0 friendly win over the Northern Ireland B team on 6 May 2009. Personal life Clarkson's uncle Phil O'Donnell played alongside him at Motherwell, before his death in 2007. He has several other family members who have been professional footballers. His cousin Stephen O'Donnell last played for Clyde and another cousin Brian Dempsie previously played for Motherwell. Career statistics Club International Scores and results list Scotland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Clarkson goal. Honours Motherwell Scottish League Cup Runner-up: 2004–05 Individual Scottish Premier League Young Player of the Month: January 2004 SPFL Player of the Month: November 2014 References External links 1985 births Footballers from Bellshill Living people Association football forwards Scottish footballers Scotland under-21 international footballers Scotland B international footballers Scotland international footballers Motherwell F.C. players Bristol City F.C. players Brentford F.C. players Bristol Rovers F.C. players Dundee F.C. players St Mirren F.C. players Scottish Premier League players English Football League players Scottish Professional Football League players Motherwell F.C. non-playing staff