Jake-Liam Clarke-Salter (born 22 September 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for EFL Championship club Queens Park Rangers. Whilst at Chelsea, he spent time on loan at Coventry City, Bristol Rovers, Sunderland, Vitesse and had two spells with Birmingham City. Internationally, he has represented England up to under-21 level. Club career Chelsea Clarke-Salter first joined Chelsea in 2006 and spent the rest of his youth career there bar one season at Sutton United. He made his under-18 breakthrough at Chelsea in December 2013 whilst still sixteen years old. He became a key figure and the under-18 captain in Chelsea's youth surge after winning the FA Youth Cup twice and the UEFA Youth League. Clarke-Salter was included in Chelsea's pre-season tour of the US in 2015. However, he failed to make a single appearance in Chelsea's disappointing campaign. On 5 March 2016, Clarke-Salter appeared on Chelsea's substitutes' bench in a 1–1 draw with Stoke City. On 2 April, he made his professional debut in Chelsea's 4–0 victory at Aston Villa, replacing Pedro in the 74th minute. After the match John Terry praised his performance and attitude, and hoped that Clarke-Salter went on to replace him one day. 2016–17 season: Loan to Bristol Rovers On 31 August 2016, Clarke-Salter and teammate Charlie Colkett joined League One club Bristol Rovers on a season-long loan. Unlike Colkett, Clarke-Salter did not join up with Rovers immediately, but remained at Chelsea while recovering from an injury sustained on international duty. Clarke-Salter made his debut on 28 September 2016, starting in a 1–0 defeat away to Sheffield United. On his second appearance, on 18 October, he cut the ball back to provide the assist for the second goal of Matt Taylor's hat-trick as Rovers came back from 3–1 down to draw 3–3 with Milton Keynes Dons. Four days later he scored his first goal for Rovers with an 87th-minute header to complete a 2–0 win over Oldham Athletic. Clarke-Salter dislocated his elbow and broke a bone in his forearm during the 5–1 loss to Charlton Athletic in November and was out for nearly four months. He made his return as an 89th-minute substitute against Southend United in March 2017, but did not start a match until 11 April, in a 1–0 victory over AFC Wimbledon, and finished the season with just 13 appearances. 2017–18 season: Return to Chelsea and loan to Sunderland