Brendan Clarke (born 17 September 1985 in Dublin) is an Irish football player who plays for Galway United in the League of Ireland First Division.
Clarke had an extended spell in the first team at the end of the 2004 season as regular 'keeper Chris Adamson's form dropped.
When Jeff Kenna resigned, new manager Pete Mahon came in and immediately put Clarke into the team.
Following the 2009 season, Clarke signed a 2-year full-time contract with Sporting Fingal, where he'd had a very successful loan spell in 2008.
He earned his place as number one keeper ahead of Barry Murphy and kept five clean sheets in the opening eight games of the season, conceding only three goals.
On 3 December 2016, Limerick announced via their Twitter account that they had signed Clarke on a 2-year contract ahead of the 2017 season.
[7] Despite being named the clubs Player of the Year by fans for the 2019 season, ahead of the 2020 season Clarke was told by manager Stephen O'Donnell that he could leave the club,[8] however he decided to stay and fight for the starting spot with Conor Kearns and Brian Maher.
[13] On 22 September 2023, Clarke was part of the team that beat Kerry 4–0 to win the 2023 League of Ireland First Division, gaining promotion in the process.