Jordan Clarke (footballer)

For the Accrington Stanley player, see Jordan Clark (footballer).
Jordan Clarke
Personal information
Full name Jordan Lee Clarke[1]
Date of birth (1991-11-19) 19 November 1991
Place of birth Coventry, England
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current team
Scunthorpe United
Number 33
Youth career
Coventry City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2015 Coventry City 125 (4)
2014–2015Yeovil Town (loan) 5 (2)
2015– Scunthorpe United 53 (2)
National team
2009 England U19 4 (0)
2011 England U20 1 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:27, 17 April 2016 (UTC).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21:15, 11 March 2012 (UTC)

Jordan Lee Clarke (born 19 November 1991) is an English professional footballer who plays for Scunthorpe United as a defender.

Club career

A former captain of the academy U16 side, Clarke made his professional debut for his hometown club as a substitute on 9 August 2009, in a 2–1 Football League Championship win against Ipswich Town. Three days later, he made his full debut against Hartlepool in the League Cup, playing 104 minutes. He was unfortunate to be sent off after a controversial second yellow card in only his fourth league start in the away loss to Derby County on 6 November.[2] On 9 December, he was injured and substituted in the first half during the 2–0 loss to Newcastle United at home. It was later confirmed that he will be out for around three months due to knee ligament damage.[3] On 22 October 2010 he scored his first goal for the club in a 3–0 win against Barnsley at the Ricoh Arena.[4] In March 2012 he scored his second goal for Coventry in a 2–2 draw away to Cardiff City.[5]

On 1 July 2013, Coventry manager Steven Pressley confirmed that Jordan Clarke was one of 8 players surplus to requirements at the club. However, this decision was reversed a week later and Clarke was brought back into the first team squad. Since then Jordan Clarke has been primarily used as a centre-back at the club and put in a number of impressive performances to earn a new long-term contract.

On 29 October 2014, Clarke joined fellow League One side Yeovil Town on loan until 5 January 2015, in a deal which saw Aaron Martin move in the other direction.[6]

On 10 January 2015, Clarke signed for League One side Scunthorpe United for an undisclosed fee agreeing a two-and-a-half-year deal.[7]

International career

Clarke was called into the England under-19 squad for the friendly against Russia in September 2009.[8] He played a large part in helping England advance to the elite qualification round for the 2010 European Championships.

Personal life

Clarke attended the Coundon Court School in Coundon, Coventry. He was in a relationship with Chloe Goodman.[9]

Career statistics

As of 17 April 2016.[10]
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Coventry City 2008–09 Championship 00000000
2009–10 Championship 1200010130
2010–11 Championship 2110010221
2011–12 Championship 1910000191
2012–13 League One 20030203[lower-alpha 1]0280
2013–14 League One 40140101[lower-alpha 1]0461
2014–15 League One 12100102[lower-alpha 1]0151
Total 12547060601444
Yeovil Town (loan) 2014–15 League One 5221000073
Scunthorpe United 2014–15 League One 240000000240
2015–16 League One 292201000322
Total 532201000562
Career totals 183811170602079

References

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