Zander Clark

Zander Clark

Personal information
Date of birth	26 June 1992
Place of birth	Glasgow, Scotland[1]
Height	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)[1]
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team	St Johnstone
Number	12
Youth career
	Hamilton Academical
2008–2011	St Johnstone
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–	St Johnstone	9	(0)
2011–2012	→ Elgin City (loan)	33	(0)
2013–2014	→ Queen of the South (loan)	24	(0)
2014–2015	→ Queen of the South (loan)	33	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:09, 17 September 2016 (UTC).

Zander Clark (born 26 June 1992) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays for St Johnstone, as a goalkeeper. He has also had loan spells at Elgin City and Queen of the South.^[2]

Career

Clark began his career in the youth sides at Hamilton Academical and then St Johnstone.^[3] On 4 July 2011, Clark joined Elgin City on loan ahead of the 2011–12 season.^[4]

On 17 October 2013, Clark signed for Queen of the South on loan until 1 January 2014.^[5][6] He made his debut on 19 October 2013, in a 2–1 defeat against Dundee.^[7] Then on 14 January 2014, the loan was extended until the end of the season.^[8]

On 14 May 2014, Clark signed a new two-year contract with St Johnstone.^[9] On 25 July 2014, Queen of the South announced that Clark had returned to the club on loan for the season.^[10] Queens announced on 28 May 2015 that Clark was returning to St Johnstone.^[11]

Clark made his first appearance for St Johnstone on 26 September 2015, coming on as a substitute in a 2-1 win against Dundee United.^[12] It was announced shortly afterwards that Clark had signed a new contract with St Johnstone, due to run until the summer of 2018.^[13]

Career statistics

As of 17 September 2016^[14]

Club	Season	League		Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
St Johnstone	2011–12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2012–13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2013–14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2014–15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2015–16	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
	2016–17	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	4	0
	Total	8	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	10	0
Elgin City (loan)	2011–12	33	0	3	0	1	0	5	0	42	0
Queen of the South (loan)	2013–14	24	0	3	0	2	0	2	0	31	0
Queen of the South (loan)	2014–15	33	0	1	0	2	0	3	0	39	0
Career total		98	0	7	0	7	0	10	0	122	0

References

1. "Profile". St Johnstone F.C. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
2. Zander Clark career statistics at Soccerbase
3. Stewart, Craig (1 November 2013). "Clark delighted to get clearance to play". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
4. "Elgin bring in goalkeeper". Scottish Professional Football League. 4 July 2011. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
5. https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?id=434160153332839&story_fbid=534885323260321
6. "Doonhamers call for Clark". Scottish Professional Football League. 18 October 2013. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
7. McNair, Andrew (24 October 2013). "Keeper Zander Clark happy with his debut for Queen of the South". Daily Record. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
8. "Bob McHugh: Motherwell striker joins Queen of the South on loan". BBC Sport. 14 January 2014. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
9. "NEW TWO YEAR DEAL FOR ZANDER". St Johnstone F.C. 14 May 2014. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
10. "Zander Clark Rejoins". Queen of the South F.C. 25 July 2014. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
11. http://www.qosfc.com/new_newsview.aspx?newsid=2821
12. Mitchell, Paul (26 September 2015). "St Johnstone 2–1 Dundee Utd". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
13. "St Johnstone: Zander Clark extends contract after debut". BBC Sport. BBC. 8 October 2015. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
14. Zander Clark profile at Soccerway. Retrieved 17 September 2016.