Michael Clark (English footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Michael Albert Clark | ||
| Date of birth | 5 September 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire | ||
| Height | 189 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Concord Rangers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2018 | Leyton Orient | 10 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | → East Thurrock United (loan) | 25 | (2) |
| 2017–2018 | → East Thurrock United (loan) | 5 | (1) |
| 2018 | Braintree Town | 9 | (0) |
| 2018– | Concord Rangers | 0 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:42, 26 September 2018 (UTC) | |||
Michael Clark (born 5 September 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays for Concord Rangers, as a defender.
Career
Clark captained the Leyton Orient youth team during the 2015–16 campaign, winning the South East and West Youth Merit League.
In his first season as a pro, Clark was sent on loan to East Thurrock United at the start of the 2016–17 season,[1] making 33 appearances in all competitions and scoring four goals. This included the second in the 2–0 win over Colchester United in their Essex Senior Cup quarter-final on 4 January 2017.[2]
Clark was recalled from his loan and drafted into the Leyton Orient first team squad in February 2017,[3] and made his debut as a second-half substitute for Tom Parkes in the 1–0 league defeat at home to Cheltenham Town on 25 February 2017.[4]
A second loan spell at East Thurrock was announced on 15 December 2017, initially to run for one month.[5]
On 29 June 2018, Clark agreed to join newly-promoted National League side Braintree Town.[6]
On 8 October 2018, Clark made the switch to National League South side, Concord Rangers.[7]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 25 September 2018
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Leyton Orient | 2016–17[8] | League Two | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 2017–18[8] | National League | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Total | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| East Thurrock United (loan) | 2016–17[8] | National League South | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 28 | 2 | |
| 2017–18[8] | National League South | 5 | 0 | — | — | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 7 | 0 | |||
| Total | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | 35 | 2 | |||
| Braintree Town | 2018–19[8] | National League | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Concord Rangers | 2018–19[8] | National League South | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career total | 49 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 56 | 2 | ||
References
- ↑ "Alderson and Clark link up with non-league sides". Leyton Orient F.C. 15 August 2016. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
- ↑ "East Thurrock see off Colchester to march into Essex Senior Cup semi-finals". Basildon Canvey Southend Echo. 4 January 2017. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
- ↑ "Coventry in the dark over Clark as Leyton Orient bosses run the rule over loan defender". Thurrock Gazette. 3 February 2017. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
- ↑ "Leyton Orient 0–1 Cheltenham Town". BBC Sport. 25 February 2017.
- ↑ "Clark agrees Rocks loan". Leyton Orient F.C. 15 December 2017.
- ↑ "Michael Clark & Lyle Della-Verde: Braintree Town sign duo". BBC Sport. 29 June 2018. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
- ↑ "Concord Rangers FC on Twitter". Concord Rangers F.C. 8 October 2018. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Michael Clark at Soccerway. Retrieved 30 July 2017.