Zander Clark

Zander Clark
Personal information
Date of birth (1992-06-26) 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 1
Youth career
Hamilton Academical
2008–2011 St Johnstone
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011– St Johnstone 56 (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 08:12, 8 October 2018 (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.

Career

Clark began his career in the youth sides at Hamilton Academical and then St Johnstone.[2] On 4 July 2011, Clark joined Elgin City on loan ahead of the 2011–12 season.[3]

On 17 October 2013, Clark signed for Queen of the South on loan until 1 January 2014.[4][5] He made his debut on 19 October 2013, in a 2–1 defeat against Dundee.[6] Then on 14 January 2014, the loan was extended until the end of the season.[7]

On 14 May 2014, Clark signed a new two-year contract with St Johnstone.[8] On 25 July 2014, Queen of the South announced that Clark had returned to the club on loan for the season.[9] Queens announced on 28 May 2015 that Clark was returning to St Johnstone.[10]

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.[11] It was announced shortly afterwards that Clark had signed a new contract with St Johnstone, due to run until the summer of 2018.[12]

In July 2017 he was taken to hospital following a head injury in a friendly match against Sunderland.[13] He was released from hospital after being diagnosed with a concussion.[14]

Career statistics

As of match played 7 October 2018
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Scottish Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
St Johnstone 2011–12[15] Scottish Premier League 000000—00
2012–13[16] 0000000000
2013–14[17] Scottish Premiership 0000000000
2014–15[18] 0000000000
2015–16[19] 6000000060
2016–17[20] 2602030—310
2017–18[21] 16000002[lower-alpha 1]0180
2018–19[22] 80006000140
Total 560209020690
Elgin City (loan) 2011–12[15] Scottish Third Division 33030104[lower-alpha 2]0410
Queen of the South (loan) 2013–14[17] Scottish Championship 24030202[lower-alpha 3]0310
Queen of the South (loan) 2014–15[18] Scottish Championship 33010203[lower-alpha 4]0390
Career total 1460901401101800
  1. ↑ Appearances in the Europa League
  2. ↑ Two appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup and two in the Second Division play-offs
  3. ↑ Appearances in the Premiership play-offs
  4. ↑ One appearance in the Scottish Challenge Cup and two in the Premiership play-offs

References

  1. 1 2 "Profile". St Johnstone F.C. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
  2. ↑ Stewart, Craig (1 November 2013). "Clark delighted to get clearance to play". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
  3. ↑ "Elgin bring in goalkeeper". Scottish Professional Football League. 4 July 2011. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
  4. ↑ "Queens Loyal". www.facebook.com.
  5. ↑ "Doonhamers call for Clark". Scottish Professional Football League. 18 October 2013. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
  6. ↑ McNair, Andrew (24 October 2013). "Keeper Zander Clark happy with his debut for Queen of the South". Daily Record. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
  7. ↑ "Bob McHugh: Motherwell striker joins Queen of the South on loan". BBC Sport. 14 January 2014. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
  8. ↑ "NEW TWO YEAR DEAL FOR ZANDER". St Johnstone F.C. 14 May 2014. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
  9. ↑ "Zander Clark Rejoins". Queen of the South F.C. 25 July 2014. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
  10. ↑ "QosFC: Player Update". www.qosfc.com.
  11. ↑ Mitchell, Paul (26 September 2015). "St Johnstone 2–1 Dundee Utd". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  12. ↑ "St Johnstone: Zander Clark extends contract after debut". BBC Sport. BBC. 8 October 2015. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
  13. ↑ https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/40620402
  14. ↑ https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/40623593
  15. 1 2 "Games played by Zander Clark in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
  16. ↑ "Games played by Zander Clark in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
  17. 1 2 "Games played by Zander Clark in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
  18. 1 2 "Games played by Zander Clark in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
  19. ↑ "Games played by Zander Clark in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
  20. ↑ "Games played by Zander Clark in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
  21. ↑ "Games played by Zander Clark in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
  22. ↑ "Games played by Zander Clark in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 July 2018.


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