Matt Clark (footballer)

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Matt Clark
Personal information
Full name Matthew Alec William Clark [1]
Date of birth (1992-11-16) 16 November 1992 (age 31)
Place of birth Swindon, England
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 North Leigh
Youth career
2009–2011 Swindon Town
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2011–2012 Swindon Town 1 (0)
2011 → Oxford City (loan) 1 (0)
2012–2013 Salisbury City 18 (0)
2013 → Frome Town (loan) 7 (1)
2013–2014 Frome Town 0 (0)
2014– North Leigh 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:00, 29 January 2014 (UTC)

Matt Clark (born 16 November 1992) is an English football midfielder who plays for Southern League side North Leigh.

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Career

Swindon born Clark started his career as a junior at his local club and progressed through the Centre of Excellence at The County Ground. [2] Along with Abdul Said, Clark signed his first professional contract in April 2011, [3] after helping the youth side win their third successive league title during the 2010–11 season. [4] He made his professional debut in a 2–0 League One victory at Tranmere Rovers on 7 May 2011 as a late substitute. [5] In January 2012 Clark was released from his contract at Swindon, [6] and later joined Conference South side Salisbury City after a short time on trial at Forest Green Rovers. He made his debut coming off the bench in Salisbury's 1–1 draw with Dover Athletic, however he was later sent off in the same game after raising his hands to an opponent.

In June 2012, Clark signed a new one-year contract at Salisbury. In March 2013 he joined Frome Town on a one-month loan deal, playing seven games and netting once for the Robins. [7] He joined Frome permanently following his departure from Salisbury. In January 2014, he joined Southern League side North Leigh. [8]

Career statistics

ClubSeasonLeagueF.A. CupLeague CupFL TrophyOtherTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Swindon Town 2010–11 100000000010
Total100000000010
Career total10000000010

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References

  1. ↑ "Matt Clark". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
  2. ↑ "Matt Clark mini-profile". Swindon Town FC. Retrieved 7 May 2011.
  3. ↑ "Youth duo offered pro deals". Swindon Advertiser. 7 May 2011. Archived from the original on 16 April 2011. Retrieved 7 May 2011.
  4. ↑ "Under 18's claim league title". Swindon Town FC. Retrieved 7 May 2011.
  5. ↑ "Tranmere 0–2 Swindon". Swindon Town FC. 1 May 2011. Retrieved 7 May 2011.
  6. ↑ "Clark and Evans leave Swindon Town". swindontownfc.co.uk. 2 January 2012.
  7. ↑ "Clark in, Reaney out at Frome". Non League Daily. 4 March 2013. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  8. ↑ "Clark makes North Leigh move". Non League Pitchero. 29 January 2014. Retrieved 29 January 2014.


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