Jordan Clark (footballer)

Jordan Charles Clark (born 22 September 1993) is an English professional footballer who plays for Luton Town, as a winger.

For the Scunthorpe United player, see Jordan Clarke (footballer).

Jordan Clark

Personal information
Full name	Jordan Charles Clark[1]
Date of birth	(1993-09-22) 22 September 1993[1]
Place of birth	Hoyland, England
Playing position(s)	Winger
Club information
Current team	Luton Town
Youth career
	Barnsley
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–2014	Barnsley	6	(0)
2013	→ Chesterfield (loan)	2	(0)
2013	→ Scunthorpe United (loan)	1	(0)
2014	→ Hyde (loan)	16	(1)
2014–2016	Shrewsbury Town	47	(5)
2016–2020	Accrington Stanley	162	(20)
2020–	Luton Town	0	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:50, 5 August 2020 (UTC)

Career

Barnsley

Clark won Barnsley's 'Most Promising Academy Player' award for the 2009–10 season,[2] and signed a scholarship deal with the club in July 2010.[3] He signed his first professional contract in March 2011, alongside Danny Rose.[4] He made his senior debut for Barnsley on 12 April 2011, in a 0–1 defeat at home to Queens Park Rangers.[5] On 11 September 2012, Clark signed a contract extension with the club, keeping him at Barnsley until 2014.[6]

On 22 February 2013, Clark was loaned out to Chesterfield on an initial one-month deal.[7] He made his Chesterfield debut the following day, coming on as an 80th-minute substitute for Neal Trotman, in a 1–0 loss against Gillingham.[8] Clark made one more appearance, playing 90 minutes, in a 0–0 draw against Aldershot Town before being recalled by Barnsley on 26 March 2013.[9][10]

On 2 August 2013, Clark went on loan again to Scunthorpe United.[11] He made his debut the next day, coming on as a late substitute for Andy Welsh, in a 2–0 win over Mansfield Town,[12] returning to his parent club on 11 September 2013.[13]

In February 2014 he joined Hyde on another loan deal,[14] making his Hyde debut as a second-half substitute for David Poole, in a 4–3 loss against Lincoln City.[15] On 22 February 2014, Clark scored his first professional career goal, in a 2–2 draw against Aldershot Town.[16]

Clark was released by Barnsley at the end of the 2013–14 season.[17]

Shrewsbury Town

Following a trial spell, Clark went on to join League Two side Shrewsbury Town on 17 July 2014,[18] re-uniting with new Shrewsbury manager Micky Mellon who had previously been assistant, and later caretaker-manager at Barnsley.[19]

Clark made his Shrewsbury Town debut in a 2–2 draw against Wimbledon on the opening day of the season.[20] On 30 August 2014, Clark scored his first goals for the club, both in a 2–0 win over Luton Town.[21] His third goal of the season, against Bury, described as a "superb angled volley", was awarded the winner of the club's Goal of the Month competition for October 2014.[22][23]

Clark found his playing role reduced in the second half of the season, mostly used as a substitute.[24] However, he contributed two assists, in a 4–0 win over Exeter City on 11 April 2015, as Shrewsbury closed in on promotion to League One.[25] At the end of the season, Clark signed a one-year contract extension.[26]

On 5 September 2015, he scored a last-minute winning goal in a 2–1 win at former club Barnsley, Town's first win of the League One season.[27] It was announced Clark was to be released by the club in May 2016.[28]

Accrington Stanley

After leaving Shrewsbury, he signed for Accrington Stanley in August 2016.[29] He scored his first goal for Accrington in an EFL Trophy tie against Chesterfield on 4 October 2016.[30]

He was offered a new contract by the club at the end of the 2019–20 season.[31]

Luton Town

On 5 August 2020 Clark signed for Luton Town on a free transfer after his Accrington contract expired.[32]

Career statistics

As of 5 August 2020

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Barnsley	2010–11[33]	Championship	4	0	0	0	0	0	—		4	0
	2011–12[34]	Championship	2	0	0	0	0	0	—		2	0
	2012–13[35]	Championship	0	0	0	0	1	0	—		1	0
	2013–14[36]	Championship	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
	Total		6	0	0	0	1	0	—		7	0
Chesterfield (loan)	2012–13[35]	League Two	2	0	—		—		—		2	0
Scunthorpe United (loan)	2013–14[36]	League Two	1	0	—		0	0	0	0	1	0
Hyde (loan)	2013–14[37]	Conference Premier	16	1	—		—		—		16	1
Shrewsbury Town	2014–15[38]	League Two	27	3	2	0	3	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	33	3
	2015–16[39]	League One	20	2	4	0	0	0	2[lower-alpha 1]	0	26	2
	Total		47	5	6	0	3	0	3	0	59	5
Accrington Stanley	2016–17[40]	League Two	42	1	4	1	2	0	2[lower-alpha 2]	1	50	3
	2017–18[41]	League Two	43	8	1	0	2	1	2[lower-alpha 2]	0	48	9
	2018–19[42]	League One	43	5	4	1	1	0	5[lower-alpha 2]	3	53	9
	2019–20[43]	League One	34	6	1	0	1	0	4[lower-alpha 2]	2	40	8
	Total		162	20	10	2	6	1	13	6	191	29
Luton Town	2020–21[44]	Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
Career total			234	26	16	2	10	1	16	6	276	35

1. Appearance(s) in Football League Trophy
2. Appearances in EFL Trophy

References

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3. "Academy Delight As Jordan Signs On". Barnsley F.C. 6 July 2010. Archived from the original on 11 January 2012. Retrieved 13 April 2011.
4. "Clark and Rose Sign New Barnsley Deal". Barnsley F.C. 30 March 2011. Archived from the original on 20 November 2011. Retrieved 6 May 2011.
5. "Barnsley 0 – 1 QPR". BBC Sport. 12 April 2011. Retrieved 13 April 2011.
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7. "Chesterfield sign Jordan Clark and Alex Henshall on loan". BBC Sport. 22 February 2013. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
8. "Chesterfield 0 – 1 Gillingham". BBC Sport. 23 February 2013. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
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15. "Hyde FC 3 Lincoln City 4: Match report". Lincolnshire Echo. 8 February 2014. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
16. "Hyde 2 – 2 Aldershot Town". BBC Sport. 22 February 2014. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
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