Jake Clarke-Salter

Jake-Liam Clarke-Salter (born 22 September 1997) is an English footballer who plays as a defender for Premier League club Chelsea.[3][4][5] He also spent time on loan at Bristol Rovers, Sunderland, Vitesse and Birmingham City. Internationally, he has represented England up to under-21 level.

Jake Clarke-Salter
Clarke-Salter with Birmingham City in 2019
Personal information
Full name Jake-Liam Clarke-Salter[1]
Date of birth (1997-09-22) 22 September 1997
Place of birth Carshalton, London, England
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[2]
Playing position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Chelsea
Youth career
2006–2007 Chelsea
2007–2008 Sutton United
2008–2016 Chelsea
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016– Chelsea 1 (0)
2016–2017 → Bristol Rovers (loan) 12 (1)
2018 → Sunderland (loan) 11 (0)
2018–2019 → Vitesse (loan) 28 (1)
2019–2020 → Birmingham City (loan) 19 (1)
National team
2014–2015 England U18 6 (0)
2015 England U19 5 (0)
2016–2017 England U20 10 (0)
2018–2019 England U21 12 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 09:23, 23 July 2020 (UTC)

Club career

Chelsea
Clarke-Salter with Chelsea in 2016

Clarke-Salter first joined Chelsea in 2006 and spent the rest of his youth career there bar one season at Sutton United.[6] He made his under-18 breakthrough at Chelsea in December 2013 whilst still sixteen years old. He became a key figure and the under-18 captain in Chelsea's youth surge after winning the FA Youth Cup twice and the UEFA Youth League. Clarke-Salter was included in Chelsea's pre-season tour of the US in 2015.[7] However, he failed to make a single appearance in Chelsea's disappointing campaign.

On 5 March 2016, Clarke-Salter appeared on Chelsea's substitutes' bench in a 1–1 draw with Stoke City.[8] On 2 April, he made his professional debut in Chelsea's 4–0 victory at Aston Villa, replacing Pedro in the 74th minute.[9] After the match John Terry praised him for his performance and attitude, and he also stated that Clarke-Salter has the potential to replace him one day.[10]

2016–17 season: Loan to Bristol Rovers

On 31 August 2016, Clarke-Salter joined League One side Bristol Rovers on a season-long loan along with teammate Charlie Colkett.[11] Despite joining Bristol Rovers on loan, Clarke-Salter stayed at Chelsea and continued to played for Chelsea u23 to regain fitness.[12]

Clarke-Salter made his debut in a 1–0 defeat on 28 September 2016 away to Sheffield United.[13] On 18 October 2016, Clarke-Salter played his second match for the Rovers in a 3–3 against Milton Keynes Dons, where he provided an assist for the second goal to the hat-trick scorer Matt Taylor.[14] On 22 October, Clarke-Salter scored his first goal for the Rovers in a 2–0 win over Oldham Athletic.[15] On 22 November 2016, Clarke-Salter was taken to hospital during the 5–1 loss against Charlton Athletic. After the match, Rovers manager Darrell Clarke, stated that Clarke-Salter a fractured his arm and it will be a while before he'll be back.[16] Clarke-Salter made his return from the injury in a 2–0 victory over Southend United. He was an 89th minute substitute, replacing man of the match and goalscorer of the second goal, Rory Gaffney.[17] He made his first start since his return from injury in the 1–0 victory over AFC Wimbledon.[18]

2017–18 season: Return to Chelsea and loan to Sunderland

Following a loan spell at Bristol Rovers, Clarke-Salter returned to Chelsea at the end of the 2016–17 campaign ahead of pre-season and signed a new four-year deal in July.[19] Ahead of the 2017–18 campaign, Clarke-Salter was given the number 35 jersey and made his first appearance of the season during Chelsea's 5–1 EFL Cup victory over Nottingham Forest.[20]

On 8 January 2018, Clarke-Salter joined Championship side, Sunderland on loan for the remainder of the campaign.[21] Just under a week later, he made his debut during Sunderland's 4–0 away defeat against Cardiff City, playing the full 90 minutes.[22] On 24 February 2018, Clarke-Salter was shown a red card for a challenge on Middlesbrough's Adama Traore in a match that ended in a 3–3 draw.[23] In his first game back from suspension, Clarke-Salter was dismissed again after receiving a second yellow card in a 2–0 defeat against Preston North End.[24]

2018–19 season: Loan to Vitesse

On 2 July 2018, Clarke-Salter agreed to join Dutch side Vitesse on a season-long loan.[25]

2019–20 season: Loan to Birmingham City

Clarke-Salter signed for Championship club Birmingham City on 24 July 2019 on loan for the season.[26] He made his debut on 6 August in the EFL Cup first round visit to Portsmouth. Manager Pep Clotet fielded an inexperienced team, and Clarke-Salter played the whole of the 3–0 defeat.[27] He did not play in the Championship until 1 October, taking the place of the injured Marc Roberts in the starting eleven for the 1–0 defeat away to Wigan Athletic. According to the manager, "he played with a lot of maturity, he was very focused, he dealt very well with the physicality of the game and worked very well with Harlee [Dean] as well. He also covered the line very well. I think on the ball he was very good as well so it was a very positive game for him."[28] His performance was similarly positive in his next appearance a month later, when he replaced the suspended Dean for a 1–0 defeat at home to Fulham.[29] He scored his first goal for Birmingham in a 1–1 draw against Millwall on 30 November 2019.[30]

International career

Clarke-Salter was selected for the England U20 in the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup. He played in four of the seven games, but in the final he conceded a controversial penalty that was saved by goalkeeper Freddie Woodman.[31] The match ended with a 1–0 win for England over Venezuela, which is England's first win in a global tournament since their World Cup victory of 1966.[32]

Clarke-Salter made his England U21 debut in a 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification match, home against Romania U21 where he also scored his first England U21 goal in a 2–1 victory to England U21s on 24 March 2018.[33]

Clarke-Salter was named as captain of the England Under-21 side ahead of their 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship campaign.[34]

Career statistics
As of end of 2019–20 season[35]
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Chelsea 2015–16 Premier League 100000000010
2017–18 Premier League 000010000010
Total 100010000020
Bristol Rovers (loan) 2016–17 League One 1211000—00131
Sunderland (loan) 2017–18 Championship 110————110
Vitesse (loan) 2018–19 Eredivisie 28140—4[lower-alpha 1]0—361
Birmingham City (loan) 2019–20 Championship 1913010——231
Career total 71380204000853
  1. Appearances in UEFA Europa League

Honours

Chelsea Reserves[4]

England U20

England U21

References
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  9. "Aston Villa 0-4 Chelsea". BBC Sport. 2 April 2016.
  10. John Terry talks up Chelsea starlet Jake Clarke-Salter as his long-term replacement in Blues defence, The Mirror, 14 April 2016
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  13. "Sheffield United vs Bristol Rovers LIVE recap: Easter gets red card after Chapman goal". Bristol Post. 27 September 2016. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
  14. "Milton Keynes Dons 3-3 Bristol Rovers". BBC Sports. 18 October 2016.
  15. "Oldham Athletic 0-2 Bristol Rovers". BBC Sport. 22 October 2016.
  16. "Chelsea loanee Jake Clarke-Salter taken to hospital after injury for Bristol Rovers against Charlton". Bristol Post. 22 November 2016.
  17. "Bristol Rovers 2 Southend United 0: Darrell Clarke's side go nine unbeaten in Sky Bet League One". Bristol Post. 11 March 2017. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
  18. "AFC Wimbledon 0-1 Bristol Rovers - BBC Sport". BBC Sport. 8 April 2017. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
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  20. "Chelsea 5-1 Nottingham Forest". BBC Sport. 20 September 2017. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
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  22. "Cardiff City 4-0 Sunderland". BBC Sport. 13 January 2018. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
  23. "Sunderland 3-3 Middlesbrough". BBC Sport. 24 February 2018. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
  24. "Sunderland 0-2 Preston North End". 17 March 2018. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
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  33. "England U21 2-1 Romania U21 - BBC Sport". BBC Sport. 24 March 2018.
  34. http://www.thefa.com/news/2019/jun/17/jake-clarke-salter-to-captain-england-u21s-at-euros-170619
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  36. "Final fightback takes England U21s to Toulon hat-trick with win over Mexico". The Football Association. 9 June 2018. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
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