Jordan Charles Clark (born 22 September 1993) is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger for Luton Town.
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Jordan Charles Clark[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1993-09-22) 22 September 1993 (age 29)[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Hoyland, South Yorkshire, England | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Luton Town | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| 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 | 79 | (4) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:49, 13 November 2022 (UTC) | |||
Clark won Barnsley's 'Most Promising Academy Player' award for the 2009–10 season,[3] and signed a scholarship deal with the club in July 2010.[4] He signed his first professional contract in March 2011, alongside Danny Rose.[5] He made his senior debut for Barnsley on 12 April 2011, in a 0–1 defeat at home to Queens Park Rangers.[6] On 11 September 2012, Clark signed a contract extension with the club, keeping him at Barnsley until 2014.[7]
On 22 February 2013, Clark was loaned out to Chesterfield on an initial one-month deal.[8] 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.[9] 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.[10][11]
On 2 August 2013, Clark went on loan again to Scunthorpe United.[12] He made his debut the next day, coming on as a late substitute for Andy Welsh, in a 2–0 win over Mansfield Town,[13] returning to his parent club on 11 September 2013.[14]
In February 2014 he joined Hyde on another loan deal,[15] making his Hyde debut as a second-half substitute for David Poole, in a 4–3 loss against Lincoln City.[16] On 22 February 2014, Clark scored his first professional career goal, in a 2–2 draw against Aldershot Town.[17]
Clark was released by Barnsley at the end of the 2013–14 season.[18]
Following a trial spell, Clark went on to join League Two side Shrewsbury Town on 17 July 2014,[19] re-uniting with new Shrewsbury manager Micky Mellon who had previously been assistant, and later caretaker-manager at Barnsley.[20]
Clark made his Shrewsbury Town debut in a 2–2 draw against Wimbledon on the opening day of the season.[21] On 30 August 2014, Clark scored his first goals for the club, both in a 2–0 win over Luton Town.[22] 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.[23][24]
Clark found his playing role reduced in the second half of the season, mostly used as a substitute.[25] 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.[26] At the end of the season, Clark signed a one-year contract extension.[27]
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.[28] It was announced Clark was to be released by the club in May 2016.[29]
After leaving Shrewsbury, he signed for Accrington Stanley in August 2016.[30] He scored his first goal for Accrington in an EFL Trophy tie against Chesterfield on 4 October 2016.[31]
He was offered a new contract by the club at the end of the 2019–20 season.[32]
On 5 August 2020 Clark signed for Luton Town on a free transfer after his Accrington contract expired.[33]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Barnsley | 2010–11[34] | Championship | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |
| 2011–12[35] | Championship | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13[36] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14[37] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | |||
| Chesterfield (loan) | 2012–13[36] | League Two | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Scunthorpe United (loan) | 2013–14[37] | League Two | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Hyde (loan) | 2013–14[38] | Conference Premier | 16 | 1 | — | — | — | 16 | 1 | |||
| Shrewsbury Town | 2014–15[39] | League Two | 27 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 33 | 3 |
| 2015–16[40] | 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[41] | League Two | 42 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 1 | 50 | 3 |
| 2017–18[42] | League Two | 43 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 48 | 9 | |
| 2018–19[43] | League One | 43 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5[lower-alpha 2] | 3 | 53 | 9 | |
| 2019–20[44] | 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[45] | Championship | 34 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 39 | 3 | |
| 2021–22[46] | Championship | 25 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 2 | |
| 2022–23[47] | Championship | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | |
| Total | 79 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 87 | 6 | ||
| Career total | 313 | 30 | 19 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 18 | 6 | 363 | 41 | ||
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