Jordan Lee Clarke (born 19 November 1991) is an English professional

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who plays for

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as a defender.

Club career

A former captain of the academy U16 side, Clarke made his professional debut for his hometown club as a substitute on 9 August 2009, in a 2–1

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win against

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. Three days later, he made his full debut against

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in the

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, playing 104 minutes. He was sent off after a controversial second yellow card in only his fourth league start in the away loss to

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on 6 November. On 9 December, he was injured and substituted in the first half during the 2–0 loss to

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at home. It was later confirmed that he will be out for around three months due to knee ligament damage. On 22 October 2010 he scored his first goal for the club in a 3–0 win against

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at the

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. In March 2012 he scored his second goal for Coventry in a 2–2 draw away to

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. On 1 July 2013, Coventry manager Steven Pressley confirmed that Jordan Clarke was one of 8 players surplus to requirements at the club. However, this decision was reversed a week later and Clarke was brought back into the first team squad. Since then Jordan Clarke has been primarily used as a centre-back at the club and put in a number of impressive performances to earn a new long-term contract. On 29 October 2014, Clarke joined fellow League One side

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on loan until 5 January 2015, in a deal which saw Aaron Martin move in the other direction. On 10 January 2015, Clarke signed for League One side

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for an undisclosed fee agreeing a two-and-a-half-year deal. On 7 December 2019 Clarke was allegedly racially abused by Forest Green Rovers fans.

Oldham Athletic

He was one of 17 players released by Scunthorpe at the end of the 2020–21 season. Clarke signed to

in June 2021.

International career

Clarke was called into the England under-19 squad for the friendly against

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in September 2009. He played a large part in helping England advance to the elite qualification round for the 2010 European Championships.

Personal life

Clarke attended the

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. He was in a relationship with

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Career statistics

References

External links

Jordan Clarke player profile
at ccfc.co.uk * {{DEFAULTSORT:Clarke, Jordan 1991 births English footballers Association football defenders Coventry City F.C. players Yeovil Town F.C. players Scunthorpe United F.C. players Oldham Athletic A.F.C. players Footballers from Coventry Living people English Football League players England youth international footballers