Jordan Clark (English footballer)

For the Oldham Athletic player, see Jordan Clarke (footballer).

Jordan Clark
Clark in 2023
Personal information
Full name Jordan Charles Clark[1]
Date of birth (1993-09-22) 22 September 1993 (age 31)[2]
Place of birth Hoyland, South Yorkshire, England
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[3]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team 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 147 (9)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:50, 25 January 2025 (UTC)

Jordan Charles Clark (born 22 September 1993) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL Championship club Luton Town.

Career

Barnsley

Clark won Barnsley's 'Most Promising Academy Player' award for the 2009–10 season,[4] and signed a scholarship deal with the club in July 2010.[5] He signed his first professional contract in March 2011, alongside Danny Rose.[6] He made his senior debut for Barnsley on 12 April 2011, in a 1–0 defeat at home to Queens Park Rangers.[7] On 11 September 2012, Clark signed a contract extension with the club, keeping him at Barnsley until 2014.[8]

On 22 February 2013, Clark was loaned out to Chesterfield on an initial one-month deal.[9] 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.[10] 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.[11][12]

On 2 August 2013, Clark went on loan again to Scunthorpe United.[13] He made his debut the next day, coming on as a late substitute for Andy Welsh, in a 2–0 win over Mansfield Town,[14] returning to his parent club on 11 September 2013.[15]

In February 2014 he joined Hyde on another loan deal,[16] making his Hyde debut as a second-half substitute for David Poole, in a 4–3 loss against Lincoln City.[17] On 22 February 2014, Clark scored his first professional career goal, in a 2–2 draw against Aldershot Town.[18]

Clark was released by Barnsley at the end of the 2013–14 season.[19]

Shrewsbury Town

Following a trial spell, Clark went on to join League Two side Shrewsbury Town on 17 July 2014,[20] re-uniting with new Shrewsbury manager Micky Mellon who had previously been assistant, and later caretaker-manager at Barnsley.[21]

Clark made his Shrewsbury Town debut in a 2–2 draw against Wimbledon on the opening day of the season.[22] On 30 August 2014, Clark scored his first goals for the club, both in a 2–0 win over Luton Town.[23] 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.[24][25]

Clark found his playing role reduced in the second half of the season, mostly used as a substitute.[26] 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.[27] At the end of the season, Clark signed a one-year contract extension.[28]

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.[29] It was announced Clark was to be released by the club in May 2016.[30]

Accrington Stanley

After leaving Shrewsbury, he signed for Accrington Stanley in August 2016.[31] He scored his first goal for Accrington in an EFL Trophy tie against Chesterfield on 4 October 2016.[32]

He was offered a new contract by the club at the end of the 2019–20 season.[33]

Luton Town

On 5 August 2020 Clark signed for Luton Town on a free transfer after his Accrington contract expired.[34]

On 27 May 2023, he scored the goal in regular time and a penalty in the penalty shoot-out for Luton in the EFL Championship play-off final against Coventry City, which ended 1–1 after extra time. Luton won on penalties, ensuring they would play in the Premier League in the 2023–24 season.[35]

On 6 April 2024, Clark scored his first Premier League goal in a 2–1 win over Bournemouth.[36]

Career statistics

As of match played 25 January 2025
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[37] Championship 4 0 0 0 0 0 — 4 0
2011–12[38] Championship 2 0 0 0 0 0 — 2 0
2012–13[39] Championship 0 0 0 0 1 0 — 1 0
2013–14[40] Championship 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0
Total 6 0 0 0 1 0 — 7 0
Chesterfield (loan) 2012–13[39] League Two 2 0 — — — 2 0
Scunthorpe United (loan) 2013–14[40] League Two 1 0 — 0 0 0 0 1 0
Hyde (loan) 2013–14[41] Conference Premier 16 1 — — — 16 1
Shrewsbury Town 2014–15[42] League Two 27 3 2 0 3 0 1[a] 0 33 3
2015–16[43] League One 20 2 4 0 0 0 2[a] 0 26 2
Total 47 5 6 0 3 0 3 0 59 5
Accrington Stanley 2016–17[44] League Two 42 1 4 1 2 0 2[a] 1 50 3
2017–18[45] League Two 43 8 1 0 2 1 2[a] 0 48 9
2018–19[46] League One 43 5 4 1 1 0 5[a] 3 53 9
2019–20[47] League One 34 6 1 0 1 0 4[a] 2 40 8
Total 162 20 10 2 6 1 13 6 191 29
Luton Town 2020–21[48] Championship 34 1 2 1 3 1 — 39 3
2021–22[49] Championship 25 2 1 0 0 0 2[b] 0 28 2
2022–23[50] Championship 38 2 3 1 0 0 3[b] 1 44 4
2023–24[51] Premier League 23 1 3 2 0 0 — 26 3
2024–25[52] Championship 27 3 1 0 1 0 — 29 3
Total 147 9 10 4 4 1 5 1 166 15
Career total 381 35 26 6 14 2 21 7 442 50
  1. ^ a b c d e f Appearance(s) in Football League Trophy/EFL Trophy
  2. ^ a b Appearances in Championship play-offs

Honours

Shrewsbury Town

Accrington Stanley

Luton Town

Individual

References

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  5. ^ "Academy Delight As Jordan Signs On". Barnsley F.C. 6 July 2010. Archived from the original on 11 January 2012. Retrieved 13 April 2011.
  6. ^ "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.
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  9. ^ "Chesterfield sign Jordan Clark and Alex Henshall on loan". BBC Sport. 22 February 2013. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
  10. ^ "Chesterfield 0 – 1 Gillingham". BBC Sport. 23 February 2013. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
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  14. ^ "Scunthorpe United 2 – 0 Mansfield Town". BBC Sport. 3 August 2013. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
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