| Jordan Clark | |
| Upright: | 1.1 |
| Full Name: | Jordan Charles Clark[1] |
| Birth Date: | 1993 9, df=y |
| Birth Place: | Hoyland, South Yorkshire, England |
| Height: | 1.83 m[2] |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Luton Town |
| Clubnumber: | 18 |
| Youthclubs1: | Barnsley |
| Years1: | 2011–2014 |
| Clubs1: | Barnsley |
| Caps1: | 6 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2013 |
| Clubs2: | → Chesterfield (loan) |
| Caps2: | 2 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2013 |
| Clubs3: | → Scunthorpe United (loan) |
| Caps3: | 1 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2014 |
| Clubs4: | → Hyde (loan) |
| Caps4: | 16 |
| Goals4: | 1 |
| Years5: | 2014–2016 |
| Clubs5: | Shrewsbury Town |
| Caps5: | 47 |
| Goals5: | 5 |
| Years6: | 2016–2020 |
| Clubs6: | Accrington Stanley |
| Caps6: | 162 |
| Goals6: | 20 |
| Years7: | 2020– |
| Clubs7: | Luton Town |
| Caps7: | 136 |
| Goals7: | 9 |
| Club-Update: | 17:11, 30 November 2024 (UTC) |
Jordan Charles Clark (born 22 September 1993) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for club Luton Town.
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 1–0 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]
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.[34]
On 6 April 2024, Clark scored his first Premier League goal in a 2–1 win over Bournemouth.[35]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Barnsley | 2010–11 | Championship | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2011–12 | Championship | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2012–13 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2013–14 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | ||||
| Chesterfield (loan) | 2012–13 | League Two | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Scunthorpe United (loan) | 2013–14 | League Two | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Hyde (loan) | 2013–14[36] | Conference Premier | 16 | 1 | — | — | — | 16 | 1 | ||||
| Shrewsbury Town | 2014–15 | League Two | 27 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 3 | |
| 2015–16 | League One | 20 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 2 | ||
| Total | 47 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 59 | 5 | |||
| Accrington Stanley | 2016–17 | League Two | 42 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 50 | 3 | |
| 2017–18 | League Two | 43 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 48 | 9 | ||
| 2018–19 | League One | 43 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 53 | 9 | ||
| 2019–20 | League One | 34 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 40 | 8 | ||
| Total | 162 | 20 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 191 | 29 | |||
| Luton Town | 2020–21 | Championship | 34 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 39 | 3 | ||
| 2021–22 | Championship | 25 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 2 | ||
| 2022–23 | Championship | 38 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 44 | 4 | ||
| 2023–24 | Premier League | 23 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 26 | 3 | |||
| 2024–25 | Championship | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 17 | 3 | |||
| Total | 136 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 154 | 15 | |||
| Career total | 370 | 35 | 25 | 6 | 14 | 2 | 21 | 7 | 430 | 50 | |||
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