Nathan Clarke
- For the former AFL player, see Nathan Clarke (Australian footballer).
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nathan Clarke[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 30 November 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Halifax, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Huddersfield Town | ||
| Number | 28 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| -2001 | Huddersfield Town | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2001- | Huddersfield Town | 263 | (8) |
| 2011 | → Colchester United (loan) | 18 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | → Oldham Athletic (loan) | 16 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of January 2, 2012. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Nathan Clarke (born 30 July 1983 in Halifax, West Yorkshire, England) is a professional footballer who currently plays in central defence for Huddersfield Town in Football League One in England.
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[edit] Playing career
Nathan is a product of the Huddersfield Town Academy, he began his first team career at the age of just 17 his debut came in a 1–1 draw away to Stoke City on 8 September 2001. He scored his first goal for the club in a 4–2 loss against Blackpool. He made a total of 37 starts in all competitions during the 2001/02 season his first as a professional with the first team with 36 of them coming in the league scoring once.
Clarke was runner-up in the Huddersfield Town 'Player of the Year' 2005–06 and is vice-captain of the team.
Clarke has been selected in FourFourTwo's Top 50 Football League Players at 43 in March 2006,[2] down from 40 in the list in March 2005.[3]
On 27 January 2011, after failing to break into Lee Clark's team, Clarke joined Colchester United on loan until the end of the season. He made 18 appearances for the U's.
On 19 August 2011, he joined Oldham Athletic on a five month loan deal,[4] making his debut the following day, where he also scored one of the goals.[5] Clarke returned to his parent club Huddersfield Town after making 16 appearances for the club and scoring one goal against Rochdale in the league. The agent of Clarke was stated saying that if Latics wanted to extend the loan deal that a loan extension to the end of the season would be the best option.[6]
[edit] Personal life
His brother is fellow Huddersfield Town player Tom Clarke.
[edit] References
- ^ "Search 1984 to 2006 – Birth, Marriage and Death indexes". Findmypast.com. http://www.findmypast.co.uk/birth-indexes-search-start.action. Retrieved 2010-08-12.
- ^ http://www.sportnetwork.net/main/s261/st91950.htm?fromrss=1
- ^ http://www.sportnetwork.net/main/s253/st68295.htm
- ^ "Latics Sign Terrier Clarke". oldhamathletic.co.uk. 2011-08-19. http://www.oldhamathletic.co.uk/page/NewsUpdate/0,,10337~2425322,00.html. Retrieved 2011-08-19.
- ^ "Oldham V Rochdale". BBC Sport. 2011-08-20. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_2/14514723.stm. Retrieved 2011-08-20.
- ^ "Latics Loan Updates". Oldham Athletic A.F.C.. 09-01-2012. http://www.oldhamathletic.co.uk/page/NewsUpdate/0,,10337~2571216,00.html. Retrieved 09-01-2012.
[edit] External links
- Nathan Clarke player profile at htafc.com
- Nathan Clarke career stats at Soccerbase
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