Matt Clarke
Defender - Centre-Back
at Derby County
at Derby County
481 days · joined 2025-01-28
👕200+ Apps
Market value
€2.30m
Centre-Back Defender
Career snapshot
8
clubs played for
13/14
debut season
0.04
goals / match
Portsmouth FC
top club · 175 apps
Career highs
€4.00m
peak value · 2022
€3.90m
top transfer fee · 19/20
4
best season · 18/19
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int'l / penalties
Born the same day
Shares 1996-09-22 · 6 players total
370Appearances
15Goals
8Assists
35Yellow cards
0Red cards
208Full matches (90′)
| Full name | Matt Clarke |
|---|---|
| Name in home country | Matthew Edward Barkell Clarke |
| Date of birth | 1996-09-22 (29 yrs) |
| Place of birth | Barham, England |
| Citizenship |  England |
| Position | Defender - Centre-Back (main: Defender) |
| Foot | left |
| Height | 185.00 m |
| Current club | Derby County |
| Joined | 2025-01-28 |
| Contract expires | 2028-06-30 |
| Agent | Every Aspect Group |
Jul 2025
25/26 — Derby County
5 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jan 2025
Transfer: Middlesbrough → Derby
24/25 · Transfer
Jul 2024
24/25 — Derby County, Middlesbrough FC
33 matches · 3 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2023
23/24 — Middlesbrough FC, Middlesbrough FC U21
30 matches · 1 G · 3 A · across 4 competitions
Oct 2022
Injury: unknown
36 games missed
Aug 2022
Transfer: Brighton → Middlesbrough
22/23 · Transfer · €2.60m
Jul 2022
22/23 — Middlesbrough FC, Brighton & Hove Albion U21
7 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
May 2022
Transfer: West Brom → Brighton
21/22 · Return from loan
Jul 2021
Transfer: Brighton → West Brom
21/22 · Loan
Jul 2021
21/22 — West Bromwich Albion, West Bromwich Albion U23
34 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
May 2021
Transfer: Derby → Brighton
20/21 · Return from loan
Aug 2020
Transfer: Brighton → Derby
20/21 · Loan
Jul 2020
Transfer: Derby → Brighton
19/20 · Return from loan
Jul 2020
20/21 — Derby County
44 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Aug 2019
Transfer: Brighton → Derby
19/20 · Loan
Jul 2019
19/20 — Derby County
37 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2019
Transfer: Portsmouth → Brighton
19/20 · Transfer · €3.90m
Jul 2018
18/19 — Portsmouth FC
60 matches · 4 G · 2 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2017
17/18 — Portsmouth FC
46 matches · 3 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2016
16/17 — Portsmouth FC
36 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2016
Transfer: Ipswich → Portsmouth
16/17 · Transfer
Jun 2016
Transfer: Portsmouth → Ipswich
15/16 · Return from loan
Aug 2015
Transfer: Ipswich → Portsmouth
15/16 · Loan
Jul 2015
15/16 — Portsmouth FC
33 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2014
14/15 — Ipswich Town
5 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2014
Transfer: Ipswich U18 → Ipswich
14/15 · Transfer
Jul 2013
13/14 — Ipswich Town
0 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €4.00m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
Minutes played by club
Derby County
23.4%
Middlesbrough FC
12.6%
Middlesbrough FC U21
0.0%
Brighton & Hove Albion U21
0.0%
West Bromwich Albion
14.7%
West Bromwich Albion U23
0.0%
Portsmouth FC
49.2%
Ipswich Town
0.0%
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derby County | 4 | 19/20 | 25/26 | 102 | 2 | 0 | 4,385 |
| Middlesbrough FC | 3 | 22/23 | 24/25 | 51 | 3 | 3 | 2,367 |
| Middlesbrough FC U21 | 1 | 23/24 | 23/24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brighton & Hove Albion U21 | 1 | 22/23 | 22/23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| West Bromwich Albion | 1 | 21/22 | 21/22 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 2,752 |
| West Bromwich Albion U23 | 1 | 21/22 | 21/22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Portsmouth FC | 4 | 15/16 | 18/19 | 175 | 9 | 5 | 9,214 |
| Ipswich Town | 2 | 13/14 | 14/15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25/26 | Championship | Derby County | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 25/26 | EFL Cup | Derby County | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24/25 | Championship | Derby County | 16 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1,365 |
| 24/25 | Championship | Middlesbrough FC | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 556 |
| 24/25 | EFL Cup | Middlesbrough FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24/25 | FA Cup | Middlesbrough FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23/24 | Championship | Middlesbrough FC | 24 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1,811 |
| 23/24 | EFL Cup | Middlesbrough FC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 23/24 | FA Cup | Middlesbrough FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23/24 | Premier League 2 | Middlesbrough FC U21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22/23 | Championship | Middlesbrough FC | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 22/23 | Premier League 2 | Brighton & Hove Albion U21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 21/22 | Championship | West Bromwich Albion | 33 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2,752 |
| 21/22 | Premier League 2 | West Bromwich Albion U23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20/21 | Championship | Derby County | 42 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 20/21 | EFL Cup | Derby County | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | Championship | Derby County | 35 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3,020 |
| 19/20 | EFL Cup | Derby County | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | FA Cup | Derby County | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | EFL Cup | Portsmouth FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | EFL Trophy | Portsmouth FC | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 373 |
| 18/19 | FA Cup | Portsmouth FC | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | League One | Portsmouth FC | 46 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1,378 |
| 18/19 | League One Play-Offs | Portsmouth FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17/18 | EFL Trophy | Portsmouth FC | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 270 |
| 17/18 | FA Cup | Portsmouth FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17/18 | League One | Portsmouth FC | 42 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1,890 |
| 16/17 | EFL Trophy | Portsmouth FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | FA Cup | Portsmouth FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | League Two | Portsmouth FC | 33 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2,970 |
| 15/16 | FA Cup | Portsmouth FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15/16 | League Cup | Portsmouth FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15/16 | League Two | Portsmouth FC | 29 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2,333 |
| 14/15 | Championship | Ipswich Town | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14/15 | Championship Play-Offs | Ipswich Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14/15 | FA Cup | Ipswich Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14/15 | League Cup | Ipswich Town | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 13/14 | FA Cup | Ipswich Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14/15 | 2014-07-01 | Ipswich U18 | Ipswich | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 15/16 | 2015-08-03 | Ipswich | Portsmouth | Loan | 0 | — |
| 15/16 | 2016-06-30 | Portsmouth | Ipswich | Return from loan | 0 | — |
| 16/17 | 2016-07-01 | Ipswich | Portsmouth | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 19/20 | 2019-07-01 | Portsmouth | Brighton | Transfer | 200000 | €3.90m |
| 19/20 | 2019-08-02 | Brighton | Derby | Loan | 200000 | — |
| 19/20 | 2020-07-31 | Derby | Brighton | Return from loan | 2000000 | — |
| 20/21 | 2020-08-26 | Brighton | Derby | Loan | 2000000 | — |
| 20/21 | 2021-05-31 | Derby | Brighton | Return from loan | 3000000 | — |
| 21/22 | 2021-07-13 | Brighton | West Brom | Loan | 3000000 | — |
| 21/22 | 2022-05-31 | West Brom | Brighton | Return from loan | 3000000 | — |
| 22/23 | 2022-08-25 | Brighton | Middlesbrough | Transfer | 3000000 | €2.60m |
| 24/25 | 2025-01-28 | Middlesbrough | Derby | Transfer | 2500000 | — |
| Season | Injury | From | To | Days missed | Games missed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22/23 | Back problems | 2022-10-01 | 2023-05-01 | 213 | 36 |
Current€2.30m
Peak€4.00m
Low€200k
Δ since start+€2.10m
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.30m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.80m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €3.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €3.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €4.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €4.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €3.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €3.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €3.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €3.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €200k |
No national team data.
| Teammate | PPG played with | Joint goals | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Knight | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Luke McGee | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ronan Curtis | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Max Bird | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Andre Wisdom | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Naylor | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig MacGillivray | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Kal Naismith | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Graeme Shinnie | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Christian Burgess | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Brett Pitman | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Nathan Thompson | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle Bennett | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Conor Chaplin | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oli Hawkins | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Close | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamal Lowe | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18/19 | League One | Portsmouth FC | 3 | 46 |
| 24/25 | Championship | Middlesbrough FC | 3 | 30 |
| 17/18 | League One | Portsmouth FC | 2 | 42 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23/24 | Championship | Middlesbrough FC | 3 | 24 |
| 17/18 | League One | Portsmouth FC | 2 | 42 |
| 18/19 | League One | Portsmouth FC | 1 | 46 |
Every loan spell across this player's career.
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Fee | Value at transfer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21/22 | 2022-05-31 | West Brom | Brighton | Return from loan | — | €3.00m |
| 21/22 | 2021-07-13 | Brighton | West Brom | Loan | — | €3.00m |
| 20/21 | 2021-05-31 | Derby | Brighton | Return from loan | — | €3.00m |
| 20/21 | 2020-08-26 | Brighton | Derby | Loan | — | €2.00m |
| 19/20 | 2020-07-31 | Derby | Brighton | Return from loan | — | €2.00m |
| 19/20 | 2019-08-02 | Brighton | Derby | Loan | — | €200k |
| 15/16 | 2016-06-30 | Portsmouth | Ipswich | Return from loan | — | — |
| 15/16 | 2015-08-03 | Ipswich | Portsmouth | Loan | — | — |
Last 50 matches for Derby County The Availability column cross-references our injury database — matches inside a known injury window are flagged INJURED. Per-match goal attribution requires a paid feed (FBref/Sofascore) and isn't wired up yet.
| Date | Comp | Home | Score | Away | Availability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-08-27 | CGB |
Barrow AFC | 3–2 | Derby County | Available |
| 2024-08-13 | CGB |
Derby County | 2–1 | Chesterfield FC | Available |
| 2024-04-27 | GB3 |
Derby County | 2–0 | Carlisle United | Available |
| 2024-04-20 | GB3 |
Cambridge United | 0–1 | Derby County | Available |
| 2024-04-13 | GB3 |
Derby County | 3–0 | Leyton Orient | Available |
| 2024-04-10 | GB3 |
Wycombe Wanderers | 0–0 | Derby County | Available |
| 2024-04-02 | GB3 |
Portsmouth FC | 2–2 | Derby County | Available |
| 2024-03-29 | GB3 |
Derby County | 1–0 | Blackpool FC | Available |
| 2024-03-23 | GB3 |
Northampton Town | 1–0 | Derby County | Available |
| 2024-03-16 | GB3 |
Derby County | 1–0 | Bolton Wanderers | Available |
| 2024-03-12 | GB3 |
Derby County | 2–1 | Reading FC | Available |
| 2024-03-09 | GB3 |
Bristol Rovers | 0–3 | Derby County | Available |
| 2024-03-02 | GB3 |
Derby County | 3–0 | Port Vale FC | Available |
| 2024-02-27 | GB3 |
Derby County | 1–2 | Charlton Athletic | Available |
| 2024-02-24 | GB3 |
Barnsley FC | 2–1 | Derby County | Available |
| 2024-02-17 | GB3 |
Derby County | 1–0 | Stevenage FC | Available |
| 2024-02-13 | GB3 |
Exeter City | 0–3 | Derby County | Available |
| 2024-02-10 | GB3 |
Derby County | 1–1 | Shrewsbury Town | Available |
| 2024-02-03 | GB3 |
Charlton Athletic | 0–1 | Derby County | Available |
| 2024-01-27 | GB3 |
Derby County | 2–1 | Cheltenham Town | Available |
| 2024-01-23 | GB3 |
Reading FC | 1–0 | Derby County | Available |
| 2024-01-20 | GB3 |
Lincoln City | 0–0 | Derby County | Available |
| 2024-01-15 | GB3 |
Derby County | 3–2 | Burton Albion | Available |
| 2024-01-06 | GB3 |
Fleetwood Town | 1–3 | Derby County | Available |
| 2024-01-01 | GB3 |
Derby County | 2–3 | Peterborough United | Available |
| 2023-12-29 | GB3 |
Oxford United | 2–3 | Derby County | Available |
| 2023-12-26 | GB3 |
Wigan Athletic | 0–1 | Derby County | Available |
| 2023-12-21 | GB3 |
Derby County | 3–1 | Lincoln City | Available |
| 2023-12-16 | GB3 |
Derby County | 1–1 | Wycombe Wanderers | Available |
| 2023-12-09 | GB3 |
Leyton Orient | 0–3 | Derby County | Available |
| 2023-11-28 | GB3 |
Port Vale FC | 0–1 | Derby County | Available |
| 2023-11-25 | GB3 |
Derby County | 2–1 | Bristol Rovers | Available |
| 2023-11-11 | GB3 |
Derby County | 3–0 | Barnsley FC | Available |
| 2023-10-31 | GB3 |
Derby County | 4–0 | Northampton Town | Available |
| 2023-10-28 | GB3 |
Stevenage FC | 3–1 | Derby County | Available |
| 2023-10-24 | GB3 |
Derby County | 2–0 | Exeter City | Available |
| 2023-10-21 | GB3 |
Shrewsbury Town | 1–0 | Derby County | Available |
| 2023-10-07 | GB3 |
Cheltenham Town | 1–1 | Derby County | Available |
| 2023-10-03 | GB3 |
Blackpool FC | 1–3 | Derby County | Available |
| 2023-09-30 | GB3 |
Derby County | 0–0 | Cambridge United | Available |
| 2023-09-23 | GB3 |
Carlisle United | 0–2 | Derby County | Available |
| 2023-09-16 | GB3 |
Derby County | 1–1 | Portsmouth FC | Available |
| 2023-09-02 | GB3 |
Bolton Wanderers | 2–1 | Derby County | Available |
| 2023-08-26 | GB3 |
Peterborough United | 2–4 | Derby County | Available |
| 2023-08-19 | GB3 |
Derby County | 1–0 | Fleetwood Town | Available |
| 2023-08-15 | GB3 |
Derby County | 1–2 | Oxford United | Available |
| 2023-08-12 | GB3 |
Burton Albion | 0–3 | Derby County | Available |
| 2023-08-08 | CGB |
Derby County | 0–2 | Blackpool FC | Available |
| 2023-08-05 | GB3 |
Derby County | 1–2 | Wigan Athletic | Available |
| 2023-05-07 | GB3 |
Sheffield Wednesday | 1–0 | Derby County | Available |
Teams faced most often by Matt Clarke's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).
| Opponent | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading FC | 28 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 47 | 33 | +14 | 64% |
| Millwall FC | 27 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 29 | 27 | +2 | 30% |
| Hull City | 25 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 47 | 24 | +23 | 64% |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 24 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 33 | 26 | +7 | 46% |
| Nottingham Forest | 23 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 24 | 27 | -3 | 26% |
| Leeds United | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 27 | 33 | -6 | 26% |
| Preston North End | 23 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 33 | 14 | +19 | 65% |
| Queens Park Rangers | 23 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 42 | 21 | +21 | 61% |
| Birmingham City | 23 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 39 | 23 | +16 | 57% |
| Bolton Wanderers | 23 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 42 | 11 | +31 | 74% |
| Wigan Athletic | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 25 | 17 | +8 | 50% |
| Sunderland AFC | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 32 | 24 | +8 | 41% |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 15/16 | First senior goal |
Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.
| Season | Matches | Mins | YC | 2nd YC | RC | Cards / 90′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25/26 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24/25 | 33 | 1,921 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.09 |
| 23/24 | 30 | 1,811 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.15 |
| 22/23 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21/22 | 34 | 2,752 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.16 |
| 20/21 | 44 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | 37 | 3,020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.03 |
| 18/19 | 60 | 1,751 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.26 |
| 17/18 | 46 | 2,160 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.29 |
| 16/17 | 36 | 2,970 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.09 |
| 15/16 | 33 | 2,333 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.08 |
| 14/15 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
Championship
178 apps
6 G
3 A
League One
88 apps
5 G
3 A
EFL Trophy
11 apps
2 G
1 A
League Two
62 apps
2 G
1 A
League Cup
13 apps
0 G
0 A
FA Cup
12 apps
0 G
0 A
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Who is Matt Clarke?
Matt Clarke is an England professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Derby County.
How old is Matt Clarke?
Matt Clarke is 29 years old. He was born on September 22, 1996 in Barham.
What position does Matt Clarke play?
Matt Clarke plays as a centre-back (Defender - Centre-Back).
What club does Matt Clarke play for?
Matt Clarke currently plays for Derby County.
How many career goals has Matt Clarke scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Matt Clarke has scored 15 goals in 370 appearances.
What is Matt Clarke's market value?
Matt Clarke's most recent reported market value is €2.30m.