Nathan Clarke

For the former AFL player, see Nathan Clarke (Australian footballer).

Nathan Clarke

Personal information
Full name	Nathan Clarke[1]
Date of birth	30 November 1983 (1983-11-30) (age 27)
Place of birth	Halifax, England
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	Oldham Athletic (on loan from Huddersfield Town)
Number	6
Youth career
0000-2001	Huddersfield Town
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2001-	Huddersfield Town	263	(8)
2011	→ Colchester United (loan)	18	(0)
2011–	→ Oldham Athletic (loan)	2	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10:43, 30 August 2011 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals).

Nathan Clarke (born 30 November 1983 in Halifax, West Yorkshire, England) is a professional footballer who currently plays in central defence for Macclesfield Town on loan from Huddersfield Town in Football League One in England.

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 2–2 draw at home to Notts County on 9 November 2001. Within weeks, 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 still 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^[4] and made his debut the following day, where he also scored one of the goals.^[5]

Personal life

His brother is fellow Huddersfield Town player Tom Clarke.

References

1. ^ "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. 
2. ^ http://www.sportnetwork.net/main/s261/st91950.htm?fromrss=1
3. ^ http://www.sportnetwork.net/main/s253/st68295.htm
4. ^ "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. 
5. ^ "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. 

External links

• Nathan Clarke player profile at htafc.com
• Nathan Clarke career stats at Soccerbase

Persondata
Name	Clarke, Nathan
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Date of birth	30 November 1983
Place of birth	Halifax, England
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