| Michael Clark | |
| Fullname: | Michael Albert Clark |
| Birth Date: | 5 September 1997 |
| Birth Place: | Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire |
| Position: | Defender |
| Currentclub: | St Albans City |
| Clubnumber: | 6 |
| Youthyears1: | 2005–2016 |
| Youthclubs1: | Leyton Orient |
| Years1: | 2016–2018 |
| Clubs1: | Leyton Orient |
| Caps1: | 13 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2016–2017 |
| Clubs2: | → East Thurrock United (loan) |
| Caps2: | 29 |
| Goals2: | 2 |
| Years3: | 2017–2018 |
| Clubs3: | → East Thurrock United (loan) |
| Caps3: | 34 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2018 |
| Clubs4: | Braintree Town |
| Caps4: | 9 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2018 |
| Clubs5: | Concord Rangers |
| Caps5: | 4 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs6: | St Albans City |
| Caps6: | 23 |
| Goals6: | 2 |
| Years7: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs7: | Braintree Town |
| Caps7: | 18 |
| Goals7: | 1 |
| Years8: | 2020– |
| Clubs8: | St Albans City |
| Caps8: | 18 |
| Goals8: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 23:22, 2 December 2021 (UTC) |
Michael Clark (born 5 September 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays for St Albans City, as a defender.
Clark captained the Leyton Orient youth team during the 2015–16 campaign, winning the South East and West Youth Merit League.
In his first season as a pro, Clark was sent on loan to East Thurrock United at the start of the 2016–17 season,[1] making 35 appearances in all competitions and scoring four goals. This included the second in the 2–0 win over Colchester United in their Essex Senior Cup quarter-final on 4 January 2017.[2]
Clark was recalled from his loan and drafted into the Leyton Orient first team squad in February 2017,[3] and made his debut as a second-half substitute for Tom Parkes in the 1–0 league defeat at home to Cheltenham Town on 25 February 2017.[4]
A second loan spell at East Thurrock was announced on 15 December 2017, initially to run for one month.[5]
On 29 June 2018, Clark agreed to join newly promoted National League side Braintree Town.[6]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Leyton Orient | 2016–17[7] | League Two | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2017–18 | National League | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
| Total | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |||
| East Thurrock United (loan) | 2016–17[8] | National League South | 25 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 4[9] | 0 | 30 | 2 | ||
| 2017–18 | National League South | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | 21 | 0 | |||
| Total | 42 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | 51 | 2 | ||||
| Braintree Town | 2018–19 | National League | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Concord Rangers | 2018–19 | National League South | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| St Albans City | 2018–19 | National League South | 23 | 2 | — | — | — | 23 | 2 | ||||
| Braintree Town | 2019–20[10] | National League South | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 19 | 1 | ||
| St Albans City | 2019–20 | National League South | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||||
| 2020–21[11] | National League South | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | National League South | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| Total | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | 21 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 124 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 140 | 5 | |||