based on the 2025/26 season · updated 22 Aug 2026
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Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Newport County.
Also this season
Earlier this season at Newport County — League Cup: 2 apps, 0g 0a, 180 min
Earlier this season at Newport County — EFL Trophy: 1 apps, 0g 0a, 90 min
The headline Season rating covers his time at Cardiff; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.
Scout report
J. Clarke is a 36-year-old central defender at Newport County, rated 5.9 overall by Field Insider's model. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (20.5% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 1.27 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Clarke.
On the season, Clarke graded 2 for current form (age-blind), on 1 clean sheet and 1.274 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 13 → 2). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2021/22.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 6. At 36 Clarke is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 0.2 reflects that trajectory.
Past his 2021/22 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
Output in context · Newport County finished 20th of 24 · a lower-table side
1.27 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 12 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (20th of 24) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 20.5% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Age curve. At 36, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
Rated 5.9 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as light defensive volume (1.27 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.6× and falling).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the League One with 600+ minutes this season.
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Transfer news
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