based on the 2025/26 season · updated 18 Aug 2026
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Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Derby.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 League Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 6.3 |
Scout report
M. Clarke is a 29-year-old full-back at Derby, rated 50.8 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 76th of 169 on scout potential in the Championship. An experienced operator, he has been an ever-present this season (97.7% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.16 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Clarke.
Judged on this season alone, Clarke graded 47 — an excellent campaign that ranks top 12% of the 18 full-backs in the Championship, on 12 clean sheets and 4.161 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 31 → 47). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2021/22.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 51, 11th of 18 of the 18 full-backs in the Championship. At 29 Clarke is in his prime years, and a market index of 20 reflects that trajectory.
A career still climbing — Clarke is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.
Output in context · Derby finished 8th of 24 · an upper-table side
4.16 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 12 clean sheets across 45 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (8th of 24) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume. Going forward he chipped in 3 goals and 4 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Availability. On the pitch for 97.7% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
- Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.16 goal involvements per 90, useful for a full-back.
- Defensive volume. 4.16 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
Watch points
- Few red flags. No obvious weaknesses in the current-season profile — consistency is the next test.
Outlook
With a Rating of 50.8, Clarke carries the 11th-highest potential of the full-backs in the Championship of 18. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.16 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.1× now → 0.8× projected in three years).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among full-backs in the Championship with 600+ minutes this season.
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Transfer news
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