ratings updated 17 Oct 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 30-year-old full-back at Derby, enjoying a standout season — 3 goals and 4 assists in 45 appearances, a Season grade of 47, top 5% of Championship full-backs. On long-term scout potential he's rated 42.8, ranking 129th of 272 in the Championship. An experienced operator, he has been an ever-present (99.9% 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 6% of the 37 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 43, 21st of 37 of the 37 full-backs in the Championship. At 30 Clarke is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 16.4 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 23rd of 24 · a relegation-threatened side
4.16 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 12 clean sheets across 45 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (23rd 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. Going forward he chipped in 3 goals and 4 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Availability. On the pitch for 99.9% 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
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 42.8, Clarke carries the 21st-highest potential of the full-backs in the Championship of 37, and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (Derby finished 23rd of 24) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.16 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1× now → 0.7× 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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