Domestic-league season · Derby.
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Championship | 45 | 3 | 4 | 4045 | 6.96 |
 League Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 6.5 |
Clarke's current-season form is up 52% on last season (Season 31→47), while his Rating eased 53→51. His peak season for form remains 2021/22 (Season 48).
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Match | RTG | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Derby · 8th | 45 | 3 | 4 | 6.96 | 51 | 47 |
| 2024/25 | Derby · 19th | 30 | 3 | 0 | 7.23 | 53 | 31 |
| 2023/24 | Middlesbrough · 8th | 24 | 1 | 3 | 7.15 | 58 | 22 |
| 2022/23 | Middlesbrough · 4th | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6.78 | 55 | 6 |
| 2021/22 | West Brom · 10th | 33 | 1 | 0 | 6.89 | 67 | 48 |
| 2020/21 | Derby · 21st | 42 | 0 | 0 | 7.09 | 68 | 41 |
Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.
M. Clarke is a 29-year-old central defender at Derby, rated 51.1 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 304th of 493 in the Championship. An experienced operator, he has been an ever-present this season (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 — a standout campaign that ranks top 4% of the 82 centre-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, 47th of 82 of the 82 centre-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.
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.
With a Rating of 51.1, Clarke carries the 47th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Championship of 82. 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.
The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~36), then tapers with age. At 29, Clarke sits on 20, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Clarke's projected Rating — 51.1 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.
€2.6M total transfer fees · 11 moves
No transfer news found for this player.
