M. Clarke · career
Matthew Edward Barkell Clarke
Full Back · Derby · season-by-season, by competition, and every match.
Career report
A career still climbing — Clarke is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.
Peak: 2021/22Trending upBreakout: 2025/26
The record covers 6 seasons (2020/21–2025/26) across 3 clubs — 180 appearances with 15 goal contributions from defence.
His best campaign on record is 2021/22 at West Brom — Season rating 48, 1 goal and 0 assists in 33 games. 2025/26 was the leap — Season rating up 16 points at Derby. Form is on a climb — up 25 Season points across his last 3 full seasons.
By season
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Rating | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | Derby | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2025/26 | Derby | 45 | 3 | 4 | 51 | 47 |
| 2024/25 | Derby | 30 | 3 | 0 | 53 | 31 |
| 2024/25 | Middlesbrough | 14 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| 2023/24 | Middlesbrough U21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2023/24 | Middlesbrough | 24 | 1 | 3 | 58 | 22 |
| 2022/23 | Middlesbrough | 6 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 6 |
| 2022/23 | Brighton U21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2021/22 | West BromLoan | 33 | 1 | 0 | 67 | 48 |
| 2020/21 | DerbyLoan | 42 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 41 |
| 2019/20 | DerbyLoan | 35 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2018/19 | Portsmouth | 48 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| 2017/18 | Portsmouth | 42 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| 2016/17 | Portsmouth | 33 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2015/16 | PortsmouthLoan | 29 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2014/15 | Ipswich | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
Honours
EFL Trophy×2League Two×2Premier League Cup×2
By competition
| Competition | Apps | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| League Cup | 1 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 |
Schedule · 2026/27
0 played9 not in squad· 0 min, 0g 0a
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Res | Status | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 17 | Friendlies Clubs | A Alfreton Town | 2-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 24 | Friendlies Clubs | A SC Freiburg | 1-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 28 | Friendlies Clubs | H Valencia | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 31 | Friendlies Clubs | A Mansfield Town | 3-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 1 | Friendlies Clubs | A Burton Albion | 0-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 4 | Friendlies Clubs | A Rotherham | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 8 | League Cup | H Lincoln | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 15 | Championship | A Charlton | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 22 | Championship | H Cardiff | 2-2 | Not in squad | — |