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Full nameMitchell Reece Clark
PositionCentre-back
NationalityWales
Age27
Date of birth13 Mar 1999
BirthplaceNuneaton
Height173 cm
Shirt number#2
ClubSwindon Town
Centre-back
7
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
607
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Swindon Town.

Also this season

On loan at Port Vale — League One: 12 apps, 0g 0a, 921 min

On loan at Port Vale — FA Cup: 1 apps, 0g 0a, 90 min

The headline Season rating covers his time at Swindon Town; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
League Cup100646.5

Scout report

Squad depthCentral defender

M. Clark is a 27-year-old central defender at Swindon Town, rated 22.3 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 158th of 245 on scout potential in the League Two. In his prime years, he has been a fringe squad member this season (29.3% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.82 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Clark.

Judged on this season alone, Clark graded 6 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 46th of 52 of the 52 centre-backs in the League Two, on 1 clean sheet and 2.817 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 5 → 6). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2022/23.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 22, 33rd of 52 of the 52 centre-backs in the League Two. At 27 Clark is in his prime years, and a market index of 2.4 reflects that trajectory.

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Below his 2022/23 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2022/23Holding levelStepped up 2021/22
22.3
Ratingi
33rd of 52 centre-backs
6.3
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
29.3%
Minutes
limited game time
2.82
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Swindon Town finished 17th of 24 · a lower-table side

7
Apps
2.82
Def. / 90
11
Tackles
5
Interceptions
1
Clean sheets

2.82 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 7 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (17th 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 29.3% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 22.3, Clark carries the 33rd-highest potential of the centre-backs in the League Two of 52 — though on just 7 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.82 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). In the prime window — at or near peak market value, so the next two seasons are the ones to cash in or build around.

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the League Two with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0
Shots1

Passing

Assists0
Chances created2
Passes199
Pass accuracy70%

Possession

Successful dribbles2
Dribble success40%
Duels won36
Duels won %52.9%
Fouls won5

Defending

Tackles11
Interceptions5
Blocks3
Fouls committed4

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards1
Red cards1

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.