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based on the 2025/26 season · updated 18 Aug 2026

Profile

Full nameOliver Anthony Clarke
PositionAttacking midfielder
NationalityEngland
Age34
Date of birth29 Jun 1992
BirthplaceBristol
Height180 cm
Shirt number#8
ClubSwindon Town
Attacking midfielder
2
Appearances
1
Goals
0
Assists
128
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Swindon Town.

Scout report

Experienced headAttacking midfielder

O. Clarke is a 34-year-old attacking midfielder at Swindon Town, enjoying a standout season — 6 goals and 1 assists in 28 appearances, a Season grade of 18. On long-term scout potential he's rated 9.6. A seasoned veteran, he has been a rotation option (51% of available minutes). He brings 0.3 goal contributions per 90 (0.26 goals, 0.04 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Clarke.

On the season, Clarke graded 18 for current form (age-blind), on 6 goals and 1 assist in 28 appearances (0.298 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 29 → 29). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2022/23.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 10. At 34 Clarke is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 0.5 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report
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Clarke is operating at his career peak — the 2022/23 level is the level.

Peak: 2022/23Holding levelRemarkably consistent
9.6
Ratingi
below regular-starter level
17.6
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
51%
Minutes
rotation minutes
0.3
Goal contrib / 90
modest end product

Output in context · Swindon Town finished 9th of 24 · a mid-table side

28
Apps
6
Goals
1
Assists
7
G+A
0.21
Goals / app

6 goals in 28 appearances (0.21 per game) for a mid-table side. Add 1 assist for 7 goal contributions in all.

Strengths

  • Defensive volume. 3.92 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 51% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Output. 0.3 contributions per 90 is light for an attacking role — end product needs to climb.
  • Age curve. At 34, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 9.6 overall — below regular-starter level. In the final third he profiles as a work-in-progress on end product (0.3 goal contributions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.6× and falling).

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

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among attacking midfielders in the League Two with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals6

Passing

Assists1

Defending

Tackles55
Interceptions23
Blocks14

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards4
Red cards1

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.