Zach Clough

Zach Clough

Personal information
Full name	Zach Paul John Clough[1]
Date of birth	8 March 1995[2]
Place of birth	Denton, England
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[3]
Playing position	Striker / Attacking Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Bolton Wanderers
Number	10
Youth career
2003–2013	Bolton Wanderers
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–	Bolton Wanderers	52	(19)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13:50, 26 November 2016 (UTC).

Zach Paul John Clough (born 8 March 1995) is an English professional footballer who plays for Bolton Wanderers as a striker. He can also play as an attacking midfielder.

Career

Club career

Born in Denton, Greater Manchester, Clough came through the Bolton Wanderers academy having joined the club at the age of 8. He made his debut for the first team aged 19 on 3 January 2015 when he started and scored the winning goal in a 1–0 home win against local rivals Wigan Athletic in the FA Cup 3rd round.^[4][5] After the match Bolton manager Neil Lennon described Clough as a special player.^[6] Two days later he was rewarded with a contract extension until 2017.^[7] He scored two goals on his senior league debut on 31 January against Wolverhampton Wanderers in a 2–2 draw.^[8] Clough won the penalty that gave Icelandic striker Eiður Guðjohnsen the opportunity to score the opening goal in a 1–2 loss at home to Liverpool in an FA Cup fourth round replay, after the match Fabrice Muamba described him as the best player on the pitch.^[3][9]

On 28 February 2015, Clough scored a 6th goal in 9 games in a match against Brighton to make him Bolton's leading scorer for the 2014–15 season. However, in a league match, at the Macron against Reading, he was one of three Bolton players to go off injured in the first half.^[10] His injury, a dislocated shoulder, prevented him playing for the remainder of the season.^[11] After scoring five goals in October 2016, Zach Clough was named League One player of the month.^[12]

Career statistics

As of match played 22 November 2016.^[13]

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Bolton Wanderers	2014–15	Championship	8	5	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	6
	2015–16	Championship	28	7	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	29	7
	2016–17	League One	16	7	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	19	7
Bolton total			52	19	3	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	58	20
Career totals			52	19	3	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	58	20

Honours

• • Football League One Player of the Month: October 2016^[14]

References

1. "EFL: Retained list: 2015/16" (PDF). English Football League. p. 7. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
2. "Bolton Wanderers FC Development Squad and Under-18 Profiles". bwfc.co.uk.
3. "Zach Clough starred for Bolton in the FA Cup defeat by Liverpool... but who is the 19-year-old? - Daily Mail Online". Mail Online.
4. "Zach Clough". Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
5. "BBC Sport - Bolton Wanderers 1-0 Wigan Athletic". BBC Sport.
6. "FA Cup roundup: Bolton's debutant Zach Clough shines in win over Wigan". the Guardian.
7. @OfficialBWFC. "Zach Clough signs contract extension". bwfc.co.uk.
8. "Bolton 2–1 Wolves". bbc.co.uk. BBC. 31 January 2015. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
9. Match Report. "Match Report". bwfc.co.uk.
10. "Bolton Wanderers boss Neil Lennon blasts 'appalling' referee". Mail Online.
11. "BBC Sport - Bolton: Giles Coke joins on loan, Zach Clough out for season". BBC Sport.
12. http://www.bwfc.co.uk/news/article/2016-17/zach-clough-named-sky-bet-league-one-october-player-of-the-month-3411132.aspx
13. "Zach Clough - Football Stats - Bolton Wanderers - Age 20 - Soccer Base". soccerbase.com.
14. http://www.bwfc.co.uk/news/article/2016-17/zach-clough-named-sky-bet-league-one-october-player-of-the-month-3411132.aspx

External links

• Zach Clough career statistics at Soccerbase