Zach Clough

Zach Paul John Clough (born 8 March 1995) is an English professional footballer who plays for Wigan Athletic as an attacking midfielder.

Zach Clough
Personal information
Full name Zach Paul John Clough[1]
Date of birth (1995-03-08) 8 March 1995[2]
Place of birth Denton, England
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Forward, Attacking Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Wigan Athletic
Number 7
Youth career
2003–2013 Bolton Wanderers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2017 Bolton Wanderers 58 (21)
2017–2021 Nottingham Forest 27 (4)
2018 → Bolton Wanderers (loan) 9 (1)
2018–2019 → Rochdale (loan) 9 (0)
2021– Wigan Athletic 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10:48, 25 August 2020 (UTC)

Career

Bolton Wanderers

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.[3][4] After the match Bolton manager Neil Lennon described Clough as a special player.[5] Two days later he was rewarded with a contract extension until 2017.[6] He scored two goals on his senior league debut on 31 January against Wolverhampton Wanderers in a 2–2 draw.[7] 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.[8]

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 home to Reading, he was one of three Bolton players to go off injured in the first half; his injury, a dislocated shoulder, prevented him playing for the remainder of the season.[9] After scoring five goals in October 2016, Zach Clough was named League One player of the month.[10]

Nottingham Forest

On 30 January 2017, Clough transferred to Nottingham Forest on a four and a half year deal for an undisclosed fee, reported by the Nottingham Post to be over £3,000,000.[11][12] Clough made his debut for Forest on 4 February, starting a 2–1 victory over Aston Villa.[13] His first goals for the club came in a 3-0 victory over eventual runners-up Brighton, albeit with Brighton's players claiming that Clough's opener came off the head of Britt Assombalonga, who had been stood in an offside position.[14] On 18 March Clough opened the scoring in the local derby match with fierce rivals Derby County, in an eventual 2-2 draw between the sides.[15]

Return to Bolton Wanderers (loan)

On transfer deadline day on 31 January 2018, Clough returned to Bolton on loan until the end of the season, joined by Forest teammate Tyler Walker;[16] Clough replaced Walker after 58 minutes in their 1–0 victory over Bristol City to make his second Bolton début.[17]

Rochdale (loan)

On loan deadline day on 31 August 2018, Clough signed on loan for Rochdale until January 2019.[18] He scored on his debut for Rochdale in a 2-1 EFL Trophy win over Bury on 4 September 2018.[19] On 31 January 2019, Clough rejoined Rochdale on loan for the rest of the 2018-19 season.[20]

Wigan Athletic

On 22 January 2021, Clough joined League One side Wigan Athletic on a short-term deal until the end of the 2020-21 season.[21]

Career statistics
As of match played 13 April 2019
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bolton Wanderers 2014–15[22] Championship 852100—106
2015–16[23] Championship 2870010—297
2016–17[24] League One 23940002[lower-alpha 1]0299
Total 59216110206822
Nottingham Forest 2016–17[24] Championship 1440000—144
2017–18[25] Championship 1302020—170
Total 274202000314
Bolton Wanderers (loan) 2017–18[25] Championship 91———91
Rochdale (loan) 2018–19[26] League One 9010003[lower-alpha 1]1131
Career total 1032691305112028
Notes
  1. Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy.

Honours

Individual

References
  1. "Notification of shirt numbers: Nottingham Forest" (PDF). English Football League. p. 49. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
  2. "Bolton Wanderers FC Development Squad and Under-18 Profiles". bwfc.co.uk.
  3. "Zach Clough". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
  4. "BBC Sport – Bolton Wanderers 1–0 Wigan Athletic". BBC Sport.
  5. "FA Cup roundup: Bolton's debutant Zach Clough shines in win over Wigan". the Guardian.
  6. @OfficialBWFC. "Zach Clough signs contract extension". bwfc.co.uk.
  7. "Bolton 2–1 Wolves". bbc.co.uk. BBC. 31 January 2015. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
  8. Match Report. "Match Report". bwfc.co.uk.
  9. "BBC Sport – Bolton: Giles Coke joins on loan, Zach Clough out for season". BBC Sport.
  10. "Zach Clough named Sky Bet League One October Player of the Month". bwfc.co.uk. 11 November 2016. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
  11. "Zach Clough makes Nottingham Forest switch". bwfc.co.uk. 31 January 2017. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  12. "From rejecting Manchester United to going to the same school as Mick Hucknall. Who is Zach Clough?". Nottingham Post. 2 February 2017.
  13. "Forest 2–1 Aston Villa". Nottingham Forest Official. 4 February 2017.
  14. "Forest 3-0 Brighton". Nottingham Forest Football Club Official Website. 4 March 2017.
  15. "Forest 2-2 Derby". Nottingham Forest Football Club Official Website. 18 March 2017.
  16. "Zach Clough, Tyler Walker, Reece Burke and Jon Flanagan: Bolton sign four". BBC Sport. 1 February 2018. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
  17. "Championship: Bolton Wanderers 1-0 Bristol City - Live". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 2 February 2018. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  18. "Zach Clough Joins Rochdale On Loan". Rochdale A.F.C. 31 August 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  19. "Match Report: Rochdale 2-1 Bury". buryfc.co.uk. 4 September 2018. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  20. "Rochdale Resecure Zach Clough On Loan From Nottingham Forest". 31 January 2019. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
  21. "Latics complete signing of forward Zach Clough". Wigan Athletic FC. 22 January 2021. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  22. "Games played by Zach Clough in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
  23. "Games played by Zach Clough in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
  24. "Games played by Zach Clough in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
  25. "Games played by Zach Clough in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
  26. "Games played by Zach Clough in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
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