Zander Clark

Zander Clark (born 26 June 1992) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays for St Johnstone, as a goalkeeper. He has also had loan spells at Elgin City and Queen of the South.

Club Career

Clark began his career in the youth sides at Hamilton Academical and then St Johnstone. On 4 July 2011, Clark joined Elgin City on loan ahead of the 2011–12 season.

On 17 October 2013, Clark signed for Queen of the South on loan until 1 January 2014. He made his debut on 19 October 2013, in a 2–1 defeat against Dundee. Then on 14 January 2014, the loan was extended until the end of the season.

On 14 May 2014, Clark signed a new two-year contract with St Johnstone. On 25 July 2014, Queen of the South announced that Clark had returned to the club on loan for the season. Queens announced on 28 May 2015 that Clark was returning to St Johnstone.

Clark made his first appearance for St Johnstone on 26 September 2015, coming on as a substitute in a 2–1 win against Dundee United. It was announced shortly afterwards that Clark had signed a new contract with St Johnstone, due to run until the summer of 2018.

In July 2017 he was taken to hospital following a head injury in a friendly match against Sunderland. He was released from hospital after being diagnosed with a concussion.

Clark was suggested as a possible candidate for the Scotland international squad during the 2018–19 season, particularly when he kept five consecutive clean sheets in the autumn and also after a good performance in a 2–0 home defeat against Celtic in early February. Later in February 2019 he suffered a hamstring injury.

During a Scottish Cup quarter-final against the Scottish champions Rangers in April 2021, Clark assisted in St Johnstone's 122nd-minute goal to take the game into a penalty shoot-out. Having come up the field for a corner, Clark flicked on Liam Craig's cross, and the ball was turned into the goal by Chris Kane. In the shoot-out itself, Clark saved attempts from James Tavernier and Kemar Roo