Charles David Clough (born 4 September 1990) is an English professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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Career

Bristol Rovers

Originally from

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in Somerset, Clough was admitted into the

Bristol Rovers Bristol Rovers Football Club are a professional football club in Bristol, England. They compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. They play home matches at the Memorial Stadium in Horfield, they have been c ...

youth set-up, based at the Bristol Academy of Sport, and was promoted to the first-team squad in the summer of 2007. His

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debut, aged 17, came in a

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match against

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at the Memorial Stadium on 26 April 2008 as a substitute in the 68th minute. At the start of the 2008–09 season he was sent to Mangotsfield United on a month's loan to gain some first team experience, with the loan later extended into a second month. In September 2010, he joined Newport County on a one-month loan. In January 2011, he joined struggling

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club Weymouth on a month-long loan. On 28 February 2011, he joined

Bath City Bath City Football Club is a semi-professional football club based in Bath, Somerset, England. The club is affiliated to the Somerset FA and currently competes in the National League South, the sixth tier of English football. The club have ...

on an initial loan period of a month. He made his debut for Bath City on 1 March 2011 in a 5–1 away defeat against

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. He was recalled from his loan period on 28 April 2011 having scored two goals in eleven appearances. He re-joined Bath on loan later that year, when they signed him in a month-long emergency deal. In March 2012, he joined

A.F.C. Telford United AFC Telford United is a football club based in Telford, Shropshire, England. The club was formed in 2004 after the original Telford United, founded in 1872, folded due to financial problems. Currently members of the National League North, the ...

on loan. In December 2011, he was told he would be allowed to leave

alongside teammate

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Dorchester Town

In the summer of 2012, Clough joined

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, signing a permanent deal. On 4 November 2012, he was a part of the Dorchester side that earned a shock 1–0 win over

Plymouth Argyle Plymouth Argyle Football Club is a professional football club based in the city of Plymouth, Devon, England. As of the 2021–22 season, the team are competing in League One, the third tier of English football. They have played at Home Park, ...

in the

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first round. In April 2013, he was named the Dorset Echo Player of the Year at the club. In September 2013, Dorchester 'reluctantly' agreed to a request from Clough to have him put on the transfer list.

Sutton United

On 12 September 2013, he moved to

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league rivals

Sutton United Sutton United Football Club is a professional football club in Sutton, South London, England, who play in League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system. They play home games at Gander Green Lane in Sutton about 11 miles sout ...

who paid an undisclosed fee for his signature. He scored on 9 November 2013 in a 4–1 away defeat against

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in the first round of the

. He was made captain at Sutton United amid interest from clubs at a higher level. During the 2013–14 season, he helped the club to the

play-off semi-finals where they lost against

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who would go on to win promotion to the

Forest Green Rovers

On 4 January 2015, it was confirmed he would be joining

club

Forest Green Rovers Forest Green Rovers Football Club are a professional football club based in Nailsworth, Gloucestershire, England. The team compete in , the third tier of the English football league system, and have played their home games at The New Lawn since ...

for an undisclosed fee. He made his Forest Green debut on 17 January 2015, playing the full 90 minutes in a 2–1 away win against

Braintree Town Braintree Town Football Club is a semi-professional football club based in Braintree, Essex, England. They are currently members of and play at Cressing Road. History The club was formed on 24 September 1898 as Manor Works, the works team o ...

. He scored his first goal for the club on 21 February 2015 in a 3–0 home win over former club

AFC Telford United AFC Telford United is a football club based in Telford, Shropshire, England. The club was formed in 2004 after the original Telford United, founded in 1872, folded due to financial problems. Currently members of the National League North, they ...

. He helped Forest Green into the 2014–15

play-offs for the first time, playing in both legs of a semi-final defeat against former club

. He scored his first goal of the 2015–16 season in stoppage time to earn Forest Green a 2–1 win over

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on 30 January 2016. Later that season, he helped the club reach the

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play-off final at

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, and played the full 90 minutes in a game that ended in a 3–1 defeat to

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. It was confirmed the next day that he had agreed a contract extension to stay at the club. In November 2016, he signed a new contract with Forest Green, agreeing a deal until the summer of 2019.

Barnet

On 23 January 2017, Clough signed for

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for an undisclosed fee. He was released by Barnet at the end of the 2017–18 season.

Return to Sutton

Clough re-joined Sutton for the 2018–19 season.

DPMM

Clough left Sutton in December 2018 and joined

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an club DPMM for the 2019 season, joining up with his former manager at Forest Green,

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. He scored his first goal for the Bruneian side in a 1–1 draw away to

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on 7 August. DPMM were crowned champions of the

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on his first season at the club. Clough played a huge part in the title-winning campaign, his club claiming the joint-best defensive record of the league after 24 matches. On 9 November 2020, Clough announced on his social media accounts that he has signed for a third year with DPMM FC. With his team playing domestically for the 2021 season, he made his debut against BAKES FC on 27 June, scoring five goals in a 16–1 rout. Clough left DPMM at the year's end.

Nakhon Ratchasima

On 9 December 2021, Clough joined

side

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. On 16 April 2022, he scored his first league goal in a 1–0 win over Ratchaburi FC.

Career statistics

Honours

Brunei DPMM *

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Individual *

Team of the Year:

References

External links

Charlie Clough player profile
at bristolrovers.co.uk * * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Clough, Charlie 1990 births Living people Sportspeople from Taunton English men's footballers Men's association football defenders Bristol Rovers F.C. players Mangotsfield United F.C. players Chippenham Town F.C. players Newport County A.F.C. players Weymouth F.C. players Bath City F.C. players AFC Telford United players Dorchester Town F.C. players Sutton United F.C. players Forest Green Rovers F.C. players Barnet F.C. players DPMM FC players English Football League players National League (English football) players Southern Football League players Singapore Premier League players

Charlie Clough Charles David Clough (born 4 September 1990) is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Thai League 1 club Port. Career Bristol Rovers Originally from Taunton in Somerset, Clough was admitted into the Bristol Rovers y ...

English expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Brunei English expatriate sportspeople in Thailand English expatriate sportspeople in Brunei Footballers from Somerset