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Ella Clark
Personal information
Full nameElla Clark
Born (1992-02-08) 8 February 1992 (age 34)
London, England
Height189 cm (6 ft 2+1⁄2 in)
SchoolChingford Foundation School
UniversityCalifornia State University, Long Beach
Netball career
Playing positions: GA, GS
Years Club team Apps
2008 Hertfordshire Mavericks
2016–present Loughborough Lightning
Years National team Caps
2015–  England 5
Ella Clark
Personal information
Born (1992-02-08) 8 February 1992 (age 34)
London, United Kingdom
Listed height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Career information
CollegeCalifornia State University, Long Beach
Playing career2008–2021
PositionSmall forward / power forward,
Number7
Career history
2008–2010Barking Abbey
2010–2014Long Beach 49ers
2014–2015CD Zamarat
2015–2016Gernika KESB
2016–2017PF Umbertide
2019–2021Leicester Riders

Ella Clark (born 8 February 1992) is a British female professional basketball and netball player. She plays for Loughborough Lightning in the Netball Super League, where she is a three-time champion and is a member of the England national netball team.

Early life and education

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Clark is from a well-known British basketball family, her father Mark coached the GB national women's team from 2006 to 2009 and her mother played for the National team.[1] Her brother Daniel Clark is a retired international basketball player.[2] Clark attended Chingford Foundation School and first played netball for Manor Netball Club.[2]

Club netball career

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Clark made her Netball Super League debut in 2009 for Hertfordshire Mavericks after representing England at the under-21 World Championships in 2008 and again in 2009.[3]

After taking a break from the sport she returned to professional netball in 2016. She has played for Loughborough Lightning in the Netball Super League since 2018 and won her first Super League title with them in June 2021.[4][5] Lightning then won back-to-back titles in 2023 and 2024. She made the 2025 Super League grand final but Lightning lost 45-53 to London Pulse to finish runners up. She was named into the All Star VII as GA for the 2026 season.[6]

International netball career

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On 13 May 2016, she made her senior debut for England against Northern Ireland in the 2016 Netball Europe Open Championships.[7] Ahead of the 2026-27 season Clark was named in the England Roses full-time programme and in July she was named as a injury replacement for Natalie Metcalf for the 2026 Commonwealth Games.[8]

Honours

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Loughborough Lightning:

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Individual awards

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Netball Super League:

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References

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  1. ↑ "England's Dan Clark One To Watch | U18 European Championship Men 2006". FIBA Europe.
  2. 1 2 CHINGFORD FOUNDATION SCHOOL PE DEPARTMENT Hall of Fame
  3. ↑ "Ella Clark bio". gbbasketball.co.uk.
  4. ↑ "Beth Cobden and Ella Clark target Vitality Superleague glory with Loughborough Lightning". Sky Sports. 27 February 2018.
  5. ↑ "Smells like Team Spirit: Ella Clark on England Netball's new fulltime squad". TeamEngland.org. 28 June 2018.
  6. ↑ "Jayda Pechová cleans up at 2026 Netball Super League Awards". Netball Super League. Retrieved 25 June 2026.
  7. ↑ "Roses take Netball Europe title!". www.englandnetball.co.uk. 16 May 2016. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
  8. ↑ "Natalie Metcalf ruled out of Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games". England Netball. 23 July 2026.
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