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Ella Clark

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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–present
PositionSmall forward / power forward, GA/GS
Number7
Career history
2008–2010Barking Abbey
2010–2014Long Beach 49ers
2014–2015CD Zamarat
2015–2016Gernika KESB
2016–2017PF Umbertide
2019–presentLeicester Riders

Ella Clark (born 8 February 1992) is a British female professional basketball and netball player. She is a 3 time Netball Super League champion and member of the England Roses.

Early life

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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.[2]

Netball career

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Ella Clark
Personal information
Netball career
Playing position(s): GA, GS
Years Club team(s) Apps
2009 Hertfordshire Mavericks
2016—present Loughborough Lightning
Years National team(s) Caps
2021–  England 5

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. On 13 May 2016, she made her senior debut for England against Northern Ireland in the 2016 Netball Europe Open Championships.[4] 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.[5][6] 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.

References

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  1. ^ "England's Dan Clark One To Watch | U18 European Championship Men 2006". FIBA Europe.
  2. ^ a b CHINGFORD FOUNDATION SCHOOL PE DEPARTMENT Hall of Fame
  3. ^ "Ella Clark bio". gbbasketball.co.uk.
  4. ^ "Roses take Netball Europe title!". www.englandnetball.co.uk. 16 May 2016. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
  5. ^ "Beth Cobden and Ella Clark target Vitality Superleague glory with Loughborough Lightning". Sky Sports. 27 February 2018.
  6. ^ "Smells like Team Spirit: Ella Clark on England Netball's new fulltime squad". TeamEngland.org. 28 June 2018.
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