Nathaniel Clyne Biography, Stats, Salary and Net worth

Nathaniel Edwin Clyne is an English professional football player who is now more simply called Nathaniel Clyne around the world by his many fans. The footballer who has always played as a right-back has built a reputation as one of the top defenders in the English premier league, having shown prowess in effectively stopping strikers and forwards from reaching his goalkeeper and finding his goalpost.

Nicknamed ‘The Machine’, his aggressive defensive tactics have made him a darling of many Premier League fans as he continues to dazzle them with his performances on the pitch.

Clyne’s Biography

Nathaniel Clyne was born on 5th April 1991 in Stockwell, a town that happens to be a district in inner South London, England. It was in Stockwell that his passion for playing football was developed right from when he was just a little boy.

The identity of Nathaniel Clyne’s father is not readily clear. However, what we know is that he was raised by a single mother identified as Ann Clyne. The woman trained him to be a really proactive young man who can go all out to achieve whatever he sets his heart to. This helped him a lot later on in life. In fact, he has described his mother as his biggest influence and critic.

Clyne has often spoken of a brother he has with whom he also used to play football as a child. However, this brother’s identity is still in dark. There are no records of any Clyne sisters.

Clyne’s Early Footballing Days

Nathaniel Clyne has always wanted to play football even from the time he was still very little. He would go out to the streets of Stockwell in England and try to play with his friends. He was just about 6 years old at the time. Clyne and the other children were initially not allowed to play with balls on the street, however, when too many kids like him began to show interest in playing football, a cage was built for them where they express themselves with a football.

It was inside this cage that Nathaniel played football till he got discovered by a football academy owner who saw in him the evidence of world-class soccer talents. This football academy owner was Mr. Steadman Scott. Scott owned the Afewee Academy which was renowned for helping kids realize their dreams of becoming footballers. Mr. Scott accepted Clyne into Afewee academy and the boy began to thrive.

When he turned 10 years old, Clyne was sent to Arsenal football club by mar Scott to take part in trial sessions. However, even though he performed quite well there, scoring as many as four goals, he was rejected by Arsenal which insisted that he was too small. Clyne returned to his youth club and began to develop himself some more and it was not too long before other clubs like Crystal Palace and Tottenham came for him. Clyne later settled for Crystal Palace.

Nathaniel Clyne in Crystal Palace

Clyne moved to Crystal Palace in 2008 and made his first appearance for the club on 18 October that year in a championship match against Barnsley. Crystal Palace won that game 3-0. Two days later, the young Clyne who was just 17 years old at the time, signed a 3-year professional contract with the club.

Clyne became known for his endurance and durability on the pitch and won the heart of his manager, Neil Warnock who once stated that Clyne “has a bright future in the game”.

Although he was playing in a defensive role as a right-back for Crystal Palace, Clyne still got his name on the score sheet. He scored his first goal for the club on 8th December 2009 in a game against Reading. Clyne scored in the 7th minute and Crystal Palace went on to win the match 4-2.

Because of his very impressive outing with Crystal Palace, Clyne was offered a move to Wolverhampton Wanderers, another Premier League club, in 2010. However, the defender rejected the offer vehemently.

The 2010–11 Premier League season was very good for Nathaniel Clyne who was getting very good at his game. That season, Clyne found ample playing time as he became the youngest player in the league to play every single game of that campaign season. In fact, he was so good and influential that he ended up winning the Crystal Palace’s Player of the Year award that season.

In all, Clyne played 122 games for Crystal Palace.

Southampton

In 2012, after Clyne moved away from Crystal Palace, he signed a four-year deal with Southampton, another Premier League club that had just been newly promoted. He signed the deal on 19th July 2012 and made his debut for the club in August that year in a match against Manchester City. Clyne and his Southampton teammates suffered a 3-2 defeat during the match.

Clyne continued to appear for Southampton, scoring his first goal for the club in September 2012 when he played in a home match against Aston Villa. Southampton won 4-1 in that game.

Even though he was primarily a defender who helped to keep dangerous opposing strikers away from his 18-yard box, Clyne also got his name on the score-sheet several times. His second goal for the club came on 4 January 2014 in a FA Cup match against Burnley. His goal was quite sensational; he struck the ball from 25 yards away straight past the Burnley goalkeeper and into the back of the net. He was able to find the back of the net yet again during Southampton’s first match of the 2014-15 season against Liverpool on August 17 and yet another against Arsenal on September 23.

By this time, Clyne’s prowess as a defender was becoming legendary and many fans were already calling him ‘The Machine’ because of his untiring tackles and relentless defensive stamina.

In all, Clyne played as many as 94 games for Southampton, wowing football fans all the while.

Liverpool

Nathaniel Clyne joined Liverpool in 2015 after leaving Southampton. The defender was signed from Southampton for £12.5 million on a five-year contract. The signing was confirmed on 1 July 2015 by Liverpool.

Clyne eventually made his first appearance for Liverpool in July of 2015 when he played against True Thai Premier League All-Stars in the city of Bangkok. The game was part of the club’s pre-season tour in which Clyne’s impressive showing wowed fans. Shortly after, in August, the young man made his competitive debut for Liverpool in an away game against Stoke City and helped his club emerge 1-0 winners.

As usual, even though he played defensively, primarily, Clyne managed to get his name on the score sheet for Liverpool. His first goal for the club came on October, 8 that year in a League Cup 4th round game against AFC Bournemouth and it was a crucial goal. In fact, his goal was the only one scored in the game which saw Liverpool win 1-0 over Bournemouth. He went on to register his name on the Premier League scoreboard for Liverpool when he found the back of the net against Aston Villa on 14 February 2016.

Clyne continued putting up some really stunning displays for Liverpool, leaving many fans quite amazed by his dedication and strength at the left-back. However, shortly before the 2017-18 Premier League, he suffered an injury that experts said will keep him out of play until February 2018. Clyne went away for treatment and made a return some months later in March 2018. He appeared on the team sheet for Liverpool on 31 March even though he was unusual for the match against his former club, Crystal Palace. He was not away for too long though as he made his much-awaited return to play against Everton on 7th April.

In all, Clyne played 77 games for Liverpool leaving behind his exploits to sing his fame.

AFC Bournemouth On Loan

Nathaniel Clyne moved to AFC Bournemouth, another Premier League club, on loan on January 4, 2019. He currently plays for the club. The defender made his very first appearance for Bournemouth on January 5 that year in a FA Cup game against Brighton and Hove Albion. Clyne and his teammates suffered a 3-1 defeat in the match.

The future is bright for Clyne and the world hopefully watches to see how much more magic he will bring on to the football pitch as far as club football is concerned.

International Football Career

Clyne made his debut for the England national team in 2014 when he was named in the squad for the UEFA Euro 2016 qualifiers. He eventually made appearances on the bench for the team against San Marino and Estonia in October that year. He, however, remained an unused substitute for the two matches.

Finally, in November 2016, he made his international debut at home against Slovenia. He helped the team to record a 3-1 victory in the match.

Over the years, Clyne has warmed way into the heart of England fans, becoming the first choice right-back for the England team.

Does Clyne Have A Girlfriend?

The football star is not a married man yet but has dated more than one girl in the past. He was linked with Carla Howe, a beautiful British playboy model with whom he was going out at a time. However, they split after a while over infidelity accusations. He then began to date another model, Sahara Santos. Santos was a Brazilian girl who was all over Clyne during their relationship. Sadly, they too broke up after some time.

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His most recent relationship was with a lady only identified as Kelci Molloy. Clyne reportedly met Molloy on Facebook and they fell in love. However, things bad when Clyne cheated on her for the first time and they decided to patch things up, only for him to be accused of cheating on her again, and so she dumped him in July 2018. At the time, Molloy was pregnant with Clyne’s baby.

At the moment, it is not clear if Clyne has met another woman.

Net Worth

Having had a great career with multiple clubs in England, Clyne has accrued quite a reasonable amount of wealth for himself.

The footballer’s current market value has been pegged at €15 million by the Transfer Market. This new market value is, however, a sharp reduction from his highest ever value which was put at €21 million in June 2016.

Celebrity wealth calculators have pegged Clyne’s current net worth at about €7 million.

Height

Nathaniel Clyne stands at 1.75 m tall