Matthew Clare

{{Short description|English badminton player (born 1997)}}

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| country = England

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1997|3|4}}

| birth_place = Ripon, North Yorkshire, England

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| event = Men's & mixed doubles

| highest_ranking = 71 (MD with Max Flynn 4 May 2021)
82 (XD with Victoria Williams 12 March 2019)

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{{MedalSport | Men's badminton }}

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{{MedalCompetition | European Junior Championships }}

{{MedalSilver | 2015 Lubin | Mixed team }}

| bwfbadminton_id = 66617

| bwf_id = B1088BF0-39E1-4AA9-B786-6418F4575767

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Matthew Clare (born 4 March 1997) is an English badminton player.{{cite web |title=Players: Matthew Clare |url=http://bwfbadminton.com/player/66617/matthew-clare |publisher=Badminton World Federation |access-date=24 September 2017}} He graduated from the Ripon Grammar School, and was educated at the Loughborough University. He won the 2016 U-19 National Junior Championships in the boys' doubles event partnered with Ben Lane.{{cite news |first=Ed |last=White |title=Badminton: Ripon youngster Matt Clare wins doubles gold at English National Championships |url=https://www.harrogateadvertiser.co.uk/sport/badminton-ripon-youngster-matt-clare-wins-doubles-gold-at-english-national-championships-1-7738016 |work=Harrogate Advertiser |date=18 February 2016 |access-date=2 December 2018}} He also the member of the English junior team that won silver medal at the 2015 European Junior Championships. In 2017, he won the mixed doubles title at the Croatian International tournament with Victoria Williams, he also the third place in the men's doubles event with David King.{{cite news |first=Mark |last=Phelan |title=Hald & Lehikoinen claim singles titles in Croatia|url=http://www.badmintoneurope.com/cms/default.aspx?clubid=4685&cmsid=239&pageid=5381&m=4602042 |publisher=Badminton Europe |date=17 April 2017 |access-date=24 September 2017}}