Josh Clark

Head of Recruitment

I started coaching when I was 18 helping the club I was currently playing for. The club's U15s which my uncle was coaching was the first taste for me. We progressed through regionals and ended up winning the national U15 league in New Zealand.

Shortly after I left for the states where I had signed for a first year JUCO, Murray state. Helped solidify a program that has now been a mainstay in the national rankings.

I went on to a university called William Woods in Missouri where in my senior year we won conference for the first time in school history and earned a ranking of #19th in the country. 

After I graduated I got offered a role as a graduate coach while I completed my masters and coaching the same team that I had played for. Again we earned the national rankings this time at #24 in the country. This is where my foundations as a coach and my love for educating and developing players came about.

I wanted to push my learning and development and secured a role at University of Dayton. I spent 6 months learning from a very talented and gifted staff who have had years of success as a mid major.

It was here I developed my love for recruitment and my talent for player management. I took an opening in Chicago at the new D1 program Chicago State where they were attempting to build their new program. In a semester I secured 25 signings from talented players across America and abroad.

The head coach at the time, Charlie Latshaw lll took on a new role at Chicago City as Academy Director and USL 2 Head Coach and asked that I join him. I decided this pathway was ideal at my age, as being a young coach that has been in high level environments with very little hands on coaching experience, it was key for my development and future. I wanted to put myself in an environment where I have to coach elite level players while developing my coaching style more rigorously before progressing my career.

I was excited to be stepping into my role with Chicago City as I would be able to apply my skills and talents to help the organization become a national powerhouse.