Match needs this from striker -- an impetuous type! (7)
I believe the answer is:
hothead
'an impetuous type' is the definition.
(a hothead is an impetuous person)
'match needs this from striker' is the wordplay.
'match needs' becomes 'hot' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'this from' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'striker' becomes 'head' (head is a kind of striker).
'hot'+'head'='HOTHEAD'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for hothead that I've seen before include "An impetuous person with warm cranium" , "Person liable to get reckless impulses" , "Headstrong type" , "Daredevil" , "Madcap" .)