Luke Plange

Luke Plange
Personal information
Full name Luke Elliot Plange[1]
Date of birth (2002-11-04) 4 November 2002 (age 20)
Place of birth Kingston upon Thames, England
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[2]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Carlisle United
(on loan from Crystal Palace)
Number 27
Youth career
2008–2021 Arsenal
2021 Derby County
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2022 Derby County 26 (4)
2022– Crystal Palace 0 (0)
2022 → Derby County (loan) 18 (1)
2022–2023 → RWD Molenbeek (loan) 13 (2)
2023 → Lincoln City (loan) 18 (0)
2023– → Carlisle United (loan) 12 (1)
International career‡
2022– England U20 2 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:09, 7 October 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10:51, 30 March 2022 (UTC)

Luke Elliot Plange (born 4 November 2002) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Carlisle United on loan from Crystal Palace.

Club career

A youth product of Arsenal since the age of 6,[3] Plange moved to Derby County on 21 March 2021.[4] He made his professional debut with Derby County on 4 December 2021, coming on as a half-time substitute in a 1–0 EFL Championship defeat against Bristol City.[5]

On 31 January 2022, Plange signed for Crystal Palace and was loaned back to Derby for the remainder of the season.[6] In August 2022 he was loaned to Belgian club RWD Molenbeek, along with teammate Jake O'Brien, for the 2022–23 season.[7] On 30 January 2023, Crystal Palace recalled him from his loan at RWD Molenbeek and sent on loan to Lincoln City for the remainder of the season.[8]

On 1 August 2023, Plange joined Carlisle United on a half-season long loan.[9]

International career

On 25 March 2022, Plange made his England U20 debut in a 2–0 defeat to Poland in Bielsko-Biała.[10]

Career statistics

As of match played 7 October 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Derby County 2021–22[11] EFL Championship 8 3 1 0 0 0 — 9 3
Crystal Palace 2021–22[11] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2022–23[12] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Derby County (loan) 2021–22[11] EFL Championship 18 1 0 0 0 0 — 18 1
RWD Molenbeek (loan) 2022–23[12] Challenger Pro League 13 2 2 0 0 0 — 15 2
Lincoln City (loan) 2022–23[12] EFL League One 18 0 — — — 18 0
Carlisle United (loan) 2023–24[13] League One 12 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 13 1
Career total 69 7 3 0 1 0 0 0 73 7

References

  1. ^ "Updated squad lists for 2021/22 Premier League". Premier League. 4 February 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  2. ^ "Luke Plange: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  3. ^ "Boy hopes to be next Ronaldo". Richmond and Twickenham Times.
  4. ^ Nwachukwu, John Owen (March 21, 2021). "EPL: Luke Plange leaves Arsenal ahead of West Ham clash".
  5. ^ "Bristol City vs. Derby County – 4 December 2021 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  6. ^ "Crystal Palace sign Luke Plange". Crystal Palace F.C. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  7. ^ "Luke Plange and Jake O'Brien join RWD Molenbeek on loan - News". Crystal Palace F.C. Retrieved 2022-08-26.
  8. ^ "City win race for Plange". Lincoln City FC. 30 January 2023. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
  9. ^ "Palace forward swoops in". Lincoln City FC. 1 August 2023. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  10. ^ "Report: Poland 2–0 England MU20s". englandfootball.com. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  11. ^ a b c "Games played by Luke Plange in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  12. ^ a b c "Games played by Luke Plange in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  13. ^ "Games played by Luke Plange in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.

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