Luke Wilkinson
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Luke Alexander Wilkinson[1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 29 September 1990||
Place of birth | Wells, England | ||
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Position(s) | Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team
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Stevenage | ||
Number | 2 | ||
Youth career | |||
2007–2009 | Bristol City | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2009–2010 | Portsmouth | 0 | (0) |
2010 | → Northampton Town (loan) | 0 | (0) |
2010 | → Eastleigh (loan) | 6 | (1) |
2010–2014 | Dagenham & Redbridge | 65 | (6) |
2010–2011 | → Boreham Wood (loan) | 26 | (1) |
2011–2012 | → Boreham Wood (loan) | 23 | (3) |
2012 | → Dartford (loan) | 14 | (4) |
2014–2016 | Luton Town | 62 | (7) |
2016– | Stevenage | 19 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:55, 7 May 2016 (UTC) |
Luke Alexander Wilkinson (born 29 September 1990) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for League Two club Stevenage.
Contents
Youth career
Wilkinson was born in Wells, Somerset.[1] He started his career in the youth system of Bristol City and was offered a two-year scholarship in June 2007.[4] He was part of the side that competed in the Premier Academy League.[4]
Club career
Portsmouth
In 2009, 17-year-old Wilkinson was released early from his contract at Bristol City and was offered a trial by Premier League club Portsmouth.[5] He played in a reserve game against Fulham, in which first-team manager Paul Hart described as the most impressive debut he had seen from any young player.[5] The reserves remained unbeaten with Wilkinson in defence until the end of the season.[5] His outstanding form for the reserves earned him a professional contract in July 2009.[5]
In January 2010, he joined League Two club Northampton Town on a one-month loan, however, he failed to make an appearance for the club.[6]
In February 2010, he joined Conference South club Eastleigh on an initial one-month loan, which was later extended until the end of the season.[7]
Dagenham & Redbridge
In the summer of 2010, Wilkinson was released by Portsmouth and joined newly promoted League One club Dagenham & Redbridge on a three-year contract.[8] In November 2010, he joined Conference South club Boreham Wood on an initial one-month loan, making his debut in a 3–2 defeat to Dover Athletic.[9] The loan was then extended until the end of the season, with Wilkinson making 28 appearances, scoring once in the final league game of the season, a 3–0 win over Lewes.[10] He rejoined Boreham Wood in August 2011 on a five-month loan.[11] He was a mainstay in the team, making 25 appearances, the last of which in a 2–1 defeat to Woking on 28 January 2012, before returning to the Daggers at the end of January.[12] In February 2012, he joined fellow Conference South club Dartford on loan.[13] In March 2012, his loan was extended until the end of the season after scoring two headers in consecutive wins over Havant & Waterlooville and Sutton United.[14] He claimed his first piece of silverware as Dartford were promoted to the Conference Premier via their play-off win over Welling United on 13 May 2012.[15]
Wilkinson started the 2012–13 season as a first team player at Dagenham and made his professional debut in September 2012, in a 2–2 draw with AFC Wimbledon.[16] He cemented his place in the first team by scoring four goals, which prompted Daggers manager John Still to offer him a new contract until 2015.[17] He went on to make 46 appearances in all competitions and won the club's Player of the Year award.[18] This led to reported interest from Premier League clubs Aston Villa and Norwich City.[18] However, no move materialised and Wilkinson admitted that he needed another few years to develop as a player before making the step up.[19]
Wilkinson's start to the 2013–14 season was delayed by a groin injury picked up in pre-season, before making his return at the end of August in a 3–0 defeat to Mansfield Town.[20] He went on to make 25 appearances but a combination of further injuries, the form of Scott Doe and Brian Saah, and the late emergence of Ian Gayle resigned Wilkinson to the bench for the majority of the season.[20] In May 2014, he was placed on the transfer list at his own request and his name was circulated to other clubs highlighting his availability.[20] In June 2014, he stated he was happy to fight for his place if a move away from the club didn't materialise.[21]
Luton Town
On 7 July 2014, Wilkinson signed for League Two club Luton Town on a one-year contract, managed by his former Dagenham manager John Still, for an undisclosed fee.[22] He made his debut for Luton in a 1–0 away win over Carlisle United on 9 August 2014, their first Football League game in five years.[23] Wilkinson scored his first goal for the club in a 2–0 home win over Oxford United on 27 September 2014.[24] He converted Andy Drury's free-kick with a header in a 2–1 away win over Stevenage on 4 October 2014 to score in successive games.[25] These games were part of a seven game winning streak in the league which saw Luton advance from 18th[26] to the top of the League Two table.[27][24][25][28][29][30][31] During this period, Wilkinson was named Sky Bet League 2 Player of the Month for September when he was part of the Luton defence that did not concede a goal during the month of September.[32] Later in the season, Wilkinson received a red card on two occasions, the first of which was given in injury time during a 1–0 away defeat to Burton Albion, ending Luton's 11 game unbeaten run in League Two.[33] The second red card was given in a 1–0 home win over Carlisle United.[34] Wilkinson's red card, coupled with a four match suspension for fellow Luton defender Steve McNulty for a studs-up challenge in the previous game, a 2–2 draw against York City caused disruption to Luton's team selection in defence with their replacements failing to impress.[35][36] Wilkinson ended the 2014–15 season with 42 league appearances, scoring four goals, triggering a one-year contract extension to keep him at Luton until the summer of 2016.[37]
Wilkinson was in fine goal scoring form at the beginning of the 2015–16 season, scoring in a 2–2 draw against Oxford United on 15 August 2015 and 3–1 away wins over Cambridge United and Morecambe on 5 September and 29 September respectively.[38][39][40] However, an injury at the end of 2015 meant he last played for Luton in a 4–3 home defeat to Northampton Town on 12 December 2015.[41] This later turned out to be his final match for the club.
Stevenage
On 22 January 2016, Luton sold Wilkinson to fellow League Two club Stevenage on a contract until the end of the season to make way for his replacement Alan Sheehan, arriving at Luton on loan from Bradford City on the same day.[42][43] Wilkinson said he was shocked by the decision but was looking forward to helping Stevenage climb the table.[44] He made his debut for the club in a 0–0 draw against Barnet a day later.[45] Wilkinson scored his first two goals for Stevenage in a 3–2 defeat to League Two leaders Northampton on 19 March 2016.[46]
After playing in 19 games for Stevenage, Wilkinson signed a new undisclosed length contract with the club on 16 May 2016.[47][48]
Career statistics
- As of match played 7 May 2016.
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Portsmouth | 2009–10 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
Eastleigh (loan) | 2009–10[49] | Conference South | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | |
Dagenham & Redbridge | 2010–11[50] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2011–12[51] | League Two | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2012–13[52] | League Two | 43 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 46 | 6 | |
2013–14[53] | League Two | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 25 | 0 | |
Total | 65 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 71 | 6 | ||
Boreham Wood (loan) | 2010–11[10] | Conference South | 26 | 1 | — | — | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 28 | 1 | ||
2011–12[12] | Conference South | 23 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 25 | 3 | ||
Total | 49 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | 53 | 4 | |||
Dartford (loan) | 2011–12[54] | Conference South | 14 | 4 | — | — | 4[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 18 | 4 | ||
Luton Town | 2014–15[55] | League Two | 42 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 48 | 4 |
2015–16[56] | League Two | 20 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 3 | |
Total | 62 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 72 | 7 | ||
Stevenage | 2015–16[56] | League Two | 19 | 2 | — | — | — | 19 | 2 | |||
Career total | 215 | 24 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 239 | 24 |
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Appearances in Football League Trophy
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
- ↑ One appearance in Kent Senior Cup, three in Conference South play-offs
Honours
Club
Dartford
- Conference South play-off winner: 2011–12[15]
Individual
- Dagenham & Redbridge Player of the Year: 2012–13[18]
- Football League Two Player of the Month: September 2014[32]
References
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External links
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- Luke Wilkinson profile at Stevenage F.C.
- Luke Wilkinson career statistics at Soccerbase
- Luke Wilkinson at Soccerway
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