Luke Williams (footballer, born 1993)

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Luke Williams (footballer, born 1993)

Luke Anthony Williams (born 11 June 1993) is an English professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for National League North club Scunthorpe United.

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Luke Williams
Personal information
Full name Luke Anthony Williams[1]
Date of birth (1993-06-11) 11 June 1993 (age 31)[2]
Place of birth Middlesbrough, England
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[3]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder/Striker
Team information
Current team
Scunthorpe United
Number 23
Youth career
2007–2009 Middlesbrough
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2015 Middlesbrough 34 (2)
2014Hartlepool United (loan) 7 (2)
2014Scunthorpe United (loan) 6 (2)
2015Coventry City (loan) 5 (0)
2015Peterborough United (loan) 2 (0)
2015–2018 Scunthorpe United 37 (5)
2017Northampton Town (loan) 8 (0)
2018–2021 Hartlepool United 11 (0)
2021–2022 Gateshead 12 (1)
2022–2024 Vikingur 36 (13)
2024– Scunthorpe United 0 (0)
International career
2009–2010 England U17 5 (0)
2010–2012 England U19 8 (1)
2013 England U20 4 (2)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  England
UEFA European Under-17 Championship
Winner2010 Liechtenstein
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:06, 6 September 2024 (UTC)
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Williams began his career at Middlesbrough where he started out as a striker. He has also played in the Football League for Hartlepool United, Scunthorpe United, Coventry City, Peterborough United and Northampton Town.

Career

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Williams was born in Middlesbrough, England.[citation needed]

Middlesbrough

Williams made his league debut on 28 December 2009, coming on as a substitute.[4] In doing so, Williams became the youngest Middlesbrough player in over a century, aged just 16 years and 200 days. Williams made his first Middlesbrough start against Coventry City. On 13 May 2010, it was announced that Williams had secured a professional four-year contract with Middlesbrough.[5] He scored his first goal for Middlesbrough on 21 August 2012, a long range goal in the 88th minute in a 3–2 win against Burnley.[6] He scored his second goal for Middlesbrough on 15 September, in a 2–0 win against Ipswich Town.[7]

Hartlepool United (loan)

On 23 January 2014, Williams joined Hartlepool United on a one-month loan deal,[8] playing a central-attacking midfield role.[citation needed] The loan was extended but Williams ended up being recalled by Middlesbrough due to his excellent form for the League Two club.

Scunthorpe United

On 23 October 2014 Williams signed for Scunthorpe United on a one-month loan deal. He made his debut against Notts County.[9]

On 2 July 2015, Williams completed a permanent move to Scunthorpe for an undisclosed fee.[10]

He went out on loan to fellow League One side Northampton Town where he made eight appearances for the club.

Injuries meant that he only played twice in the 2017–18 season – both in the latter part of the season. Williams was released by the club in June 2018.

Hartlepool United

Williams signed for National League side Hartlepool United in July 2018. Due to injury, Williams failed to make a single appearance in his first season with the club. On 30 October 2020, Williams signed a new deal at Hartlepool.[11]

In March 2021, Williams made his first league start in almost four years in a 1–0 victory against Woking.[12]

Williams was released by Hartlepool at the end of the 2020–21 season. His time at Hartlepool was ravaged due to injuries and, as a result, Williams only made 11 league appearances for the club in his three years with the club – 10 of which were as a substitute. He scored once for Pools, in a FA Trophy defeat against Halifax Town in December 2020.

Gateshead

Williams signed for National League North side Gateshead in August 2021 on a short-term contract. Williams was sent off on his debut against Chester. Following this, Williams was dealt the blow days later of suffering another injury which would see him out for up to seven weeks. He scored his first goal for the club on 8 December 2021 in a 2–0 win against York City. He departed the club on 14 January 2022.[13]

Víkingur

On 28 July 2022, Williams joined Icelandic side Víkingur on a deal until the end of the season.[14]

In his third season with the club, Williams was made club captain.[15]

Return to Scunthorpe

On 14 November 2024, Williams signed for former club Scunthorpe United on non-contract terms.[16] He signed with the National League North club after having trained with the team for six weeks.[16]

International career

He made his England under-17 debut on 26 October 2009, in a 6–2 win against Kazakhstan.[17] He made his under-19 debut on 2 September 2010, in a 2–0 win against Slovakia.[18] He scored his first goal on 2 June 2011, in a 3–2 win against Switzerland during 2011 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification.[19] On 28 May 2013, he was named in manager Peter Taylor's 21-man squad for the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[20] He scored on his debut on 16 June, in a 3–0 win in a warm-up game against Uruguay.[21] He also scored in the opening group-stage game on 23 June against Iraq.[22]

Career statistics

As of match played 14 September 2024
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Appearance and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Middlesbrough 2009–10[23] Championship 4010000050
2010–11[24] Championship 6000100070
2011–12[25] Championship 0000000000
2012–13[26] Championship 112102000142
2013–14[27] Championship 90101000110
2014–15[28] Championship 4000110051
Total 342305100423
Hartlepool United (loan) 2013–14[27] League Two 7200000072
Scunthorpe United (loan) 2014–15[28] League One 62000062
Coventry City (loan) 2014–15[28] League One 50000050
Peterborough United (loan) 2014–15[28] League One 20000020
Scunthorpe United 2015–16[29] League One 285400000325
2016–17[30] League One 7010103[a]2122
2017–18[31] League One 2000000020
Total 375501032467
Northampton Town (loan) 2016–17[30] League One 800080
Hartlepool United 2019–20[32] National League 3010000040
2020–21[33] National League 8000001191
Total 110000011131
Gateshead 2021–22[34] National League North 1212010151
Víkingur 2022 2. deild karla 4100000041
2023 2. deild karla 194000000194
2024 2. deild karla 138210000159
Total 36132100003814
Career total 15825131615318230
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  1. Appearances in EFL Trophy

Honours

England U17

References

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