Luke Coulson
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Luke Coulson[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 6 March 1994[2] | ||
| Place of birth | St Helens, England | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in)[2] | ||
| Playing position | Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Ebbsfleet United | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2002–2012 | Manchester City | ||
| 2012 | Michigan Wolverines | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2014 | Cardiff City | 0 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Oxford City | 40 | (8) |
| 2016–2017 | Eastleigh | 36 | (8) |
| 2017 | Barnet | 11 | (0) |
| 2017– | Ebbsfleet United | 46 | (9) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:36, 1 May 2018 (UTC) | |||
Luke Coulson (born 6 March 1994) is an English footballer who plays for Ebbsfleet United.
Career
Coulson was in the academy at Manchester City for ten years while attending school at The Sutton Academy, before enrolling as a student at the University of Michigan, playing for the Michigan Wolverines team.[3] He left after a month reportedly to sign for an English Premier League club – he played a reserve game for Stoke City in October 2012[4] – before signing for Cardiff City of the Championship in November 2012.[5][6]
He made his debut for Cardiff as a substitute in an FA Cup defeat against Macclesfield Town on 5 January 2013.[7] His contract was extended to the end of the 2013–14 season. Despite making no further first-team appearances, he was offered a new deal to keep him at the club beyond 2013–14, but rejected the offer to find first-team football elsewhere.[8]
Later that year Coulson had trials at Hibernian and Ipswich Town[9] before signing for Oxford City in January 2015. His performances attracted the attention of professional clubs, going on trial at Crewe Alexandra in October 2015,[10] before joining Eastleigh in January 2016 – a new record signing for the Spitfires.[11] Coulson was called up to the England C squad in October 2016, but turned down the call up so he could play in Eastleigh's televised FA Cup first round tie against Swindon Town, a tie which the Spitfires won after a replay.[12]
After six goals in the first half of the 2016–17 season, Coulson joined Barnet in January 2017 for a club record fee – this time a record sale for Eastleigh.[13]
He made his Football League debut for the Bees as a substitute against Newport County on 21 January 2017.[14]
After only 11 appearances, Coulson joined Ebbsfleet United for an undisclosed fee on 13 July 2017.[15]
Personal life
Coulson has a degree in sports writing and broadcasting from Staffordshire University.[8]
Coulson's brother Sam (born 1995) was also in the academy at Manchester City before joining Stoke City. He retired in May 2015 due to a recurring knee injury.[16]
Career statistics
- As of 28 April 2018
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Cardiff City | 2012–13[17] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| 2013–14 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Cardiff City total | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Oxford City | 2014–15[18] | Conference North | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 17 | 2 | |
| 2015–16[19] | National League South | 23 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 1 | 26 | 7 | ||
| Oxford City total | 40 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 43 | 9 | ||
| Eastleigh | 2015–16[20] | National League | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 | |
| 2016–17[21] | 20 | 6 | 6 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 26 | 6 | |||
| Eastleigh total | 36 | 8 | 6 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 42 | 8 | |||
| Barnet | 2016–17[21] | League Two | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| Ebbsfleet United | 2017–18 | National League | 46 | 9 | 3 | 1 | — | 3 | 0 | 52 | 10 | |
| Career total | 133 | 26 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 149 | 28 | ||
References
- ↑ "EFL Released and Retained List 2016-17" (PDF). English Football League. p. 69. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
- 1 2 "Luke Coulson". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
- ↑ "Luke Coulson Bio - Michigan Men's Soccer - MGoBlue.com".
- ↑ MacKenzie, Niall. "Newcastle United Football Club – Match reports – Stoke City Res (h)".
- ↑ "- The Michigan Daily".
- ↑ Cardiff_City_Football_Club_user. "TWO NEW ADDITIONS AT 'CITY".
- ↑ "Macclesfield 2–1 Cardiff". BBC. 5 January 2013.
- 1 2 Spotlight on: Luke Coulson
- ↑ "Pride of Anglia – Ipswich Town Football Club".
- ↑ "FOOTBALL: Oxford City's Luke Coulson on trial at Crewe Alexandra".
- ↑ "Coulson signs from Oxford City – Eastleigh FC".
- ↑ "Eastleigh star sacrifices England call-up to play for the Spitfires in the FA Cup".
- ↑ "Luke Coulson departs Eastleigh – Eastleigh News".
- ↑ "Barnet 0–0 Newport County". BBC. 21 January 2017.
- ↑ Transfer: Luke Coulson departs for Ebbsfleet
- ↑ Coulson, Luke. "Coulson Forced To Retire".
- ↑ "Games played by Luke Coulson in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
- ↑ Luke Coulson – Soccerway
- ↑ Luke Coulson – Soccerway
- ↑ "Games played by Luke Coulson in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
- 1 2 "Games played by Luke Coulson in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
External links
- Luke Coulson at Soccerway