Luke Wade-Slater

Luke Wade-Slater
Personal information
Full name Luke Keith Wade-Slater[1]
Date of birth (1998-03-02) 2 March 1998
Place of birth Ireland
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current team
 Stevenage
Youth career
2012–2015 St Kevin's Boys[2]
2015–2017 Stevenage
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016– Stevenage 2 (0)
National team
2015 Republic of Ireland U17 5 (0)
2016 Republic of Ireland U18 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 28 April 2018 (UTC)

Luke Keith Wade-Slater (born 2 March 1998) is an Irish footballer who plays for League Two club Stevenage.

Club career

Wade-Slater joined Stevenage as an academy scholar in the summer of 2015, having previously been on schoolboy terms at Irish academy side St Kevin's Boys.[3] He featured regularly for Stevenage's U18 side for two seasons,[4] also playing in the club's FA Youth Cup run during the 2015–16 season.[5]

Wade-Slater made his first-team debut in November 2016, coming on as a 77th minute substitute in a 4–0 EFL Trophy victory over Southend United at Broadhall Way.[6] He subsequently signed his first professional contract with the club in May 2017.[4] Wade-Slater made his Football League debut in October 2017, appearing as a second-half substitute as Stevenage fell to a 1–0 away defeat to Crewe Alexandra.[7] He signed a "new and improved" contract with the Hertfordshire side on 6 December 2017.[8]

International career

Wade-Slater appeared regularly for Republic of Ireland at U17 level, making his debut in February 2015 and proceeding to earn five caps throughout 2015.[9][10] He was then called up to play for the U18 side in May 2016, playing three times within the space of a month for the U18s.

Career Statistics

As of match played 28 April 2018
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Stevenage 2016–17[11] League Two 0000001[lower-alpha 1]010
2017–18[12] League Two 2000002[lower-alpha 1]040
2018–19[13] League Two 0000000000
Career total 2000003050
  1. 1 2 Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy

References

  1. ↑ "EFL Released and Retained List 2015–16". English Football League. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  2. ↑ "Luke Wade-Slater signs professional terms with Stevenage FC". St Kevin's Boys F.C. 23 May 2017. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
  3. ↑ "Stevenage sign 4 SKB Boys". St Kevin's Boys F.C. 10 August 2015. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
  4. 1 2 "Luke Slater signs professional terms". Stevenage F.C. 23 May 2017. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
  5. ↑ "Boroguide – Luke Wade-Slater". Boroguide. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
  6. ↑ "Match Report: Stevenage 4 Southend United 0". Stevenage F.C. 8 November 2016. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
  7. ↑ "Crewe Alexandra 1–0 Stevenage". BBC Sport. 7 October 2017. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
  8. ↑ "Luke Wade-Slater pens new deal". Stevenage F.C. 6 December 2017. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  9. ↑ "Soccerway – Luke Wade-Slater". Soccerway. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
  10. ↑ "UEFA – Luke Wade-Slater". UEFA. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
  11. ↑ "Games played by Luke Wade-Slater in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
  12. ↑ "Games played by Luke Wade-Slater in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
  13. ↑ "Games played by Luke Wade-Slater in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
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