Luke Southwood

Luke Kevin Southwood (born 6 December 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays for Reading, as a goalkeeper.

Luke Southwood
Personal information
Full name Luke Kevin Southwood[1]
Date of birth (1997-12-06) 6 December 1997[2]
Place of birth Oxford, England
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Reading
Number 43
Youth career
Reading
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015– Reading 0 (0)
2017–2018 → Bath City (loan) 42 (0)
2018–2019 → Eastleigh (loan) 22 (0)
2019–2020 → Hamilton Academical (loan) 8 (0)
2020 → Hamilton Academical (loan) 7 (0)
National team‡
2016 England U19 1
2016–2017 England U20 5 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:55, 18 May 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11:16, 13 August 2019 (UTC)

Career

Club

On 11 May 2018, Reading announced that they had offered a new contract to Luke Southwood,[3] with a new two-year contract being confirmed as signed on 2 July 2018.[4]

Loans

On 4 August 2017, Southwood joined Bath City on a six-month loan deal,[5] which was extended until the end of the season on 3 January 2018.[6] He was awarded player of the season after an outstanding year.

On 24 December 2018, Southwood joined Eastleigh on an initial one-month loan deal, with the loan being extended until the end of the season on 24 January 2019.[7] Eastleigh managed to get to the semi finals of the National League play-offs with Southwood playing a key part in that, also getting player of the month in April.

On 1 August 2019, Southwood joined Hamilton Academical on loan until 5 January 2020.[8] On 21 January 2020, Southwood signed a new contract with Reading until the summer of 2021, and then returned to Hamilton Academical on loan until the end of the season.[9]

International

Southwood made his debut for the England under-19 team, play the first 45minutes in a 1-0 defeat to Mexico in June 2016.[10]

Southwood was selected for the England under-20 team in the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup and was an unused substitute in the final where England beat Venezuela 1–0.[11]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 7 March 2020[2]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Reading 2015–16 EFL Championship 000000––00
2016–17 000000––00
2017–18 000000––00
2018–19 000000––00
2019–20 000000––00
Total 000000000000
Bath City (loan) 2017–18 National League South 42020––1[lower-alpha 1]0450
Eastleigh (loan) 2018–19 National League 22000–––220
Hamilton Academical (loan) 2019–20 Scottish Premiership 800000–2[lower-alpha 2]0100
2019–20 701000–0080
Total 15010000020180
Career total 79030000030850
  1. Appearances in the FA Trophy
  2. Appearances for Hamilton under-21s in the Scottish Challenge Cup in which age-restricted sides from the Scottish Premiership clubs compete against senior clubs

Honours

England U20

References
  1. "EFL Released and Retained List 2016–17" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  2. Luke Southwood at Soccerway. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  3. "Anssi set to stay and contracts offered to young blood". Readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 11 May 2018. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  4. "Seven players sign first pro deals with Reading". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 2 July 2018. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
  5. "Owers adds final pieces on season eve". bathcityfc.com. Bath City. 4 August 2017. Archived from the original on 5 August 2017. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
  6. "Bath City secure World Cup winner and Reading goalkeeper Luke Southwood until the end of the season". thenonleaguefootballpaper.com/. The Non League Football Paper. 4 January 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  7. "Eastleigh Football Club is delighted to announce that Luke Southwood has had his loan extended until the end of the season". twitter.com/EastleighFC/. Eastleigh F.C. 24 January 2019. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
  8. "Southwood seals loan switch to Scotland". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 1 August 2019. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
  9. "Southwood signs until 2021 and rejoins Hamilton on loan". readingfc.co.uk/. Reading F.C. 21 January 2020. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  10. "Southwood makes Young Lions bow in Mexico". readingfc.co.uk/. Reading F.C. 7 June 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  11. "Under-20 World Cup: England beat Venezuela in final". BBC Sport. 11 June 2017.


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