Luke Williams (footballer, born 1993)

Luke Anthony Williams (born 11 June 1993) is an English professional footballer who plays for Hartlepool United as a striker.

Luke Williams
Personal information
Full name Luke Anthony Williams[1]
Date of birth (1993-06-11) 11 June 1993
Place of birth Middlesbrough, England
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2]
Playing position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 Hartlepool United
Number 18
Youth career
2007–2009 Middlesbrough
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2015 Middlesbrough 34 (2)
2014 → Hartlepool United (loan) 7 (2)
2014 → Scunthorpe United (loan) 6 (2)
2015 → Coventry City (loan) 5 (0)
2015 → Peterborough United (loan) 2 (0)
2015–2018 Scunthorpe United 37 (5)
2017 → Northampton Town (loan) 8 (0)
2018– Hartlepool United 3 (0)
National team
2009–2010 England U17 5 (0)
2010–2012 England U19 8 (1)
2013 England U20 4 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:30, 5 November 2019 (UTC)

Career

He was born in Middlesbrough, England. He made his league debut on 28 December 2009, coming on as a substitute.[3] 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.[4] 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.[5] He scored his second goal for Middlesbrough on 15 September, in a 2–0 win against Ipswich Town.[6]

On 23 January 2014, Williams joined Hartlepool United on a one-month loan deal,[7] playing a central-attacking midfield role.

On 23 October 2014 Williams signed for Scunthorpe United on a one-month loan deal. He made his debut against Notts County.[8]

On 2 July 2015, Williams completed a permanent move to Scunthorpe for an undisclosed fee.[9]

International career

He made his England under-17 debut on 26 October 2009, in a 6–2 win against Kazakhstan.[10] He made his under-19 debut on 2 September 2010, in a 2–0 win against Slovakia.[11] He scored his first goal on 2 June 2011, in a 3–2 win against Switzerland during 2011 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship qualification.[12] On 28 May 2013, he was named in manager Peter Taylor's 21-man squad for the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[13] He scored on his debut on 16 June, in a 3–0 win in a warm-up game against Uruguay.[14] He also scored in the opening group-stage game on 23 June against Iraq.[15]

Career statistics
As of match played 12 November 2019
Appearance and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Middlesbrough 2009–10[16] Championship 4010000050
2010–11[17] 6000100070
2011–12[18] 0000000000
2012–13[19] 112102000142
2013–14[20] 90101000110
2014–15[21] 4000110051
Middlesbrough 342305100423
Hartlepool United (loan) 2013–14[20] League Two 7200000072
Scunthorpe United (loan) 2014–15[21] League One 6200—0062
Coventry City (loan) 2014–15[21] League One 5000—0050
Peterborough United (loan) 2014–15[21] League One 2000—0020
Scunthorpe United 2015–16[22] League One 285400000325
2016–17[23] 7010103[lower-alpha 1]2122
2017–18[24] 2000000000
Scunthorpe 375501032467
Northampton Town (loan) 2016–17[23] League One 80——0080
Hartlepool United 2019–20[25] National League 3010000040
Career total 1021190613212014
  1. Appearances in the EFL Trophy

Honours
England U17
  • UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship champions: 2010

References
  1. "EFL: Club list of registered players" (PDF). English Football League. 20 May 2017. p. 62. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
  2. "Luke Williams". Hartlepool United Football Club. Hartlepool United F.C. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  3. Middlesbrough FC Official Website – Match Report
  4. "Boro youngsters earn deals". Sky Sports. 13 May 2010.
  5. "Middlesbrough 3–2 Burnley" BBC Sport. 21 August 2012. Retrieved 15 September 2012.
  6. "Middlesbrough 2–0 Ipswich" BBC Sport. 15 September 1997. Retrieved 15 September 2012.
  7. "Luke Williams Joins Pools On Loan". Hartlepool United FC. 23 January 2014.
  8. "Iron sign Boro striker Williams". Scunthorpe United. 23 October 2014.
  9. "Boro forward completes move away from the Riverside". Scunthorpe United. 2 July 2015.
  10. "England 6–2 Kazakhstan" uefa.com. 26 October 2009. Retrieved 15 September 2012.
  11. "England 2–0 Slovakia" The FA.com. 2 September 2010. Retrieved 15 September 2012.
  12. "Switzerland 2–3 England" 2 June 2011. Retrieved 15 September 2012.
  13. "Final squad named" TheFA.com. 28 May 2013. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
  14. "Training win for Three Lions" TheFA.com. 16 June 2013. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
  15. "England v Iraq" TheFA.com. 23 June 2013. Retrieved 24 June 2013/
  16. "Games played by Luke Williams in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
  17. "Games played by Luke Williams in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
  18. "Games played by Luke Williams in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
  19. "Games played by Luke Williams in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
  20. "Games played by Luke Williams in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
  21. "Games played by Luke Williams in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
  22. "Games played by Luke Williams in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
  23. "Games played by Luke Williams in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
  24. "Games played by Luke Williams in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
  25. "Games played by Luke Williams in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
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