Derek Luke (soccer)

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Derek Luke
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Luke playing for FC Cincinnati in 2017
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-05-28) May 28, 1993 (age 30)
Place of birth Bridgewater Township, New Jersey, United States
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Defender
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2011–2014 Monmouth Hawks 61 (3)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2013 Central Jersey Spartans 9 (0)
2016–2017 FC Cincinnati 27 (0)
2018 Rio Grande Valley FC 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:43, 16 October 2018 (UTC)

Derek Luke (born May 28, 1993) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a defender.

Contents

Career

Youth and college

Luke attended Bridgewater-Raritan High School and played four years of college soccer at Monmouth University between 2011 and 2015. [1]

Professional

Luke was signed by new United Soccer League club FC Cincinnati on February 15, 2016. [2]

Luke was released from FC Cincinnati on June 30, 2017.[ citation needed ]

Luke signed with Rio Grande Valley FC for the 2018 season.[ citation needed ]

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References

  1. ↑ Derek Luke, Monmouth University Hawks. Accessed April 8, 2016.
  2. ↑ Forrest, Derek (15 February 2016). "Six more players join FC Cincinnati roster". WLWT .


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