Greg Luer

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Greg Luer
Personal information
Full name Gregory Roland Luer [1]
Date of birth (1994-12-06) 6 December 1994 (age 29) [2]
Place of birth Brighton, England [2]
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) [3]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Whitehawk
Youth career
Hove Rivervale
Whitehawk
Eastbourne Borough
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2012–2015 Burgess Hill Town [lower-alpha 1] 21 (12)
2015–2018 Hull City 3 (0)
2015 → Port Vale (loan) 2 (0)
2016 → Scunthorpe United (loan) 4 (0)
2016 → Stevenage (loan) 10 (0)
2018 → Maidstone United (loan) 6 (0)
2018–2019 Woking 33 (9)
2019–2023 Eastbourne Borough 108 (20)
2023–2024 Worthing 29 (1)
2024– Whitehawk 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14.10, 15 July 2024 (UTC)

Gregory Roland Luer (born 6 December 1994) is an English semi-professional footballer who plays as a forward for Isthmian League Premier Division club Whitehawk.

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Luer began as a youth player with Hove Rivervale, Whitehawk and Eastbourne Borough, before playing first-team football at Burgess Hill Town, where he earned a move to Hull City in January 2015. He was loaned out to Port Vale the following month, and in the 2015–16 season, was loaned out to Scunthorpe United and Stevenage. He joined Maidstone United on loan for the latter part of the 2017–18 season. Following his release from Hull, he joined Woking in July 2018. He joined Eastbourne Borough for a three-year stint in June 2019, after which time he signed with Worthing before rejoining Whitehawk.

Career

Early career

Luer had played youth football for Hove Rivervale, Whitehawk and Eastbourne Borough, before he was spotted playing Isthmian League for Burgess Hill Town by Hull scout Dean White. [5] [6] Burgess manager Ian Chapman handed him his debut at age 17, and recommended him to his former club Brighton & Hove Albion. [7]

Hull City

He was signed by Premier League club Hull City in January 2015. [8] Later that month he was loaned out to League One side Port Vale. [9] He made his debut in the English Football League at Vale Park on 7 February, coming on for Richard Duffy 86 minutes into a 2–2 draw with Bradford City. [10] He returned to Hull after only one further substitute appearance. [11]

Luer made his debut for Hull City on the opening day of the 2015–16 season when he came on as a substitute for Chuba Akpom in a 2–0 win over Huddersfield Town at the KC Stadium. [12] He scored his first goal for the "Tigers" in the League Cup on 11 August, scoring in a 2–2 draw with Accrington Stanley, and then went on to convert the opening penalty of Hull's subsequent penalty shoot-out victory. [13] He scored the only goal of the following round two weeks later to take Hull through at home to Rochdale. [14]

On 9 February 2016, Luer moved on a month-long loan spell on League One side Scunthorpe United. [15] He made one start and three substitute appearances for the "Iron", before returning to Hull City despite reports that Scunthorpe manager Nick Daws was looking to extend the loan deal. [16] On 12 March 2016, Luer moved on a month-long loan to League Two side Stevenage. [17] He impressed in his first five games for the club and the loan deal was extended until the end of the 2015–16 season. [18] He made one appearance during the 2016–17 season, playing the first 57 minutes of a 3–1 victory over Exeter City in the EFL Cup second round before he was sidelined with a knee injury picked up during the game. [19]

Speaking in January 2018, Luer said that the arrival of new manager Nigel Adkins had given him a fresh start at the club, as he made a cameo appearance in Adkins's first game in charge and went on to score a hat-trick for the reserves. [20] On 19 March 2018, Luer moved on loan to National League side Maidstone United until the end of the 2017–18 season. [21] He was released by Hull at the end of the 2017–18 season. [22]

Woking

On 14 July 2018, Luer signed with National League South club Woking after impressing manager Alan Dowson over a trial period. [23] On 7 August 2018, Luer made his Woking debut during their 2–1 home victory over St Albans City, featuring for 72 minutes before being replaced by Paul Hodges. [24] A month later, he went onto score his first goal for the club during a 1–1 draw with Concord Rangers, opening the scoring in the 29th minute. [25] Following a slow start, with only one goal in fourteen league games, Luer went onto net Woking's third in a 3–1 home win over rivals, Hampton & Richmond Borough and scored a hat-trick in their reverse fixture six days later. [26] [27] He ended the 2018–19 season with nine goals in 39 appearances, though was not in the matchday squad as the "Cardinals" secured promotion with victory over Welling United in the play-off final. [28]

Eastbourne Borough

On 19 June 2019, Luer rejoined Eastbourne Borough; "Sports" manager Lee Bradbury admitted he tried to sign Luer whilst manager of Havant & Waterlooville in the previous season. [29] He scored 11 goals in 38 appearances during the 2019–20 season and scored five goals in 22 games in the 2020–21 season. [30] Both campaigns were ended early due to the COVID-19 pandemic in England. [31] He made 43 appearances in the 2021–22 campaign, scoring six goals, featuring once in the play-offs as a substitute. [30] [32] He agreed a new contract in the summer. [33] He scored six goals in thirty games during the 2022–23 campaign. [30]

Worthing

On 28 June 2023, Luer signed a two-year contract with National League South side Worthing. [34] Manager Adam Hinshelwood praised his versatility and was also pleased that the player was from the local area. [35] He played 29 league games in the 2023–24 season. [30] He agreed to leave the club after mutually terminating his contract on 5 July 2024. [36]

Whitehawk

On 15 July 2024, Luer rejoined Whitehawk in the Isthmian League Premier Division. [37]

Career statistics

As of match played 20 April 2024
ClubSeasonDivisionLeague FA Cup League Cup OtherTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Burgess Hill Town 2014–15 [4] [38] Isthmian Division One South 211253—713316
Hull City 2014–15 [39] Premier League 000000—00
2015–16 [40] Championship 2010320062
2016–17 [41] Premier League000010—10
2017–18 [42] Championship100010—20
Total3010520092
Port Vale (loan) 2014–15 [39] League One 2000000020
Scunthorpe United (loan) 2015–16 [40] League One4000000040
Stevenage (loan) 2015–16 [40] League Two 100000000100
Maidstone United (loan) 2017–18 [42] National League 6000—0060
Woking 2018–19 [30] National League South 33930—3 [lower-alpha 2] 0399
Eastbourne Borough 2019–20 [30] National League South30920—6 [lower-alpha 3] 23811
2020–21 [30] National League South17242—1 [lower-alpha 4] 1225
2021–22 [30] National League South36530—4 [lower-alpha 5] 1436
2022–23 [30] National League South25420—3 [lower-alpha 6] 2306
Total108201120014613328
Worthing 2023–24 [30] National League South29110—1 [lower-alpha 4] 0311
Whitehawk 2024–25 Isthmian League Premier Division0000—0000
Career total216422155225726756
  1. ↑ Source only covers 2014–15 season, and has no breakdown of cup appearances by competition. [4]
  2. ↑ Two appearances in FA Trophy, one in National League South play-offs
  3. ↑ Two appearances in FA Trophy, four appearances and two goals in Sussex Senior Cup
  4. 1 2 Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
  5. ↑ Two appearances and one goal in FA Trophy, one appearance in Sussex Senior Cup, one appearance in National League South play-offs
  6. ↑ Two appearances in FA Trophy, one appearance and two goals in Sussex Senior Cup

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