Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Lukas Eric Kelly-Heald [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | [1] | 18 March 2005||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Wellington, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Defender | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Team information | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Current team | Wellington Phoenix | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Number | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Island Bay United | |||||||||||||||||||||||
North Wellington AFC | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Lower Hutt City AFC | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2021 | Lower Hutt City AFC | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2021– | Wellington Phoenix Reserves | 36 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2023– | Wellington Phoenix | 23 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2022– | New Zealand U-20 | 7 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2023– | New Zealand U-23 | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2024– | New Zealand | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 August 2024 |
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