Luke Burke

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Luke Burke
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Luke Burke playing for Ashton United.
Personal information
Full name Luke Burke [1]
Date of birth (1998-02-22) 22 February 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Liverpool, England
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) [2]
Position(s) Right-back
Team information
Current team
 AFC Fylde
Number 2
Youth career
2010–2016 Wigan Athletic
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016–2018 Wigan Athletic 5 (0)
2017 → Barrow (loan) 2 (0)
2017–2018 → AFC Fylde (loan) 32 (0)
2018– AFC Fylde 56 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 04:19, 1 May 2019 (UTC)

Luke Burke (born 22 February 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for National League club AFC Fylde.

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Career

Wigan Athletic

Burke is an academy graduate of Wigan Athletic. He joined the club when he was 11 years old and went on to captain the club's U18 side. [3] [4] In May 2016 he was awarded the Michael Millett Award for Wigan's Academy Player of the Season. [4] The following month he was one of six players from Wigan's academy to be offered a pro contract with the club. [5] Following his performances at youth level the season before, Burke was included, and featured regularly in Wigan's pre-season for the 2016–17 Championship campaign. [6] He made his non-competitive debut against Liverpool and scored his first goal for the club two weeks later in a friendly against Fleetwood. [3] He stood out for Wigan during the pre-season and on 8 August 2016 was handed his debut by manager Gary Caldwell in a 2–1 defeat to Bristol City. [3] On 23 November, Burke signed a contract-extension with Wigan following a string of good performances in the early stages of the season. [7]

AFC Fylde

On 15 February 2017, Burke joined National League side Barrow on a month-long loan, and made his debut on the same day in a 1–0 victory over Macclesfield. [8] [9] He made three appearances for Barrow altogether, including his cup debut in the FA Trophy, before returning to Wigan. Following his return, he featured in three Cup matches before joining AFC Fylde on loan, initially on a six-month loan. The loan was later extended until the end of the season. [10] He was then released by Wigan upon his return to the club whereafter he signed for Fylde on a permanent deal. [11] [12]

Career statistics

Club

As of 28 April 2018 [13]
Appearances and by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup EFL Cup Other [lower-alpha 1] Total
LeagueAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Wigan Athletic 2016–17 Championship 500000—50
2017–18 League One 0000201030
Barrow (loan) 2016–17 National League 2000—1030
AFC Fylde (loan) 2017–18 National League32020—10350
Career Total390202030460
  1. ↑ Includes FA Trophy matches.

Honours

Individual

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References

  1. ↑ "EFL: Club retained and released lists published". English Football League. 23 June 2016. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  2. ↑ "Luke Burke". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  3. 1 2 3 4 McCooey, Tom (9 August 2016). "Burke aims to keep his place". Wigan Today. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
  4. 1 2 "Luke Burke Wins Michael Millett Award". Wigan Athletic. 4 May 2016. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
  5. ↑ "Latics Offer Six Scholars Pro Contracts". Vital Wigan. 3 June 2016. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
  6. ↑ Kendrick, Paul (2 August 2016). "Burke set for dramatic Latics bow". Wigan Today. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
  7. ↑ Worthington, Barry (23 November 2016). "Luke Burke Looking Forward With New Deal At The Latics". Vital Football. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
  8. ↑ Jones, Ed (15 February 2017). "Luke Burke joins Barrow on loan". Wigan Athletic Football Club. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  9. ↑ "Macclesfield 0 Barrow 1". BBC Sport. 15 February 2017. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  10. ↑ "Luke Burke - AFC Fylde". AFC Fylde. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
  11. ↑ "Wigan Athletic in talks with five out-of-contract players after League One title win". BBC Sport. 18 May 2018. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  12. ↑ "Luke Burke: Ex-Wigan Athletic defender makes permanent AFC Fylde switch". BBC Sport. 26 June 2018. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
  13. ↑ "Luke Burke career statistics". Soccerway. Retrieved 24 December 2016.
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