Luke Croll

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Luke Croll
Personal information
Full name Luke Alan Croll [1]
Date of birth (1995-01-10) 10 January 1995 (age 29) [2]
Place of birth Lambeth, England
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) [2]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Eastleigh F.C.
Number 15
Youth career
0000–2013 Crystal Palace
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2013–2017 Crystal Palace 0 (0)
2013–2014 → Harrow Borough (loan) 2 (0)
2015 → Plymouth Argyle (loan) 3 (0)
2016–2017 → Exeter City (loan) 19 (0)
2017–2019 Exeter City 23 (0)
2019–2021 Dagenham & Redbridge 51 (0)
2021–2022 Chesterfield 9 (1)
2023 North Carolina FC 1 (0)
2023–2024 Eastleigh 18 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:42, 16 December 2023 (UTC)

Luke Alan Croll (born 10 January 1995) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for National League side Eastleigh. He became a free agent on 30 June 2024.

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Club career

Crystal Palace

Croll was born in Lambeth and joined the Crystal Palace Academy as a 9 year old. The left-sided centre-half put in a series of consistent performances for the under-21 side to earn himself a professional contract at the club, and went onto establish himself in the side that won the U21 League 2 South in the 2014-15 season. [3] In the 2015-16 season, Croll was named as an unused substitute against Watford. Croll was released by Crystal Palace on the expiry of his contract on 30 June 2017. [4]

2013–14 Harrow Borough (loan)

In January 2014, Croll joined Isthmian League side Harrow Borough on a short-term loan. [5] Croll made 2 league appearances [6] before returning to the Crystal Palace Development side.

2015–16 Plymouth Argyle (loan)

On 20 November 2015, Croll joined Plymouth Argyle on loan until 2 January 2016. [7]

2016–17 Exeter City (loan)

On deadline day, Croll joined Exeter City on loan until 14 January 2017. [8] The loan period was later extended until the end of the 2016–17 season. [9]

Exeter City

In June 2017, Croll signed a permanent deal with Exeter after being released by Crystal Palace. [10] He was released by Exeter at the end of the 2018–19 season. [11]

Dagenham & Redbridge

In July 2019 he signed for National League side Dagenham & Redbridge on a one-year contract. [12] He was released by Dagenham along with five others in June 2021 following the expiration of his contract. [13]

Chesterfield

On 6 November 2021, Croll joined National League side Chesterfield on a short-term deal. [14] He made his debut later that day, making an impressive debut that saw him score as Chesterfield defeated Southend United in the FA Cup first round. [15]

North Carolina FC

On 2 February 2023, Croll signed with North Carolina FC of the USL League One, the third-tier of US soccer. [16]

Eastleigh

In December 2023, Croll returned to England, joining National League club Eastleigh. [17] He departed the club at the end of the 2023–24 season. [18]

Career statistics

As of match played 5 February 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup EFL Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Crystal Palace 2013–14 [19] Premier League 000000—00
2014–15 [20] Premier League000000—00
2015–16 [21] Premier League000000—00
2016–17 [22] Premier League000000—00
Total0000000000
Harrow Borough (loan) 2013–14 [6] IL Premier Division2000—0020
Plymouth Argyle (loan) 2015–16 [21] League Two 3000000030
Exeter City (loan) 2016–17 [22] League Two19000001 [lower-alpha 1] 0200
Exeter City 2017–18 [23] League Two10000102 [lower-alpha 1] 0130
2018–19 [24] League Two13010103 [lower-alpha 1] 0180
Total420102060510
Dagenham & Redbridge 2019–20 [25] National League 30010—2 [lower-alpha 2] 0330
2020–21 [25] National League21020—2 [lower-alpha 2] 0250
Total510300040580
Chesterfield 2021–22 [25] National League9031—00121
Career total107071201001261
  1. 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  2. 1 2 Appearance(s) in FA Trophy

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  10. ↑ "Luke Croll: Exeter City sign Crystal Palace defender on permanent deal". BBC Sport. 26 June 2017. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
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  14. ↑ "Defender signs for Spireites". Chesterfield FC. 6 November 2021. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  15. ↑ "Chesterfield 3–1 Southend United". BBC Sport. 6 November 2021. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  16. ↑ USLLeagueOne com Staff (2 February 2023). "North Carolina sign English defender Luke Croll". USL League One.
  17. ↑ @EastleighFC (16 December 2023). "✍️ | After receiving international clearance last night, we can announce that Luke Croll has joined the #Spitfires! Welcome to Eastleigh, Luke! 💙" (Tweet). Retrieved 24 April 2024– via Twitter.
  18. ↑ "OFFICIAL | 2024/25 RELEASED & RETAINED LIST". www.eastleighfc.com. 23 April 2024. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
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  20. ↑ "Games played by Luke Croll in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
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  22. 1 2 "Games played by Luke Croll in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
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