Luke Cundle

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Luke Cundle
Personal information
Full name Luke James Cundle [1]
Date of birth (2002-04-26) 26 April 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Warrington, England
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) [2]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Millwall
Number 25
Youth career
2010–2012 Warrington Town
2012–2014 Burnley
2014–2019 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019–2025 Wolverhampton Wanderers 4 (0)
2022–2023 → Swansea City (loan) 32 (3)
2023–2024 → Plymouth Argyle (loan) 24 (3)
2024 → Stoke City (loan) 16 (2)
2025– Millwall 8 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 March 2025 (UTC)

Luke James Cundle (born 26 April 2002) is an English footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for EFL Championship club Millwall.

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Career

Wolverhampton Wanderers

Cundle was born in Warrington and played in the youth teams at Warrington Town where he then played in Burnley's academy before joining Wolverhampton Wanderers in 2014 at the age of 12. [3] He made his first team debut for Wolves, on 25 September 2019 as a substitute in a EFL Cup victory against Reading. [4] He had been part of the club's pre-season tour of China, where he played in the Premier League Asia Trophy Final victory against Manchester City. [5] Cundle made his second senior appearance for Wolves as a second-half substitute in a 4–0 away win over Nottingham Forest in the EFL Cup 2nd round on 24 August 2021. [6]

Cundle made his third senior appearance for Wolves as a late substitute in a 3–0 victory over Sheffield United at Molineux in the 3rd round of the 2021–22 FA Cup on 9 January 2022. [7] On 15 January 2022, he made his Premier League debut, when he appeared as a stoppage time substitute in a 3–1 win over Southampton at Molineux. [8] Cundle made his full debut in the Premier League in 2–0 win away to Tottenham Hotspur on 13 February 2022. [9]

On 29 August 2022, Cundle joined Championship side Swansea City on loan for the 2022–23 season. [10] He played 34 times for the Swans scoring twice as they finished in tenth position. [11] On 7 August 2023, Cundle joined newly promoted Plymouth Argyle on loan for the 2023–24 season. [12] After scoring five goals in 27 appearances for Argyle, Cundle was recalled by Wolves and loaned out to Stoke City for the remainder of the 2023–24 season linking back up with Steven Schumacher who had left Plymouth for Stoke. [13] Cundle came off the bench to score in a 1–1 draw against relegation rivals Sheffield Wednesday on 13 April 2024. [14]

Millwall

On 31 January 2025, Cundle signed for Championship side Millwall on a long-term contract for an undisclosed fee, believed to be just over £1million. [15] He made his debut the following day, scoring the winner in a 2–1 victory over Queens Park Rangers. [16]

Career statistics

As of match played 1 February 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Wolverhampton Wanderers 2019–20 [17] Premier League 0000100010
2020–21 [18] Premier League000000—00
2021–22 [19] Premier League401010—60
2022–23 [11] Premier League000000—00
2023–24 [20] Premier League000000—00
2024–25 [21] Premier League000000—00
Total4010200070
Wolverhampton Wanderers U21s 2019–20 [17] ———1 [a] 010
2020–21 [18] ———3 [a] 030
2024–25 [21] ———1 [a] 010
Total———5050
Swansea City (loan) 2022–23 [11] Championship 3222000—342
Plymouth Argyle (loan) 2023–24 [20] Championship2431121—275
Stoke City (loan) 2023–24 [20] Championship1620000—162
Millwall 2024–25 [21] Championship110000—11
Career total7784141509010
  1. 1 2 3 Appearances in EFL Trophy

References

  1. ↑ "2019/20 Premier League squads confirmed". Premier League. 3 September 2019.
  2. ↑ "| Wolverhampton Wanderers FC". www.wolves.co.uk.
  3. ↑ "Warrington's Luke Cundle makes full Premier League debut". Warrington Guardian. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
  4. ↑ "Wolves 1–1 Reading". BBC Sport. 25 September 2019.
  5. ↑ "Wolves edge Man City to win Asia Trophy". Premier League. 20 July 2019.
  6. ↑ "Carabao Cup: Nottingham Forest 0–4 Wolverhampton Wanderers". BBC Sport. 24 August 2021.
  7. ↑ "Wolves 3–0 Sheffield United: Wolves score in either half to make fourth round". BBC Sport. 9 January 2022.
  8. ↑ Mann, Mantej (22 January 2022). "Wolves 3–1 Southampton: Adama Traoré's first goal of season seals win". BBC Sport.
  9. ↑ Bysouth, Alex (13 February 2022). "Tottenham Hotspur 0–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers:Conte's side beaten at home". BBC Sport.
  10. ↑ "Luke Cundle: Wolves midfielder joins Swansea City on loan". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
  11. 1 2 3 "Games played by Luke Cundle in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  12. ↑ "Luke Cundle: Plymouth Argyle sign Wolves midfielder on loan". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
  13. ↑ "Luke Cundle: Stoke sign Wolves midfielder on loan after Plymouth recall". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
  14. ↑ "Sheffield Wednesday 1-1 Stoke City". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
  15. ↑ "Millwall confirm Luke Cundle signing". www.millwallfc.co.uk. 31 January 2025. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
  16. ↑ "Millwall 2–1 Queens Park Rangers: Luke Cundle scores winner on debut". BBC Sport. 1 February 2025. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
  17. 1 2 "Games played by Luke Cundle in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
  18. 1 2 "Games played by Luke Cundle in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  19. ↑ "Games played by Luke Cundle in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  20. 1 2 3 "Games played by Luke Cundle in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  21. 1 2 3 "Games played by Luke Cundle in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.

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