Luke DeVere

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Luke DeVere
Personal information
Full name Luke Ramon DeVere [1]
Date of birth (1989-11-05) 5 November 1989 (age 34)
Place of birth Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Youth career
2005–2006 QAS
2007–2008 AIS
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2007–2008 AIS 40 (3)
2008–2011 Brisbane Roar 65 (3)
2011–2014 Gyeongnam FC 78 (6)
2015–2019 Brisbane Roar 45 (2)
2019–2021 Wellington Phoenix 30 (0)
International career‡
2007–2009 Australia U20 9 (1)
2010 Australia U23 2 (0)
2015 Australia 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 June 2021
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 September 2010

Luke Ramon DeVere (born 5 November 1989) is an Australian professional footballer who plays for A-League side Wellington Phoenix.

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DeVere made his debut for Australia in 2015, having previously played for the nation's under-20 and under-23 sides.

Club career

Early life

DeVere is of French ancestry, and was educated at Brisbane Grammar School, where he played four years of First XI football and was coached by former Australian international Mark Brusasco. He was a junior at The Gap FC. After graduating from Brisbane Grammar in 2006 and being part of the Queensland Academy of Sport Football Program in 2005 and 2006, DeVere was accepted into the Australian Institute of Sport.

Brisbane Roar

Luke was signed by the Brisbane Roar at the beginning of the 2008–09 season. His debut season in the A-league saw him cement a first team place under manager Frank Farina's guidance. His performances continued to improve during the following seasons, with many football experts and pundits believing he could be a future Socceroo.

On 18 January 2011, it was announced by Brisbane Roar coach Ange Postecoglou on Fox Sports FC that DeVere would be leaving the club on a transfer to South Korean K-League club Gyeongnam FC. Postecoglou initially indicated that DeVere would leave during the January transfer window, contrary to the club's wishes to have him remain at the club for the remainder of the 2010–11 A-League season. [2] It was later announced that he would play his final game for Brisbane on 26 January against Wellington Phoenix at Skilled Park.

Gyeongnam

DeVere made his debut for Gyeongnam on 5 March 2011, playing the full 90 minutes as he helped his new club win 1–0 against Gangwon FC.

Return to Brisbane

After his contract at Gyeongnam was not renewed, there was keen interest from both Brisbane Roar and Sydney FC to secure DeVere's signature during the 2015 A-League January transfer window. [3] On 24 January, it was announced that DeVere had signed with his former club Brisbane Roar until the end of the 2014–15 season. [4] Following a successful return to the club, and having been called up to the Australian national team for upcoming friendlies against Germany and Macedonia, DeVere extended his contract at Brisbane for a further 2 years. [5]

DeVere missed over a year of football after injuring his thigh in a friendly match against Villarreal in early 2015. [6] On 7 October 2016, in his first competitive match after returning from injury, DeVere scored a 96th-minute goal to salvage a 1–1 draw for the Roar against Melbourne Victory, toeing a free kick from Tommy Oar over Victory goalkeeper Lawrence Thomas. [7]

Wellington Phoenix

On 17 June 2019, DeVere signed a one-year deal for Wellington Phoenix. [8]

International career

On 11 March 2015, Devere was selected in a squad to play Germany and Macedonia. [9] On 25 March 2015 he made his debut in a friendly against Germany. [10]

Career statistics

As of 25 August 2020 [11]
ClubSeasonLeague1CupInternational2Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
AIS 2007 Victorian Premier League 2510000251
2008 1520000152
AIS total4030000403
Brisbane Roar 2008–09 A-League 1503000180
2009–10 2420000242
2010–11 2610000261
Brisbane total6533000683
Gyeongnam FC 2011 K-League 3024000342
2012 2633000293
2013 901000100
2014 1310000131
Gyeongnam total7868000866
Brisbane Roar 2014–15 A-League 600041101
2015–16 00000000
2016–17 2510040291
2017–18 90000090
2018–19 51000051
Brisbane total4520081533
Wellington Phoenix 2019–20 A-League 2401000250
2020–21 60000060
Wellington total3001000310
Career total258141208127815

1 – includes A-League final series statistics
2 – AFC Champions League statistics are included in season commencing before group stages (i.e. ACL and A-League seasons etc.)

Honours

International

Australia:

Individual

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References

  1. ↑ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Egypt 2009™: List of Players: Australia" (PDF). FIFA. 6 October 2009. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 October 2009.
  2. ↑ "Motorsport Video |Motorsport Highlights, Replays, News, Clips".
  3. ↑ Hassett, Sebastian (28 December 2014). "Brisbane Roar and Sydney FC battling for Luke DeVere's signature". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
  4. ↑ "Luke DeVere returning to brisbane Roar after four years with K-League's Gyeongnam FC". ABC News. 24 January 2015. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
  5. ↑ "Roar secures DeVere until 2017". Brisbane Roar. 21 March 2015. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
  6. ↑ Monteverde, Marco (6 October 2016). "DeVere to put injury demons behind him". News.com.au . Retrieved 7 October 2016.
  7. ↑ "Roar's Luke DeVere stuns Victory in A-League opener". Guardian Australia . 7 October 2016. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
  8. ↑ "Luke DeVere jumps the ditch to Wellington Phoenix". FTBL. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
  9. ↑ Bossi, Dominic (11 March 2015). "Ange Postecoglou names uncapped trio of Luke DeVere, Chris Ikonomidis and Tarek Elrich for Socceroos' friendlies with Germany and Macedonia". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
  10. ↑ Weiner, David (26 March 2014). "Germany v Socceroos: coverage of Australia's international friendly in Kaiserslautern". Fox Sports Australia. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
  11. ↑ "L. DeVere". Soccerway. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
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