Luke Offord

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Luke Offord
Luke Offord (March 2023).jpg
Offord with Crewe Alexandra in 2023
Personal information
Full name Luke William Offord [1]
Date of birth (1999-11-19) 19 November 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Chichester, England
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) [2]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Milton Keynes Dons
Number 17
Youth career
–2017 Crewe Alexandra
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–2024 Crewe Alexandra 152 (2)
2019 → Witton Albion (loan) 8 (0)
2019–2020 → Nantwich Town (loan) 7 (0)
2024– Milton Keynes Dons 20 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:12, 29 December 2024 (UTC)

Luke William Offord (born 19 November 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for EFL League Two club Milton Keynes Dons.

Contents

Career

Crewe Alexandra

Offord graduated from Crewe's academy in summer 2018. [3] He was given a two-year contract (with an optional two-year extension) in May 2019 having spent time on loan at Witton Albion. [4]

Offord playing for Crewe at Morecambe, 29 February 2020 Luke Offord.jpg
Offord playing for Crewe at Morecambe, 29 February 2020

In December 2019, Offord went on a month's loan to Nantwich Town. [5] Soon after his return to Crewe, he made his first team debut, and first Crewe start, playing at centre-half in a 2–0 win over Leyton Orient on 28 January 2020, [6] [7] and then helping the team to win four of their next six games. [8]

He scored his first league goal for Crewe on 10 October 2020, opening the scoring in a 3-0 win against Wigan Athletic at Gresty Road. [9] On 13 November 2020, he signed a new three-year contract with Crewe through to the summer of 2023. [10] After featuring regularly in Crewe's defence, he suffered a serious (grade 3) hamstring injury in a match against Bristol Rovers on 19 January 2021, [11] requiring a prolonged recovery. [12] He returned to first team action in April 2021, but then suffered another hamstring injury requiring a further prolonged lay-off. [13]

In February 2022, Crewe's then manager David Artell said Offord could be a future captain of the club after consistent performances in the Crewe backline, [14] and in July 2022, Artell's successor Alex Morris appointed Offord as captain for the 2022–23 season. [15] At the end of the season, Crewe triggered an extension of his contract. [16]

On 9 August 2023, Offord scored Crewe's goal in a 1–1 draw in their EFL League Cup first round tie against Championship side Sunderland at the Stadium of Light; Crewe won the tie 5–3 on penalties. [17] However, Offord's season was cut short after he suffered an ankle ligament injury against Harrogate Town at Gresty Road on 17 February 2024. With surgery scheduled for 1 March 2024, Offord was ruled out for the rest of the season [18] [19] and Mickey Demetriou replaced him as club captain for the season's final games. [20]

Milton Keynes Dons

In May 2024, Offord was offered a new contract by Crewe, [21] but opted to join Milton Keynes Dons upon the expiry of his current contract. [22] He made his debut for the club on 10 August 2024 in a 1–2 home defeat to Bradford City. [23]

Career statistics

As of 26 December 2024
ClubSeasonDivisionLeague FA Cup League Cup OtherTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Witton Albion (loan) 2018–19 [24] NPL Premier Division80———80
Nantwich Town (loan) 2019–20 [25] NPL Premier Division70———70
Crewe Alexandra 2019–20 [26] League Two 9000000090
2020–21 [27] League One 281200000301
2021–22 [28] League One44010102 [a] 0480
2022–23 [29] League Two40020102 [a] 0450
2023–24 [30] League Two31130212 [a] 0382
Total15228041601703
Milton Keynes Dons 2024–25 [31] League Two202100010222
Career total18749041702075
  1. 1 2 3 Appearances in EFL Trophy

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