Luke Pilling

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Luke Pilling
Personal information
Full name Luke Arthur Pilling [1]
Date of birth (1997-07-25) 25 July 1997 (age 28)
Place of birth Birkenhead, England
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) [2]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Warrington Rylands
Youth career
Tranmere Rovers
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–2020 Tranmere Rovers 3 (0)
2018–2019Ashton United (loan) 17 (0)
2020–2021 Notts County 3 (0)
2021–2022 Stafford Rangers 24 (0)
2022–2023 AFC Telford United
2023– Warrington Rylands
International career
2017 Wales U20 3 (0)
2017–2018 Wales U21 8 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20:12, 4 July 2022 (UTC)

Luke Arthur Pilling (born 25 July 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Warrington Rylands. He is a former Wales under-21 international.

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Club career

Pilling began his career with Tranmere Rovers, joining the club at the age of six. [3] He made his senior debut on 29 April 2017 in a 1–0 victory over Maidstone United in the National League. [4] He spent the 2018–19 season on loan with National League North side Ashton United, making 17 league appearances. [2]

Pilling signed a new one-year contract with Tranmere following the club's promotion to League One at the end of the 2018–19 season. [3] Pilling made his Football League debut on 7 December 2019 as a first half substitute in place of injured starting goalkeeper Scott Davies during a 1–1 draw with Accrington Stanley. [5]

On 4 September 2020, Pilling signed for National League side Notts County. [6]

International career

In May 2017, Pilling was named in the Wales under-20 squad for the 2017 Toulon Tournament. After making his debut for the side in the tournament opener against Ivory Coast, [7] Pilling played in Wales' remaining group matches against France and Bahrain as they were eliminated in the group stage. [8] [9] Pilling was later named Goalkeeper of the Tournament for his performances. [10]

Personal life

Pilling is the maternal grandson of former Tranmere Rovers player Terry Stephens (footballer).

Career statistics

As of match played 7 December 2019
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonDivisionLeague FA Cup EFL Cup OtherTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Tranmere Rovers 2016–17 [11] National League 1000000010
2017–18 [12] National League 1000001 [a] 020
2018–19 [2] League Two 0000000000
2019–20 [13] League One 1000003 [b] 040
Tranmere Rovers total3000004070
Ashton United 2018–19 [2] National League North 170100000180
Career total200100040250
  1. Appearance in FA Trophy
  2. Appearance in EFL Trophy

Honours

Tranmere Rovers

Individual

References

  1. "Club list of registered players: As at 18th May 2018: Tranmere Rovers" (PDF). English Football League. p. 94. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Luke Pilling at Soccerway . Retrieved 8 December 2019.
  3. 1 2 "Luke Pilling signs new contract". Tranmere Rovers F.C. 25 June 2019. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
  4. "Maidstone United 0–1 Tranmere Rovers". BBC Sport. 29 April 2017. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
  5. "Tranmere Rovers 1–1 Accrington Stanley". BBC Sport. 7 December 2019. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
  6. "Pilling joins keeper ranks". Notts County Official Site. 4 September 2020. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  7. "Wales U20 2–2 Cote D'Ivoire". Foot Espoirs. Archived from the original on 1 June 2017. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
  8. "Toulon Tournament: France U20 0–0 Wales U20". BBC Sport. 30 May 2017. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
  9. "Toulon Tournament: Wales U20 1–0 Bahrain U20". BBC Sport. 8 December 2019.
  10. "The Toulon Tournament 2017 Awards". Foot Espoirs. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
  11. "Games played by Luke Pilling in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
  12. "Games played by Luke Pilling in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
  13. "Games played by Luke Pilling in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
  14. Pearlman, Michael (25 May 2019). "Newport County 0–1 Tranmere Rovers". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 May 2025.