Luke Plange

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Luke Plange
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Plange with HJK in 2024
Personal information
Full name Luke Elliot Plange [1]
Date of birth (2002-11-04) 4 November 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Kingston upon Thames, England
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) [2]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Grasshopper Club Zurich
Number 7
Youth career
2008–2021 Arsenal
2021 Derby County
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021–2022 Derby County 8 (3)
2022–2025 Crystal Palace 0 (0)
2022 → Derby County (loan) 18 (1)
2022–2023 → RWD Molenbeek (loan) 14 (2)
2023 → Lincoln City (loan) 18 (0)
2023–2024 → Carlisle United (loan) 22 (2)
2024 → HJK (loan) 26 (6)
2025 → Motherwell (loan) 4 (0)
2025– Grasshopper 2 (1)
International career‡
2022 England U20 2 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 3 August 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 10:51, 30 March 2022 (UTC)

Luke Elliot Plange (born 4 November 2002) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Swiss Super League side Grasshopper Club Zurich.

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Club career

A youth product of Arsenal since the age of six, [3] Plange moved to Derby County on 21 March 2021. [4] He made his professional debut with Derby County on 4 December 2021, coming on as a half-time substitute in a 1–0 EFL Championship defeat against Bristol City. [5]

On 31 January 2022, Plange signed for Crystal Palace and was loaned back to Derby for the remainder of the season. [6] In August 2022 he was loaned to Belgian club RWD Molenbeek, along with teammate Jake O'Brien, for the 2022–23 season. [7] On 30 January 2023, Crystal Palace recalled him from his loan at RWD Molenbeek and sent on loan to Lincoln City for the remainder of the season. [8]

On 1 August 2023, Plange joined Carlisle United on a half-season long loan. [9] He returned to his parent club at the end of the loan deal in January 2024. [10]

On 15 March 2024, Plange joined Finnish Veikkausliiga club HJK Helsinki on loan until 1 January 2025. [11] On 27 April 2024, Plange scored his first goal in the league, in a 1–1 away draw against Haka. [12] On 7 June 2024, Plange scored a hat-trick in a 4–1 home win against SJK, after coming on as the 71st minute substitute to Anthony Olusanya. [13]

On 1 February 2025, Plange joined Scottish Premiership club Motherwell on loan until the end of the season. [14]

On 17 July 2025, he signed a three-year contract with Swiss Super League side Grasshopper Club Zurich. [15] He had already joined the Swiss record champions during pre-season and was able to impress in the test matches. Plange was selected to the starting lineup in the first game of the season and was able to score Grasshoppers' second goal after just 31 minutes, [16] in the 2–3 home defeat to FC Luzern.

International career

On 25 March 2022, he made his England U20 debut in a 2–0 defeat to Poland in Bielsko-Biała. [17]

Personal life

Born in England, Plange is of Malaysian descent through a grandmother. [18]

Career statistics

As of 3 August 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonDivisionLeagueCup [a] League cup [b] EuropeOtherTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Derby County 2021–22 [c] [19] Championship 2641000——274
Crystal Palace 2021–22 [19] Premier League 000000——00
2022–23 [20] Premier League000000——00
2024–25 [21] Premier League000000——00
RWD Molenbeek (loan) 2022–23 [20] Challenger Pro League 14220———162
Lincoln City (loan) 2022–23 [20] League One 180————180
Carlisle United (loan) 2023–24 [22] League One2221010—2 [d] 0262
HJK Helsinki (loan) 2024 Veikkausliiga 26610009 [e] 1—367
Motherwell (loan) 2024–25 Scottish Premiership 400000––40
Grasshopper 2025–26 Swiss Super League 2100–––21
Career total112155010912012916
  1. ↑ Includes FA Cup, Belgian Cup, Finnish Cup
  2. ↑ Includes EFL Cup and Finnish League Cup
  3. ↑ Part of this season was spent on loan from Crystal Palace
  4. ↑ Appearances in EFL Trophy
  5. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Champions League and UEFA Conference League

References

  1. ↑ "Updated squad lists for 2021/22 Premier League". Premier League. 4 February 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  2. ↑ "Luke Plange: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  3. ↑ "Boy hopes to be next Ronaldo". Richmond and Twickenham Times.
  4. ↑ Nwachukwu, John Owen (March 21, 2021). "EPL: Luke Plange leaves Arsenal ahead of West Ham clash".
  5. ↑ "Bristol City vs. Derby County – 4 December 2021 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  6. ↑ "Crystal Palace sign Luke Plange". Crystal Palace F.C. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  7. ↑ "Luke Plange and Jake O'Brien join RWD Molenbeek on loan - News". Crystal Palace F.C. Retrieved 2022-08-26.
  8. ↑ "City win race for Plange". Lincoln City FC. 30 January 2023. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
  9. ↑ "Palace forward swoops in". Lincoln City FC. 1 August 2023. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  10. ↑ "CLUB: Striker returns to parent club". www.carlisleunited.co.uk. 4 January 2024. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
  11. ↑ "Luke Plange joins HJK Helsinki on loan". Crystal Palace F.C. 15 March 2024. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
  12. ↑ HJK jäi tasapeliin klassikko-ottelussa – tähtihankinta osui vihdoin, Helsingin Sanomat, 27 April 2024
  13. ↑ Luke Plange pelasti hattutempullaan pisteet Klubille SJK:ta vastaan – "Tämä tuntuu uskomattomalta", Helsingin Sanomat, 7 June 2024
  14. ↑ Club, Motherwell Football; Gibson, Scott (2025-02-01). "Luke Plange joins until end of season". Motherwell Football Club. Retrieved 2025-02-02.
  15. ↑ "Luke Plange unterschreibt bei GC Zürich" (in Swiss High German). Grasshopper Club Zurich. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
  16. ↑ "Super-League-Debütant Ferreira schiesst Luzern zum Sieg" (in Swiss High German). Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen. 26 July 2025. Retrieved 7 August 2025.
  17. ↑ "Report: Poland 2–0 England MU20s". englandfootball.com. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  18. ↑ "Penyerang Warisan Berdarah Kelantan Jadi Bualan Di EPL". May 28, 2024.
  19. 1 2 "Games played by Luke Plange in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  20. 1 2 3 "Games played by Luke Plange in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  21. ↑ "Games played by Luke Plange in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  22. ↑ "Games played by Luke Plange in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
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