Luke Plange

Luke Plange

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	Motherwell (on loan from Crystal Palace))
Number	57
Youth career
2008–2021	Arsenal
2021	Derby County
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2021–2022	Derby County	8	(3)
2022–	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)	2	(0)
International career‡
2022	England U20	2	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 February 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct 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 Scottish Premiership club Motherwell, on loan from Premier League club Crystal Palace.

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]

International career

On 25 March 2022, he made his England U20 debut in a 2–0 defeat to Poland in Bielsko-Biała. ^[15]

Career statistics

As of 3 February 2025

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	Division	League		Cup [a]		League cup [b]		Europe		Other		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Derby County	2021–22 [16]	Championship	8	3	1	0	0	0	—		—		9	3
Crystal Palace	2021–22 [16]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
	2022–23 [17]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
	2024–25 [18]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
	Total		8	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	3
Derby County (loan)	2021–22 [16]	Championship	18	1	0	0	0	0	—		—		18	1
RWD Molenbeek (loan)	2022–23 [17]	Challenger Pro League	14	2	2	0	—		—		—		16	2
Lincoln City (loan)	2022–23 [17]	League One	18	0	—		—		—		—		18	0
Carlisle United (loan)	2023–24 [19]	League One	22	2	1	0	1	0	—		2 [c]	0	26	2
HJK Helsinki (loan)	2024	Veikkausliiga	26	6	1	0	0	0	9 [d]	1	—		36	7
Motherwell (loan)	2024–25	Scottish Premiership	1	0	0	0	0	0	–		–		1	0
Career total			106	14	5	0	1	0	9	1	2	0	123	15

1. Includes FA Cup, Belgian Cup, Finnish Cup
2. Includes EFL Cup and Finnish League Cup
3. Appearances in EFL Trophy
4. 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. "Report: Poland 2–0 England MU20s". englandfootball.com. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
16. "Games played by Luke Plange in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
17. "Games played by Luke Plange in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
18. "Games played by Luke Plange in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
19. "Games played by Luke Plange in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.

External links

• Luke Plange at Soccerway
• DCFC Profile