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
 Crystal Palace
Youth career
2008–2021 Arsenal
2021 Derby County
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(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)
International career‡
2022 England U20 2 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:15, 19 October 2024
‡ 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 Premier League club Crystal Palace.

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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]

International career

Born in England, Plange is of Malaysian descent through a grandmother. [14] 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 match played 7 November 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonDivisionLeagueCup [a] League cup [b] EuropeOtherTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Derby County 2021–22 [16] Championship 831000——93
Crystal Palace 2021–22 [16] Premier League 000000——00
2022–23 [17] Premier League000000——00
2024–25 [18] Premier League000000——00
Total831000000093
Derby County (loan) 2021–22 [16] Championship1810000——181
RWD Molenbeek (loan) 2022–23 [17] Challenger Pro League 14220———162
Lincoln City (loan) 2022–23 [17] League One 180————180
Carlisle United (loan) 2023–24 [19] League One2221010—2 [c] 0262
HJK Helsinki (loan) 2024 Veikkausliiga 26610009 [d] 1—367
Career total106145010912012315

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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. ↑ "Penyerang Warisan Berdarah Kelantan Jadi Bualan Di EPL". May 28, 2024.
  15. ↑ "Report: Poland 2–0 England MU20s". englandfootball.com. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  16. 1 2 3 "Games played by Luke Plange in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  17. 1 2 3 "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.
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