Owen Lunt

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Owen Lunt
Personal information
Full name Owen Alan Lunt [1]
Date of birth (2004-09-02) 2 September 2004 (age 20)
Place of birth Prescot, England
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) [2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Crewe Alexandra
Number 19
Youth career
2014–2022 Crewe Alexandra
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2022– Crewe Alexandra 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:15, 30 April 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 07:36, 7 September 2023 (UTC)

Owen Alan Lunt (born 2 September 2004) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL League Two club Crewe Alexandra.

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Club career

Having joined the club aged 10, Lunt come through the Crewe Alexandra academy system, and made his debut for the club aged 18 as a scholar in their EFL Trophy game against Leeds United U-21's at The Mornflake Stadium on 1 November 2022, coming on as a 72nd-minute substitute for Lachlan Brook. [3]

After being on the first team bench during the 2022–23 campaign, Lunt made his league debut in the following campaign for The Railwaymen on 9 September 2023 during a 4–1 win against Forest Green Rovers, coming on for Jack Powell in the 76th minute. [4] His 2023–24 campaign was ended by a back injury and on 28 March 2024, he signed a new one-year deal with an option of a second. [5]

On 13 August 2024, ten months after his last appearance for Crewe, Lunt returned from injury during a 2–1 loss against Rotherham United in the first round of the Carabao Cup. [6]

Personal life

Lunt is the nephew of ex Crewe midfielder Kenny Lunt. [7]

Career statistics

As of 3 September 2024. [8]
ClubSeasonDivisionLeague FA Cup League Cup OtherTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Crewe Alexandra 2022–23 League Two 0000001 [lower-alpha 1] 010
2023–24 3000102 [lower-alpha 1] 060
2024–25 0000102 [lower-alpha 1] 030
Total30002050100
  1. 1 2 3 Appearances in EFL Trophy

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References

  1. "Squad List 2023/24 & U21 Registered Contract Players" (PDF). EFL. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
  2. "Player Ratings - Owen Lunt". EA . Retrieved 18 August 2024.
  3. "Crewe Alexandra 0–0 Leeds United U21". Soccerway. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
  4. "Forest Green Rovers 1–4 Crewe Alexandra". BBC Sport. 9 September 2023. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
  5. "Owen Lunt signs extended contract". crewealex.net. 28 March 2024. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
  6. "Rotherham United 2–1 Crewe Alexandra". BBC Sport. 13 August 2024. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
  7. "19 Owen Lunt". crewealex.net. 18 August 2024. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
  8. Owen Lunt at Soccerway