Rohan Luthra

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Rohan Luthra
Personal information
Full name Rohan Vir Luthra [1]
Date of birth (2002-05-06) 6 May 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth England
Height 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
2010–2020 Crystal Palace
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2020–2021 Crystal Palace 0 (0)
2020–2021South Park (loan) 6 (0)
2021–2024 Cardiff City 1 (0)
2023Slough Town (loan) 12 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 November 2023 (UTC)

Rohan Vir Luthra (born 6 May 2002) is an English professional footballer who last played as a goalkeeper for EFL Championship club Cardiff City.

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Club career

Luthra joined the youth academy of Crystal Palace in 2010, and debuted with their U18s at the age of 15. [2] On 2 June 2020, he signed his first professional contract with Crystal Palace. [3] On 20 October 2020, he joined non-league club South Park on loan. [4] [5] On 22 June 2021, he moved to the youth academy of Cardiff City. [6] On May June 2022, he extended the contract with Cardiff City. [7] On 11 March 2023, he made his professional debut with Cardiff City as a late substitute in a 2–0 EFL Championship loss to Preston North End. [8] In doing so he became the first goalkeeper of South Asian descent to play in the Championship. [9] On 24 August 2023, Luthra joined National League South side Slough Town on loan until the end of the season. [10]

In July 2023, on a pre-season tour of Portugal, Luthra was racially abused by teammate Jack Simpson, who left Cardiff by mutual consent a month later. Simpson was fined £8,000 and banned for six games by the Football Association after a hearing in November. [11]

At the end of the 2023–24 season, Luthra was released by Cardiff at the expiry of his contract in June 2024. [12]

In July 2024, Luthra went on trial at Derby County, featuring in a pre-season friendly. [13]

International career

Born in England, Luthra is of Punjabi Indian descent. [2] He was called up to represent the England U15s. [14]

Personal life

Outside of football, Luthra played cricket with the Sunbury Cricket Club since the age of 6. Starting as a wicket-keeper, he developed into an aggressive left-handed batsman. He left the club to focus on football after he was offered a scholarship by Crystal Palace. [15]

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