| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rohan Vir Luthra [1] | ||
| Date of birth | 6 May 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | England | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2020 | Crystal Palace | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2021 | Crystal Palace | 0 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | → South Park (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2021–2024 | Cardiff City | 1 | (0) |
| 2023 | → Slough Town (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | Derby County | 0 | (0) |
| 2025 | → Spennymoor Town (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:00, 22 April 2025 (UTC) | |||
Rohan Vir Luthra (born 6 May 2002) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper and is currently a free agent.
He started his career at Crystal Palace, with a loan spell at South Park, after this he joined Cardiff City, where he had a spell at Slough Town. Luthra then joined Derby County where he had a loan spell at Spennymoor Town.
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. [13] On 7 August 2024, he signed a one year contract. [14] On 1 April 2025, Luthra joined Spennymoor Town on an emergency loan, making his debut for the National League North side on the same day. [15] He helped his side reach the FA Trophy final, after a penalty shootout victory over Rochdale. [16]
On 16 May 2025; it was announced by Derby County that Luthra would leave Derby County upon the expiry of his contract in June 2025. [17]
Born in England, Luthra is of Punjabi Indian descent. [2] He was called up to represent the England U15s. [18]
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. [19]