Luke Offord

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Luke Offord
Luke Offord (March 2023).jpg
Offord with Crewe Alexandra in 2023
Personal information
Full name Luke William Offord [1]
Date of birth (1999-11-19) 19 November 1999 (age 24)
Place of birth Chichester, England
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) [2]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Crewe Alexandra
Number 6
Youth career
2012–2017 Crewe Alexandra
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017– Crewe Alexandra 152 (2)
2019 → Witton Albion (loan) 8 (0)
2019–2020 → Nantwich Town (loan) 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:23, 22 February 2024 (UTC)

Luke William Offord (born 19 November 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender or midfielder for League Two side Crewe Alexandra, and is also club captain.

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Career

Offord graduated from Crewe's academy in summer 2018. [3] He was given a two-year contract (with an optional two-year extension) in May 2019 having spent time on loan at Witton Albion. [4]

In December 2019, Offord went on a month's loan to Nantwich Town. [5] Soon after his return to Crewe, he made his first team debut, and first Crewe start, playing at centre-half in a 2–0 win over Leyton Orient on 28 January 2020, [6] [7] and then helping the team to win four of their next six games. [8]

Offord playing for Crewe at Morecambe, 29 February 2020 Luke Offord.jpg
Offord playing for Crewe at Morecambe, 29 February 2020

He scored his first league goal for Crewe on 10 October 2020, opening the scoring in a 3-0 win against Wigan Athletic at Gresty Road. [9] On 13 November 2020, he signed a new three-year contract with Crewe through to the summer of 2023. [10] After featuring regularly in Crewe's defence, he suffered a serious (grade 3) hamstring injury in a match against Bristol Rovers on 19 January 2021, [11] requiring a prolonged recovery. [12] He returned to first team action in April 2021, but then suffered another hamstring injury requiring a further prolonged lay-off. [13]

In February 2022, Crewe's then manager David Artell said Offord could be a future captain of the club after consistent performances in the Crewe backline, [14] and in July 2022, Artell's successor Alex Morris appointed Offord as captain for the 2022–23 season. [15] At the end of the season, Crewe triggered an extension of his contract. [16]

On 9 August 2023, Offord scored Crewe's goal in a 1–1 draw in their EFL League Cup first round tie against Championship side Sunderland at the Stadium of Light; Crewe won the tie 5–3 on penalties. [17] However, Offord's season was cut short after he suffered an ankle ligament injury against Harrogate Town at Gresty Road on 17 February 2024. With surgery scheduled for 1 March 2024, Offord was ruled out for the rest of the season; [18] [19] Mickey Demetriou was appointed club captain for the remainder of the season. [20] In May 2024, Long was offered a new contract by Crewe. [21]

Career statistics

As of 22 February 2024
ClubSeasonDivisionLeague FA Cup League Cup OtherTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Witton Albion (loan) 2018–19 [22] NPL Premier Division80———80
Nantwich Town (loan) 2019–20 [23] NPL Premier Division70———70
Crewe Alexandra 2019–20 [24] League Two 9000000090
2020–21 [25] League One 281200000301
2021–22 [26] League One44010102 [lower-alpha 1] 0480
2022–23 [27] League Two40020102 [lower-alpha 1] 0450
2023–24 [28] League Two31130212 [lower-alpha 1] 0382
Total15228041601703
Career total16728041601853
  1. 1 2 3 Appearances in EFL Trophy

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