Luke Williams (footballer, born 1993)

Luke Williams
Personal information
Full name Luke Anthony Williams[1]
Date of birth (1993-06-11) 11 June 1993 (age 31)[2]
Place of birth Middlesbrough, England
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[3]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder/Striker
Team information
Current team
 Scunthorpe United
Number 23
Youth career
2007–2009 Middlesbrough
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2015 Middlesbrough 34 (2)
2014 → Hartlepool United (loan) 7 (2)
2014 → Scunthorpe United (loan) 6 (2)
2015 → Coventry City (loan) 5 (0)
2015 → Peterborough United (loan) 2 (0)
2015–2018 Scunthorpe United 37 (5)
2017 → Northampton Town (loan) 8 (0)
2018–2021 Hartlepool United 11 (0)
2021–2022 Gateshead 12 (1)
2022–2024 Vikingur 36 (13)
2024– Scunthorpe United 0 (0)
International career
2009–2010 England U17 5 (0)
2010–2012 England U19 8 (1)
2013 England U20 4 (2)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  England
UEFA European Under-17 Championship
Winner 2010 Liechtenstein
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:06, 6 September 2024 (UTC)

Luke Anthony Williams (born 11 June 1993) is an English professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for National League North club Scunthorpe United.

Williams began his career at Middlesbrough where he started out as a striker. He has also played in the Football League for Hartlepool United, Scunthorpe United, Coventry City, Peterborough United and Northampton Town.

Career

Williams was born in Middlesbrough, England.[citation needed]

Middlesbrough

Williams made his league debut on 28 December 2009, coming on as a substitute.[4] In doing so, Williams became the youngest Middlesbrough player in over a century, aged just 16 years and 200 days. Williams made his first Middlesbrough start against Coventry City. On 13 May 2010, it was announced that Williams had secured a professional four-year contract with Middlesbrough.[5] He scored his first goal for Middlesbrough on 21 August 2012, a long range goal in the 88th minute in a 3–2 win against Burnley.[6] He scored his second goal for Middlesbrough on 15 September, in a 2–0 win against Ipswich Town.[7]

Hartlepool United (loan)

On 23 January 2014, Williams joined Hartlepool United on a one-month loan deal,[8] playing a central-attacking midfield role.[citation needed] The loan was extended but Williams ended up being recalled by Middlesbrough due to his excellent form for the League Two club.

Scunthorpe United

On 23 October 2014 Williams signed for Scunthorpe United on a one-month loan deal. He made his debut against Notts County.[9]

On 2 July 2015, Williams completed a permanent move to Scunthorpe for an undisclosed fee.[10]

He went out on loan to fellow League One side Northampton Town where he made eight appearances for the club.

Injuries meant that he only played twice in the 2017–18 season – both in the latter part of the season. Williams was released by the club in June 2018.

Hartlepool United

Williams signed for National League side Hartlepool United in July 2018. Due to injury, Williams failed to make a single appearance in his first season with the club. On 30 October 2020, Williams signed a new deal at Hartlepool.[11]

In March 2021, Williams made his first league start in almost four years in a 1–0 victory against Woking.[12]

Williams was released by Hartlepool at the end of the 2020–21 season. His time at Hartlepool was ravaged due to injuries and, as a result, Williams only made 11 league appearances for the club in his three years with the club – 10 of which were as a substitute. He scored once for Pools, in a FA Trophy defeat against Halifax Town in December 2020.

Gateshead

Williams signed for National League North side Gateshead in August 2021 on a short-term contract. Williams was sent off on his debut against Chester. Following this, Williams was dealt the blow days later of suffering another injury which would see him out for up to seven weeks. He scored his first goal for the club on 8 December 2021 in a 2–0 win against York City. He departed the club on 14 January 2022.[13]

Víkingur

On 28 July 2022, Williams joined Icelandic side Víkingur on a deal until the end of the season.[14]

In his third season with the club, Williams was made club captain.[15]

Return to Scunthorpe

On 14 November 2024, Williams signed for former club Scunthorpe United on non-contract terms.[16] He signed with the National League North club after having trained with the team for six weeks.[16]

International career

He made his England under-17 debut on 26 October 2009, in a 6–2 win against Kazakhstan.[17] He made his under-19 debut on 2 September 2010, in a 2–0 win against Slovakia.[18] He scored his first goal on 2 June 2011, in a 3–2 win against Switzerland during 2011 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification.[19] On 28 May 2013, he was named in manager Peter Taylor's 21-man squad for the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[20] He scored on his debut on 16 June, in a 3–0 win in a warm-up game against Uruguay.[21] He also scored in the opening group-stage game on 23 June against Iraq.[22]

Career statistics

As of match played 14 September 2024
Appearance and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Middlesbrough 2009–10[23] Championship 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
2010–11[24] Championship 6 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 7 0
2011–12[25] Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2012–13[26] Championship 11 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 14 2
2013–14[27] Championship 9 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 11 0
2014–15[28] Championship 4 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 5 1
Total 34 2 3 0 5 1 0 0 42 3
Hartlepool United (loan) 2013–14[27] League Two 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 2
Scunthorpe United (loan) 2014–15[28] League One 6 2 0 0 — 0 0 6 2
Coventry City (loan) 2014–15[28] League One 5 0 0 0 — 0 0 5 0
Peterborough United (loan) 2014–15[28] League One 2 0 0 0 — 0 0 2 0
Scunthorpe United 2015–16[29] League One 28 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 32 5
2016–17[30] League One 7 0 1 0 1 0 3[a] 2 12 2
2017–18[31] League One 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Total 37 5 5 0 1 0 3 2 46 7
Northampton Town (loan) 2016–17[30] League One 8 0 — — 0 0 8 0
Hartlepool United 2019–20[32] National League 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
2020–21[33] National League 8 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 9 1
Total 11 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 13 1
Gateshead 2021–22[34] National League North 12 1 2 0 — 1 0 15 1
Víkingur 2022 2. deild karla 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1
2023 2. deild karla 19 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 4
2024 2. deild karla 13 8 2 1 0 0 0 0 15 9
Total 36 13 2 1 0 0 0 0 38 14
Career total 158 25 13 1 6 1 5 3 182 30
  1. ^ Appearances in EFL Trophy

Honours

England U17

References

  1. ^ "EFL: Club list of registered players" (PDF). English Football League. 20 May 2017. p. 62. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
  2. ^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Turkey 2013 List of Players: England" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 23 June 2013. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 June 2013.
  3. ^ "Luke Williams". Hartlepool United Football Club. Hartlepool United F.C. Archived from the original on 20 September 2020. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  4. ^ Middlesbrough FC Official Website – Match Report[permanent dead link‍]
  5. ^ "Boro youngsters earn deals". Sky Sports. 13 May 2010.
  6. ^ "Middlesbrough 3–2 Burnley" BBC Sport. 21 August 2012. Retrieved 15 September 2012.
  7. ^ "Middlesbrough 2–0 Ipswich" BBC Sport. 15 September 1997. Retrieved 15 September 2012.
  8. ^ "Luke Williams Joins Pools on Loan". Hartlepool United FC. 23 January 2014. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
  9. ^ "Iron sign Boro striker Williams". Scunthorpe United. 23 October 2014.
  10. ^ "Boro forward completes move away from the Riverside". Scunthorpe United. 2 July 2015.
  11. ^ "LUKE WILLIAMS SIGNS NEW CONTRACT". Hartlepool United Official Site. 30 October 2020. Archived from the original on 1 November 2020. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  12. ^ Dominic Scurr (21 March 2021). "Former Middlesbrough and Scunthorpe United midfielder Luke Williams reflects on first league start in over 1,400 days as Hartlepool United beat Woking 1–0". Hartlepool Mail. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  13. ^ "Luke Williams Departs". Gateshead FC. 14 January 2022. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  14. ^ @Vikingurol (27 July 2022). "Víkingur Ó. hefur samið við enska knattspyrnumanninn Luke Williams um að spila með liðinu út tímabilið" (Tweet) (in Icelandic). Retrieved 27 July 2022 – via Twitter.
  15. ^ "Luke Williams on making history at Middlesbrough & hopes for future". Northern Echo. 3 August 2024. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
  16. ^ a b "Luke Williams signs non-contract terms with the Iron". Scunthorpe United FC. 14 November 2024. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
  17. ^ "England 6–2 Kazakhstan" uefa.com. 26 October 2009. Retrieved 15 September 2012.
  18. ^ "England 2–0 Slovakia" The FA.com. 2 September 2010. Retrieved 15 September 2012.
  19. ^ "Switzerland 2–3 England" 2 June 2011. Retrieved 15 September 2012.
  20. ^ "Final squad named" TheFA.com. 28 May 2013. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
  21. ^ "Training win for Three Lions" TheFA.com. 16 June 2013. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
  22. ^ "England v Iraq" TheFA.com. 23 June 2013. Retrieved 24 June 2013/
  23. ^ "Games played by Luke Williams in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
  24. ^ "Games played by Luke Williams in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
  25. ^ "Games played by Luke Williams in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
  26. ^ "Games played by Luke Williams in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
  27. ^ a b "Games played by Luke Williams in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
  28. ^ a b c d "Games played by Luke Williams in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
  29. ^ "Games played by Luke Williams in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
  30. ^ a b "Games played by Luke Williams in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
  31. ^ "Games played by Luke Williams in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
  32. ^ "Games played by Luke Williams in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  33. ^ "Games played by Luke Williams in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  34. ^ Luke Williams at Soccerway. Retrieved 26 January 2022.