Luke Chadwick
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Luke Harry Chadwick | ||
| Date of birth | 18 November 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Cambridge, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | MK Dons | ||
| Number | 26 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1997–1999 | Manchester United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1999–2004 | Manchester United | 25 | (2) |
| 1999–2000 | → Royal Antwerp (loan) | 36 | (7) |
| 2003 | → Reading (loan) | 9 | (1) |
| 2003 | → Reading (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | → Burnley (loan) | 36 | (5) |
| 2004–2006 | West Ham United | 32 | (1) |
| 2005–2006 | → Stoke City (loan) | 24 | (1) |
| 2006–2007 | Stoke City | 27 | (4) |
| 2006 | → Norwich City (loan) | 1 | (1) |
| 2007–2009 | Norwich City | 16 | (1) |
| 2008 | → Milton Keynes Dons (loan) | 7 | (3) |
| 2009– | Milton Keynes Dons | 126 | (7) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 1998–1999 | England U18 | 4 | (0) |
| 1999–2001 | England U21 | 13 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:17, 20 August 2011 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). |
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Luke Harry Chadwick (born 18 November 1980 in Cambridge) is an English footballer, currently playing for MK Dons. His favoured position is on the right side of midfield, but he can also operate on the left flank or behind the front two.
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[edit] Club career
[edit] Manchester United
Chadwick came up through the Manchester United youth system; the majority of his appearances for Manchester United at senior level were in League Cup matches or against lower profile teams in the Premier League. He scored two league goals for Manchester United, one against Bradford in January 2001[1] and the other against Leeds in March 2001.[2]
He was loaned to Belgian side Royal Antwerp for the entire 1999–2000 season, winning the league in the process. This was later followed by loan spells at Reading, where he scored once against Gillingham,[3] and Burnley.
Chadwick made enough appearances in the 2000-01 season to qualify for a Premier League winners medal. The following season Chadwick's appearances were more limited although he still played in 9 league games and also made appearances in the League Cup. The season that followed saw Chadwick struggle to get back into the first team like the previous two years, as he only managed a handful of appearances in all competitions.
[edit] West Ham United
Chadwick joined West Ham United on a free transfer at the beginning of the 2004–05 season. In his season at West Ham he scored once in the league, against Leeds.[4]
[edit] Stoke City
Chadwick joined Stoke City on loan at the start of the 2005–06 season. He made his Stoke City debut against Sheffield Wednesday on the 6th August 2005. Chadwick's impressive performances lead to a permanent deal in January 2006 with Stoke paying £100,000 for his services. Chadwick's subsequent performances earned him many fans at Stoke City. Chadwick's goal in the F.A Cup Fourth Round against Walsall was voted goal of the round in 2006. The following season did not start off very well for Chadwick as in the opening match of the season against Southend United, Chadwick fainted and was taken to hospital. It was later revealed that he was only dehydrated.[5]
On 27 June 2006, Norwich City manager Nigel Worthington confirmed that he was interested in signing Chadwick from Stoke, but Stoke City rejected Norwich's approach for the player.
[edit] Norwich City
On 13 November 2006, Worthington's replacement, Peter Grant, signed Chadwick, initially on loan, with a view to a permanent deal in January 2007. The proposed fee was £220,000, with an additional £100,000 if Chadwick helps the Canaries gain promotion.
Chadwick immediately made an impact at Carrow Road by scoring on his debut against arch rivals Ipswich Town. He was injured in the latter stages of that game, and the injury kept him out for most of the remainder of the season.
On 3 January 2007 Chadwick signed a 2 and a half year deal for Norwich City.
Chadwick made his long awaited comeback from injury as a substitute in the 1–0 win over Birmingham on 13 March 2007, and also featured in another 1–0 victory over Stoke on 17 March 2007 as he attempted to regain match fitness. His injury problems, however, continued into the following season as he struggled for fitness.[6]
By the beginning of the 2007–08 season, he had accumulated over 200 league appearances and scored more than 20 league goals.
[edit] MK Dons
On 4 October 2008, Chadwick made his MK Dons debut in their 4–0 hammering of Millwall after joining the League One club on an initial three-month loan from Norwich City on 1 October 2008. On 18 October 2008, Chadwick scored his first goal for the Dons, equalising late on to secure a 2–2 draw against Crewe Alexandra. He then scored a brace for the Dons in the 2–1 away victory over Leyton Orient. Shortly after, he picked up an injury and returned from his loan early. On Wednesday 31 December 2008, Chadwick joined the Dons on a two and a half year deal, starting 1 January 2009. At the end of the 2009/10 season Chadwick was voted the MK Dons Player of the Season.[7] He won the award for the second year running at the end of the 2010/11 season.
[edit] Honours
- Manchester United
- Premier League
- Champions: 2000–01
[edit] References
- ^ "Man Utd leave it late against Bradford". BBC. 13 January 2001. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/1114070.stm. Retrieved 9 November 2009.
- ^ "Leeds earn Man Utd draw". BBC. 3 March 2001. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/1199127.stm. Retrieved 9 November 2009.
- ^ "Reading 2–1 Gillingham". BBC. 13 February 2003. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/2715903.stm. Retrieved 9 November 2009.
- ^ "West Ham 1–1 Leeds". BBC. 10 December 2004. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/4068179.stm. Retrieved 9 November 2009.
- ^ Luke update , Retrieved 13th July 2009
- ^ The Pink'un – Chadwick, Murray both doubtful
- ^ MK Dons – Chadwick pleased to be back
[edit] External links
- Luke Chadwick player profile at mkdons.com
- Luke Chadwick player profile at canaries.co.uk
- Luke Chadwick player profile at rafc.be (in Flemish)
- Luke Chadwick career stats at Soccerbase
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- 1980 births
- Living people
- People from Cambridge
- English footballers
- England under-21 international footballers
- Association football midfielders
- Burnley F.C. players
- Manchester United F.C. players
- Norwich City F.C. players
- Premier League players
- Reading F.C. players
- Royal Antwerp FC players
- Stoke City F.C. players
- West Ham United F.C. players
- Expatriate footballers in Belgium
- Milton Keynes Dons F.C. players
