Luke Burgess (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 3 March 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Liverpool, England | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Salford City (on loan from Wigan Athletic) | ||
| Number | 46 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2013 | Everton | ||
| 2013–2017 | Wigan Athletic | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017– | Wigan Athletic | 0 | (0) |
| 2018 | → Chorley (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | → Barrow (loan) | 15 | (1) |
| 2020– | → Salford City (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:36, 16 May 2018 (UTC) | |||
Luke Burgess (born 3 March 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Salford City on loan from EFL Championship club Wigan Athletic.
Club career
Burgess joined Wigan Athletic in 2013, after progressing through the Everton youth ranks.[1] After signing his first professional deal in the 2017–18 pre-season, Burgess made his Wigan debut during their EFL Cup tie against Blackpool, which resulted in a 2–1 victory for the Latics.[2]
In March 2018 Burgess joined Chorley on loan for the rest of the season, and scored his first senior goal in a 3–2 win over Clitheroe in the final of the Lancashire FA Challenge Trophy.[3]
On the eve of the 2018–19 season Burgess joined Barrow on an initial 28 day loan.[4] Burgess scored during an FA Cup tie against former club Chorley, but Barrow lost the match 3–2. In January 2019 he extended his loan spell at Barrow until the end of the season.[5] At the end of March he was recalled from loan.[6]
He was offered a contract beyond May 2019 by the club.[7]
In January 2020 he joined Salford City on loan[8] and was named in the match day squad on 21 January against Accrington Stanley[9] in an Football League Trophy match.
Career statistics
- As of match played 26 September 2017
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Wigan Athletic | 2017–18[10] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Chorley | 2017–18 | National League North | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[b] | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Barrow | 2018–19 | National League | 15 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 |
| Career total | 16 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 24 | 3 | ||
- ^ Appearance in EFL Trophy
- ^ Appearances in Lancashire FA Challenge Trophy
References
- ^ "Luke Burgess". Wigan Athletic F.C. Archived from the original on 23 August 2017. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
- ^ "Wigan Athletic vs. Blackpool". Soccerway. 8 August 2017. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
- ^ Lyons, Harry. "MATCH REPORT | Chorley 3-2 Clitheroe". Chorley F.C. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
- ^ "Bluebirds Land Wigan Ace Burgess". Barrow A.F.C. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
- ^ https://www.wiganathletic.com/news/2019/january/loan-news-luke-burgess-joins-barrow-afc-until-the-end-of-the-season/
- ^ "Wigan recall Burgess from Barrow". nonleaguedaily.com. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
- ^ "2019-20 WIGAN ATHLETIC RETAINED LIST". Wigan Athletic FC. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
- ^ Davidson, Matt. "What every Championship club is doing in the transfer window including Leeds United, Nottingham Forest and Bristol City". Retrieved 6 February 2020.
- ^ https://salfordcityfc.co.uk/matches/salford-city-v-accrington-stanley-21011920/
- ^ "Games played by Luke Burgess in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
External links
- Luke Burgess at Soccerbase
- Luke Burgess at Soccerway