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Luke Plange

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Luke Plange
Plange with HJK in 2024
Personal information
Full name Luke Elliot Plange[1]
Date of birth (2002-11-04) 4 November 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Kingston upon Thames, England
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[2]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 HJK
(on loan from Crystal Palace)
Number 9
Youth career
2008–2021 Arsenal
2021 Derby County
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2022 Derby County 8 (3)
2022– Crystal Palace 0 (0)
2022 → Derby County (loan) 18 (1)
2022–2023 → RWD Molenbeek (loan) 14 (2)
2023 → Lincoln City (loan) 18 (0)
2023–2024 → Carlisle United (loan) 22 (2)
2024– → HJK (loan) 26 (6)
International career‡
2022– England U20 2 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:15, 19 October 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10:51, 30 March 2022 (UTC)

Luke Elliot Plange (born 4 November 2002) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Veikkausliiga side HJK on loan from Premier League club Crystal Palace.

Club career

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A youth product of Arsenal since the age of six,[3] Plange moved to Derby County on 21 March 2021.[4] He made his professional debut with Derby County on 4 December 2021, coming on as a half-time substitute in a 1–0 EFL Championship defeat against Bristol City.[5]

On 31 January 2022, Plange signed for Crystal Palace and was loaned back to Derby for the remainder of the season.[6] In August 2022 he was loaned to Belgian club RWD Molenbeek, along with teammate Jake O'Brien, for the 2022–23 season.[7] On 30 January 2023, Crystal Palace recalled him from his loan at RWD Molenbeek and sent on loan to Lincoln City for the remainder of the season.[8]

On 1 August 2023, Plange joined Carlisle United on a half-season long loan.[9] He returned to his parent club at the end of the loan deal in January 2024.[10]

On 15 March 2024, Plange joined Finnish Veikkausliiga club HJK Helsinki on loan until 1 January 2025.[11] On 27 April 2024, Plange scored his first goal in the league, in a 1–1 away draw against Haka.[12] On 7 June 2024, Plange scored a hat-trick in a 4–1 home win against SJK, after coming on as the 71st minute substitute to Anthony Olusanya.[13]

International career

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Born in England, Plange is of Malaysian descent through a grandmother.[14] On 25 March 2022, he made his England U20 debut in a 2–0 defeat to Poland in Bielsko-Biała.[15]

Career statistics

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As of match played 25 October 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season Division League Cup[a] League cup[b] Europe Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Derby County 2021–22[16] Championship 8 3 1 0 0 0 — — 9 3
Crystal Palace 2021–22[16] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0
2022–23[17] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0
2024–25[18] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0
Total 8 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 3
Derby County (loan) 2021–22[16] Championship 18 1 0 0 0 0 — — 18 1
RWD Molenbeek (loan) 2022–23[17] Challenger Pro League 14 2 2 0 — — — 16 2
Lincoln City (loan) 2022–23[17] League One 18 0 — — — — 18 0
Carlisle United (loan) 2023–24[19] League One 22 2 1 0 1 0 — 2[c] 0 26 2
HJK Helsinki (loan) 2024 Veikkausliiga 26 6 1 0 0 0 8[d] 1 — 35 7
Career total 106 14 5 0 1 0 8 1 2 0 122 15
  1. ^ Includes FA Cup, Belgian Cup, Finnish Cup
  2. ^ Includes EFL Cup and Finnish League Cup
  3. ^ Appearances in EFL Trophy
  4. ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League and UEFA Conference League

References

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  1. ^ "Updated squad lists for 2021/22 Premier League". Premier League. 4 February 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  2. ^ "Luke Plange: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  3. ^ "Boy hopes to be next Ronaldo". Richmond and Twickenham Times.
  4. ^ Nwachukwu, John Owen (March 21, 2021). "EPL: Luke Plange leaves Arsenal ahead of West Ham clash".
  5. ^ "Bristol City vs. Derby County – 4 December 2021 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  6. ^ "Crystal Palace sign Luke Plange". Crystal Palace F.C. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  7. ^ "Luke Plange and Jake O'Brien join RWD Molenbeek on loan - News". Crystal Palace F.C. Retrieved 2022-08-26.
  8. ^ "City win race for Plange". Lincoln City FC. 30 January 2023. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
  9. ^ "Palace forward swoops in". Lincoln City FC. 1 August 2023. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  10. ^ "CLUB: Striker returns to parent club". www.carlisleunited.co.uk. 4 January 2024. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
  11. ^ "Luke Plange joins HJK Helsinki on loan". Crystal Palace F.C. 15 March 2024. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
  12. ^ HJK jäi tasapeliin klassikko-ottelussa – tähtihankinta osui vihdoin, Helsingin Sanomat, 27 April 2024
  13. ^ Luke Plange pelasti hattutempullaan pisteet Klubille SJK:ta vastaan – ”Tämä tuntuu uskomattomalta”, Helsingin Sanomat, 7 June 2024
  14. ^ "Penyerang Warisan Berdarah Kelantan Jadi Bualan Di EPL". May 28, 2024.
  15. ^ "Report: Poland 2–0 England MU20s". englandfootball.com. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  16. ^ a b c "Games played by Luke Plange in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  17. ^ a b c "Games played by Luke Plange in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  18. ^ "Games played by Luke Plange in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  19. ^ "Games played by Luke Plange in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
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