Luke Plange
 Plange with HJK in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Luke Elliot Plange[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 4 November 2002 | ||
| 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) | 13 | (2) |
| 2023 | → Lincoln City (loan) | 18 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | → Carlisle United (loan) | 22 | (2) |
| 2024– | → HJK (loan) | 16 | (6) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022– | England U20 | 2 | (1) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 July 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[edit]
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[edit]
On 25 March 2022, Plange made his England U20 debut in a 2–0 defeat to Poland in Bielsko-Biała.[14]
Career statistics[edit]
- As of match played 9 July 2024
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Derby County | 2021–22[15] | Championship | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 3 | ||
| Crystal Palace | 2021–22[15] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23[16] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2024–25[17] | 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[15] | Championship | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 1 | ||
| RWD Molenbeek (loan) | 2022–23[16] | Challenger Pro League | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 15 | 2 | |||
| Lincoln City (loan) | 2022–23[16] | League One | 18 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 18 | 0 | ||||
| Carlisle United (loan) | 2023–24[18] | League One | 22 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2[c] | 0 | 26 | 2 | |
| HJK Helsinki (loan) | 2024 | Veikkausliiga | 16 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | — | 18 | 6 | |
| Career total | 95 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 104 | 14 | ||
- ^ Includes FA Cup, Belgian Cup, Finnish Cup
- ^ Includes EFL Cup and Finnish League Cup
- ^ Appearances in EFL Trophy
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
References[edit]
- ^ "Updated squad lists for 2021/22 Premier League". Premier League. 4 February 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
- ^ "Luke Plange: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
- ^ "Boy hopes to be next Ronaldo". Richmond and Twickenham Times.
- ^ Nwachukwu, John Owen (March 21, 2021). "EPL: Luke Plange leaves Arsenal ahead of West Ham clash".
- ^ "Bristol City vs. Derby County – 4 December 2021 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Crystal Palace sign Luke Plange". Crystal Palace F.C. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
- ^ "Luke Plange and Jake O'Brien join RWD Molenbeek on loan - News". Crystal Palace F.C. Retrieved 2022-08-26.
- ^ "City win race for Plange". Lincoln City FC. 30 January 2023. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
- ^ "Palace forward swoops in". Lincoln City FC. 1 August 2023. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
- ^ "CLUB: Striker returns to parent club". www.carlisleunited.co.uk. 4 January 2024. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
- ^ "Luke Plange joins HJK Helsinki on loan". Crystal Palace F.C. 15 March 2024. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
- ^ HJK jäi tasapeliin klassikko-ottelussa – tähtihankinta osui vihdoin, Helsingin Sanomat, 27 April 2024
- ^ Luke Plange pelasti hattutempullaan pisteet Klubille SJK:ta vastaan – ”Tämä tuntuu uskomattomalta”, Helsingin Sanomat, 7 June 2024
- ^ "Report: Poland 2–0 England MU20s". englandfootball.com. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
- ^ a b c "Games played by Luke Plange in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
- ^ a b c "Games played by Luke Plange in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
- ^ "Games played by Luke Plange in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
- ^ "Games played by Luke Plange in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
External links[edit]
- Luke Plange at Soccerway
- DCFC Profile
- 2002 births
- Living people
- Footballers from the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames
- People from Kingston upon Thames
- English men's footballers
- England men's youth international footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- Arsenal F.C. players
- Derby County F.C. players
- Crystal Palace F.C. players
- R.W.D. Molenbeek (2015) players
- Lincoln City F.C. players
- Carlisle United F.C. players
- English Football League players
- Challenger Pro League players
- English expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium
- English expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
- Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi players
- Expatriate men's footballers in Finland
- English expatriate sportspeople in Finland
- English people of Malaysian descent