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English footballer
Luke Plange
Plange with HJK in 2024
Personal information
Full name Luke Elliot Plange
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)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team Crystal Palace
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 Premier League club Crystal Palace.

Club career

A youth product of Arsenal since the age of six, Plange moved to Derby County on 21 March 2021. 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.

On 31 January 2022, Plange signed for Crystal Palace and was loaned back to Derby for the remainder of the season. In August 2022 he was loaned to Belgian club RWD Molenbeek, along with teammate Jake O'Brien, for the 2022–23 season. 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.

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

On 15 March 2024, Plange joined Finnish Veikkausliiga club HJK Helsinki on loan until 1 January 2025. On 27 April 2024, Plange scored his first goal in the league, in a 1–1 away draw against Haka. 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.

International career

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

Career statistics

As of match played 7 November 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season Division League Cup League cup Europe Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Derby County 2021–22 Championship 8 3 1 0 0 0 — — 9 3
Crystal Palace 2021–22 Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0
2022–23 Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0
2024–25 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 Championship 18 1 0 0 0 0 — — 18 1
RWD Molenbeek (loan) 2022–23 Challenger Pro League 14 2 2 0 — — — 16 2
Lincoln City (loan) 2022–23 League One 18 0 — — — — 18 0
Carlisle United (loan) 2023–24 League One 22 2 1 0 1 0 — 2 0 26 2
HJK Helsinki (loan) 2024 Veikkausliiga 26 6 1 0 0 0 9 1 — 36 7
Career total 106 14 5 0 1 0 9 1 2 0 123 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

  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. ^ "Games played by Luke Plange in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  17. ^ "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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