Luke Offord

Luke William Offord (born 19 November 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender or midfielder for League One side Crewe Alexandra.

Luke Offord
Luke Offord, playing for Crewe at Morecambe, 29 February 2020
Personal information
Full name Luke William Offord[1]
Date of birth (1999-11-19) 19 November 1999
Place of birth Chichester, England
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[2]
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Crewe Alexandra
Number 6
Youth career
2012–2018 Crewe Alexandra
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018– Crewe Alexandra 64 (1)
2019 → Witton Albion (loan)
2019–2020 → Nantwich Town (loan)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13:29, 2 February 2022 (UTC)

Career

Offord graduated from Crewe's academy in summer 2018.[3] He was given a two-year contract (with an optional two-year extension) in May 2019 having spent time on loan at Witton Albion.[4]

In December 2019, Offord went on a month's loan to Nantwich Town.[5] Soon after his return to Crewe, he made his first team debut, and first Crewe start, playing at centre-half in a 2–0 win over Leyton Orient on 28 January 2020,[6][7] and then helping the team to win four of their next six games.[8]

He scored his first league goal for Crewe on 10 October 2020, opening the scoring in a 3-0 win against Wigan Athletic at Gresty Road.[9] On 13 November 2020, he signed a new three-year contract with Crewe through to the summer of 2023.[10] After featuring regularly in Crewe's defence, he suffered a serious (grade 3) hamstring injury in a match against Bristol Rovers on 19 January 2021,[11] requiring a prolonged recovery.[12] He returned to first team action in April 2021, but then suffered another hamstring injury requiring a prolonged lay-off.[13]

Career statistics
As of 2 February 2022
Club Season Division League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Crewe Alexandra2019–20[14]League Two9000000090
2020–21[15]League One281200000301
2021–22[16]League One270101020310
Crewe Alexandra total 641301020701

References
  1. "Notification of shirt numbers: Crewe Alexandra" (PDF). English Football League. p. 25. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  2. Luke Offord at Soccerway. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
  3. "Luke Offord". CreweAlex.net. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  4. "Contracts: Sass-Davies, Offord & Lundstram Pen New Deals". Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  5. "Luke Offord joins Nantwich Town". CreweAlex.net. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  6. "Crewe Alexandra 2-0 Leyton Orient". BBC Sport. 28 January 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  7. "Boss Praise For Debutant Offord". CreweAlex.net. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  8. Morse, Peter (2 March 2020). "Crewe Alex: 'I've surprised myself a bit' - Luke Offord". Cheshire Live. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  9. "Crewe Alexandra 3-0 Wigan Athletic". BBC Sport. 10 October 2020. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  10. "Luke Offord Agrees Fresh Terms". CreweAlex.net. 13 November 2020. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  11. "Offord Hamstring Injury Not As Bad As First Feared". CreweAlex.net. 22 January 2021. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  12. "Not Such Good News On Offord Though". CreweAlex.net. 17 February 2021. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
  13. "Crewe Alex: Offord out for rest of term as Artell puts Finney comeback on hold for now". Crewe Nub News. 23 April 2021. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
  14. "Games played by Luke Offord in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  15. "Games played by Luke Offord in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  16. "Games played by Luke Offord in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
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