Joan Luque
Luque playing for Maidstone United.
Personal information
Full name Joan Luque Prados[1]
Date of birth (1992-06-16) 16 June 1992 (age 31)
Place of birth Barcelona, Spain
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Worthing
Youth career
2002–2004 Barcelona
2004–2006 Damm
2006–2008 Gramenet[3]
2008–2009 Europa[3]
2009–2011 Cornellà[3]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2012 Gramenet B 10 (3)
2011–2012 Gramenet 22 (4)
2012 Montañesa 5 (0)
2012–2013 Vilassar Mar 24 (5)
2013–2014 Santboià 20 (0)
2014 Sabadell B 10 (2)
2014–2016 Sant Rafel 72 (23)
2016–2017 Llosetense 31 (8)
2017–2018 Heybridge Swifts 38 (17)
2018–2019 Lincoln City 1 (0)
2018 → Bromley (loan) 4 (0)
2019 Concord Rangers 15 (5)
2019–2020 Dagenham & Redbridge 28 (3)
2020–2021 Maidstone United 10 (4)
2021 Weymouth 10 (0)
2021–2023 Maidstone United 33 (20)
2023– Worthing 10 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:42, 24 October 2023 (UTC)

Joan Luque Prados (born 16 June 1992) is a Spanish semi-professional footballer who plays as a winger for Worthing.

Club career

Early career

Born in Barcelona, Catalonia,[2] Luque spent two years with FC Barcelona between the ages of 11 and 13.[4] After Barcelona he played for Damm and Gramenet.[5] He also participated in the 2010 Copa del Rey Juvenil with Cornellà,[4] after a short stint with Europa.[6][3]

Luque started his senior career with Gramenet's reserve team, in the regional leagues.[7][8] On 7 June 2012, he agreed to a contract with Montañesa in the fourth division,[9] but was deemed surplus to requirements and moved to fellow league team Vilassar de Mar.[10]

On 15 June 2013, Luque joined fellow fourth-tier side Santboià,[11] but left for Sabadell B on the following 21 February.[12] On 8 August 2014, he signed for Sant Rafel, still in the fourth level,[5] and signed a new one-year contract the following 27 May 2015.[13]

In July 2016, Luque joined Llosetense, freshly relegated from Segunda División B.[14]

Heybridge Swifts

In July 2017 he was one of 21 players from Spain, Andorra and Argentina who trained with English non-League club Heybridge Swifts as part of an initiative set up by Heybridge Swifts player Guillem Ramón.[15] He signed for the club, combining his playing career with working as a waiter in a restaurant.[4] He scored six goals for the club in their 2017–18 FA Cup run.[4]

He was voted as Heybridge's Player of the Month by the fans twice – in August 2017 and September 2017,[16] and was named to the Isthmian League Team of the Year for the 2017–18 season.[17] He scored 30 goals for Heybridge in all competitions,[18] including 17 in the league.[19]

Lincoln City

After a successful pre-season trial, Luque joined EFL League Two club Lincoln City on six-month contract on 9 August 2018.[18][20] On 25 August, he made his professional debut, coming on as a 90th minute substitute for Bruno Andrade in a 3–1 home win against Notts County.[21] Three days later, he scored first goal for the club in a 1–4 loss at Blackburn Rovers in the EFL Cup.[21]

Luque moved on loan to National League side Bromley on 21 September 2018.[22][23] After making 5 appearances in all competitions for Bromley, he was recalled by Lincoln in December 2018.[24] He was released by Lincoln on 2 January 2019.[25]

Return to non-league

He signed for Concord Rangers later that month.[26] He moved to Dagenham & Redbridge in May 2019.[27]

In October 2020 his contract was terminated by mutual consent and he subsequently signed for National League South side Maidstone United, with the Stones assistant manager, Terry Harris, instrumental in bringing Luque to the club.[28]

On 23 January 2021 he signed for Weymouth.[29] He left the club in April after ten appearances.[30]

In June 2021, Luque returned to Maidstone United.[31] Following Maidstone's title win, Luque was named National League South Player of the Year for the 2021–22.[32] Having failed to feature in the 2022–23 season due to a knee injury sustained in April 2022, in March 2023 he was informed by new manager George Elokobi that he would be departing the club at the end of the season as he did not feature in the team's plans.[33] His departure was confirmed on 27 April 2023.[34]

On 30 May 2023, Luque signed for National League South club Worthing.[35]

Club statistics

As of match played 18 April 2022
Club Season League Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Gramenet B 2011–12[3] Primera Catalana 10 3 — — — 10 3
Gramenet 2011–12[3] Tercera División 22 4 — — — 22 4
Montañesa 2012–13[3] Tercera División 5 0 — — — 5 0
Vilassar de Mar 2012–13[3] Tercera División 24 5 — — — 24 5
Santboià 2013–14[3] Tercera División 20 0 — — — 20 0
Sabadell B 2013–14[3] Primera Catalana 10 2 — — 2[a] 0 12 2
Sant Rafel 2014–15[36] Tercera División 36 11 — — — 36 11
2015–16[37] Tercera División 36 12 — — — 36 12
Total 72 23 — — — 72 23
Llosetense 2016–17[1] Tercera División 31 8 — — — 31 8
Heybridge Swifts 2017–18[19] Isthmian League North 38 17 8 6 — 15[b] 7 61 30
Lincoln City 2018–19[21] EFL League Two 1 0 0 0 1 1 2[c] 0 4 1
Bromley (loan) 2018–19[2] National League 4 0 0 0 — 1[24] 0 5 0
Concord Rangers 2018–19[2] National League South 15 5 0 0 — 0 0 15 5
Dagenham & Redbridge 2019–20[2] National League 28 3 1 0 — 1[d] 2 30 5
Maidstone United 2020–21[2] National League South 10 4 — — 2[d] 1 12 5
Weymouth 2020–21[2] National League 10 0 — — 0 0 10 0
Maidstone United 2021–22[2] National League South 33 20 2 1 — 2[d] 1 37 22
Career total 333 94 11 7 1 1 25 11 370 113
  1. ^ Two appearances in Primera Catalana promotion play-offs.
  2. ^ Nine appearances and four goals in FA Trophy, three appearances and one goal in Alan Turvey Trophy, one appearance and one goal in Tolleshunt D'Arcy Memorial Cup, one appearance and one goal in Essex Senior Cup, one appearance in Isthmian League promotion play-offs.
  3. ^ Appearances in EFL Trophy
  4. ^ a b c Appearance(s) in FA Trophy

References

  1. ^ a b "Luque Prados, Joan" (in Spanish). Federació de Futbol de les Illes Baleares. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h Joan Luque at Soccerway. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Amateur 2013–14" (in Spanish). Trayectorias de Fútbol. 17 June 2014. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
  4. ^ a b c d Neil Johnston (2 November 2017). "FA Cup first round: The Heybridge Swifts striker who faced Alvaro Morata". BBC Sport. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  5. ^ a b Paco Murillo (8 August 2014). "Luque se convierte en nuevo delantero del Sant Rafel" [Luque becomes new striker of Sant Rafael] (in Spanish). Diario de Ibiza. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  6. ^ "Empat d'honor" [Honorable draw] (in Catalan). CE Europa. 11 May 2009. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
  7. ^ "Lluís Planagumà da por cerrada su plantilla" [Lluís Planagumà considers complete his squad] (PDF) (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 8 September 2011. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
  8. ^ "Joan Luque: el español al que Vardy ayudó a ser profesional" [Joan Luque: the Spaniard who Vardy helped becoming a professional] (in Spanish). Marca. 29 August 2018. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
  9. ^ "Luque i Romera, dues incorporacions més per al Muntanyesa" [Luque and Romera, two more additions for Montañesa] (in Catalan). Betevé. 7 June 2012. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
  10. ^ "La revenja de Joan Luque" [The revenge of Joan Luque] (in Catalan). Betevé. 2 November 2012. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
  11. ^ "Noves incorporacions al FC Santboià d'Alberto Fernández" [New additions to Alberto Fernández's FC Santboià] (in Catalan). La Premsa del Baix. 15 June 2013. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
  12. ^ "Llega Joan Luque, y se marcha Aitor Casas" [Joan Luque arrives, and Aitor Casas leaves] (in Spanish). CE Sabadell FC. 21 February 2014. Archived from the original on 4 May 2014. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
  13. ^ "Hortal y Luque se comprometen a seguir jugando en el Sant Rafel" [Hortal and Luque agree to remain playing at Sant Rafel] (in Spanish). Diario de Ibiza. 27 May 2015. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
  14. ^ "El Llosetense empieza con los entrenamientos" [Llosetense start with trainings] (in Spanish). Futbol Mallorca. 18 July 2016. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
  15. ^ JC (15 July 2017). "Swifts success for Ramon's international trialists project". Heybridge Swifts F.C. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  16. ^ Gary White (9 October 2017). "Double player of the month award". Heybridge Swifts F.C. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  17. ^ Ashley Franklin (10 August 2018). "Heybridge Swifts manager reveals what Lincoln City fans can expect from new signing Joan Luque". Lincolnshire Live. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  18. ^ a b "Lincoln City bring in Joan Luque". The Non-League Football Paper. 9 August 2018. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  19. ^ a b @Ospina_Longzy (31 August 2018). "Just looking back on some of the stats of @JoanLuque19's time at @OfficialSwifts brings back memories, just stats. Shows what an incredible player he was for us. Keep smashing it up mate 👍🔥" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  20. ^ "Lincoln City sign Joan Luque and Jason Shackell". BBC Sport. 9 August 2018. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  21. ^ a b c "Games played by Joan Luque in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
  22. ^ "Luque joins on loan". Bromley F.C. 21 September 2018. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
  23. ^ Ashley Franklin (21 September 2018). "Lincoln City winger Joan Luque leaves Sincil Bank on loan – 43 days after signing for the Imps". Lincolnshire Live. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
  24. ^ a b FC, Bromley (3 December 2018). "Luque recalled by Lincoln City".
  25. ^ Whiley, Mark (2 January 2019). "City confirm departure of Luque". lincolnshirelive.
  26. ^ Martín Manchón (25 January 2019). "Joan Luque jugará en la Sexta División inglesa" (in Spanish). MDB. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
  27. ^ Ned Keating (21 May 2019). "Daggers sign Spanish winger Luque". Barking and Dagenham Post. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  28. ^ Tucker, Craig (16 October 2020). "Maidstone United sign former Barcelona academy player Joan Luque". Kent Online. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  29. ^ "Weymouth sign former Barcelona youth player Joan Luque". Dorset Echo. 1 January 1970. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  30. ^ @CliffPledge (29 April 2021). "Terras update:Top scorer Andy Dallas should be back in the Weymouth FC squad for Saturday after treatment on his h…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  31. ^ "Luque's back at the Gallagher". www.maidstoneunited.co.uk. 3 June 2021. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  32. ^ "Meet Your National League South Season's Big Winners!". www.thenationalleague.org.uk. 18 May 2022.
  33. ^ Tucker, Craig (31 March 2023). "Maidstone United to release injured winger Joan Luque Spaniard 'gutted' at decision and says 'life is often brutal'". Kent Online. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
  34. ^ "Player update". maidstoneunited.co.uk. 2 May 2023. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
  35. ^ "Joan is Red". worthingfc.com. 30 May 2023. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
  36. ^ "Luque Prados, Joan" (in Spanish). Federació de Futbol de les Illes Baleares. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  37. ^ "Luque Prados, Joan" (in Spanish). Federació de Futbol de les Illes Baleares. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
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