Luke Adams
Personal information
Full name Luke Anthony Adams[1]
Date of birth (1994-05-08) 8 May 1994 (age 29)[1]
Place of birth Melbourne, Australia
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
 Green Gully
Number 5
Youth career
0000–2009 Waitakere United
2012–2013 Derby County
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2012 Waitakere United 12 (0)
2013–2014 Wellington Phoenix 3 (0)
2014–2015 Waitakere United 1 (0)
2015–2016 South Melbourne 43 (3)
2016–2017 Eastern Suburbs 8 (1)
2017 South Melbourne 27 (1)
2018 Ljungskile SK 0 (0)
2018–2021 South Melbourne 42 (1)
2022– Green Gully 25 (2)
International career‡
2011 New Zealand U17 4 (0)
2013–2014 New Zealand U20
2015 New Zealand U23 3 (0)
2016– New Zealand 5 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 November 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 June 2016

Luke Anthony Adams (born 8 May 1994) is a New Zealand international footballer who plays as a defender.[2]

Career

In 2012, Adams joined the English club Derby County F.C. on a one-year contract.[3] In 2013, Adams signed a one-year contract with Wellington Phoenix.[4] In May 2014, Adams was called into the All Whites squad for a 30 May friendly in Auckland against South Africa by interim coach Neil Emblen.[5] In September 2014, Adams returned to Waitakere United.[6] In January 2015, Adams signed with Australian football club South Melbourne FC.

In December 2017, Adams signed with Ljungskile SK in Division 1 Södra, the Swedish third tier. He left the club after only a few months, due to personal reasons, failing to make a single league appearance.[7]

International career

After representing various New Zealand youth teams, including at the 2011 U-17 World Cup and the 2013 U-20 World Cup, Adams was a member of the New Zealand U-23s squad at the 2015 Pacific Games.[8]

He made his debut for the senior New Zealand national football team in a 2016 OFC Nations Cup 3–1 win over Fiji.[9]

In June 2016, Adams scored the winner in a 1–0 win over the Solomon Islands. The match was a World Cup qualifier.[10]

Career statistics

International goals

As of match played 4 June 2016. New Zealand score listed first, score column indicates score after each Adams goal.[11]
International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 4 June 2016 Sir John Guise Stadium, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea 3  Solomon Islands 1–0 1–0 2016 OFC Nations Cup

Honours

Club

South Melbourne

Country

New Zealand

References

  1. ^ a b c "FIFA U-20 World Cup Turkey 2013 List of Players: New Zealand" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 23 June 2013. p. 16. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 June 2013.
  2. ^ "Luke Adams". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 11 October 2013.
  3. ^ NZ Herald (6 September 2012). "Soccer: Adams signs with Derby County".
  4. ^ "Phoenix sign under-20s captain Luke Adams". New Zealand Herald. 13 July 2013. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
  5. ^ Worthington, Sam. "All Whites understrength for friendly match". Fairfax NZ news. Archived from the original on 3 May 2014. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
  6. ^ "Adams Returns to his Roots". Waitakere United. 24 September 2014.
  7. ^ "Nyckelspelaren bryter kontraktet med Ljungskile" (in Swedish). Bohuslänningen. 6 April 2018.
  8. ^ "U-23s named for Pacific Games | New Zealand Football". Archived from the original on 28 June 2015. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
  9. ^ FIFA.com
  10. ^ "Late strike sinks Solomon Islands | New Zealand Football". Archived from the original on 7 June 2016. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
  11. ^ Luke Adams at Soccerway
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