| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Luke James Cundle[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 26 April 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Warrington, England | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Stoke City (on loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers) | ||
| Number | 25 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2012 | Warrington Town | ||
| 2012–2014 | Burnley | ||
| 2014–2019 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019– | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 4 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | → Swansea City (loan) | 32 | (3) |
| 2023–2024 | → Plymouth Argyle (loan) | 24 | (3) |
| 2024– | → Stoke City (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:59, 27 January 2024 (UTC) | |||
Luke James Cundle (born 26 April 2002) is an English footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for EFL Championship club Stoke City on loan from Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Cundle was born in Warrington and played in the youth teams at Warrington Town where he then played in Burnley's academy before joining Wolverhampton Wanderers in 2014 at the age of 12.[3] He made his first team debut for Wolves, on 25 September 2019 as a substitute in a EFL Cup victory against Reading.[4] He had been part of the club's pre-season tour of China, where he played in the Premier League Asia Trophy Final victory against Manchester City.[5] Cundle made his second senior appearance for Wolves as a second-half substitute in a 4–0 away win over Nottingham Forest in the EFL Cup 2nd round on 24 August 2021.[6]
Cundle made his third senior appearance for Wolves as a late substitute in a 3–0 victory over Sheffield United at Molineux in the 3rd round of the 2021–22 FA Cup on 9 January 2022.[7] On 15 January 2022, he made his Premier League debut, when he appeared as a stoppage time substitute in a 3–1 win over Southampton at Molineux.[8] Cundle made his full debut in the Premier League in 2–0 win away to Tottenham Hotspur on 13 February 2022.[9]
On 29 August 2022, Cundle joined Championship side Swansea City on loan for the 2022–23 season.[10] He played 34 times for the Swans scoring twice as they finished in tenth position.[11] On 7 August 2023, Cundle joined newly-promoted Plymouth Argyle on loan for the 2023–24 season.[12] After scoring five goals in 27 appearances for Argyle, Cundle was recalled by Wolves and loaned out to Stoke City for the remainder of the 2023–24 season linking back up with Steven Schumacher who had left Plymouth for Stoke.[13]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2019–20[14] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020–21[15] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22[16] | Premier League | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23[11] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24[17] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Wolverhampton Wanderers U21s | 2019–20[14] | — | — | — | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2020–21[15] | — | — | — | 3[a] | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||||
| Total | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||||
| Swansea City (loan) | 2022–23[11] | Championship | 32 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 34 | 2 | |
| Plymouth Argyle (loan) | 2023–24[17] | Championship | 24 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 27 | 5 | |
| Stoke City (loan) | 2023–24[17] | Championship | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |
| Career total | 63 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 75 | 7 | ||