Luke Plange

Luke Elliot Plange (born 4 November 2002) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for HJK on loan from Crystal Palace.

Luke Plange
Plange with HJK in 2024
Personal information
Full name Luke Elliot Plange[1]
Date of birth (2002-11-04) 4 November 2002
Place of birth Kingston upon Thames, England
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[2]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 HJK
(on loan from Crystal Palace)
Number 9
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) 13 (2)
2023 → Lincoln City (loan) 18 (0)
2023–2024 → Carlisle United (loan) 22 (2)
2024– → HJK (loan) 14 (6)
International career‡
2022– England U20 2 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 June 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10:51, 30 March 2022 (UTC)

Club career

A youth product of Arsenal since the age of six,[3] Plange moved to Derby County on 21 March 2021.[4] 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.[5]

On 31 January 2022, Plange signed for Crystal Palace and was loaned back to Derby for the remainder of the season.[6] In August 2022 he was loaned to Belgian club RWD Molenbeek, along with teammate Jake O'Brien, for the 2022–23 season.[7] 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.[8]

On 1 August 2023, Plange joined Carlisle United on a half-season long loan.[9] He returned to his parent club at the end of the loan deal in January 2024.[10]

On 15 March 2024, Plange joined Finnish Veikkausliiga club HJK Helsinki on loan until 1 January 2025.[11] On 27 April 2024, Plange scored his first goal in the league, in a 1–1 away draw against Haka.[12] 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.[13]

International career

On 25 March 2022, Plange made his England U20 debut in a 2–0 defeat to Poland in Bielsko-Biała.[14]

Career statistics
As of match played 19 June 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Derby County 2021–22[15] Championship 8310——93
Crystal Palace 2021–22[15] Premier League 0000——00
2022–23[16] Premier League 0000——00
Total 8310000093
Derby County (loan) 2021–22[15] Championship 18100——181
RWD Molenbeek (loan) 2022–23[16] Challenger Pro League 13220——152
Lincoln City (loan) 2022–23[16] League One 180———180
Carlisle United (loan) 2023–24[17] League One 22210—30262
HJK Helsinki (loan) 2024 Veikkausliiga 146000000146
Career total 931440003010014

    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. "Report: Poland 2–0 England MU20s". englandfootball.com. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
    15. "Games played by Luke Plange in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
    16. "Games played by Luke Plange in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
    17. "Games played by Luke Plange in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
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