Luke Berry

Luke David Berry (born 12 July 1992) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Luton Town.

Luke Berry
Personal information
Full name Luke David Berry[1]
Date of birth (1992-07-12) 12 July 1992[1]
Place of birth Cambridge, England
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.77 m)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Luton Town
Number 8
Youth career
Cambridge United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2014 Cambridge United 128 (22)
2014–2015 Barnsley 31 (1)
2015–2017 Cambridge United 94 (29)
2017– Luton Town 143 (22)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:12, 18 October 2023 (UTC)

Career

Cambridge City and Cambridge United

Born in Cambridge, Berry played for Comberton Crusaders before joining Cambridge City F.C. Youth Development squad playing Cambridge City's youth system. He then went with Jez George (a former Director of Cambridge City F.C.) to Cambridge United's youth setup before making the step up to the first team squad in July 2009.

Barnsley

On 29 July 2014, Berry signed for Barnsley, who were newly relegated into League One on a three-year contract for an undisclosed fee.[3] He made his Football League debut in their 1–0 opening day defeat at home to Crawley Town, in which he was substituted for Nana Boakye-Yiadom in the 78th minute.[4][5] Berry scored his first goal for Barnsley in a Football League Trophy tie against Oldham Athletic on 7 October 2014, which they lost 4–2 in a penalty shoot-out after the match finished as a 2–2 draw.[5] He scored his first league goal with a stoppage time equaliser in a 1–1 draw at home to Peterborough United on 18 April 2015.[6]

Cambridge United

On 15 June 2015, Berry re-signed for Cambridge United on a four-year contract for an undisclosed fee.[7] He scored four goals in their 4–0 win at home to Coventry City in the FA Cup second round on 4 December 2016, ensuring their progression to the third round.[8]

Luton Town

On 25 August 2017, Berry signed for League Two rivals Luton Town on a three-year contract for an undisclosed fee, with the option of a further year.[9]

Career statistics
As of match played 7 October 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Cambridge United 2009–10[10] Conference Premier 1000—0010
2010–11[11] Conference Premier 14100—00141
2011–12[12] Conference Premier 43631—4[lower-alpha 1]2509
2012–13[13] Conference Premier 28310—00293
2013–14[13] Conference Premier 421242—10[lower-alpha 2]25616
Total 1282283—14415029
Barnsley 2014–15[5] League One 31140002[lower-alpha 3]1372
Cambridge United 2015–16[14] League Two 461221101[lower-alpha 3]05013
2016–17[15] League Two 451744211[lower-alpha 4]05222
2017–18[16] League Two 30—00—30
Total 942965312010535
Luton Town 2017–18[16] League Two 34731—2[lower-alpha 4]0398
2018–19[17] League One 213201000243
2019–20[18] Championship 2111030—251
2020–21[19] Championship 3122010—342
2021–22[20] Championship 1362100—157
2022–23[21] Championship 21330101[lower-alpha 5]0263
2023–24[22] Premier League 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 0
Total 14322132803016724
Career total 39674311011121545990
  1. Appearances in FA Trophy
  2. Eight appearances and two goals in FA Trophy, two appearances in Conference Premier play-offs
  3. Appearance(s) in Football League Trophy
  4. Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  5. Appearance in Championship play-offs

Honours

Cambridge United

Luton Town

Individual

References
  1. "Luke Berry". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
  2. "Luke Berry". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
  3. "Luke Berry: Barnsley sign Cambridge United midfielder". BBC Sport. 29 July 2014. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
  4. "Barnsley 0–1 Crawley Town". BBC Sport. 9 August 2014. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
  5. "Games played by Luke Berry in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
  6. "Barnsley 1–1 Peterborough United". BBC Sport. 18 April 2015. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  7. "Luke Berry: Cambridge United re-sign Barnsley midfielder". BBC Sport. 15 June 2015. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
  8. Georgeson, Andrew (5 December 2016). "Luke Berry scores four as Cambridge United crush Coventry City in FA Cup". Cambridge News. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
  9. "Luke Berry: Luton Town sign Cambridge United midfielder for undisclosed fee". BBC Sport. 25 August 2017. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
  10. Williams, Tony; Wright, James, eds. (2010). Non-League Club Directory 2011. Tony Williams Publications. pp. 50–51. ISBN 978-1-869833-68-8.
  11. Williams, Mike; Williams, Tony, eds. (2011). Non-League Club Directory 2012. Tony Williams Publications. pp. 52–53. ISBN 978-1-869833-70-1.
  12. Williams, Mike; Williams, Tony, eds. (2012). Non-League Club Directory 2013. Tony Williams Publications. pp. 46–47. ISBN 978-1-869833-77-0.
  13. "L. Berry". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
  14. "Games played by Luke Berry in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
  15. "Games played by Luke Berry in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
  16. "Games played by Luke Berry in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
  17. "Games played by Luke Berry in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  18. "Games played by Luke Berry in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  19. "Games played by Luke Berry in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
  20. "Games played by Luke Berry in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
  21. "Games played by Luke Berry in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
  22. "Games played by Luke Berry in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
  23. Lavery, Glenn (23 March 2014). "Donaldson at the double for Cambridge in FA Trophy final". The Football Association. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  24. Osborne, Chris (18 May 2014). "Cambridge United 2–1 Gateshead". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  25. "Luton win shootout to reach Premier League". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  26. "League One: 2018/19: Current table". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
    "Luton: Squad details: 2018/19". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  27. "PFA teams of the year: Chelsea and Tottenham dominate Premier League XI". BBC Sport. 20 April 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
  28. "PFA League Two Team of the Year: Five Luton Town players named in 2017–18 side". BBC Sport. 17 April 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
  • Profile at the Luton Town F.C. website
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