Luke Wade-Slater

Luke Keith Wade-Slater (born 2 March 1998) is an Irish footballer who plays for Drogheda United in the League of Ireland Premier Division.

Luke Wade-Slater
Personal information
Full name Luke Keith Wade-Slater[1]
Date of birth (1998-03-02) 2 March 1998
Place of birth Dublin, Ireland
Position(s) Defender / Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Drogheda United
Number 37
Youth career
2012–2015 St Kevin's Boys[2]
2015–2017 Stevenage
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2018 Stevenage 2 (0)
2018 → Kings Langley (loan) 6 (5)
2019–2020 Bohemians 31 (3)
2020–2021 Larne 13 (0)
2021–2023 Warrenpoint Town 65 (6)
2023- Drogheda United 7 (0)
International career
2015 Republic of Ireland U17 5 (0)
2016 Republic of Ireland U18 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:08, 27 October 2023 (UTC)

Club career

Stevenage

Wade-Slater joined Stevenage as an academy scholar in the summer of 2015, having previously played at Irish academy team St Kevin's Boys.[3] He played regularly for Stevenage's under-18 team for two seasons,[4] also playing in the club's FA Youth Cup run during the 2015–16 season.[5] He made his first-team debut for Stevenage on 8 November 2016, coming on as a 77th-minute substitute in a 4–0 EFL Trophy victory over Southend United at Broadhall Way.[6] He subsequently signed his first professional contract with the club on 23 May 2017.[4] Wade-Slater made his Football League debut as a second-half substitute in Stevenage's 1–0 away defeat to Crewe Alexandra on 7 October 2017.[7] He signed a "new and improved" contract with the Hertfordshire club on 6 December 2017.[8]

Having made no first-team appearances three months into the 2018–19 season,[9] Wade-Slater joined Kings Langley of the Southern League Premier Division South on loan on 6 November 2018, with the agreement running until January 2019.[10] He made his debut for Kings Langley on 10 November 2018, scoring the only goal of the game in a 1–0 away victory at Farnborough.[11] He went on to score in each of his first five appearances for Kings Langley, making six appearances during the loan spell, before being recalled by Stevenage in December 2018.[12][13]

Bohemians

Following his recall from Kings Langley in December 2018, Wade-Slater signed for League of Ireland Premier Division club Bohemians, officially joining on 1 January 2019.[13]

Larne

Wade-Slater signed for NIFL Premiership club Larne on 5 October 2020.[14]

Warrenpoint Town

It was announced on 23 June 2021, that Wade-Slater had signed a contract with NIFL Premiership side Warrenpoint Town.

Drogheda United

Wade-Slater returned to the League of Ireland in July 2023 when he signed for Premier Division club Drogheda United. He made his debut as a substitute on 18 August in an FAI Cup tie away to Kerry FC.

International career

Wade-Slater appeared regularly for Republic of Ireland at under-17 level, making his debut in February 2015 and earning five caps throughout 2015.[9][15] He was then called up to play for the under-18 team in May 2016, playing three times within the space of a month.

Career statistics
As of match played 25 September 2021
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Stevenage 2016–17[16] League Two 000000—1[lower-alpha 1]010
2017–18[17] League Two 200000—2[lower-alpha 1]040
2018–19[18] League Two 000000—0000
Total 200000—3050
Kings Langley (loan) 2018–19[12] SFL Premier Division South 6500——0065
Bohemians 2019 League of Ireland Premier Division 2813020—1[lower-alpha 2]1342
2020 League of Ireland Premier Division 3010—00—40
Total 31140200011382
Larne 2020–21 NIFL Premiership 13000——00130
Warrenpoint Town F.C. 2021-22 NIFL Premiership 500000–0050
Career total 57640200041677
  1. Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy
  2. Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup

Honours

Larne

References
  1. "EFL Released and Retained List 2015–16". English Football League. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  2. "Luke Wade-Slater signs professional terms with Stevenage FC". St Kevin's Boys F.C. 23 May 2017. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
  3. "Stevenage sign 4 SKB Boys". St Kevin's Boys F.C. 10 August 2015. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
  4. "Luke Slater signs professional terms". Stevenage F.C. 23 May 2017. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
  5. "Boroguide – Luke Wade-Slater". Boroguide. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
  6. "Match Report: Stevenage 4 Southend United 0". Stevenage F.C. 8 November 2016. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
  7. "Crewe Alexandra 1–0 Stevenage". BBC Sport. 7 October 2017. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
  8. "Luke Wade-Slater pens new deal". Stevenage F.C. 6 December 2017. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  9. "Soccerway – Luke Wade-Slater". Soccerway. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
  10. "Wade-Slater joins Kings Langley on loan". Stevenage F.C. 6 November 2018. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
  11. "Farnborough 0–1 Kings Langley". Kings Langley F.C. 10 November 2018. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
  12. "Kings Langley – Fixtures & Results – 2018–19". Kings Langley F.C. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  13. "Luke Wade-Slater joins Bohemian FC". Stevenage F.C. 21 December 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  14. "Wade-Slater joins Larne from Bohemians". BBC Sport.
  15. "UEFA – Luke Wade-Slater". UEFA. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
  16. "Games played by Luke Wade-Slater in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
  17. "Games played by Luke Wade-Slater in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
  18. "Games played by Luke Wade-Slater in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  19. "County Antrim Shield final: Larne defeat Glens in Seaview shootout". BBC Sport. 2 December 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
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