Chris Lucketti

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Chris Lucketti
Personal information
Full name Christopher James Lucketti
Date of birth 28 September 1971 (1971-09-28) (age 36)
Place of birth    Littleborough, Rochdale, England
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position Central Defender
Club information
Current club Sheffield United
Number 22
Youth clubs
Rochdale
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1989–1990
1990–1991
1991–1993
1993–1999
1999–2001
2001–2006
2006
2006–
2008		 Rochdale
Stockport County
Halifax Town
Bury
Huddersfield Town
Preston North End
→ Sheffield United (loan)
Sheffield United
→ Southampton (loan)		 001 0(0)

078 0(2)
235 0(8)
069 0(1)
189 (11)
003 0(0)
014 0(0)
004 0(0)   

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 18:37, 29 April 2008 (UTC).
* Appearances (Goals)

Christopher James Lucketti (born September 28, 1971 in Littleborough, Rochdale, England) is an English footballer, who currently plays as a central defender for Sheffield United.

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[edit] Playing Career

[edit] Halifax Town, Bury and Huddersfield Town

Lucketti started with Halifax Town and made 78 appearances for them between 1991-93. In 1993 he moved to Bury where he made a total of 235 first team appearances. In 1999 he joined Huddersfield Town and made 76 appearances for The Terriers.

[edit] Preston North End

Lucketti moved to Preston in a £750,000 deal from Huddersfield at the start of the 2001-02 season and he played over 200 times for the club. In the 2004-2005 season he formed formidable partnerships with both Claude Davis and Youl Mawene in the Preston defence, helping his team to the Play-Off final at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium.

[edit] Sheffield United

In March 2006, Lucketti joined Sheffield United for the remainder of the 2005-06 season[1], making 3 first-team appearances before signing a one-year deal on June 1, 2006 with the Blades with both clubs agreeing to a fee of £250,000.

Lucketti made his first team debut for the Blades whilst on loan, appearing in the 1-1 home draw with Leeds United on April 18 2006.[2] On January 13 2007, he made his Premiership debut at the age of 35 against Portsmouth.[3] In July 2007, after being linked with a moved to Hull City, he signed a new one-year contract.[4] On March 27, 2008 he signed on loan until the end of the season for Southampton[5] making four appearances for The Saints.

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Lucketti off to Sheff Utd on loan", BBC Sport, 2006-03-08. Retrieved on 2007-11-29. 
  2. ^ "Sheff Utd 1-1 Leeds", BBC Sport, 2006-04-18. Retrieved on 2007-11-29. 
  3. ^ "Sheff Utd 1-1 Portsmouth", BBC Sport, 2007-01-13. Retrieved on 2007-11-29. 
  4. ^ "Sheff Utd pair sign new contracts", BBC Sport, 2007-07-07. Retrieved on 2007-11-29. 
  5. ^ Defender becomes a Saint. Sheffield United F.C. (2008-03-28). Retrieved on 2008-03-28.

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Persondata
NAME Lucketti, Christopher James
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Lucketti, Chris
SHORT DESCRIPTION footballer
DATE OF BIRTH 1971-09-28
PLACE OF BIRTH Littleborough, Rochdale , England
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH
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