Luke Medley

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Luke Medley
Personal information
Full name Luke Medley
Date of birth 21 June 1989 (1989-06-21) (age 18)
Place of birth    Greenwich, England
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current club Bradford City
Number 25
Youth clubs


2006–2007		 Welwyn Garden City
Barnet
Tottenham Hotspur
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
2007–
2008		 Bradford City
→ Cambridge City (loan)		 9 (2)
5 (0)[1]   

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 18:17, 3 May 2008 (UTC).
* Appearances (Goals)

Luke Medley (born 21 June 1989) is an English professional footballer, playing for Bradford City. As a junior, he was on the books of Welwyn Garden City, Barnet and Tottenham Hotspur. He joined Bradford City in 2007, and later the same year scored with his first touch in league football. He has also played on loan for Cambridge City.

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[edit] Career

[edit] Early career

Born in Greenwich, Greater London, and educated at Southgate College.[2] Medley started his career at Welwyn Garden City, making his debut at the age of 16,[3] before he moved to Barnet from the London-based Protec Football Academy.[4] He stayed at Barnet for eight months, before graduating to the youth side of Premier League's Tottenham Hotspur, along with defender Chris Casey.[2] He was released by Tottenham and was instead picked up by Bradford City under the caretaker management of David Wetherall following a trial.[5]

[edit] Bradford City

He scored the winning goal on his debut in Bradford's 2–1 victory over Wrexham on 25 August 2007, a volley from outside the area, just two minutes after coming on as a substitute. The goal was notable in that he scored with his first touch, and it was his professional first team debut.[6] He played another three games before he joined Cambridge City on loan on 11 January 2008.[7] He came close to scoring on his Cambridge debut, when he struck the post in a 1–0 FA Trophy defeat to Droylsden the following day, with his Bradford teammate Sean Taylforth on the opposite side.[8] He played six games during his loan spell, including five in the Conference South at Cambridge, but failed to score.[1] He returned to Bradford, and made several more appearances as substitute. On 29 April 2008, Medley was offered a new contract to remain at Bradford,[9] having played eight games for Bradford. Four days later, he scored on his first start for the club, when he converted a 44th minute penalty against Wycombe Wanderers on the final day of the 2007–08 season.[10] However, he decided to turn down City's contract offer, because he wanted to move closer to his London roots.[5]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Goals and Games 07/08. Cambridge City official website. Retrieved on 2008-02-10.
  2. ^ a b Southgate college students sign for Spurs. London Colleges. Retrieved on 2008-05-18.
  3. ^ "Haverhill Rovers v Welwyn Garden City" (DOC) (2006-08-19). Haverhill Rovers matchday programme. Haverhill Rovers Football Club. 
  4. ^ Parker, Simon. "Medley hopes to strike right note", Telegraph & Argus, 2008-04-07. Retrieved on 2008-05-18. 
  5. ^ a b Parker, Simon. "Medley turns down City offer", Telegraph & Argus, 2008-06-05. Retrieved on 2008-06-05. 
  6. ^ Parker, Simon. "Luke Who's a Hit With City Fans", Telegraph & Argus, 26 August 2007. Retrieved on 2008-01-20. 
  7. ^ "Droylsden capture Bradford pair", BBC Sport, 11 January 2008. Retrieved on 2008-01-11. 
  8. ^ "City left feeling Trophy bitter by sucker punch", Cambridge Evening News, 14 January 2008. Retrieved on 2008-01-20. 
  9. ^ Parker, Simon. "Johnson one of 13 axed by City", Telegraph & Argus, 2008-04-29. Retrieved on 2008-04-29. 
  10. ^ "Wycombe 2-1 Bradford", BBC Sport, 2008-05-03. Retrieved on 2008-05-03. 

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NAME Medley, Luke
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION Football (soccer) player
DATE OF BIRTH June 21, 1989
PLACE OF BIRTH Greenwich, Greater London, England
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH
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