Luke Joyce
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Luke James Joyce[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 9 July 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Bolton, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Playing position | Central midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Accrington Stanley | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003–2005 | Wigan Athletic | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2005–2006 | Wigan Athletic | 0 | (0) |
| 2006–2009 | Carlisle United | 26 | (2) |
| 2008–2009 | → Barrow (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2009 | → Northwich Victoria (loan) | 12 | (2) |
| 2009– | Accrington Stanley | 181 | (5) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:38, 20 January 2014 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Luke James Joyce (born 9 July 1987 in Bolton, Greater Manchester) is an English professional footballer who plays for Accrington Stanley as a central midfielder.
Career
Wigan Athletic
He started his football career with Wigan Athletic in June 2003,[2] but only played one game for the first team, in the 2005–06 FA Cup third round replay at Leeds United.[3]
Carlisle United
After a short trial, he joined Carlisle United, initially with the club taking over his Wigan scholarship, signing on a permanent basis in July 2006.[3] He made his league debut for Carlisle as an 85th-minute substitute against Cheltenham Town on 3 September 2006.[4] His first League goal for the Brunton Park club came in the 5–0 victory against Gillingham.[5] Despite impressing for Carlisle, former manager John Ward had been reluctant to play Joyce.[citation needed] To play regular football, Joyce joined Barrow on loan in November 2008 and made his debut for the club in the shock FA Cup second round defeat of Brentford.[5][6] He remained with the club for five weeks, leaving after their FA Cup elimination by Middlesbrough in January 2009.[5] In March 2009, he joined Northwich Victoria on a one-month loan.[7]
Accrington Stanley
He joined League Two team Accrington Stanley on 25 June 2009.[8]
References
- ↑ Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2007). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2007–08. Edinburgh: Mainstream. p. 224. ISBN 978-1-84596-246-3.
- ↑ "Joyce Lukes North". Wigan Athletic F.C. 4 April 2006. Archived from the original on 18 October 2009.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Joyce Earns United Place". Carlisle United F.C. 23 March 2006. Archived from the original on 14 March 2012.
- ↑ "Carlisle vs Cheltenham". Carlisle United F.C. 3 September 2006. Archived from the original on 14 March 2012.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "Barrow bring in Carlisle's Joyce". BBC Sport. 27 September 2008. Retrieved 7 January 2009.
- ↑ Gardner, Peter (29 November 2008). "Barrow boys dump League Two high-fliers Brentford out of FA Cup". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
- ↑ "Northwich clinch double signing". BBC Sport. 13 March 2009. Retrieved 15 March 2009.
- ↑ "Accrington sign midfielder Joyce". BBC Sport. 25 June 2009. Retrieved 25 June 2009.
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