Luke Oliver
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Luke John Oliver[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1 May 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Acton, England[2] | ||
| Height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | ||
| Playing position | Centre Back | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Forest Green Rovers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2002–2004 | Wycombe Wanderers | 4 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | Woking | 41 | (5) |
| 2005–2006 | Yeovil Town | 3 | (0) |
| 2005 | → Woking (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2006–2009 | Stevenage Borough | 76 | (4) |
| 2007 | → Salisbury City (loan) | 10 | (2) |
| 2009–2010 | Wycombe Wanderers | 31 | (0) |
| 2010 | → Bradford City (loan) | 7 | (2) |
| 2010–2014 | Bradford City | 100 | (2) |
| 2014- | Forest Green Rovers | 0 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:35, 3 February 2014 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Luke John Oliver (born 1 May 1984) is an English footballer who currently is plays as a defender for Forest Green Rovers.
Career
He signed for Wycombe in January 2009 from Stevenage Borough.[3] Either a centre back or centre forward, Oliver is an imposing player in the air and makes good use of his size in both positions,he also shows good skill on the ball and a decent turn of pace. At the beginning of the 2009–10 season Oliver started as first choice centre back alongside captain Michael Duberry after an impressive pre-season, replacing Leon Johnson. Oliver joined Bradford City on a month's loan in March 2010, joining up with manager Peter Taylor once more – who had managed Oliver at both Stevenage Borough and Wycombe.[4][5] He signed permanently for Bradford on a free transfer at the end of the season.[6] Oliver was one of five players to be sent off after the post match brawl against Crawley Town on 27 March 2012.[7] He was named Player of the Year on 24 April, receiving 6 awards at the club's annual awards night, including Player's Player of the Year.[8] On 22 June 2012, Oliver signed a new two-year contract with the club, which was promoted to League One at the end of the season.[9]
In January 2014 he left the club by mutual consent. On 3 February 2014, he joined Forest Green Rovers on a deal until the end of the season with an option for a further year.[10]
Career statistics
- As of 26 December 2013.[11]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Wycombe Wanderers | 2002–03 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2003–04 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Woking | 2003–04 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2004–05 | 39 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 43 | 5 | |
| Yeovil Town | 2005–06 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Woking (loan) | 2005–06 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| Stevenage | 2006–07 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 3 |
| 2007–08 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 4 | |
| 2008–09 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | |
| Salisbury City (loan) | 2007–08 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 |
| Wycombe Wanderers | 2008–09 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 2009–10 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | |
| Bradford City (loan) | 2009–10 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 |
| Bradford City | 2010–11 | 42 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 45 | 1 |
| 2011–12 | 39 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 46 | 2 | |
| 2012–13 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | |
| 2013–14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Forest Green Rovers | 2013-14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career total | 273 | 15 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 299 | 17 | |
Honours
- Stevenage Borough
References
- ↑ "Professional retain lists & free transfers 2012/13" (PDF). The Football League. May 2013. p. 55. Retrieved 18 June 2013.
- ↑ Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack, eds. (2012). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2012–2013 (43rd ed.). London: Headline. p. 437. ISBN 978-0-7553-6356-8.
- ↑ "Defender Oliver rejoins Wycombe". BBC Sport. 30 January 2009. Retrieved 3 March 2010.
- ↑ "Bantams bring in Oliver". Sky Sports. 3 March 2010. Retrieved 3 March 2010.
- ↑ "Bradford City sign Wycombe defender Luke Oliver on loan". BBC Sport. 3 March 2010. Retrieved 3 March 2010.
- ↑ "Bradford City sign Oliver, Threlfall and Saxton". BBC Sport. 27 May 2010. Retrieved 29 May 2010.
- ↑ "Bradford 1–2 Crawley" BBC Sport. 27 March 2012. Retrieved 22 June 2012.
- ↑ "Oliver crowned Player of the Year" Bradford City F.C. 25 April 2012. Retrieved 22 June 2012.
- ↑ "Oliver signs up" Bradford City F.C. 22 June 2012. Retrieved 22 June 2012.
- ↑ "Forest Green sign former Bradford City defender". BBC Sport. 3 February 2014. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
- ↑ Luke Oliver career stats at Soccerbase
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