Luke Bolton

Luke Philip Bolton (born 7 October 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger and full back for Dundee United, on loan from Premier League club Manchester City.

Luke Bolton
Personal information
Full name Luke Philip Bolton[1]
Date of birth (1999-10-07) 7 October 1999[2]
Place of birth Stockport, England
Playing position(s) Winger, full back
Club information
Current team
 Dundee United
(on loan from Manchester City)
Number 20
Youth career
Manchester City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018– Manchester City 0 (0)
2019 → Wycombe Wanderers (loan) 10 (0)
2019–2020 → Luton Town (loan) 24 (0)
2020– → Dundee United (loan) 4 (0)
National team‡
2017– England U20 7 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:51, 15 August 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21:51, 20 November 2019 (UTC)

Club career

Born in Stockport,[2] Bolton played in the 2018–19 EFL Trophy for Manchester City U21 against Barnsley and Rochdale,[3] and was named in Manchester City's Champions League squad.[4] He was an unused substitute for City's EFL Cup semi-final second leg against Burton Albion on 23 January 2019, and the following day joined League One club Wycombe Wanderers on loan until the end of the season.[4] He made his Football League debut on 26 January as a second-half substitute in a 1–0 home win against Plymouth Argyle.[3]

Bolton joined Luton Town on loan for the 2019–20 season.[5][6][7] He was then loaned to Scottish Premiership club Dundee United for the 2020–21 season.[8]

International career

He has represented England at under-20 level, and was a member of the squad that won the 2017 Toulon Tournament.[4]

Playing style

During his time with Luton he played primarily as a full back rather than his usual position as a winger.[9]

Career statistics
As of match played 15 August 2020
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Manchester City U21 2018–19[3] ———2[lower-alpha 1]121
Manchester City 2018–19[3] Premier League 0000000000
2019–20[10] Premier League 0000000000
2020–21[11] Premier League 0000000000
Total 0000000000
Wycombe Wanderers (loan) 2018–19[3] League One 100———100
Luton Town (loan) 2019–20[10] Championship 2401030—280
Dundee United (loan) 2020–21[11] Scottish Premiership 400000—40
Career total 380103021441
  1. Appearances in EFL Trophy

Honours

England U20

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References
  1. "Premier League clubs publish 2019/20 retained lists". Premier League. 26 June 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  2. "Profile". Manchester City F.C. Archived from the original on 26 January 2019. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
  3. "Games played by Luke Bolton in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
  4. "Luke Bolton: Manchester City youngster joins Wycombe Wanderers on loan". BBC Sport. 24 January 2019. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
  5. "...and Luke Bolton completed the deadline day hat-trick". Luton Town F.C. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
  6. "Luke Bolton, Izzy Brown & James Bree: Luton Town sign trio on deadline day". BBC Sport. 8 August 2019.
  7. https://www.lutontoday.co.uk/sport/football/luton-town/bolton-reflects-whirlwind-year-luton-after-returning-etihad-2903497
  8. "Dundee Utd sign Man City winger Luke Bolton on season-long loan". BBC Sport. BBC. 28 July 2020. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  9. Simmonds, Mike (4 September 2019). "Bolton: Right back switch was inspired by Man City boss Pep Guardiola". www.lutontoday.co.uk.
  10. "Statistics". Soccerway. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  11. "Games played by Luke Bolton in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 August 2020.


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