Luke Wade-Slater

Luke Keith Wade-Slater (born 2 March 1998) is an Irish footballer who plays for League of Ireland Premier Division club Bohemians.

Luke Wade-Slater

Personal information
Full name	Luke Keith Wade-Slater[1]
Date of birth	(1998-03-02) 2 March 1998
Place of birth	Dublin, Ireland
Playing position(s)	Defender, Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Bohemians
Number	27
Youth career
2012–2015	St Kevin's Boys[2]
2015–2017	Stevenage
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2018	Stevenage	2	(0)
2018	→ Kings Langley (loan)	6	(5)
2019–	Bohemians	35	(3)
National team
2015	Republic of Ireland U17	5	(0)
2016	Republic of Ireland U18	3	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17 August 2020 (UTC)

Club career

Stevenage

Wade-Slater joined Stevenage as an academy scholar in the summer of 2015, having previously been on schoolboy terms at Irish academy side St Kevin's Boys.[3] He featured regularly for Stevenage's U18 side for two seasons,[4] also playing in the club's FA Youth Cup run during the 2015–16 season.[5]

Wade-Slater made his first-team debut in November 2016, coming on as a 77th minute substitute in a 4–0 EFL Trophy victory over Southend United at Broadhall Way.[6] He subsequently signed his first professional contract with the club in May 2017.[4] Wade-Slater made his Football League debut in October 2017, appearing as a second-half substitute as Stevenage fell to a 1–0 away defeat to Crewe Alexandra.[7] He signed a "new and improved" contract with the Hertfordshire side on 6 December 2017.[8]

Having made no first-team appearances three months into the 2018–19 season,[9] Wade-Slater joined Kings Langley of the Southern League Premier Division South on loan until January 2019.[10] He made his debut for Kings Langley on 10 November 2018, scoring the only goal of the game in a 1–0 away victory at Farnborough.[11] He went on to score in each of his first five appearances for Kings Langley, making six appearances in total, before being recalled by Stevenage in December 2018.[12][13]

Bohemians

Following his recall from Kings Langley in December 2018, Wade-Slater signed for League of Ireland Premier Division club Bohemians, officially joining on 1 January 2019.[13]

International career

Wade-Slater appeared regularly for Republic of Ireland at U17 level, making his debut in February 2015 and proceeding to earn five caps throughout 2015.[9][14] He was then called up to play for the U18 side in May 2016, playing three times within the space of a month for the U18s.

Career statistics

As of matches played as of 17 August 2020

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Stevenage	2016–17[15]	EFL League Two	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		1[lower-alpha 1]	0	1	0
	2017–18[16]		2	0	0	0	0	0	—		2[lower-alpha 1]	0	4	0
	2018–19[17]		0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0	0	0
	Stevenage Total		2	0	0	0	0	0	—		3	0	5	0
Kings Langley (loan)	2018–19[12]	SFL Premier Division South	6	5	0	0	—		—		0	0	6	5
Bohemians	2019[18]	League of Ireland Premier Division	32	1	4	0	2	0	—		1[lower-alpha 2]	1	39	2
	2020		3	0	0	0	0	0	0[lower-alpha 3]	0	0	0	3	0
	Bohemians Total		35	1	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	1	42	2
Career total			42	6	4	0	2	0	0	0	4	1	44	7

1. Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy
2. Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup
3. Appearances in the UEFA Europa League

References

1. "EFL Released and Retained List 2015–16". English Football League. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
2. "Luke Wade-Slater signs professional terms with Stevenage FC". St Kevin's Boys F.C. 23 May 2017. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
3. "Stevenage sign 4 SKB Boys". St Kevin's Boys F.C. 10 August 2015. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
4. "Luke Slater signs professional terms". Stevenage F.C. 23 May 2017. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
5. "Boroguide – Luke Wade-Slater". Boroguide. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
6. "Match Report: Stevenage 4 Southend United 0". Stevenage F.C. 8 November 2016. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
7. "Crewe Alexandra 1–0 Stevenage". BBC Sport. 7 October 2017. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
8. "Luke Wade-Slater pens new deal". Stevenage F.C. 6 December 2017. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
9. "Soccerway – Luke Wade-Slater". Soccerway. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
10. "Wade-Slater joins Kings Langley on loan". Stevenage F.C. 6 November 2018. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
11. "Farnborough 0–1 Kings Langley". Kings Langley F.C. 10 November 2018. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
12. "Kings Langley – Fixtures & Results – 2018–19". Kings Langley F.C. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
13. "Luke Wade-Slater joins Bohemian FC". Stevenage F.C. 21 December 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
14. "UEFA – Luke Wade-Slater". UEFA. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
15. "Games played by Luke Wade-Slater in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
16. "Games played by Luke Wade-Slater in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
17. "Games played by Luke Wade-Slater in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
18. https://ie.soccerway.com/players/andre-wright/413068/

External links

• Luke Wade-Slater at Soccerbase