Luke McCormick (footballer, born 1999)

Luke Philip McCormick (born 21 January 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Chelsea.

Luke McCormick
McCormick with Chelsea in 2017
Personal information
Full name Luke Philip McCormick[1]
Date of birth (1999-01-21) 21 January 1999
Place of birth Bury St Edmunds, England
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
Chelsea
Youth career
2005–2019 Chelsea
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019– Chelsea 0 (0)
2019–2020Shrewsbury Town (loan) 5 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:20, 23 January 2020 (UTC)

Career

McCormick joined Chelsea at the age of six.[2]

On 18 July 2019, McCormick signed a new three-year deal, which would keep him at the club until 2022.[3] On the same day, he joined League One side Shrewsbury Town on a season-long loan. He was recommended to manager Sam Ricketts by former Chelsea player and current coach Joe Cole.[2] On 3 August, he made his professional debut for "The Shrews" in a 1–0 home win over Portsmouth, during which he was substituted off for Josh Laurent after 53 minutes.[4]

His loan spell came to an end on 2 January 2020.

Career statistics

As of 3 December 2019[5]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Chelsea 2019–20 Premier League 0000000000
Shrewsbury Town (loan) 2019–20 League One 5000102[lower-alpha 1]080
Career total 5000102080
  1. Appearances in EFL Trophy

References

  1. "Notification of shirt numbers: Shrewsbury Town" (PDF). English Football League. p. 66. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  2. "Shrewsbury Town seal loan swoop for Chelsea midfielder Luke McCormick". Shropshire Star. 18 July 2019. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
  3. "Who is Luke McCormick? The Chelsea wonderkid sent on loan to Shrewsbury Town". football.london. 18 July 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  4. Cox, Lewis (3 August 2019). "Shrewsbury Town 1 Portsmouth 0 - Report and pictures". Shropshire Star. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
  5. Luke McCormick at Soccerway
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