Luke Dean (footballer, born 1991)

Luke Adam Dean (born 14 May 1991) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Matlock Town.

For the forward who played for Port Vale and Northwich Victoria, see Luke Dean (footballer, born 1913).

Luke Dean
Personal information
Full name Luke Adam Dean[1]
Date of birth (1991-05-14) 14 May 1991
Place of birth Cleckheaton,[2] England
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Matlock Town
Youth career
2002–2009 Bradford City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2012 Bradford City 3 (0)
2009 → Halifax Town (loan) 1 (0)
2011 → Ossett Town (loan) 2 (0)
2011 → Hinckley United (loan) 7 (2)
2011 → Harrogate Town (loan) 4 (1)
2012 → Harrogate Town (loan) 6 (0)
2012–2013 Harrogate Town 26 (5)
2013 Bradford Park Avenue 1 (0)
2013–2014 Workington 3 (0)
2014–2015 Harrogate Town 4 (0)
2015 → Bradford Park Avenue (loan) 19 (1)
2015–2017 Bradford Park Avenue 60 (4)
2017–2019 Scarborough
2019– Matlock Town 0 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 June 2017 (UTC)

Career

Dean joined Bradford City's centre of excellence in 2002.[3] He made his club debut against Morecambe on 13 April 2010. becoming the first Asian home grown player to make his debut as a professional for Bradford City. He rewarded with a contract on 16 June 2010[4] but suffered a setback when he broke his leg in a pre-season friendly.[3]

Dean moved to Ossett Town on loan in March 2011 but was recalled a month later by new Bradford City manager Peter Jackson.[5] Luke Dean was the only player of the 2011 Bradford City out of contract players to be handed a new contract, which would keep him at the club until at least June 2012.

In August 2011, he joined Hinckley United on a month-long loan deal, alongside Darren Stephenson.[6] In May 2012, Dean was released from Bradford .[7] He signed for Harrogate Town of the Conference North in the summer of 2012.

In January 2015, Dean signed a one-month loan deal for Bradford Park Avenue[8] In February 2015, Bradford Park Avenue and Harrogate Town agreed to extend the loan deal until the end of the 2014–15 season.[9]

Dean joined Scarborough on 25 May 2017.[10] He played for the club until May 2019, where he signed with Matlock Town.[11]

References
  1. "List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/08/2010 and 31/08/2010" (PDF). The Football Association. Retrieved 14 October 2010.
  2. Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack, eds. (2012). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2012–2013 (43rd ed.). London: Headline. p. 437. ISBN 978-0-7553-6356-8.
  3. Parker, Simon (25 September 2010). "Bradford City midfielder Dean faces a race against the clock". Telegraph & Argus. Retrieved 25 September 2010.
  4. Bullock, Lee (15 April 2010). "Younger lads have not let anyone down". Bradford Telegraph and Argus. Retrieved 17 April 2010.
  5. "Dean joins Ossett on loan". Bradford City A.F.C. 18 March 2011. Retrieved 18 March 2011.
  6. Simon Parker (24 August 2011). "Bradford City duo go on loan". Telegraph and Argus. Retrieved 24 August 2011.
  7. Bantams clear-out gets underway Skysports, 12 May 2012. Retrieved on 12 May 2012.
  8. "Avenue make triple signing". Bradford Park Avenue. Archived from the original on 12 January 2015. Retrieved 9 February 2015..
  9. "Luke's Loan Extended". Bradford Park Avenue. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
  10. LUKE DEAN READY FOR NEW CHALLENGE AT BORO‚ scarboroughathletic.com, 25 May 2017
  11. Kittrick makes first signings at Matlock, evostikleague.co.uk, 28 May 2019


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