Luke McCormick (footballer, born 1999)

Luke Philip McCormick (born 21 January 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bristol Rovers on loan from 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
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Bristol Rovers
(on loan from Chelsea)
Number 14
Youth career
2005–2019 Chelsea
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019– Chelsea 0 (0)
2019–2020 → Shrewsbury Town (loan) 5 (0)
2020– → Bristol Rovers (loan) 17 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 January 2021

Career

Chelsea

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

Shrewsbury Town (loan)

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.

Bristol Rovers (loan)

On 21 September 2020, McCormick joined Bristol Rovers on loan until the end of the season.[5] On 26 September, he made his league debut as a starter against Doncaster Rovers, which ended in a 4–1 away loss.[6] On 12 December 2020, he scored his first goal for the club, finishing from inside the box to score the second in a 3–0 victory over rivals Plymouth Argyle.[7]

Career statistics
As of match played 23 January 2021[8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Chelsea U23 2017–18[9] ———3[lower-alpha 1]131
2018–19[10] ———2[lower-alpha 1]020
2019–20[11] ———0000
2020–21[12] ———1[lower-alpha 1]010
Total ——6161
Shrewsbury Town (loan) 2019–20[13] League One 5000102[lower-alpha 1]080
Bristol Rovers (loan) 2020–21[14] League One 172300000202
Career total 222301081343
  1. Appearance(s) 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. "Rovers Sign Chelsea Youngster On Loan". www.bristolrovers.co.uk. 21 September 2020.
  6. "Sky Bet League One Match Report: Doncaster Rovers 4-1 Bristol Rovers". www.bristolrovers.co.uk. 26 September 2020.
  7. "Bristol Rovers 3–0 Plymouth Argyle". BBC Sport. 12 December 2020.
  8. Luke McCormick at Soccerway
  9. "Games played by Luke McCormick in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
  10. "Games played by Luke McCormick in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
  11. "Games played by Luke McCormick in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
  12. "Games played by Luke McCormick in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
  13. "Games played by Luke McCormick in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
  14. "Games played by Luke McCormick in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
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