Luke Adams (footballer)

Luke Anthony Adams (born 8 May 1994) is a New Zealand international footballer who plays as a defender.[2]

Luke Adams
Personal information
Full name Luke Anthony Adams[1]
Date of birth (1994-05-08) 8 May 1994[1]
Place of birth Melbourne, Australia
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
 Green Gully
Number 5
Youth career
0000–2009 Waitakere United
2012–2013 Derby County
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2012 Waitakere United 12 (0)
2013–2014 Wellington Phoenix 3 (0)
2014–2015 Waitakere United 1 (0)
2015–2016 South Melbourne 43 (3)
2016–2017 Eastern Suburbs 8 (1)
2017 South Melbourne 27 (1)
2018 Ljungskile SK 0 (0)
2018–2021 South Melbourne 42 (1)
2022– Green Gully 25 (2)
International career‡
2011 New Zealand U17 4 (0)
2013–2014 New Zealand U20
2015 New Zealand U23 3 (0)
2016– New Zealand 5 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 November 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 June 2016

Career

In 2012, Adams joined the English club Derby County F.C. on a one-year contract.[3] In 2013, Adams signed a one-year contract with Wellington Phoenix.[4] In May 2014, Adams was called into the All Whites squad for a 30 May friendly in Auckland against South Africa by interim coach Neil Emblen.[5] In September 2014, Adams returned to Waitakere United.[6] In January 2015, Adams signed with Australian football club South Melbourne FC.

In December 2017, Adams signed with Ljungskile SK in Division 1 Södra, the Swedish third tier. He left the club after only a few months, due to personal reasons, failing to make a single league appearance.[7]

International career

After representing various New Zealand youth teams, including at the 2011 U-17 World Cup and the 2013 U-20 World Cup, Adams was a member of the New Zealand U-23s squad at the 2015 Pacific Games.[8]

He made his debut for the senior New Zealand national football team in a 2016 OFC Nations Cup 3–1 win over Fiji.[9]

In June 2016, Adams scored the winner in a 1–0 win over the Solomon Islands. The match was a World Cup qualifier.[10]

Career statistics

International goals
As of match played 4 June 2016. New Zealand score listed first, score column indicates score after each Adams goal.[11]
International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 4 June 2016Sir John Guise Stadium, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea3 Solomon Islands1–01–02016 OFC Nations Cup

Honours

Club
South Melbourne

Country
New Zealand

References
  1. "FIFA U-20 World Cup Turkey 2013 List of Players: New Zealand" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 23 June 2013. p. 16. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 June 2013.
  2. "Luke Adams". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 11 October 2013.
  3. NZ Herald (6 September 2012). "Soccer: Adams signs with Derby County".
  4. "Phoenix sign under-20s captain Luke Adams". New Zealand Herald. 13 July 2013. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
  5. Worthington, Sam. "All Whites understrength for friendly match". Fairfax NZ news. Archived from the original on 3 May 2014. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
  6. "Adams Returns to his Roots". Waitakere United. 24 September 2014.
  7. "Nyckelspelaren bryter kontraktet med Ljungskile" (in Swedish). Bohuslänningen. 6 April 2018.
  8. "U-23s named for Pacific Games | New Zealand Football". Archived from the original on 28 June 2015. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
  9. FIFA.com
  10. "Late strike sinks Solomon Islands | New Zealand Football". Archived from the original on 7 June 2016. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
  11. Luke Adams at Soccerway
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