Luke Southwood
Luke Kevin Southwood (born 6 December 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Cheltenham Town. Born in England, he plays for the Northern Ireland national team.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Luke Kevin Southwood[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 6 December 1997[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Oxford, England | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Cheltenham Town | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Reading | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2023 | Reading | 26 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | → Bath City (loan) | 42 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | → Eastleigh (loan) | 22 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | → Hamilton Academical (loan) | 15 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | → Cheltenham Town (loan) | 46 | (0) |
| 2023– | Cheltenham Town | 10 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2016 | England U19 | 1 | |
| 2016–2017 | England U20 | 5 | (0) |
| 2021– | Northern Ireland | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:11, 6 July 2023 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Reading
On 11 May 2018, Reading announced that they had offered a new contract to Luke Southwood,[3] with a new two-year contract being confirmed as signed on 2 July 2018.[4]
On 7 May 2021, Reading announced that Southwood had signed a new two-year contract, keeping him at the club until the summer of 2023.[5]
Loans
On 4 August 2017, Southwood joined Bath City on a six-month loan deal,[6] which was extended until the end of the season on 3 January 2018.[7] He was awarded player of the season after an outstanding year.
On 24 December 2018, Southwood joined Eastleigh on an initial one-month loan deal, with the loan being extended until the end of the season on 24 January 2019.[8] Eastleigh managed to get to the semi-finals of the National League play-offs with Southwood playing a key part in that, also getting player of the month in April.
On 1 August 2019, Southwood joined Hamilton Academical on loan until 5 January 2020.[9] On 21 January 2020, Southwood signed a new contract with Reading until the summer of 2021, and then returned to Hamilton Academical on loan until the end of the season.[10]
On 22 July 2022, Southwood joined Cheltenham Town on a season-long loan deal. During that time he kept sixteen clean sheets in league one and helped them to a 16th place finish.[11]
On 17 May 2023, Reading announced that Southwood would leave the club at the end of his contract.[12]
Cheltenham Town
On 11 July 2023, Southwood returned to Cheltenham Town on a permanent one-year deal.[13]
International career
Southwood made his debut for the England under-19 team, play the first 45minutes in a 1–0 defeat to Mexico in June 2016.[14]
Southwood was selected for the England under-20 team in the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup and was an unused substitute in the final where England beat Venezuela 1–0.[15]
In November 2021, Southwood was called up to the Northern Ireland national team for the first time, for whom he qualified for through a grandmother.[16] He debuted with Northern Ireland in a friendly 3–1 win over Luxembourg on 25 March 2022.[17]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 7 May 2023[2]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Reading | 2015–16 | EFL Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2017–18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2018–19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2019–20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2020–21 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 4 | 0 | ||||
| 2021–22 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 26 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||
| Bath City (loan) | 2017–18 | National League South | 42 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 45 | 0 | ||
| Eastleigh (loan) | 2018–19 | National League | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 22 | 0 | |||
| Hamilton Academical (loan) | 2019–20 | Scottish Premiership | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| 2019–20 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |||
| Total | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 0 | ||
| Cheltenham Town (loan) | 2022–23 | EFL League One | 46 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 51 | 0 | |
| Career total | 147 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 162 | 0 | ||
- Appearance in the FA Trophy
- Appearances for Hamilton under-21s in the Scottish Challenge Cup
International
- As of match played 25 March 2022[18]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Ireland | |||
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 1 | 0 | |
References
- "Notification of shirt numbers: Reading" (PDF). English Football League. p. 58. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
- Luke Southwood at Soccerway. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
- "Anssi set to stay and contracts offered to young blood". Readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 11 May 2018. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
- "Seven players sign first pro deals with Reading". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 2 July 2018. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
- "Southwood signs new contract to remain a Royal until 2023". readingfc.co.uk/. Reading F.C. 7 May 2021. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
- "Owers adds final pieces on season eve". bathcityfc.com. Bath City. 4 August 2017. Archived from the original on 5 August 2017. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
- "Bath City secure World Cup winner and Reading goalkeeper Luke Southwood until the end of the season". thenonleaguefootballpaper.com/. The Non League Football Paper. 4 January 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
- "Eastleigh Football Club is delighted to announce that Luke Southwood has had his loan extended until the end of the season". twitter.com/EastleighFC/. Eastleigh F.C. 24 January 2019. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
- "Southwood seals loan switch to Scotland". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 1 August 2019. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
- "Southwood signs until 2021 and rejoins Hamilton on loan". readingfc.co.uk/. Reading F.C. 21 January 2020. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
- "LUKE SOUTHWOOD SIGNS SEASON-LONG LOAN MOVE TO CHELTENHAM TOWN". readingfc.co.uk/. Reading F.C. 22 July 2022. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
- "NEW DEALS OFFERED AS CONTRACTS COME TO THEIR CONCLUSION". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 17 May 2023. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
- "Luke Southwood re-joins the Robins". www.ctfc.com. 11 July 2023. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
- "Southwood makes Young Lions bow in Mexico". readingfc.co.uk/. Reading F.C. 7 June 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
- "Under-20 World Cup: England beat Venezuela in final". BBC Sport. 11 June 2017.
- ""IT'S BEEN A WHIRLWIND!" – SOUTHWOOD ON NORTHERN IRELAND CALL-UP". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 4 November 2021. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
- "Luxembourg vs. Northern Ireland - 25 March 2022 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com.
- "Southwood, Luke". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 6 June 2022.