Luke Summerfield

Summerfield joined the Plymouth Argyle Centre of Excellence aged 10.[6] He made his first-team debut in the last match of the 2004–05 season, a 0–0 home draw with Leicester City on 8 May 2005, entering the match as a 77th minute substitute for David Worrell.[6][7] He signed a two-year professional contract with Plymouth on 1 August 2005, before the start of 2005–06.[8][6] He made two appearances in his first two seasons for Argyle (both as a substitute), once in the league and once in the League Cup. Summerfield made his debut for Argyle, as a substitute, on 8 May 2005, against Leicester City. On his first start for Argyle, against Colchester United in the Championship, on 8 August 2006, during 2006–07, Summerfield scored with a long-range volley.[9] In January 2007, Summerfield was listed at number five in The Guardian's ten best prospects to watch out for in 2007.[10] At the beginning of March 2007 he trained for a week with Premier League club Chelsea along with teammates Dan Gosling and Scott Sinclair.[11]

Then Plymouth Argyle manager Ian Holloway said of Summerfield that "I see Luke doing things far beyond his tender years. The boy has a fine touch, he is typical of the talent that Plymouth will produce for the future." On 20 March 2007, Summerfield signed a loan deal with League One club AFC Bournemouth until the end of the season. On 25 September 2009, Summerfield moved to League One club Leyton Orient on a one-month loan,[12] which was later extended to three months, before he returned to Plymouth on 19 December.

Summerfield after playing for Cheltenham Town in the 2012 League Two play-off final

Summerfield joined Shrewsbury Town on trial in July 2011 and played in a friendly against Manchester United, but he was not offered a contract and in August signed a one-year contract with Cheltenham Town.[13] In July 2012, he rejected a new contract with the club.

Summerfield rejected a contract offer from Cheltenham Town to sign for League One club Shrewsbury Town on 3 July 2012.[14] He scored his first goal for Shrewsbury in a 3–1 FA Cup defeat versus Hereford United at Edgar Street.[15] He was released at the end of his contract in May 2014.[16]

Summerfield signed for League Two club York City on 30 June 2014 on a two-year contract.[17] He made his debut in York's 1–1 away draw with Tranmere Rovers in the opening match of 2014–15 on 9 August 2014.[18] He left York after rejecting a new contract in May 2016.[19]

Summerfield signed a two-year contract with newly promoted League Two club Grimsby Town on 28 June 2016 on a free transfer.[20] He scored his first goal for Grimsby in a 5–2 win against Stevenage on 27 August 2016.[21]

On 6 February 2017, Summerfield joined National League club Macclesfield Town on loan until the end of 2016–17, with the option of a permanent transfer if Macclesfield were to earn promotion.[22] He was offered a new contract by Grimsby at the end of the 2017–18 season,[23] but left the club in June 2018 when it was withdrawn.[24]

Summerfield signed for National League club Wrexham on 5 July 2018 on a one-year contract.[25] He made his debut on 4 August on the opening day of the 2018–19 season, starting in a 1–0 away victory over Dover Athletic.[26]

On 20 August 2020, Summerfield signed for FC Halifax Town.[27] On 11 January 2021, Summerfield was awarded with the league's Player of the Month award for December 2020.[28]