Personal information | |||
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Full name | Luke Vincent Conlan [1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 31 October 1994||
Place of birth | Portaferry, Northern Ireland | ||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) [2] | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Cliftonville | ||
Youth career | |||
2011–2012 | Burnley | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2012–2016 | Burnley | 0 | (0) |
2015–2016 | → St Mirren (loan) | 3 | (0) |
2016 | → Morecambe (loan) | 16 | (0) |
2016–2020 | Morecambe | 124 | (0) |
2020–2024 | AFC Fylde | 102 | (9) |
2024– | Cliftonville | 0 | (0) |
International career | |||
2010 | Northern Ireland U16 | 5 | (0) |
2010 | Northern Ireland U17 | 2 | (0) |
2012 | Northern Ireland U19 | 2 | (0) |
2013–2016 | Northern Ireland U21 | 11 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:16, 26 April 2024 (UTC) |
Luke Vincent Conlan (born 31 October 1994) is a Northern Irish professional footballer who plays as a defender for NIFL Premiership side Cliftonville.
Born in Portaferry, County Down, Conlan attended St Columba's School in the town and played for junior clubs Grosvenor Youth and Portaferry. [3] He was recruited by Championship side Burnley in the summer of 2011, signing a two-year scholarship with the club. [4] He was a key member of the youth side that reached the 2011–12 FA Youth Cup semi-finals, eventually losing 3–1 to Blackburn Rovers on aggregate. [3]
In March 2012, whilst still a first-year apprentice, Conlan signed his first professional contract in a two-year deal. [5] He remained a regular in the youth and reserve sides until he suffered a knee injury, and in April 2014 it was announced by Burnley that he would not be retained at the end of the season when his contract expired. [3] However, he continued to train with the club during pre-season and in September 2014, after recovering from injury, he signed a one-year contract extension with the club. [6] In April 2015, it was announced that Conlan had signed another one-year contract extension until the summer of 2016. [7]
In July 2015 he signed for Scottish Championship side St Mirren on a season-long loan deal. [8] He made his debut for the club in the 3–1 Scottish Challenge Cup victory over Berwick Rangers. [9] Conlan received his first senior red card in the Renfrewshire derby against Greenock Morton on 21 August 2015. The match ended 0–0. [10] Conlan returned to Burnley in January 2016, having failed to break into the St Mirren first team. [11] [12] In January 2016, he was sent on a one-month youth loan to Football League Two side Morecambe. [13]
In June 2019 he signed a new contract with Morecambe. [14] He scored his first professional goal for Morecambe when he scored in an EFL Trophy tie against Carlisle United on 12 November 2019. [15]
In September 2020 he signed for AFC Fylde. [16] He was released at the end of the 2023–24 season. [17]
On 10 May 2024, it was announced that 2023–24 Irish Cup winners Cliftonville had signed Conlan upon his release from AFC Fylde.
Conlan has been capped at under-16, under-17, under-19 and under-21 level for Northern Ireland. [3]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Burnley | 2013–14 [18] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
2014–15 [18] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
2015–16 [18] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
St Mirren (loan) | 2015–16 [9] | Scottish Championship | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 [a] | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
Morecambe (loan) | 2015–16 [9] | League Two | 16 | 0 | — | — | — | 16 | 0 | |||
Morecambe | 2016–17 [19] | League Two | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 [b] | 0 | 25 | 0 |
2017–18 [20] | League Two | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 [b] | 0 | 30 | 0 | |
2018–19 [21] | League Two | 40 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 [b] | 0 | 45 | 0 | |
2019–20 [22] | League Two | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 [b] | 1 | 25 | 1 | |
Total | 124 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 141 | 1 | ||
AFC Fylde | 2020–21 [18] [23] | National League North | 15 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 2 [c] | 0 | 21 | 1 | |
2021–22 [18] [24] | National League North | 33 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 3 [d] | 0 | 38 | 0 | ||
2022–23 [18] [25] | National League North | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | ||
Total | 52 | 2 | 7 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | 64 | 2 | |||
Career total | 179 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 209 | 3 |