Luca Stephenson
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Luca Stephenson[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 17 September 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Horden, England | ||
| Position(s) | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Dundee United on loan from Liverpool | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2018 | Sunderland | ||
| 2018–2023 | Liverpool | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023– | Liverpool | 0 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | → Barrow (loan) | 30 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | → Dundee United (loan) | 31 | (3) |
| 2025– | → Dundee United (loan) | 44 | (6) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 6 December 2025 (UTC) | |||
Luca Stephenson (born 17 September 2003) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder or defender for Scottish Premiership club Dundee United, on loan from Premier League club Liverpool.
Career
[edit | edit source]Early career
[edit | edit source]Stephenson started his career in Sunderland's academy, before signing for Liverpool in September 2018.[2][3]
Stephenson captained Liverpool's under-18 team for the 2020–21 season, going on to also captain the under-21 side, becoming a regular with them in the following season.[3]
During his time in Liverpool's academy, Stephenson was versatile, playing at both centre-back and right-back in addition to his natural midfield role.[3]
Liverpool
[edit | edit source]Stephenson signed his first professional contract in September 2020,[4] with his deal being extended in February 2022.[5]
Loan to Barrow
[edit | edit source]On 1 September 2023, Stephenson joined EFL League Two club Barrow on a season-long loan.[6][7] On 5 September, he made his professional debut in an EFL Trophy fixture against Blackpool.[8] He later made his professional league debut on 30 September against Doncaster Rovers, coming on as a substitute for Tyrell Warren in the 62nd minute.[9] On 14 October 2023, Stephenson made his full league debut at right-wing-back as Barrow faced Milton Keynes Dons, being replaced after 46 minutes.[10]
During his time at Barrow, Stephenson was mainly deployed on the right of a back-five, with his hard-working and tough tackling style making him popular amongst fans.[11] He became a regular in a Barrow team that narrowly missed-out on the League Two English Football League play-offs by a single point, one of their best league finishes in a 122-year history.[12]
Loan to Dundee United
[edit | edit source]On 15 August 2024, Stephenson signed for newly promoted Scottish Premiership side Dundee United on a season-long loan.[13] He debuted for the club three days later in a Scottish League Cup match against St Mirren.[14] On 24 August, he made his league debut and scored his first professional goal in a 2–0 win over St Johnstone.[15] His season was cut short due to injury, a double hernia which required surgery. An injury he’d played with for 4 months, to secure Dundee United a top 4 finish and a place in Europe. Stephenson was awarded both fans & clubs Young Player of the season.
On 14th August 2025, Stephenson signed a long term contract extension with Liverpool before extending his loan at Dundee United for an additional season.
Career statistics
[edit | edit source]- As of match played 22 November 2025
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Barrow (loan) | 2023–24 | EFL League Two | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | 34 | 0 |
| Dundee United (loan) | 2024–25 | Scottish Premiership | 31 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 3 |
| 2025–26 | Scottish Premiership | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | |
| Total | 44 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 6 | ||
| Career total | 74 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 82 | 6 | ||
- ^ Includes FA Cup
- ^ Includes Scottish League Cup
- ^ Appearance in EFL Trophy
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External links
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