Luke Croll

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Luke Croll
Personal information
Full name Luke Alan Croll[1]
Date of birth (1995-01-10) 10 January 1995 (age 31)[2]
Place of birth Lambeth, England
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Position Defender
Team information
Current team
Eastleigh F.C.
Number 15
Youth career
–2013 Crystal Palace
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2017 Crystal Palace 0 (0)
2013–2014Harrow Borough (loan) 2 (0)
2015Plymouth Argyle (loan) 3 (0)
2016–2017Exeter City (loan) 19 (0)
2017–2019 Exeter City 23 (0)
2019–2021 Dagenham & Redbridge 51 (0)
2021–2022 Chesterfield 9 (1)
2023 North Carolina FC 1 (0)
2023–2024 Eastleigh 18 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16:42, 16 December 2023 (UTC)

Luke Alan Croll (born 10 January 1995) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for National League side Eastleigh. He became a free agent on 30 June 2024.

Club career

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Crystal Palace

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Croll was born in Lambeth and joined the Crystal Palace Academy as a 9 year old. The left-sided centre-half put in a series of consistent performances for the under-21 side to earn himself a professional contract at the club, and went onto establish himself in the side that won the U21 League 2 South in the 2014-15 season.[3] In the 2015-16 season, Croll was named as an unused substitute against Watford. Croll was released by Crystal Palace on the expiry of his contract on 30 June 2017.[4]

2013–14 Harrow Borough (loan)

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In January 2014, Croll joined Isthmian League side Harrow Borough on a short-term loan.[5] Croll made 2 league appearances [6] before returning to the Crystal Palace Development side.

2015–16 Plymouth Argyle (loan)

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On 20 November 2015, Croll joined Plymouth Argyle on loan until 2 January 2016.[7]

2016–17 Exeter City (loan)

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On deadline day, Croll joined Exeter City on loan until 14 January 2017.[8] The loan period was later extended until the end of the 2016–17 season.[9]

Exeter City

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In June 2017, Croll signed a permanent deal with Exeter after being released by Crystal Palace.[10] He was released by Exeter at the end of the 2018–19 season.[11]

Dagenham & Redbridge

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In July 2019 he signed for National League side Dagenham & Redbridge on a one-year contract.[12] He was released by Dagenham along with five others in June 2021 following the expiration of his contract.[13]

Chesterfield

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On 6 November 2021, Croll joined National League side Chesterfield on a short-term deal.[14] He made his debut later that day, making an impressive debut that saw him score as Chesterfield defeated Southend United in the FA Cup first round.[15]

North Carolina FC

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On 2 February 2023, Croll signed with North Carolina FC of the USL League One, the third-tier of US soccer.[16]

Eastleigh

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In December 2023, Croll returned to England, joining National League club Eastleigh.[17] He departed the club at the end of the 2023–24 season.[18]

Career statistics

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As of match played 5 February 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Crystal Palace 2013–14[19] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2014–15[20] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2015–16[21] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2016–17[22] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Harrow Borough (loan) 2013–14[6] IL Premier Division 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Plymouth Argyle (loan) 2015–16[21] League Two 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Exeter City (loan) 2016–17[22] League Two 19 0 0 0 0 0 1[a] 0 20 0
Exeter City 2017–18[23] League Two 10 0 0 0 1 0 2[a] 0 13 0
2018–19[24] League Two 13 0 1 0 1 0 3[a] 0 18 0
Total 42 0 1 0 2 0 6 0 51 0
Dagenham & Redbridge 2019–20[25] National League 30 0 1 0 2[b] 0 33 0
2020–21[25] National League 21 0 2 0 2[b] 0 25 0
Total 51 0 3 0 0 0 4 0 58 0
Chesterfield 2021–22[25] National League 9 0 3 1 0 0 12 1
Career total 107 0 7 1 2 0 10 0 126 1
  1. ^ a b c Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  2. ^ a b Appearance(s) in FA Trophy

References

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