Jayden Luker

Jayden Luker
Personal information
Full name Jayden Joshua Luker[1]
Date of birth (2005-04-30) 30 April 2005 (age 19)[2]
Place of birth Peckham, London
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Grimsby Town
(on loan from Luton Town)
Youth career
–2022 Lambeth Tigers
2022 ProDirect Academy
2022–2023 Luton Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023– Luton Town 0 (0)
2024 → Woking (loan) 17 (2)
2024– → Grimsby Town (loan) 7 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:37, 21 December 2024 (UTC)

Jayden Joshua Luker (born 30 April 2005) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL League Two club Grimsby Town, on loan from EFL Championship side Luton Town.

Career

Born in Peckham, Luker came through the academy at Lambeth Tigers playing at under 7 to under 16 level,[3] before signing for Luton Town in July 2022, after impressing whilst playing against them for the Pro Direct Academy in the previous campaign.[3]

In January 2023, Luker was named on the first team bench for the first time during an FA Cup Third Round tie against Wigan Athletic,[4] which came about after some impressive displays in the Hatters academy and after he'd started all three of Luton’s FA Youth Cup games.[5]

On 23 November 2023, after featuring on the bench as an unused substiute on four occasions during the 2023–24 campaign, Luker signed a new contract with The Hatters of an undisclosed length.[6]

In January 2024, Luker joined National League side Woking on loan until the end of the season,[5] and after making 17 appearances for The Cardinals, scoring twice; Luker returned to parent club, Luton Town at the conclusion of the loan.[2]

On 30 August 2024, after featuring in pre-season friendlies for Luton Town, Luker was loaned out again, this time to League Two side Grimsby Town; however he'll link up with The Mariners after completing his rehabilitation from a minor injury picked up during pre-season.[7] Luker made his first appearance for Grimsby on 8 October 2024, starting in the 2–1 loss to Lincoln City in the EFL Trophy Group Stage.[8] His first league appearance came as a substitute in the 3–1 home loss to MK Dons on 26 October 2024.[9] He scored his first league goal in the 5–2 home victory over Accrington Stanley on 3 December 2024 scoring from the edge of the box.[10]

Career statistics

As of match played 21 December 2024[11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Luton Town 2022–23[12] Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023–24[13] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2024–25[14] Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Woking (loan) 2023–24[13] National League 17 2 — — — 17 2
Grimsby Town (loan) 2024–25[14] League Two 7 1 0 0 0 0 3[a] 0 10 1
Career total 24 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 27 3
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

References

  1. ^ "Squad List 2024/25 & U21 Registered Contract Players" (PDF). EFL. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
  2. ^ a b c "Jayden Luker". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Hatters announce latest batch of youngsters to join Town's academy". lutontoday.co.uk. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
  4. ^ "Luton 1 Wigan 1". Sky Sports. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
  5. ^ a b "Jayden Luker signs on loan". wokingfc.co.uk. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
  6. ^ "Jayden Luker signs contract extension!". lutontown.co.uk. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
  7. ^ "Jayden Luker joins Grimsby on loan". lutontown.co.uk. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
  8. ^ "MATCH REPORT | Grimsby Town 1-2 Lincoln City - Grimsby Town Football Club". gtfc.co.uk. 8 October 2024. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
  9. ^ "Grimsby Town 1-3 Milton Keynes Dons: MK come from behind to win". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
  10. ^ "Grimsby Town 5-2 Accrington Stanley: League Two stats & head-to-head". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
  11. ^ Jayden Luker at Soccerway. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
  12. ^ "Games played by Jayden Luker in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
  13. ^ a b "Games played by Jayden Luker in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
  14. ^ a b "Games played by Jayden Luker in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 September 2024.