Luke Adam Dean (born 14 May 1991) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Brighouse Town.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Luke Adam Dean[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 14 May 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Cleckheaton,[2] England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Brighouse Town | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2002–2009 | Bradford City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2012 | Bradford City | 3 | (0) |
| 2009 | → Halifax Town (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2011 | → Ossett Town (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2011 | → Hinckley United (loan) | 7 | (2) |
| 2011 | → Harrogate Town (loan) | 4 | (1) |
| 2012 | → Harrogate Town (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Harrogate Town | 26 | (5) |
| 2013 | Bradford Park Avenue | 1 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Workington | 3 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Harrogate Town | 4 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Bradford Park Avenue (loan) | 19 | (1) |
| 2015–2017 | Bradford Park Avenue | 60 | (4) |
| 2017–2019 | Scarborough | ||
| 2019–2020 | Matlock Town | 0 | (0) |
| 2020–2022 | Yorkshire Amateur | 30 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Guiseley | 13 | (1) |
| 2023 | Liversedge | 5 | (0) |
| 2023– | Brighouse Town | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 June 2023 (UTC) | |||
Career edit
Dean joined Bradford City's centre of excellence in 2002.[3] He made his club debut against Morecambe on 13 April 2010.[citation needed] becoming the first Asian home grown player to make his debut as a professional for Bradford City. He rewarded with a contract on 16 June 2010[4] but suffered a setback when he broke his leg in a pre-season friendly.[3]
Dean moved to Ossett Town on loan in March 2011 but was recalled a month later by new Bradford City manager Peter Jackson.[5] Luke Dean was the only player of the 2011 Bradford City out of contract players to be handed a new contract, which would keep him at the club until at least June 2012.
In August 2011, he joined Hinckley United on a month-long loan deal, alongside Darren Stephenson.[6] In May 2012, Dean was released from Bradford .[7] He signed for Harrogate Town of the Conference North in the summer of 2012.
In January 2015, Dean signed a one-month loan deal for Bradford Park Avenue[8] In February 2015, Bradford Park Avenue and Harrogate Town agreed to extend the loan deal until the end of the 2014–15 season.[9]
Dean joined Scarborough on 25 May 2017.[10] He played for the club until May 2019, where he signed with Matlock Town.[11]
In June 2022, Dean joined Guiseley following their relegation from the National League North.[12] In January 2023, he joined Liversedge.[13] Having been unable to prevent Liversedge's relegation, he joined Brighouse Town in June 2023.[14]
References edit
- ^ "List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/08/2010 and 31/08/2010" (PDF). The Football Association. Retrieved 14 October 2010.
- ^ Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack, eds. (2012). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2012–2013 (43rd ed.). London: Headline. p. 437. ISBN 978-0-7553-6356-8.
- ^ a b Parker, Simon (25 September 2010). "Bradford City midfielder Dean faces a race against the clock". Telegraph & Argus. Retrieved 25 September 2010.
- ^ Bullock, Lee (15 April 2010). "Younger lads have not let anyone down". Bradford Telegraph and Argus. Retrieved 17 April 2010.
- ^ "Dean joins Ossett on loan". Bradford City A.F.C. 18 March 2011. Retrieved 18 March 2011.
- ^ Simon Parker (24 August 2011). "Bradford City duo go on loan". Telegraph and Argus. Retrieved 24 August 2011.
- ^ Bantams clear-out gets underway Skysports, 12 May 2012. Retrieved on 12 May 2012.
- ^ "Avenue make triple signing". Bradford Park Avenue. Archived from the original on 12 January 2015. Retrieved 9 February 2015..
- ^ "Luke's Loan Extended". Bradford Park Avenue. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
- ^ LUKE DEAN READY FOR NEW CHALLENGE AT BORO Archived 17 December 2019 at the Wayback Machine‚ scarboroughathletic.com, 25 May 2017
- ^ Kittrick makes first signings at Matlock, evostikleague.co.uk, 28 May 2019
- ^ "Ellis Brings In Luke Dean". guiseleyafc.co.uk. 21 June 2022. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
- ^ @Liversedge_FC (2 January 2023). "🚨 NEW SIGNING 🚨 ✍️ Liversedge can confirm the signing of central midfielder Luke Dean from Guiseley. ✅Dean is available for today's match at Stalybridge and is confirmed to make his debut this afternoon! 🤝 Welcome to Sedge Luke and best of luck! #UpTheSedge" (Tweet). Retrieved 11 June 2023 – via Twitter.
- ^ @brighousetownfc (9 June 2023). "𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗦𝗜𝗚𝗡𝗜𝗡𝗚 We are delighted to confirm the signing of Luke Dean Luke has been on manager Vill Powell's radar for 2+ years and is a massive coup for the club. He comes in with bags of experience and quality and we are delighted he is with us #OneTownOneTeam" (Tweet). Retrieved 11 June 2023 – via Twitter.
External links edit
- Luke Dean at Soccerbase
- Luke Dean at Soccerway
- Bradford City A.F.C. official profile
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