Francisco Javier Luke Bermúdez (born 20 February 1968), known as Javi Luke or Luke, is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as an forward.[1]

Javi Luke
Personal information
Full name Francisco Javier Luke Bermúdez[1]
Date of birth (1968-02-20) 20 February 1968 (age 56)
Place of birth Barakaldo, Spain
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1985–1986 Retuerto Sport
1986–1989 Santurtzi 0 (0)
1989–1990 Sestao 34 (8)
1990–1995 Athletic Bilbao 82 (12)
1993–1994Osasuna (loan) 16 (3)
1995–1996 Almería 21 (3)
1996–1997 Albacete Balompié 18 (0)
1997–1999 Burgos 40 (3)
1999–2000 Barakaldo 27 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

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Luke was born in Barakaldo.[2] He spent five seasons in La Liga with Athletic Bilbao between 1990 and 1995, scoring 18 goals in 101 appearances across all competitions.[2] In the 1991–92 Copa del Rey he scored six goals, a feat that remained unmatched until the 2023–24 season when Asier Villalibre contributed six goals to Athletic's title-winning run.[3] His time with Athletic Bilbao was interrupted by a season-long loan at Osasuna in the |1993–94 season.[2]

Career statistics

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[1]
Club Season League Copa del Rey Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Santurtzi 1986–87 0 0 1 0 1 0
Sestao 1989–90 Segunda División 34 8 3 0 37 8
Athletic Bilbao 1990–91 La Liga 24 7 5 0 29 7
1991–92 La Liga 29 4 10 6 39 10
1992–93 La Liga 22 1 2 0 23 1
1993–94 La Liga 0 0 0 0 0 0
1994–95 La Liga 7 0 2 0 9 0
Total 82 12 19 6 0 0 101 18
Osasuna (loan) 1993–94 La Liga 16 3 2 0 18 3
Almería 1995–96 Segunda División 21 3 0 0 21 3
Albacete Balompié 1995–96 La Liga 14 0 1 0 15 0
1996–97 Segunda División 4 0 0 0 4 0
Total 18 0 1 0 0 0 19 0
Burgos 1997–98 Segunda División B 12 0 1 1 13 1
1998–99 Segunda División B 28 3 0 0 3[a] 0 31 3
Total 40 3 1 1 3 0 44 4
Barakaldo 1999–2000 Segunda División B 27 2 3 0 5[b] 1 35 3
Career total 238 31 30 7 8 1 276 39
  1. ^ One appearance in promotion play-offs, two appearances in Copa Federación
  2. ^ Appearances in promotion play-offs

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Javi Luke at BDFutbol
  2. ^ a b c Martín, Iván (22 October 2020). "Athletic de Bilbao: ¿Se acuerdan de... Javi Luke?" [Athletic de Bilbao: Do you remember…Javi Luke?]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 April 2024.
  3. ^ Aramendia, Arkaitz (16 January 2024). "Una Copa con sello propio para Villalibre" [A Cup with its own stamp for Villalibre]. Deia (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 April 2024.
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