Luke Alker
{{Short description|English footballer (born 2006)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2023}}{{Use British English|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Luke Alker
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2006|12|12|df=y}}{{Soccerway|luke-alker/927277|access-date=28 October 2024}}
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| position = Forward
| currentclub = Barnsley
| clubnumber = 42
| youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Leeds United
| youthyears2 = 2023–2024| youthclubs2 = Barnsley
| years1 = 2024–| clubs1 = Barnsley| caps1 = 0| goals1 = 0
| club-update = 08:42, 28 October 2024 (UTC)
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Luke Alker (born 12 December 2006) is an English footballer who plays as a forward for {{English football updater|Barnsley}} club Barnsley.
Career
Alker joined Barnsley from the Academy at Leeds United in 2023 and became a prolific scorer for the under-18s and under-21s. He made his first-team debut for Barnsley on 8 October 2024, coming on as a 72nd-minute substitute for Aiden Marsh in a 2–0 defeat at Huddersfield Town in the EFL Trophy.{{cite news |title=Alker, 17, makes debut along with latest son of former Red |url=https://www.barnsleychronicle.com/article/29793/alker-17-makes-debut-along-with-latest-son-of-former-red |access-date=28 October 2024 |work=Barnsley Chronicle |language=en}}
Career statistics
{{updated|match played 8 October 2024}}
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!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|FA Cup !colspan="2"|EFL Cup !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | |||||||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |
| Barnsley
|2024–25{{Soccerbase season|196833|2024|accessdate=1 August 2023}} | EFL League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1{{efn|name=efl|Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy}} | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| colspan="3"|Career total
!0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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References
{{Reflist}}
{{Barnsley F.C. squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Alker, Luke}}
Category:English men's footballers
Category:Men's association football forwards
Category:Leeds United F.C. players
Category:Barnsley F.C. players