Luke DeVere

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Luke DeVere

| image =

| image_size =

| alt =

| caption = DeVere celebrating with Brett Holman (Left) after a draw with Melbourne Victory

| fullname = Luke Ramon DeVere{{cite web |title=FIFA U-20 World Cup Egypt 2009™: List of Players: Australia |url=http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/01/10/28/62/fwyc_2009_squadlists.pdf |publisher=FIFA |page=1 |date=6 October 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091013164551/http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/01/10/28/62/fwyc_2009_squadlists.pdf |archive-date=13 October 2009 }}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1989|11|5|df=y}}

| birth_place = Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

| height = {{height|m=1.86|precision=0}}

| position = Centre back

| currentclub =

| clubnumber =

| youthyears1 = 2005–2006

| youthclubs1 = QAS

| youthyears2 = 2007–2008

| youthclubs2 = AIS

| years1 = 2007–2008

| clubs1 = AIS

| caps1 = 40

| goals1 = 3

| years2 = 2008–2011

| clubs2 = Brisbane Roar

| caps2 = 65

| goals2 = 3

| years3 = 2011–2014

| clubs3 = Gyeongnam FC

| caps3 = 78

| goals3 = 6

| years4 = 2015–2019

| clubs4 = Brisbane Roar

| caps4 = 45

| goals4 = 2

| years5 = 2019–2021

| clubs5 = Wellington Phoenix

| caps5 = 30

| goals5 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 2007–2009

| nationalteam1 = Australia U20

| nationalcaps1 = 9

| nationalgoals1 = 1

| nationalyears2 = 2010

| nationalteam2 = Australia U23

| nationalcaps2 = 2

| nationalgoals2 = 0

| nationalyears3 = 2015

| nationalteam3 = Australia

| nationalcaps3 = 1

| nationalgoals3 = 0

| pcupdate = 25 June 2021

| ntupdate = 25 September 2010

}}

Luke Ramon DeVere (born 5 November 1989) is a Former Australian professional footballer who last played for A-League side Wellington Phoenix. He is now the Head Coach of Football Queensland Premier League side Holland Park Hawks FC.

DeVere made his debut for Australia in 2015, having previously played for the nation's under-20 and under-23 sides.

Club career

=Early life=

DeVere is of French ancestry, and was educated at Brisbane Grammar School, where he played four years of First XI football and was coached by former Australian international Mark Brusasco. He was a junior at The Gap FC. After graduating from Brisbane Grammar in 2006 and being part of the Queensland Academy of Sport Football Program in 2005 and 2006, DeVere was accepted into the Australian Institute of Sport.

=Brisbane Roar=

Luke was signed by the Brisbane Roar at the beginning of the 2008–09 season. His debut season in the A-league saw him cement a first team place under manager Frank Farina's guidance. His performances continued to improve during the following seasons, with many football experts and pundits believing he could be a future Socceroo.

On 18 January 2011, it was announced by Brisbane Roar coach Ange Postecoglou on Fox Sports FC that DeVere would be leaving the club on a transfer to South Korean K-League club Gyeongnam FC. Postecoglou initially indicated that DeVere would leave during the January transfer window, contrary to the club's wishes to have him remain at the club for the remainder of the 2010–11 A-League season.{{Cite web|url=http://www.foxsports.com.au/football/a-league/brisbane-roar-are-hopeful-departing-centre-back-luke-devere-will-stay-at-the-club-until-seasons-end/story-e6frf4gl-1225990906380|title=Motorsport Video |Motorsport Highlights, Replays, News, Clips}} It was later announced that he would play his final game for Brisbane on 26 January against Wellington Phoenix at Skilled Park.

=Gyeongnam=

DeVere made his debut for Gyeongnam on 5 March 2011, playing the full 90 minutes as he helped his new club win 1–0 against Gangwon FC.

=Return to Brisbane=

After his contract at Gyeongnam was not renewed, there was keen interest from both Brisbane Roar and Sydney FC to secure DeVere's signature during the 2015 A-League January transfer window.{{cite news|url=http://www.smh.com.au/sport/soccer/brisbane-roar-and-sydney-fc-battling-for-luke-deveres-signature-20141228-12eow8.html|title=Brisbane Roar and Sydney FC battling for Luke DeVere's signature|last=Hassett|first=Sebastian|date=28 December 2014|newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald|accessdate=26 March 2015}} On 24 January, it was announced that DeVere had signed with his former club Brisbane Roar until the end of the 2014–15 season.{{cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-01-24/luke-devere-returns-to-brisbane-roar/6044170|title=Luke DeVere returning to brisbane Roar after four years with K-League's Gyeongnam FC|date=24 January 2015|publisher=ABC News|accessdate=26 March 2015}} Following a successful return to the club, and having been called up to the Australian national team for upcoming friendlies against Germany and Macedonia, DeVere extended his contract at Brisbane for a further 2 years.{{cite web|url=http://www.brisbaneroar.com.au/article/roar-secures-devere-until-2017/gjlx0tavdgi41534dq8sdd0cl|title=Roar secures DeVere until 2017|work=Brisbane Roar |date=21 March 2015|accessdate=26 March 2015}}

DeVere missed over a year of football after injuring his thigh in a friendly match against Villarreal in early 2015.{{cite news|publisher=News.com.au|date=6 October 2016|author=Monteverde, Marco|accessdate=7 October 2016|title=DeVere to put injury demons behind him|url=http://www.news.com.au/sport/football/a-league/brisbane-roar/brisbane-roar-defender-luke-devere-desperate-to-make-his-aleague-comeback/news-story/233cd380314d20bf1d7cd29772cf6ae3}} On 7 October 2016, in his first competitive match after returning from injury, DeVere scored a 96th-minute goal to salvage a 1–1 draw for the Roar against Melbourne Victory, toeing a free kick from Tommy Oar over Victory goalkeeper Lawrence Thomas.{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2016/oct/07/roar-de-vere-stun-victory-in-a-league-opener|title=Roar's Luke DeVere stuns Victory in A-League opener|newspaper=Guardian Australia|date=7 October 2016|accessdate=7 October 2016}}

=Wellington Phoenix=

On 17 June 2019, DeVere signed a one-year deal for Wellington Phoenix.{{Cite web|url=https://www.ftbl.com.au/news/luke-devere-jumps-the-ditch-to-wellington-phoenix-526785|title=Luke DeVere jumps the ditch to Wellington Phoenix|website=FTBL|access-date=2019-06-17}}

International career

On 11 March 2015, Devere was selected in a squad to play Germany and Macedonia.{{cite news|url=http://www.smh.com.au/sport/soccer/ange-postecoglou-names-uncapped-trio-of-luke-devere-chris-ikonomidis-and-tarek-elrich-for-socceroos-friendlies-with-germany-and-macedonia-20150311-140txr.html|title=Ange Postecoglou names uncapped trio of Luke DeVere, Chris Ikonomidis and Tarek Elrich for Socceroos' friendlies with Germany and Macedonia|last=Bossi|first=Dominic|date=11 March 2015|newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald|accessdate=26 March 2015}} On 25 March 2015 he made his debut in a friendly against Germany.{{cite web|url=http://www.foxsports.com.au/football/socceroos/germany-v-socceroos-coverage-of-australias-international-friendly-in-kaiserslautern/story-e6frf4l3-1227278905571|title=Germany v Socceroos: coverage of Australia's international friendly in Kaiserslautern|last=Weiner|first=David|date=26 March 2014|publisher=Fox Sports Australia|accessdate=26 March 2015}}

Career statistics

{{updated|25 August 2020}}{{cite news|url=https://us.soccerway.com/players/luke-devere/56394/|title=L. DeVere|accessdate=20 April 2018|publisher=Soccerway}}

rowspan="2" \|Club !rowspan="2"\|Season !colspan="3"\|League¹ !colspan="2"\|Cup !colspan="2"\|International² !colspan="2"\|Total
class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
Division !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals
rowspan="3" valign="center"\|AIS \|2007 \|rowspan=2\|Victorian Premier League \|25	1	0	0	0	0	25	1
2008 \|15	2	0	0	0	0	15	2
colspan=2\|AIS total	40	3	0	0	0	0	40	3
rowspan="4" valign="center"\|Brisbane Roar \|2008–09 \|rowspan=3\|A-League \|15	0	3	0	0	0	18	0
2009–10 \|24	2	0	0	0	0	24	2
2010–11 \|26	1	0	0	0	0	26	1
colspan=2\|Brisbane total !65	3	3	0	0	0 !68	3
rowspan="5" valign="center"\|Gyeongnam FC \|2011 \|rowspan=4\|K-League \|30	2	4	0	0	0	34	2
2012 \|26	3	3	0	0	0	29	3
2013 \|9	0	1	0	0	0	10	0
2014 \|13	1	0	0	0	0	13	1
colspan=2\|Gyeongnam total !78	6	8	0	0	0 !86	6
rowspan=6\|Brisbane Roar \|2014–15 \|rowspan=5\|A-League \|6	0	0	0	4	1	10	1
2015–16 \|0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2016–17 \|25	1	0	0	4	0	29	1
2017–18 \|9	0	0	0	0	0	9	0
2018–19 \|5	1	0	0	0	0	5	1
colspan=2\|Brisbane total	45	2	0	0	8	1	53	3
rowspan=3\|Wellington Phoenix \|2019–20 \|rowspan=2\|A-League \|24	0	1	0	0	0	25	0
2020–21 \|6	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
colspan=2\|Wellington total	30	0	1	0	0	0	31	0
colspan="3"\|Career total !258	14	12	0	8	1 !278	15