Luke Offord

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Luke Offord

| image = 110px

| caption = Offord with Crewe Alexandra in 2023

| fullname = Luke William Offord{{cite web |url=https://www.efl.com/siteassets/efl-documents/202021/efl-squad-numbering-11.09.2020.pdf |title=Notification of shirt numbers: Crewe Alexandra |publisher=English Football League |page=25 |accessdate=20 September 2020}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1999|11|19}}

| birth_place = Chichester, England

| height = {{convert|1.83|m|order=flip}}{{Soccerway|id=525343|accessdate=23 February 2020}}

| currentclub = Milton Keynes Dons

| clubnumber = 17

| position = Defender

| youthyears1 = {{0|2012}}–2017

| youthclubs1 = Crewe Alexandra

| years1 = 2017–2024 | clubs1 = Crewe Alexandra | caps1 = 152 | goals1 = 2

| years2 = 2019 | clubs2 = → Witton Albion (loan) | caps2 = 8 | goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2019–2020 | clubs3 = → Nantwich Town (loan) | caps3 = 7 | goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2024– | clubs4 = Milton Keynes Dons | caps4 = 26 | goals4 = 2

| club-update = 12:37, 4 February 2025 (UTC)

}}

Luke William Offord (born 19 November 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for EFL League Two club Milton Keynes Dons.

Career

=Crewe Alexandra=

Offord graduated from Crewe's academy in summer 2018.{{cite web |title=Luke Offord |url=https://www.crewealex.net/teams/first-team/defender/luke-offord/ |website=CreweAlex.net |accessdate=30 January 2020}} He was given a two-year contract (with an optional two-year extension) in May 2019 having spent time on loan at Witton Albion.{{cite news |title=Contracts: Sass-Davies, Offord & Lundstram Pen New Deals |url=https://www.crewealex.net/news/2019/may/contracts-sass-davies-offord--lundstram-pen-new-deals/ |accessdate=30 January 2020}}

File:Luke Offord.jpg

In December 2019, Offord went on a month's loan to Nantwich Town.{{cite web |title=Luke Offord joins Nantwich Town |url=https://www.crewealex.net/news/2019/december/luke-offord-joins-nantwich-town/ |website=CreweAlex.net |accessdate=30 January 2020}} Soon after his return to Crewe, he made his first team debut, and first Crewe start, playing at centre-half in a 2–0 win over Leyton Orient on 28 January 2020,{{cite news |title=Crewe Alexandra 2-0 Leyton Orient |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/51185502 |accessdate=30 January 2020 |work=BBC Sport |date=28 January 2020}}{{cite web |title=Boss Praise For Debutant Offord |url=https://www.crewealex.net/news/2020/january/boss-praise-for-debutant-offord/ |website=CreweAlex.net |accessdate=30 January 2020}} and then helping the team to win four of their next six games.{{cite news |last1=Morse |first1=Peter |title=Crewe Alex: 'I've surprised myself a bit' - Luke Offord |url=https://www.cheshire-live.co.uk/sport/football/crewe-alex-ive-surprised-myself-17847649 |accessdate=2 March 2020 |work=Cheshire Live |date=2 March 2020}}

He scored his first league goal for Crewe on 10 October 2020, opening the scoring in a 3-0 win against Wigan Athletic at Gresty Road.{{cite news |title=Crewe Alexandra 3-0 Wigan Athletic |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/54397603 |accessdate=10 October 2020 |work=BBC Sport |date=10 October 2020}} On 13 November 2020, he signed a new three-year contract with Crewe through to the summer of 2023.{{cite news |title=Luke Offord Agrees Fresh Terms |url=https://www.crewealex.net/news/2020/november/luke-offord-agrees-fresh-terms/ |accessdate=15 November 2020 |work=CreweAlex.net |date=13 November 2020}} After featuring regularly in Crewe's defence, he suffered a serious (grade 3) hamstring injury in a match against Bristol Rovers on 19 January 2021,{{cite news |title=Offord Hamstring Injury Not As Bad As First Feared |url=https://www.crewealex.net/news/2021/january/offord-injury-not-as-bad/ |access-date=10 February 2021 |work=CreweAlex.net |date=22 January 2021}} requiring a prolonged recovery.{{cite news |title=Not Such Good News On Offord Though |url=https://www.crewealex.net/news/2021/february/offord-injury-latest-on-hamstring/ |access-date=18 February 2021 |work=CreweAlex.net |date=17 February 2021}} He returned to first team action in April 2021, but then suffered another hamstring injury requiring a further prolonged lay-off.{{cite news |title=Crewe Alex: Offord out for rest of term as Artell puts Finney comeback on hold for now |url=https://crewe.nub.news/n/crewe-alex-offord-out-for-rest-of-term-as-artell-puts-finney-comeback-on-hold-for-now |access-date=23 April 2021 |work=Crewe Nub News |date=23 April 2021}}

In February 2022, Crewe's then manager David Artell said Offord could be a future captain of the club after consistent performances in the Crewe backline,{{cite news |title=Offord Has All The Credentials To Become A Captain |url=https://www.crewealex.net/news/2022/february/offord-captain/ |access-date=1 August 2022 |work=CreweAlex.net |date=24 February 2022}} and in July 2022, Artell's successor Alex Morris appointed Offord as captain for the 2022–23 season.{{cite news |last1=Baggaley |first1=Michael |title=Challenge set for new Crewe Alex captain Luke Offord |url=https://www.cheshire-live.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/luke-offord-crewe-alex-captain-24463138 |access-date=1 August 2022 |work=Cheshire Live |date=12 July 2022}} At the end of the season, Crewe triggered an extension of his contract.{{cite news |title=Crewe Alexandra Retained List 2023 | url=https://www.crewealex.net/news/2023/may/retained-list-2023--crewe-alexandra/ |access-date=16 May 2023 |work=CreweAlex.com |date=15 May 2023}}

On 9 August 2023, Offord scored Crewe's goal in a 1–1 draw in their EFL League Cup first round tie against Championship side Sunderland at the Stadium of Light; Crewe won the tie 5–3 on penalties.{{cite news |title=Sunderland 1-1 Crewe Alexandra |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/66368450 |access-date=9 August 2023 |work=BBC Sport |date=8 August 2023}} However, Offord's season was cut short after he suffered an ankle ligament injury against Harrogate Town at Gresty Road on 17 February 2024. With surgery scheduled for 1 March 2024, Offord was ruled out for the rest of the season{{cite news |title=Luke Offord: Crewe Alexandra captain likely to miss the rest of the season |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/68369206 |access-date=22 February 2024 |work=BBC Sport |date=22 February 2024}}{{cite news |title=Injury Update: Offord, Williams, Long & Finney |url=https://www.crewealex.net/news/2024/february/injury-updateofford-williams-long--finney/ |access-date=1 March 2024 |work=CreweAlex.net |date=29 February 2024}} and Mickey Demetriou replaced him as club captain for the season's final games.{{cite news |title=Demetriou will captain Railwaymen |url=https://www.crewealex.net/news/2024/february/demetriou-honoured-to-captain-side/ |access-date=23 February 2024 |work=CreweAlex.net |date=22 February 2024}}

=Milton Keynes Dons=

In May 2024, Offord was offered a new contract by Crewe,{{cite news |title=Crewe release five players but offer five more new deals |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cgrrkj76dp4o |access-date=21 May 2024 |work=BBC Sport |date=21 May 2024}} but opted to join Milton Keynes Dons upon the expiry of his current contract.{{cite news |title=DonDeal: Offord becomes MK Dons' second summer signing |url=https://www.mkdons.com/news/2024/may/dondeal-offord-becomes-second-summer-signing-for-mk-dons/ |access-date=29 May 2024 |work=MK Dons |date=29 May 2024}} He made his debut for the club on 10 August 2024 in a 1–2 home defeat to Bradford City.{{Cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/live/clynln40gp5t |title=Milton Keynes Dons 1-2 Bradford City |publisher=BBC |date=10 August 2024 |access-date=10 August 2024 }} He scored his first Dons goals, a brace, in the side's 6–3 league defeat at Newport County on 21 December 2024.{{cite news |title=Report: Newport County 6-3 MK Dons |url=https://www.mkdons.com/news/2024/december/21/report--newport-county-mk-dons/ |access-date=4 February 2025 |work=MK Dons FC |date=21 December 2024}}

Career statistics

rowspan="2"\|Club !rowspan="2"\|Season !rowspan="2"\|Division !colspan="2"\|League !colspan="2"\|FA Cup !colspan="2"\|League Cup !colspan="2"\|Other !colspan="2"\|Total
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Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Witton Albion (loan) \|2018–19{{Cite web\|url=https://www.footballwebpages.co.uk/witton-albion/appearances/2018-2019/luke-offord/461583\|title=Witton Albion – Appearances – Luke Offord – 2018-2019\|website=www.footballwebpages.co.uk}} \|NPL Premier Division \|8	0	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	8	0
Nantwich Town (loan) \|2019–20{{Cite web\|url=https://www.footballwebpages.co.uk/nantwich-town/appearances/2019-2020/luke-offord/824907\|title=Nantwich Town – Appearances – Luke Offord – 2019-2020\|website=www.footballwebpages.co.uk}} \|NPL Premier Division \|7	0	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	7	0
rowspan="6"\|Crewe Alexandra \|2019–20{{cite web \|title=Games played by Luke Offord in 2019/2020 \|url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=109180 \|website=Soccerbase \|accessdate=10 February 2020}}	League Two	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	0
2020–21{{cite web \|title=Games played by Luke Offord in 2020/2021 \|url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=109180 \|website=Soccerbase \|accessdate=13 September 2020}}	League One	28	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	30	1
2021–22{{cite web \|title=Games played by Luke Offord in 2021/2022 \|url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=109180 \|website=Soccerbase \|accessdate=8 August 2021}}	League One	44	0	1	0	1	0	2{{efn\|name=EFLT\|Appearances in EFL Trophy}}	0	48	0
2022–23{{cite web \|title=Games played by Luke Offord in 2022/2023 \|url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=109180 \|website=Soccerbase \|accessdate=1 August 2022}}	League Two	40	0	2	0	1	0	2{{efn\|name=EFLT}}	0	45	0
2023–24{{cite web \|title=Games played by Luke Offord in 2023/2024 \|url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=109180 \|website=Soccerbase \|accessdate=6 August 2023}}	League Two	31	1	3	0	2	1	2{{efn\|name=EFLT}}	0	38	2
colspan=2\|Total !152\|\|2\|\|8\|\|0\|\|4\|\|1\|\|6\|\|0\|\|170\|\|3
Milton Keynes Dons \|2024–25{{cite web \|title=Games played by Luke Offord in 2024/2025 \|url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=109180 \|website=Soccerbase \|accessdate=3 August 2024}} \|League Two \|26	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	28	2
colspan="3"\|Career total !193	4	9	0	4	1	7	0	213	5

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Category:Living people

Category:1999 births

Category:English men's footballers

Category:English Football League players

Category:Northern Premier League players

Category:Men's association football defenders

Category:Witton Albion F.C. players

Category:Nantwich Town F.C. players

Category:Crewe Alexandra F.C. players

Category:Milton Keynes Dons F.C. players

Category:Footballers from Chichester

Category:21st-century English sportsmen