Luke Green

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Luke Green
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-12-12) December 12, 2002 (age 21)
Place of birth Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Centre-back, Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Guelph United
Youth career
Suburban FC
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021– St. Francis Xavier X-Men 35 (0)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020 HFX Wanderers 1 (0)
2021 Calgary Foothills 0 (0)
2022 Electric City FC 10 (0)
2024– Guelph United 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:10, 2 February 2024 (UTC)

Luke Green (born 12 December 2002) is a Canadian professional soccer player, who currently plays for Guelph United in League1 Ontario.

Early life[edit]

Green grew up in Halifax, Nova Scotia and played youth soccer for local club Suburban FC.[1]

University career[edit]

In 2021, he began playing attending St. Francis Xavier University, playing university soccer for the men's team.[2] In 2023, he was named an AUS Second Team All-Star.[3]

Club career[edit]

In February 2019, Green was invited to the training camp for Canadian Premier League side HFX Wanderers.[1] On 31 July 2020, Green signed a developmental contract with the Wanderers.[4][5] He made his debut on September 15 against Pacific FC.[6] He was later invited again to participate in their 2022 training camp.[7]

In June 2021, Green was unveiled as part of the Calgary Foothills for their upcoming season.[8]

On March 23, 2022, Green signed with Electric City FC of League1 Ontario.[9][10] Later in 2022, and again in July 2023, he was named to the roster for the HFX Wanderers U23 team that would be composed of a group of local players to play a pair of friendlies against Première ligue de soccer du Québec clubs.[11][12]

In 2024, he signed with Guelph United FC in League1 Ontario.[13]

Honours[edit]

HFX Wanderers

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Hampshire, Gareth (28 February 2019). "Luke Green invited to HFX Wanderers Camp". Suburban FC. Archived from the original on October 23, 2021.
  2. ^ "Luke Green StFX profile". St. Francis Xavier University Athletics.
  3. ^ "X-Men Soccer receive three AUS major awards; five all-star selections". St. Francis Xavier University Athletics. October 25, 2023.
  4. ^ "HFX Wanderers FC add youth with signing of defenders Jake Ruby and Luke Green". Canadian Premier League. 31 July 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  5. ^ Jacques, John (July 31, 2020). "Halifax Wanderers Complete Roster With Defensive Duo". Northern Tribune.
  6. ^ Jacques, John (March 23, 2022). "Electric City FC Adds Luke Green". Northern Tribune.
  7. ^ "HFX Wanderers Invite Suburban's Lewis Dye & Luke Green to 2022 Training Camp". Suburban FC. October 11, 2021.
  8. ^ @FoothillsFCU23 (June 21, 2021). "We couldn't be more thrilled to announce our Foothills FC 2021 Roster! ☀️ Featuring new young local talent & exciti…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  9. ^ "ECFC Signs St. FX Pair including Former CPL player Luke Green and U Sports All-Rookie Brynn Jurus". Electric City FC. Retrieved 2022-03-23.
  10. ^ "Luke Green L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
  11. ^ LeBlanc, Corey (August 1, 2023). "X-Men foursome taking advantage of professional opportunity".
  12. ^ Jacques, John (July 24, 2022). "A Deep Dive Into The Halifax Wanderers U-23 Roster". Northern Tribune.
  13. ^ "Guelph United signs former Halifax Wanderers defender Luke Green". Guelph United FC. February 2, 2024.

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