Luke Plange
![]() Plange with HJK in 2024 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Luke Elliot Plange[1] | ||
Date of birth | 4 November 2002 | ||
Place of birth | Kingston upon Thames, England | ||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Grasshopper Club Zurich | ||
Number | 7 | ||
Youth career | |||
2008–2021 | Arsenal | ||
2021 | Derby County | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2021–2022 | Derby County | 8 | (3) |
2022– | Crystal Palace | 0 | (0) |
2022 | → Derby County (loan) | 18 | (1) |
2022–2023 | → RWD Molenbeek (loan) | 14 | (2) |
2023 | → Lincoln City (loan) | 18 | (0) |
2023–2024 | → Carlisle United (loan) | 22 | (2) |
2024 | → HJK (loan) | 26 | (6) |
2025 | → Motherwell (loan) | 4 | (0) |
2025– | Grasshopper | 2 | (1) |
International career‡ | |||
2022 | England U20 | 2 | (1) |
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 3 August 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 10:51, 30 March 2022 (UTC) |
Luke Elliot Plange (born 4 November 2002) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Swiss Super League side Grasshopper Club Zurich.
Club career
[edit]A youth product of Arsenal since the age of six,[3] Plange moved to Derby County on 21 March 2021.[4] He made his professional debut with Derby County on 4 December 2021, coming on as a half-time substitute in a 1–0 EFL Championship defeat against Bristol City.[5]
On 31 January 2022, Plange signed for Crystal Palace and was loaned back to Derby for the remainder of the season.[6] In August 2022 he was loaned to Belgian club RWD Molenbeek, along with teammate Jake O'Brien, for the 2022–23 season.[7] On 30 January 2023, Crystal Palace recalled him from his loan at RWD Molenbeek and sent on loan to Lincoln City for the remainder of the season.[8]
On 1 August 2023, Plange joined Carlisle United on a half-season long loan.[9] He returned to his parent club at the end of the loan deal in January 2024.[10]
On 15 March 2024, Plange joined Finnish Veikkausliiga club HJK Helsinki on loan until 1 January 2025.[11] On 27 April 2024, Plange scored his first goal in the league, in a 1–1 away draw against Haka.[12] On 7 June 2024, Plange scored a hat-trick in a 4–1 home win against SJK, after coming on as the 71st minute substitute to Anthony Olusanya.[13]
On 1 February 2025, Plange joined Scottish Premiership club Motherwell on loan until the end of the season.[14]
On 17 July 2025, he signed a three-year contract with Swiss Super League side Grasshopper Club Zurich.[15] He had already joined the Swiss record champions during pre-season and was able to impress in the test matches. Plange was selected to the starting lineup in the first game of the season and was able to score Grasshoppers' second goal after just 31 minutes,[16] in the 2–3 home defeat to FC Luzern.
International career
[edit]On 25 March 2022, he made his England U20 debut in a 2–0 defeat to Poland in Bielsko-Biała.[17]
Personal life
[edit]Born in England, Plange is of Malaysian descent through a grandmother.[18]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of 3 August 2025
Club | Season | Division | League | Cup[a] | League cup[b] | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
Derby County | 2021–22[c][19] | Championship | 26 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 4 | ||
Crystal Palace | 2021–22[19] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
2022–23[20] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
2024–25[21] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
RWD Molenbeek (loan) | 2022–23[20] | Challenger Pro League | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 16 | 2 | |||
Lincoln City (loan) | 2022–23[20] | League One | 18 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 18 | 0 | ||||
Carlisle United (loan) | 2023–24[22] | League One | 22 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2[d] | 0 | 26 | 2 | |
HJK Helsinki (loan) | 2024 | Veikkausliiga | 26 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9[e] | 1 | — | 36 | 7 | |
Motherwell (loan) | 2024–25 | Scottish Premiership | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 4 | 0 | ||
Grasshopper | 2025–26 | Swiss Super League | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | |||
Career total | 112 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 129 | 16 |
- ^ Includes FA Cup, Belgian Cup, Finnish Cup
- ^ Includes EFL Cup and Finnish League Cup
- ^ Part of this season was spent on loan from Crystal Palace
- ^ Appearances in EFL Trophy
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League and UEFA Conference League
References
[edit]- ^ "Updated squad lists for 2021/22 Premier League". Premier League. 4 February 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
- ^ "Luke Plange: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
- ^ "Boy hopes to be next Ronaldo". Richmond and Twickenham Times.
- ^ Nwachukwu, John Owen (March 21, 2021). "EPL: Luke Plange leaves Arsenal ahead of West Ham clash".
- ^ "Bristol City vs. Derby County – 4 December 2021 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Crystal Palace sign Luke Plange". Crystal Palace F.C. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
- ^ "Luke Plange and Jake O'Brien join RWD Molenbeek on loan - News". Crystal Palace F.C. Retrieved 2022-08-26.
- ^ "City win race for Plange". Lincoln City FC. 30 January 2023. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
- ^ "Palace forward swoops in". Lincoln City FC. 1 August 2023. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
- ^ "CLUB: Striker returns to parent club". www.carlisleunited.co.uk. 4 January 2024. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
- ^ "Luke Plange joins HJK Helsinki on loan". Crystal Palace F.C. 15 March 2024. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
- ^ HJK jäi tasapeliin klassikko-ottelussa – tähtihankinta osui vihdoin, Helsingin Sanomat, 27 April 2024
- ^ Luke Plange pelasti hattutempullaan pisteet Klubille SJK:ta vastaan – "Tämä tuntuu uskomattomalta", Helsingin Sanomat, 7 June 2024
- ^ Club, Motherwell Football; Gibson, Scott (2025-02-01). "Luke Plange joins until end of season". Motherwell Football Club. Retrieved 2025-02-02.
- ^ "Luke Plange unterschreibt bei GC Zürich" (in Swiss High German). Grasshopper Club Zurich. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
- ^ "Super-League-Debütant Ferreira schiesst Luzern zum Sieg" (in Swiss High German). Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen. 26 July 2025. Retrieved 7 August 2025.
- ^ "Report: Poland 2–0 England MU20s". englandfootball.com. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
- ^ "Penyerang Warisan Berdarah Kelantan Jadi Bualan Di EPL". May 28, 2024.
- ^ a b "Games played by Luke Plange in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
- ^ a b c "Games played by Luke Plange in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
- ^ "Games played by Luke Plange in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
- ^ "Games played by Luke Plange in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
External links
[edit]- 2002 births
- Living people
- Footballers from the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames
- People from Kingston upon Thames
- English men's footballers
- England men's youth international footballers
- English people of Malaysian descent
- Men's association football forwards
- Arsenal F.C. players
- Derby County F.C. players
- Crystal Palace F.C. players
- R.W.D. Molenbeek (2015) players
- Lincoln City F.C. players
- Carlisle United F.C. players
- English Football League players
- Challenger Pro League players
- English expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium
- English expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
- Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi players
- Expatriate men's footballers in Finland
- English expatriate sportspeople in Finland
- 21st-century English sportsmen
- Motherwell F.C. players
- Scottish Professional Football League players
- Expatriate men's footballers in Scotland
- Swiss Super League players