Luke Adams (born 8 May 1994) is a New Zealand international footballer who plays as a defender.[1]
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Luke Adams | ||
Date of birth | (1994-05-08) 8 May 1994 (age 28) | ||
Place of birth | Melbourne, Australia | ||
Position(s) | Centre back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Green Gully | ||
Number | 5 | ||
Youth career | |||
0000–2009 | Waitakere United | ||
2012–2013 | Derby County | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2009–2012 | Waitakere United | 12 | (0) |
2013–2014 | Wellington Phoenix | 3 | (0) |
2014–2015 | Waitakere United | 1 | (0) |
2015–2016 | South Melbourne | 43 | (3) |
2016–2017 | Eastern Suburbs | 8 | (1) |
2017 | South Melbourne | 27 | (1) |
2018 | Ljungskile SK | 0 | (0) |
2018–2021 | South Melbourne | 42 | (1) |
2022– | Green Gully | 25 | (2) |
National team‡ | |||
2011 | New Zealand U17 | 4 | (0) |
2013–2014 | New Zealand U20 | ||
2015 | New Zealand U23 | 3 | (0) |
2016– | New Zealand | 5 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 November 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 June 2016 |
In 2012, Adams joined the English club Derby County F.C. on a one-year contract.[2] In 2013, Adams signed a one-year contract with Wellington Phoenix.[3] In May 2014, Adams was called into the All Whites squad for a 30 May friendly in Auckland against South Africa by interim coach Neil Emblen.[4] In September 2014, Adams returned to Waitakere United.[5] In January 2015, Adams signed with Australian football club South Melbourne FC.
In December 2017, Adams signed with Ljungskile SK in Division 1 Södra, the Swedish third tier. He left the club after only a few months, due to personal reasons, failing to make a single league appearance.[6]
After representing various New Zealand youth teams, including at the 2011 U-17 World Cup and the 2013 U-20 World Cup, Adams was a member of the New Zealand U-23s squad at the 2015 Pacific Games.[7]
He made his debut for the senior New Zealand national football team in a 2016 OFC Nations Cup 3–1 win over Fiji.[8]
In June 2016, Adams scored the winner in a 1–0 win over the Solomon Islands. The match was a World Cup qualifier.[9]
No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 4 June 2016 | Sir John Guise Stadium, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea | 3 | ![]() | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2016 OFC Nations Cup |
New Zealand squad – 2016 OFC Nations Cup winners (5th title) | ||
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