Luke Ryan Haines (born 15 October 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Hereford.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Luke Ryan Haines[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (2000-10-15) 15 October 2000 (age 21)[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Swindon, England | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Hereford | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–2019 | Swindon Town | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2021 | Swindon Town | 0 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | → Chippenham Town (loan) | 20 | (1) |
| 2020 | → Chippenham Town (loan) | 5 | (1) |
| 2020 | → Hereford (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | → Hereford (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2021– | Hereford | 39 | (6) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:41, 24 September 2022 (UTC) | |||
Haines was born in Swindon[3] and grew up in Highworth, Wiltshire.[4] He supported Swindon Town as a child.[5]
He first joined Swindon Town's academy at the age of 6 in 2007 and signed his first contract aged 8,[5][6] before signing his first professional contract with the club in May 2019.[7][5][4] He joined National League South side Chippenham Town on loan in July 2019,[6] and made his debut for the club in a 0–0 draw away to St Albans City on 3 August 2019, their opening game of the season.[8] He won Chippenham Town's man of the match award for his performance.[8] Haines scored his first goal for the club on 28 September 2020 with the opening goal of a 2–2 draw at home to Dulwich Hamlet.[2][9] He returned to Swindon Town in December 2019,[10] having made 20 league appearances, scoring once, for Chippenham.[2]
He rejoined Chippenham Town on loan until the end of the season in February 2020.[11] His first appearance back at Chippenham came on 8 February 2020 in a 1–0 victory away to Hemel Hempstead Town,[2] before scoring his second goal for Chippenham in their following match with the only goal of a 1–0 victory at home to Maidstone United.[12][2] He made 5 appearances over this spell, scoring once,[2] prior to the early suspension of the season in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[13]
He joined Hereford on loan on 2 October 2020 on a three-month loan.[14][15] He appeared three times in the National League North before being recalled later that month.[2][15] Haines made his debut for Swindon Town on 10 November 2020 in a 1–0 EFL Trophy victory away to Forest Green Rovers.[16][17][18] On 26 December 2020, Haines rejoined Hereford on a three-month loan deal.[19]
Haines was subsequently signed on a permanent basis by Hereford on 17 May 2021.[20]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Swindon Town | 2019–20 | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020–21 | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Chippenham Town (loan) | 2019–20 | National League South | 20 | 1 | 6 | 2 | — | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 28 | 3 | |
| Chippenham Town (loan) | 2019–20 | National League South | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | |
| Hereford (loan) | 2020–21 | National League North | 3 | 0 | 2[22] | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Career total | 28 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 39 | 4 | ||
Hereford F.C. – current squad | |
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