Luke Philip McCormick (born 21 January 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bristol Rovers.
![]() McCormick with Chelsea in 2017 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Luke Philip McCormick[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1999-01-21) 21 January 1999 (age 23) | ||
Place of birth | Bury St Edmunds, England | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Bristol Rovers | ||
Number | 23 | ||
Youth career | |||
2005–2019 | Chelsea | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2019–2021 | Chelsea | 0 | (0) |
2019–2020 | → Shrewsbury Town (loan) | 5 | (0) |
2020–2021 | → Bristol Rovers (loan) | 39 | (6) |
2021–2022 | AFC Wimbledon | 40 | (7) |
2022– | Bristol Rovers | 0 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:30, 1 May 2022 (UTC) |
McCormick joined Chelsea at the age of six.[2]
On 18 July 2019, McCormick signed a new three-year deal, which would keep him at the club until 2022.[3] On the same day, he joined League One side Shrewsbury Town on a season-long loan. He was recommended to manager Sam Ricketts by former Chelsea player and current coach Joe Cole.[2] On 3 August, he made his professional debut for "The Shrews" in a 1–0 home win over Portsmouth, during which he was substituted off for Josh Laurent after 53 minutes.[4]
His loan spell came to an end on 2 January 2020.
On 21 September 2020, McCormick joined Bristol Rovers on loan until the end of the season.[5] On 26 September, he made his league debut as a starter against Doncaster Rovers, which ended in a 4–1 away loss.[6] On 12 December 2020, he scored his first goal for the club, finishing from inside the box to score the second in a 3–0 victory over rivals Plymouth Argyle.[7] On 19 January 2021, McCormick scored an impressive free kick to level the scores as Rovers came from 2–0 down to get back to 2–2 against Crewe Alexandra in a match they eventually lost 3–2,[8] the goal being nominated for the league's January Goal of the Month award on 19 February,[9] surprisingly winning the award a week later by public vote.[10] On 5 April 2021, with Rovers deep in a relegation battle, McCormick scored a double as the Gas beat Doncaster Rovers, a result that saw Rovers end a five-match losing streak and keep their survival hopes alive,[11] a performance which saw McCormick rated a perfect 10/10 by the Bristol Post.[12] At the end of the season, he re-joined Chelsea when his loan spell was up.
On 2 July 2021, McCormick returned to League One, this time on a permanent basis, as he left the club he had played for since the age of six to sign for AFC Wimbledon.[13] He scored on his debut for Wimbledon in a 2-1 win at Doncaster Rovers on 7 August 2021.[14] Going into the final day of the season, AFC Wimbledon were three points from safety with a seven-goal swing required in order to survive relegation. A 4–3 home defeat to Accrington Stanley in their last match saw Wimbledon relegated to League Two, a second consecutive third-tier relegation for McCormick.[15]
After weeks of speculation that had seen McCormick left out of the matchday squads for AFC Wimbledon,[16] McCormick returned to Bristol Rovers for an undisclosed fee on 24 August 2022, signing a three-year deal.[17] He made his second debut for the club on 30 August from the bench in an EFL Trophy tie with Plymouth Argyle, scoring in the shootout defeat following a 1–1 draw.[18] On 18 October 2022, McCormick scored his first goal since his return to the club in a 3–0 EFL Trophy victory over Swindon Town.[19]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Chelsea U23 | 2017–18[21] | — | — | — | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 3 | 1 | ||||
2018–19[22] | — | — | — | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||
2019–20[23] | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
2020–21[24] | — | — | — | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
Chelsea Total | — | — | 6 | 1 | 6 | 1 | ||||||
Shrewsbury Town (loan) | 2019–20[23] | League One | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 8 | 0 |
Bristol Rovers (loan) | 2020–21[24] | League One | 39 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 6 |
AFC Wimbledon | 2021–22[25] | League One | 40 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 47 | 8 |
Bristol Rovers | 2022–23[26] | League One | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 11 | 1 |
Career total | 92 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 114 | 16 |
Bristol Rovers F.C. – current squad | |
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