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Luke McCullough (born 15 February 1994) is a Northern Irish footballer who plays as a centre-back and defensive midfielder for Glentoran.

Luke McCullough

Personal information
Full name	Luke McCullough[1]
Date of birth	(1994-02-15) 15 February 1994 (age 28)
Place of birth	Portadown, Northern Ireland[1]
Position(s)	Centre-back/Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team	Glentoran
Number	4
Youth career
	Loughgall Youth
000?–2010	Dungannon Swifts
2010–2012	Manchester United
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2013	Manchester United	0	(0)
2013	→ Cheltenham Town (loan)	1	(0)
2013–2019	Doncaster Rovers	99	(0)
2018–2019	→ Tranmere Rovers (loan)	36	(0)
2020	Tranmere Rovers	6	(0)
2020–	Glentoran	48	(1)
National team‡
	Northern Ireland U16	5	(0)
	Northern Ireland U17	10	(1)
2012	Northern Ireland U19	1	(0)
	Northern Ireland U20	2	(1)
2013–2015	Northern Ireland U21	8	(0)
2014–2018	Northern Ireland	6	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:48, 5 September 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:48, 5 September 2022 (UTC)

Club career

McCullough started his career with his local team, Loughgall Youth, before joining Dungannon Swifts where he played in the first team in the IFA Premiership at the age of 15.[2]

Manchester United

He moved to England to play for Manchester United in July 2010.[3] He captained the Academy side throughout the 2011–12 campaign, making 25 appearances.[3] On 25 January 2013, he joined Football League Two side Cheltenham Town on a one-month loan deal.[4] He made his league debut on 16 February 2013, in a 1–1 draw with Aldershot Town, coming on as a substitute for Steve Elliott.[5]

Doncaster Rovers

After spending time on trial during pre-season, McCullough signed a two-year deal with Doncaster Rovers on 25 July 2013. He made his debut for Doncaster when he started in Rovers' 3–1 defeat to Brighton & Hove Albion in the Championship on 2 November 2013.[2]

On 23 July 2016, McCullough signed a new three-year contract.[6] However, less than a month later, on 2 August 2016, it was announced that McCullough would miss the entire season with a cruciate ligament injury.[7]

He was released by Doncaster at the end of the 2018–19 season after spending much of it on loan at Tranmere Rovers.[8]

Tranmere Rovers

McCullough re-signed for Tranmere on no-contract terms on 6 January 2020.[9] The deal was made permanent 24 days later.[10]

Glentoran

McCullough returned to his native Northern Ireland on 1 August 2020, by signing for East Belfast side, Glentoran.[11]

International career

McCullough first represented Northern Ireland at under-16 level where he became captain. He was also captain of the under-17s.[12] Although named in the squad twice before, his first appearance for the under-19s was a start in the 8–1 victory away to Moldova on 15 October 2012. Although he didn't score in that game, he was credited with two assists.[13]

On the same day he signed a contract with Doncaster Rovers, he also received a call-up to play for the under-21 squad in the Milk Cup.[14]

McCullough senior debut came in a friendly loss against Uruguay. McCullough has since become a regular feature of the Northern Irish squad, going to Euro 2016. He did not make an appearance at the tournament.[15]

Personal life

McCullough is a Liverpool fan.[12] His father, Dean McCullough, was also a footballer who played for Glenavon and Portadown.

Career statistics

Club

As of 7 January 2020[16]

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Manchester United	2012–13	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–		0	0
Cheltenham Town (loan)	2012–13	League Two	1	0	–		–		–		0	0	1	0
Doncaster Rovers	2013–14	Championship	14	0	1	0	0	0	–		0	0	15	0
	2014–15	League One	33	0	4	1	3	0	–		1[lower-alpha 1]	0	41	1
	2015–16		32	0	1	0	2	0	–		0	0	35	0
	2016–17[17]	League Two	7	0	0	0	0	0	–		0	0	7	0
	2017–18[18]	League One	13	0	0	0	0	0	–		0	0	13	0
	2018–19		0	0	0	0	1	0	–		0	0	1	0
	Total		99	0	6	1	6	0	0	0	1	0	112	1
Tranmere Rovers (loan)	2018–19	League Two	36	0	1	0	0	0	–		0	0	37	0
Tranmere Rovers	2019–20	League One	0	0	0	0	–		–		1	0	1	0
	Total		36	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	38	0
Career total			136	0	7	1	6	0	0	0	2	0	151	1

International

As of 3 June 2018[19]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Northern Ireland	2014	3	0
	2015	2	0
	2018	1	0
Total		6	0

References

External links

• Luke McCullough at Soccerbase
• Luke McCullough – UEFA competition record (archive)
• Northern Ireland profile at Irish FA

На других языках

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[de] Luke McCullough

Luke McCullough (* 15. Februar 1994 in Portadown) ist ein nordirischer Fußballspieler, der Abwehrspieler steht zurzeit bei den Doncaster Rovers unter Vertrag steht.

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- [en] Luke McCullough

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[fr] Luke McCullough

Luke McCullough est un footballeur international nord-irlandais né le 15 février 1994 à Portadown[3]. Il évolue au poste de défenseur central à Glentoran FC.

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[it] Luke McCullough

Luke McCullough (Portadown, 15 febbraio 1994) è un calciatore nordirlandese, difensore del Glentoran.

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[ru] Маккаллох, Люк

Люк Маккаллох (англ. Luke McCullough; 15 февраля 1994, Портадаун, Северная Ирландия) — североирландский футболист, нападающий клуба «Донкастер Роверс» и сборной Северной Ирландии. Участник чемпионата Европы 2016 года.

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