Luke Kevin Southwood (born 6 December 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for EFL League One club Cheltenham Town, on loan from EFL Championship club Reading. Born in England, he plays for the Northern Ireland national team.
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Luke Kevin Southwood[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1997-12-06) 6 December 1997 (age 24)[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Oxford, England | ||
| Height | 184 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team |
Cheltenham Town (on loan from Reading) | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Reading | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015– | Reading | 26 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | → Bath City (loan) | 42 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | → Eastleigh (loan) | 22 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | → Hamilton Academical (loan) | 15 | (0) |
| 2022– | → Cheltenham Town (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2016 | England U19 | 1 | |
| 2016–2017 | England U20 | 5 | (0) |
| 2021– | Northern Ireland | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:40, 25 January 2022 (UTC) | |||
On 11 May 2018, Reading announced that they had offered a new contract to Luke Southwood,[3] with a new two-year contract being confirmed as signed on 2 July 2018.[4]
On 7 May 2021, Reading announced that Southwood had signed a new two-year contract, keeping him at the club until the summer of 2023.[5]
On 4 August 2017, Southwood joined Bath City on a six-month loan deal,[6] which was extended until the end of the season on 3 January 2018.[7] He was awarded player of the season after an outstanding year.
On 24 December 2018, Southwood joined Eastleigh on an initial one-month loan deal, with the loan being extended until the end of the season on 24 January 2019.[8] Eastleigh managed to get to the semi finals of the National League play-offs with Southwood playing a key part in that, also getting player of the month in April.
On 1 August 2019, Southwood joined Hamilton Academical on loan until 5 January 2020.[9] On 21 January 2020, Southwood signed a new contract with Reading until the summer of 2021, and then returned to Hamilton Academical on loan until the end of the season.[10]
On 22 July 2022, Southwood joined Cheltenham Town on a season-long loan deal.[11]
Southwood made his debut for the England under-19 team, play the first 45minutes in a 1–0 defeat to Mexico in June 2016.[12]
Southwood was selected for the England under-20 team in the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup and was an unused substitute in the final where England beat Venezuela 1–0.[13]
In November 2021, Southwood was called up to the Northern Ireland national team for the first time, for whom he qualified for through a grandmother.[14] He debuted with Northern Ireland in a friendly 3–1 win over Luxembourg on 25 March 2022.[15]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Reading | 2015–16 | EFL Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2017–18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2018–19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2019–20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2020–21 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 4 | 0 | ||||
| 2021–22 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 26 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||
| Bath City (loan) | 2017–18 | National League South | 42 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 45 | 0 | ||
| Eastleigh (loan) | 2018–19 | National League | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 22 | 0 | |||
| Hamilton Academical (loan) | 2019–20 | Scottish Premiership | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| 2019–20 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |||
| Total | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 0 | ||
| Cheltenham Town (loan) | 2022–23 | EFL League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 101 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 111 | 0 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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| Northern Ireland | |||
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 1 | 0 | |
England U20
Cheltenham Town F.C. – current squad | |
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