Luke McCullough

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Luke McCullough
Personal information
Full name Luke McCullough[1]
Date of birth (1994-02-15) 15 February 1994 (age 27)
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 35 (0)
National team‡
Northern Ireland U16 5 (0)
Northern Ireland U17 10 (1)
2012 Northern Ireland U19 1 (0)
2 (1)
2013–2015 Northern Ireland U21 8 (0)
2014–2018 Northern Ireland 6 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:47, 18 June 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21:58, 3 June 2018 (UTC)

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

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[a] 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
  1. ^ Appearance in Football League Trophy

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[]

  1. ^ a b "Player Details: Luke McCullough". English National Football Archive. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)
  2. ^ a b "McCullough Deal Confirmed". DRFC Official Site. Retrieved 25 July 2013.
  3. ^ a b "Luke McCullough profile". Manchester United F.C. Archived from the original on 29 May 2013. Retrieved 1 June 2013.
  4. ^ "Manchester United's Luke McCullough joins Cheltenham". BBC Sport. 25 January 2013. Retrieved 1 June 2013.
  5. ^ "Cheltenham 1–1 Aldershot". BBC Sport. 16 February 2013. Retrieved 1 June 2013.
  6. ^ "Luke McCullough: Northern Ireland international signs new Doncaster contract". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  7. ^ "Luke McCullough: Doncaster Rovers man to miss entire season with knee injury". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  8. ^ "Doncaster Rovers: Tommy Rowe, Andy Butler & Danny Andrew offered new deals". BBC Sport. 22 May 2019. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
  9. ^ "Luke McCullough: Tranmere re-sign midfielder after knee injury". BBC Sport. 6 January 2020. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  10. ^ "Luke McCullough: Tranmere Rovers sign midfielder until the end of the season". BBC Sport. 30 January 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  11. ^ "Welcome Jamie, Luke and Rory". Glentoran F.C. 1 August 2020. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  12. ^ a b "Luke McCullough scores scholarship deal with Manchester United". Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 27 July 2013.
  13. ^ "Luke McCullough". UEFA. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
  14. ^ "Stephen Robinson's hopes rest on seasoned starlets in quest for Milk Cup glory". Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 27 July 2013.
  15. ^ "Luke McCullough | IFA". IFA. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  16. ^ "Games played by Luke McCullough in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  17. ^ "Games played by Luke McCullough in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
  18. ^ "Games played by Luke McCullough in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
  19. ^ "McCullough, Luke". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 3 June 2018.

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