Luke Pennell

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Luke Pennell
Personal information
Full name Luke Charles Pennell[1]
Date of birth (1996-01-26) 26 January 1996 (age 26)[2]
Place of birth Milton Keynes, England
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[2]
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Braintree Town
Youth career
Milton Keynes Dons
2012–2013 AFC Rushden & Diamonds
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014 Banbury United 5 (1)
2014–2015 Wolverton Town 2 (0)
2015–2016 Dunstable Town 22 (3)
2016–2019 Dagenham & Redbridge 45 (0)
2019–2020 Maidstone United 7 (0)
2020 Gloucester City 7 (0)
2020–2021 Hemel Hempstead Town 9 (0)
2021– Braintree Town 23 (0)
National team‡
2018 England C 2 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:22, 9 February 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19:52, 11 October 2018 (UTC)

Luke Charles Pennell (né Fathers; born 26 January 1996), is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for National League South side Braintree Town.

Club career[]

Pennell was born in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire and attended the Lord Grey School in the town.[3] He started his career with local side Milton Keynes Dons before playing for the football team at Milton Keynes College, which he attended for three years. During this period he also spent time at AFC Rushden & Diamonds, featuring for the under-18 and under-21 sides, making 15 appearances and scoring once between 2012 and 2013.[4][5][6] In March 2014, he joined Southern Football League Premier Division side Banbury United for a one-month spell, making six appearances and scoring twice.[7] At the end of the season he joined Spartan South Midlands Football League side Wolverton Town, appearing for the first and reserve sides throughout the year whilst still playing for the College team.[8]

After leaving Milton Keynes College in the summer of 2015, he signed for Southern League Premier Division side Dunstable Town.[9] His form for the Blues alerted professional clubs and Pennell spent time on trial with Premier League side Norwich City and Football League sides Burnley, Fulham, Peterborough United and Fleetwood Town.[10][11][12] He was offered a professional contract by League One side Fleetwood Town, but he turned the move down due to financial and logistical problems.[10] However, none of the trials proved successful and Pennell returned to playing for Dunstable in January 2016.[9]

In March 2016, he signed for League Two side Dagenham & Redbridge on a one-year contract with the option of a further year, after manager John Still learned of his availability following his trial at Norwich.[13] He made his professional debut in April 2016, replacing Justin Hoyte as a substitute in a 3–2 defeat to Leyton Orient as the Daggers were relegated to the National League for the first time in nine years.[14] In May 2019, it was announced that he would be released following the expiration of his contract at the end of the 2018–19 campaign.[15]

On 1 July 2019, he signed for National League South side Maidstone United on a free transfer, re-uniting with former Dagenham boss John Still.[16]

Career statistics[]

As of match played 8 February 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Banbury United 2013–14[7] SL Premier Division 5 1 — — 1[a] 1 6 2
Wolverton Town 2014–15[8] SSM Division Two 2 0 0 0 — 0 0 2 0
Dunstable Town 2015–16[9] SL Premier Division 22 3 3 0 — 2[b] 0 27 3
Dagenham & Redbridge 2015–16[14] League Two 5 0 — — — 5 0
2016–17[17] National League 1 0 0 0 — 0 0 1 0
2017–18[18] National League 22 0 0 0 — 0 0 22 0
2018–19[19] National League 17 0 2 1 — 0 0 19 1
Total 45 0 2 1 — 0 0 47 1
Maidstone United 2019–20[20][21] National League South 7 0 2 0 — 1[c] 0 10 0
Gloucester City 2019–20[20] National League North 7 0 — — — 7 0
Hemel Hempstead Town 2020–21[20] National League South 9 0 1 0 — 0 0 10 0
Braintree Town 2021–22[20] National League South 23 0 1 0 — 2[c] 0 26 0
Career total 120 4 9 1 — 5 1 135 6
  1. ^ Appearances in Buckingham Senior Charity Cup
  2. ^ One appearance in FA Trophy, one in Bedfordshire Senior Cup
  3. ^ a b Appearances in FA Trophy

References[]

  1. ^ "Retained List 2015-16" (PDF). English Football League. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 December 2016. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Luke Pennell". 11v11. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
  3. ^ "Lord Grey School Newsletter" (PDF). Lord Grey. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
  4. ^ "2013/14 AFC R&D U21 Stats". AFC Diamonds. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
  5. ^ "2013/14 U18 League Table / Stats". AFC Diamonds. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
  6. ^ "2012/13 U18 Stats". AFC Diamonds. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
  7. ^ a b "Luke Fathers - Banbury". Banbury United FC. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
  8. ^ a b "Luke Farthers - Dunstable". Aylesbury United FC. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
  9. ^ a b c "Luke Pennell - Dunstable". Aylesbury United FC. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
  10. ^ a b "EXCLUSIVE: MILTON KEYNES YOUNGSTER REJECTS FLEETWOOD TOWN AFTER NORWICH CITY, BURNLEY AND FULHAM TRIALS". Citiblog. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
  11. ^ "Norwich look at Burnley target Luke Pennell". HITC. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
  12. ^ "Blues defender set for Cottagers switch". Dunstable Today. 13 January 2016. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
  13. ^ "BREAKING: Daggers Sign Centre Half". Dagenham & Redbridge FC. 29 March 2016. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
  14. ^ a b "Games played by Luke Pennell in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
  15. ^ "CLUB NEWS: Dagenham & Redbridge Announce Retained List". Dagenham & Redbridge Official Site. 9 May 2019. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
  16. ^ Tucker, Craig (21 June 2019). "Maidstone United agree deal with Dagenham & Redbridge defender Luke Pennell". Kent Online. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  17. ^ "Games played by Luke Pennell in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
  18. ^ "Games played by Luke Pennell in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  19. ^ "Games played by Luke Pennell in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  20. ^ a b c d "L. Pennell: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  21. ^ For FA Cup second qualifying round: Tucker, Craig (21 September 2019). "FA Cup: Maidstone United 4-1 Cheshunt match report". Kent Online. Retrieved 9 October 2019.

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