Luke Croll
Personal information
Full name Luke Alan Croll[1]
Date of birth (1995-01-10) 10 January 1995[2]
Place of birth Lambeth, England
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Eastleigh F.C.
Number 15
Youth career
0000–2013 Crystal Palace
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2017 Crystal Palace 0 (0)
2013–2014 → Harrow Borough (loan) 2 (0)
2015 → Plymouth Argyle (loan) 3 (0)
2016–2017 → Exeter City (loan) 19 (0)
2017–2019 Exeter City 23 (0)
2019–2021 Dagenham & Redbridge 51 (0)
2021–2022 Chesterfield 9 (1)
2023 North Carolina FC 1 (0)
2023- Eastleigh 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:42, 16 December 2023 (UTC)

Luke Alan Croll (born 10 January 1995) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for National League side Eastleigh.

Club career

Crystal Palace

Croll was born in Lambeth and joined the Crystal Palace Academy as a 9 year old. The left-sided centre half put in a series of consistent performances for the under-21 side to earn himself a professional contract at the club, and went onto firmly establish himself in the side that won the U21 League 2 South in the 2014-15 season.[3] In the 2015-16 season, Croll was named as an unused substitute against Watford. Croll was released by Crystal Palace on the expiry of his contract on 30 June 2017.[4]

2013–14 Harrow Borough (loan)

In January 2014, Croll joined Isthmian League side Harrow Borough on a short-term loan.[5] Croll made 2 league appearances [6] before returning to the Crystal Palace Development side.

2015–16 Plymouth Argyle (loan)

On 20 November 2015, Croll joined Plymouth Argyle on loan until 2 January 2016.[7]

2016–17 Exeter City (loan)

On deadline day, Croll joined Exeter City on loan until 14 January 2017.[8] The loan period was later extended until the end of the 2016–17 season.[9]

Exeter City

In June 2017, Croll signed a permanent deal with Exeter after being released by Crystal Palace.[10]

He was released by Exeter at the end of the 2018–19 season.[11]

Dagenham & Redbridge

In July 2019 he signed for National League side Dagenham & Redbridge on a one-year contract.[12] He was released by Dagenham along with five others in June 2021 following the expiration of his contract.[13]

Chesterfield

On 6 November 2021, Croll joined National League side Chesterfield on a short-term deal.[14] He made his debut later that day, making an impressive debut that saw him score as Chesterfield defeated Southend United in the FA Cup first round.[15]

North Carolina FC

On 2 February 2023, Croll signed with North Carolina FC of the USL League One, the third-tier of US soccer.[16]

Career statistics

As of match played 5 February 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Crystal Palace 2013–14[17] Premier League 000000—00
2014–15[18] Premier League 000000—00
2015–16[19] Premier League 000000—00
2016–17[20] Premier League 000000—00
Total 0000000000
Harrow Borough (loan) 2013–14[6] IL Premier Division 2000—0020
Plymouth Argyle (loan) 2015–16[19] League Two 3000000030
Exeter City (loan) 2016–17[20] League Two 19000001[lower-alpha 1]0200
Exeter City 2017–18[21] League Two 10000102[lower-alpha 1]0130
2018–19[22] League Two 13010103[lower-alpha 1]0180
Total 420102060510
Dagenham & Redbridge 2019–20[23] National League 30010—2[lower-alpha 2]0330
2020–21[23] National League 21020—2[lower-alpha 2]0250
Total 510300040580
Chesterfield 2021–22[23] National League 9031—00121
Career total 107071201001261
  1. 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  2. 1 2 Appearance(s) in FA Trophy

References

  1. ↑ "List of Temporary Transfers of Players under Written Contract Between 01/01/2013 and 31/01/2013" (PDF). The Football Association. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
  2. 1 2 "Luke Croll". 11v11. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
  3. ↑ "Development Profiles". www.cpfc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 29 December 2014. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
  4. ↑ "Premier League players released by their clubs". skysports.com. 9 June 2017. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  5. ↑ "Football League clubs line up for Crystal Palace striker". Croydon Advertiser. Archived from the original on 22 November 2015. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
  6. 1 2 "Luke Croll Profile | Aylesbury United FC". www.aylesburyunitedfc.co.uk. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
  7. ↑ "Crystal Palace defender Luke Croll has signed for Plymouth Argyle on loan until 2nd January 2016". www.cpfc.co.uk. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
  8. ↑ "Exeter City sign Crystal Palace defender Luke Croll on loan until mid-January". Exeter City F.C. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
  9. ↑ "Luke Croll: Crystal Palace defender extends loan at Exeter". BBC Sport. 16 January 2017. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
  10. ↑ "Luke Croll: Exeter City sign Crystal Palace defender on permanent deal". BBC Sport. 26 June 2017. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
  11. ↑ "Christy Pym: Exeter City boss Matt Taylor expects goalkeeper to leave Grecians". BBC Sport. 10 May 2019. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
  12. ↑ Ranson, Jacob (2 July 2019). "Daggers sign former Crystal Palace youngster Croll". Barking & Dagenham Post. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
  13. ↑ Ranson, Jacob (18 June 2021). "Dagenham & Redbridge release six as they announce retained list". Ilford Recorder. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  14. ↑ "Defender signs for Spireites". Chesterfield FC. 6 November 2021. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  15. ↑ "Chesterfield 3–1 Southend United". BBC Sport. 6 November 2021. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  16. ↑ USLLeagueOne com Staff (2 February 2023). "North Carolina sign English defender Luke Croll". USL League One.
  17. ↑ "Games played by Luke Croll in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
  18. ↑ "Games played by Luke Croll in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
  19. 1 2 "Games played by Luke Croll in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
  20. 1 2 "Games played by Luke Croll in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
  21. ↑ "Games played by Luke Croll in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
  22. ↑ "Games played by Luke Croll in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
  23. 1 2 3 "L. Croll: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
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