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Luke Offord

Luke Offord

English footballer

Luke William Offord (born 19 November 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender or midfielder for League Two side Crewe Alexandra, and is also club captain.

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Career

Offord graduated from Crewe's academy in summer 2018.[3] He was given a two-year contract (with an optional two-year extension) in May 2019 having spent time on loan at Witton Albion.[4]

In December 2019, Offord went on a month's loan to Nantwich Town.[5] Soon after his return to Crewe, he made his first team debut, and first Crewe start, playing at centre-half in a 2–0 win over Leyton Orient on 28 January 2020,[6][7] and then helping the team to win four of their next six games.[8]

Offord playing for Crewe at Morecambe, 29 February 2020

He scored his first league goal for Crewe on 10 October 2020, opening the scoring in a 3-0 win against Wigan Athletic at Gresty Road.[9] On 13 November 2020, he signed a new three-year contract with Crewe through to the summer of 2023.[10] After featuring regularly in Crewe's defence, he suffered a serious (grade 3) hamstring injury in a match against Bristol Rovers on 19 January 2021,[11] requiring a prolonged recovery.[12] He returned to first team action in April 2021, but then suffered another hamstring injury requiring a further prolonged lay-off.[13]

In February 2022, Crewe's then manager David Artell said Offord could be a future captain of the club after consistent performances in the Crewe backline,[14] and in July 2022, Artell's successor Alex Morris appointed Offord as captain for the 2022–23 season.[15] At the end of the season, Crewe triggered an extension of his contract.[16]

On 9 August 2023, Offord scored Crewe's goal in a 1–1 draw in their EFL League Cup first round tie against Championship side Sunderland at the Stadium of Light; Crewe won the tie 5–3 on penalties.[17] However, Offord's season was cut short after he suffered an ankle ligament injury against Harrogate Town at Gresty Road on 17 February 2024. With surgery scheduled for 1 March 2024, Offord was ruled out for the rest of the season;[18][19] Mickey Demetriou was appointed club captain for the remainder of the season.[20]

Career statistics

As of 22 February 2024
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  1. Appearances in EFL Trophy

References

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    "Notification of shirt numbers: Crewe Alexandra" (PDF). English Football League. p. 25. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
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    Luke Offord at Soccerway. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
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    "Luke Offord". CreweAlex.net. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
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    "Contracts: Sass-Davies, Offord & Lundstram Pen New Deals". Retrieved 30 January 2020.
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    "Luke Offord joins Nantwich Town". CreweAlex.net. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
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    "Crewe Alexandra 2-0 Leyton Orient". BBC Sport. 28 January 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
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    "Boss Praise For Debutant Offord". CreweAlex.net. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
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    Morse, Peter (2 March 2020). "Crewe Alex: 'I've surprised myself a bit' - Luke Offord". Cheshire Live. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
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    "Crewe Alexandra 3-0 Wigan Athletic". BBC Sport. 10 October 2020. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
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    "Luke Offord Agrees Fresh Terms". CreweAlex.net. 13 November 2020. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
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    "Offord Hamstring Injury Not As Bad As First Feared". CreweAlex.net. 22 January 2021. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
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    "Not Such Good News On Offord Though". CreweAlex.net. 17 February 2021. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
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    "Crewe Alex: Offord out for rest of term as Artell puts Finney comeback on hold for now". Crewe Nub News. 23 April 2021. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
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    "Offord Has All The Credentials To Become A Captain". CreweAlex.net. 24 February 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
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    Baggaley, Michael (12 July 2022). "Challenge set for new Crewe Alex captain Luke Offord". Cheshire Live. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
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    "Crewe Alexandra Retained List 2023". CreweAlex.com. 15 May 2023. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
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    "Sunderland 1-1 Crewe Alexandra". BBC Sport. 8 August 2023. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
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    "Luke Offord: Crewe Alexandra captain likely to miss the rest of the season". BBC Sport. 22 February 2024. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
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    "Injury Update: Offord, Williams, Long & Finney". CreweAlex.net. 29 February 2024. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  20. [20]
    "Demetriou will captain Railwaymen". CreweAlex.net. 22 February 2024. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
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    "Witton Albion – Appearances – Luke Offord – 2018-2019". www.footballwebpages.co.uk.
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    "Nantwich Town – Appearances – Luke Offord – 2019-2020". www.footballwebpages.co.uk.
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    "Games played by Luke Offord in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  24. [24]
    "Games played by Luke Offord in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  25. [25]
    "Games played by Luke Offord in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  26. [26]
    "Games played by Luke Offord in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  27. [27]
    "Games played by Luke Offord in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
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