Luke McCormick (footballer, born 1999)

Luke Philip McCormick (born 21 January 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for AFC Wimbledon.

Luke McCormick
McCormick with Chelsea in 2017
Personal information
Full name Luke Philip McCormick[1]
Date of birth (1999-01-21) 21 January 1999
Place of birth Bury St Edmunds, England
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 AFC Wimbledon
Number 21
Youth career
2005–2019 Chelsea
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2021 Chelsea 0 (0)
2019–2020 → Shrewsbury Town (loan) 5 (0)
2020–2021 → Bristol Rovers (loan) 39 (6)
2021– AFC Wimbledon 40 (7)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10:30, 1 May 2022 (UTC)

Career

Chelsea

McCormick joined Chelsea at the age of six.[2]

Shrewsbury Town (loan)

On 18 July 2019, McCormick signed a new three-year deal, which would keep him at the club until 2022.[3] On the same day, he joined League One side Shrewsbury Town on a season-long loan. He was recommended to manager Sam Ricketts by former Chelsea player and current coach Joe Cole.[2] On 3 August, he made his professional debut for "The Shrews" in a 1–0 home win over Portsmouth, during which he was substituted off for Josh Laurent after 53 minutes.[4]

His loan spell came to an end on 2 January 2020.

Bristol Rovers (loan)

On 21 September 2020, McCormick joined Bristol Rovers on loan until the end of the season.[5] On 26 September, he made his league debut as a starter against Doncaster Rovers, which ended in a 4–1 away loss.[6] On 12 December 2020, he scored his first goal for the club, finishing from inside the box to score the second in a 3–0 victory over rivals Plymouth Argyle.[7] On 19 January 2021, McCormick scored an impressive free kick to level the scores as Rovers came from 2–0 down to get back to 2–2 against Crewe Alexandra in a match they eventually lost 3–2,[8] the goal being nominated for the league's January Goal of the Month award on 19 February,[9] surprisingly winning the award a week later by public vote.[10] On 5 April 2021, with Rovers deep in a relegation battle, McCormick scored a double as the Gas beat Doncaster Rovers, a result that saw Rovers end a five-match losing streak and keep their survival hopes alive,[11] a performance which saw McCormick rated a perfect 10/10 by the Bristol Post.[12] At the end of the season, he re-joined Chelsea when his loan spell was up.

AFC Wimbledon

On 2 July 2021, McCormick returned to League One, this time on a permanent basis, as he left the club he had played for since the age of six to sign for AFC Wimbledon.[13] He scored on his debut for Wimbledon in a 2-1 win at Doncaster Rovers on 7 August 2021.[14]

Career statistics
As of match played 1 May 2022[15]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Chelsea U23 2017–18[16] ———3[lower-alpha 1]131
2018–19[17] ———2[lower-alpha 1]020
2019–20[18] ———0000
2020–21[19] ———1[lower-alpha 1]010
Chelsea Total ——6161
Shrewsbury Town (loan) 2019–20[18] League One 5000102[lower-alpha 1]080
Bristol Rovers (loan) 2020–21[19] League One 396300000426
AFC Wimbledon 2021–22[20] League One 40730202[lower-alpha 1]1478
Career total 8413603010210315
  1. Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

Honours

Individual

References
  1. "Notification of shirt numbers: Shrewsbury Town" (PDF). English Football League. p. 66. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  2. "Shrewsbury Town seal loan swoop for Chelsea midfielder Luke McCormick". Shropshire Star. 18 July 2019. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
  3. "Who is Luke McCormick? The Chelsea wonderkid sent on loan to Shrewsbury Town". football.london. 18 July 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  4. Cox, Lewis (3 August 2019). "Shrewsbury Town 1 Portsmouth 0 - Report and pictures". Shropshire Star. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
  5. "Rovers Sign Chelsea Youngster On Loan". www.bristolrovers.co.uk. 21 September 2020.
  6. "Sky Bet League One Match Report: Doncaster Rovers 4-1 Bristol Rovers". www.bristolrovers.co.uk. 26 September 2020.
  7. "Bristol Rovers 3–0 Plymouth Argyle". BBC Sport. 12 December 2020.
  8. "Crewe Alexandra 3–2 Bristol Rovers". BBC Sport. 19 January 2021. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
  9. "Sky Bet Championship, League One and League Two Goal of the Month vote for January". Sky Sports. 19 February 2021.
  10. "Sammy Ameobi wins Sky Bet Championship Goal of the Month award for January". Sky Sports. 26 February 2021. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
  11. "Bristol Rovers 2–1 Doncaster Rovers". BBC Sport. 5 April 2021.
  12. "Bristol Rovers player ratings as magnificent McCormick fires Gas to vital win over Doncaster". www.bristolpost.co.uk. 5 April 2021.
  13. "Signing number one! Robbo lands top target from Chelsea". www.afcwimbledon.co.uk. 2 July 2021.
  14. "Doncaster 1-2 Wimbledon". BBC. 7 August 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  15. Luke McCormick at Soccerway
  16. "Games played by Luke McCormick in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
  17. "Games played by Luke McCormick in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
  18. "Games played by Luke McCormick in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
  19. "Games played by Luke McCormick in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
  20. "Games played by Luke McCormick in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
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