Luke Alexander Ashworth (born 4 December 1989) is an English

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who plays as a

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Career

Early career

Born in Bolton, Greater Manchester, Ashworth made his professional debut during a loan period at Leyton Orient from his original club

Wigan Athletic Wigan Athletic Football Club () is an English professional association football club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. The team competes in the Championship, the second tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1932, ...

, in Orient's 4–2 Football League Trophy win against Southend United on 2 September 2008, and his league debut eleven days later. He returned to Wigan on 3 November 2008. He signed for Leyton Orient on a permanent basis in January 2009, and scored his first professional goal for Orient in the FA Cup first round tie against Tranmere Rovers on 7 November 2009. On 23 June 2010, he left Orient on a free transfer and joined Rotherham United. After his release from Rotherham in the summer of 2011, he played for

Harrogate Town Harrogate Town A.F.C. is a professional association football club in Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England, which competes in League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system. The club is nicknamed the Sulphurites, due to the ...

between 9 September and 13 December, after which he signed for Halifax in December on a non-contract basis. He left the club in May 2012.

Hyde

After being released from Halifax at the end of the season, he moved up a division to go and play at

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newcomers Hyde. He made his debut for the club in the opening game of the 2012–13 season, in a 2–2 draw away at

Braintree Town Braintree Town Football Club is a semi-professional football club based in Braintree, Essex, England. They are currently members of and play at Cressing Road. History The club was formed on 24 September 1898 as Manor Works, the works team o ...

. In March 2014 he joined

Chester Chester is a cathedral city and the county town of Cheshire, England. It is located on the River Dee, close to the English–Welsh border. With a population of 79,645 in 2011,"2011 Census results: People and Population Profile: Chester Loca ...

on loan until the end of the 2013–14 season, before moving to then-

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Premier Division club FC United of Manchester in August 2014. In July 2017 he joined

Stalybridge Celtic Stalybridge Celtic Football Club is an English football club based in Stalybridge, Greater Manchester. They are currently members of the and play at Bower Fold. The team traditionally plays in a blue and white strip. In 1921 Stalybridge Celtic ...

. In July 2018 he rejoined former club FC United of Manchester. In September he moved to

Ashton United Ashton United Football Club is a football club in Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester, England. They are currently members of and play at Hurst Cross. History The club was founded in 1878 as Hurst Football Club and the earliest known match ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ashworth, Luke 1989 births Living people Footballers from Bolton English men's footballers Men's association football defenders Wigan Athletic F.C. players Leyton Orient F.C. players Rotherham United F.C. players Hyde United F.C. players Harrogate Town A.F.C. players FC Halifax Town players Chester F.C. players F.C. United of Manchester players English Football League players National League (English football) players Stalybridge Celtic F.C. players Ashton United F.C. players