Luke Green (born December 12, 2002) is a Canadian professional

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player, who currently plays for Guelph United in League1 Ontario.

Early life

Green grew up in Halifax,

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and played youth soccer for local club Suburban FC.

University career

In 2021, he began playing attending

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, playing university soccer for the men's team. In 2023, he was named an AUS Second Team All-Star.

Club career

In February 2019, Green was invited to the training camp for Canadian Premier League side

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. On 31 July 2020, Green signed a developmental contract with the Wanderers. He made his debut on September 15 against

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. He was later invited again to participate in their 2022 training camp. In June 2021, Green was unveiled as part of the Calgary Foothills for their upcoming season. On March 23, 2022, Green signed with

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of League1 Ontario. Later in 2022, and again in July 2023, he was named to the roster for the HFX Wanderers U23 team that would be composed of a group of local players to play a pair of friendlies against Première ligue de soccer du Québec clubs. In 2024, he signed with Guelph United FC in League1 Ontario.

Honours

HFX Wanderers * Canadian Premier League **Runners-up:

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Green, Luke 2002 births Living people Men's association football defenders Canadian Premier League players Canadian men's soccer players HFX Wanderers FC players Soccer people from Nova Scotia Sportspeople from Halifax, Nova Scotia Calgary Foothills FC players Electric City FC players League1 Ontario players Guelph United F.C. players