Luke Owen Jephcott (born 26 January 2000) is a Welsh professional

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who currently plays for club

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. He is a former Wales under-21 international.

Club career

On 9 September 2018 Jephcott made his Wales U19 debut in a friendly against Ireland U19s at the

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. Wales won the game 1–0. Whilst still an apprentice, Jephcott made his professional debut in the

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on 20 October 2018. He featured against Burton Albion in a 3–2 defeat, replacing

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in the 86th minute. Jephcott's full debut came ten days later, when he started in a 5-0

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defeat to Chelsea U21s. In August 2019, Jephcott joined Truro City on loan. He was recalled by his parent club,

Plymouth Argyle Plymouth Argyle Football Club is a professional football club based in the city of Plymouth, Devon, England. As of the 2021–22 season, the team are competing in League One, the third tier of English football. They have played at Home Park, ...

, in January 2020. Jephcott won both the

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and

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awards for January 2020, after scoring 5 goals in 4 starts in January 2020. Jephcott finished the season with 7 goals in 14 games as Plymouth won promotion to League One. Jepchott started the 20/21 season strongly by scoring the winner on the opening day against Blackpool. He scored 1 in the next 7 games before starting a sensational run of form, scoring 14 goals in the next 18 league games, which attracted interest from a clutch of Championship clubs including

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and

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. On 1 September 2022, Jephcott signed for

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club Swindon Town on an initial loan deal with the option to join the club permanently. He was released by Plymouth following their promotion to the

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at the end of the 2022–23 season. On 21 July 2023, Jephcott signed a two-year deal with

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club

International career

Jephcott was born in

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. He was first called up to the Wales U19 team in 2018. He made his debut for Wales Under 21s in a 3–0 win against

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Career statistics

Honours

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Jephcott, Luke 2000 births Living people Welsh men's footballers Wales men's youth international footballers Wales men's under-21 international footballers Men's association football forwards Plymouth Argyle F.C. players Truro City F.C. players Swindon Town F.C. players Southern Football League players English Football League players Scottish Professional Football League players St Johnstone F.C. players