Luke Johnston (born 3 September 1993) is a Scottish professional footballer who formerly played for Dundee United, making two appearances in the

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in 2013. He also played for Dunfermline Athletic and Montrose on loan before leaving Dundee United in 2014.

Career

Johnston was attached to

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as a youth player before his family emigrated to Australia when he was aged fourteen, where he played for

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. Returning to Scotland in November 2011, he joined Dundee United on a short term contract in January 2012 and went on to make a number of appearances for the club's under-19 team. He signed a new contract in the close season of 2012 and began to feature in the first team squad towards the end of the campaign. Johnston made his first team debut as a substitute against Ross County in April 2013, and also played from the start in the next match against

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. He spent the next season on loan at Dunfermline Athletic and Montrose, but then left Dundee United at the end of the season following the expiry of his contract.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Johnston, Luke 1993 births Living people Scottish men's footballers Men's association football defenders Dundee United F.C. players Dunfermline Athletic F.C. players Scottish Premier League players Scottish Professional Football League players Footballers from Kirkcaldy Montrose F.C. players Scottish emigrants to Australia