Luke John Oliver (born 1 May 1984) is an English
footballer
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who last played as a
defender for
Aldershot Town.
Career
He signed for Wycombe in January 2009 from
Stevenage Borough.
Either a centre back or centre forward, Oliver is an imposing player in the air and makes good use of his size in both positions, he also shows good skill on the ball and a decent turn of pace. At the beginning of the 2009–10 season Oliver started as first choice centre back alongside captain
Michael Duberry
Michael Wayne Duberry (born 14 October 1975) is an English former professional footballer who played as a centre-back.
He started his career with Premier League side Chelsea, and also played in the top flight for Leeds United and Reading, and i ...
after an impressive pre-season, replacing
Leon Johnson. Oliver joined
Bradford City
Bradford City Association Football Club is an English professional football club in Bradford, West Yorkshire. The team competes in League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system and are currently managed by Mark Hughes.
Th ...
on a month's loan in March 2010, joining up with manager
Peter Taylor once more – who had managed Oliver at both Stevenage Borough and Wycombe.
He signed permanently for Bradford on a free transfer at the end of the season.
Oliver was one of five players to be sent off after the post match brawl against
Crawley Town on 27 March 2012. He was named Player of the Year on 24 April, receiving 6 awards at the club's annual awards night, including Player's Player of the Year. On 22 June 2012, Oliver signed a new two-year contract with the club, which was promoted to League One at the end of the season.
In January 2014 he left the club by mutual consent. On 3 February 2014, he joined
Forest Green Rovers on a deal until the end of the season with an option for a further year. He made his debut for the club on 18 February 2014 in a 2–2 draw with
Aldershot Town. Only two days later, on 20 February 2014, he took up the option of extending his contract with the club that would see him commit to Forest Green until the summer of 2015. He scored his first goal for Forest Green on 9 December 2014 with the winning goal against his former club,
Woking
Woking ( ) is a town and borough status in the United Kingdom, borough in northwest Surrey, England, around from central London. It appears in Domesday Book as ''Wochinges'' and its name probably derives from that of a Anglo-Saxon settlement o ...
in a 2–1 home victory. On 4 May 2015, it was confirmed that he was one of six Forest Green players that had been released. He signed for Aldershot Town in the summer of 2015.
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1984 births
Footballers from Acton, London
Living people
Men's association football defenders
English men's footballers
Aldershot Town F.C. players
Wycombe Wanderers F.C. players
Woking F.C. players
Yeovil Town F.C. players
Stevenage F.C. players
Salisbury City F.C. players
Bradford City A.F.C. players
English Football League players
National League (English football) players
Forest Green Rovers F.C. players