Luke James Robinson (born 20 November 2001) is a professional

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

who plays as a left-back for club

St Johnstone St Johnstone Football Club is a professional association football club in Perth, Scotland which is a member of the Scottish Premiership for the 2022–23 season. The club's name is derived from St John's Toun ''aka'' Saint Johnstoun – an old ...

, on loan from side

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, ...

Club career

Born in

Birkenhead Birkenhead (; cy, Penbedw) is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, Merseyside, England; historically, it was part of Cheshire until 1974. The town is on the Wirral Peninsula, along the south bank of the River Mersey, opposite Liver ...

, Robinson played youth football for AC Hoylake,

Wrexham Wrexham ( ; cy, Wrecsam; ) is a city and the administrative centre of Wrexham County Borough in Wales. It is located between the Welsh mountains and the lower Dee Valley, near the border with Cheshire in England. Historically in the count ...

and

before starting a two-year scholarship deal with Wigan in summer 2018. He signed a two-and-a-half-year contract in March 2020. He made his debut for Wigan as a late substitute in a League One victory over

Sunderland Sunderland () is a port city in Tyne and Wear, England. It is the City of Sunderland's administrative centre and in the Historic counties of England, historic county of County of Durham, Durham. The city is from Newcastle-upon-Tyne and is on t ...

in December 2020. In July 2022, Robinson signed a new two-year contract with Wigan. He proceeded to sign a season-long loan contract at Tranmere Rovers, his hometown club. He made three appearances for the club, but suffered an ankle injury in training, and did not play again for the rest of the season. On 22 August 2023, Robinson joined

Scottish Premiership The Scottish Premiership, known as the cinch Premiership for sponsorship reasons, is the top division of the Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL), the league competition for men's professional football clubs in Scotland. The Scottish ...

club

on a season-long loan.

International career

He has played for Scotland internationally at under-18 and under-19 levels.

Career statistics

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* 2001 births Living people English men's footballers Scottish men's footballers Footballers from Birkenhead Men's association football defenders Wigan Athletic F.C. players Tranmere Rovers F.C. players English Football League players Scotland men's youth international footballers {{Scotland-footy-defender-2000s-stub Scottish Professional Football League players St Johnstone F.C. players