Luke John Summerfield (born 6 December 1987) is an English professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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. He has played in the

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for

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, ...

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Shrewsbury Town Shrewsbury Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England. The team competes in League One, the third tier of English football. The club plays its home games at the New Meadow, having mo ...

York City York City Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of York, North Yorkshire, England. As of the 2022–23 season, the team compete in the National League, at the fifth tier of the English football league sys ...

and

Grimsby Town Grimsby Town Football Club is a professional football club based in Cleethorpes, North East Lincolnshire, England, that in the 2022–23 season will compete in , the fourth tier of the English football league system, following the victory in ...

Early life

Summerfield was born in

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, Devon. His father,

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, is a former professional footballer and coach.

Career

Plymouth Argyle

Summerfield joined the

Centre of Excellence aged 10. He made his first-team debut in the last match of the 2004–05 season, a 0–0 home draw with

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on 8 May 2005, entering the match as a 77th minute substitute for

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. He signed a two-year professional contract with Plymouth on 1 August 2005, before the start of 2005–06. He made two appearances in his first two seasons for Argyle (both as a substitute), once in the league and once in the

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. Summerfield made his debut for Argyle, as a substitute, on 8 May 2005, against

. On his first start for Argyle, against

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in the

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, on 8 August 2006, during 2006–07, Summerfield scored with a long-range volley. In January 2007, Summerfield was listed at number five in ''

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s ten best prospects to watch out for in 2007. At the beginning of March 2007 he trained for a week with

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club

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along with teammates

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and

Scott Sinclair Scott Andrew Sinclair (born 25 March 1989) is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger for EFL League One club Bristol Rovers. He represented England at youth level, from the under-17s to the under-21s, and also played for Gre ...

. Then

manager

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said of Summerfield that "I see Luke doing things far beyond his tender years. The boy has a fine touch, he is typical of the talent that Plymouth will produce for the future." On 20 March 2007, Summerfield signed a

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deal with

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club

until the end of the season. On 25 September 2009, Summerfield moved to League One club

on a one-month loan, which was later extended to three months, before he returned to Plymouth on 19 December.

Cheltenham Town

Summerfield joined

on trial in July 2011 and played in a friendly against

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, but he was not offered a contract and in August signed a one-year contract with

. In July 2012, he rejected a new contract with the club.

Shrewsbury Town

Summerfield rejected a contract offer from Cheltenham Town to sign for League One club Shrewsbury Town on 3 July 2012. He scored his first goal for Shrewsbury in a 3–1 FA Cup defeat versus Hereford United at Edgar Street. He was released at the end of his contract in May 2014.

York City

Summerfield signed for

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club

on 30 June 2014 on a two-year contract. He made his debut in York's 1–1 away draw with

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in the opening match of 2014–15 on 9 August 2014. He left York after rejecting a new contract in May 2016.

Grimsby Town

Summerfield signed a two-year contract with newly promoted League Two club

on 28 June 2016 on a free transfer. He scored his first goal for Grimsby in a 5–2 win against

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on 27 August 2016. On 6 February 2017, Summerfield joined

club

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on loan until the end of 2016–17, with the option of a permanent transfer if Macclesfield were to earn promotion. He was offered a new contract by Grimsby at the end of the 2017–18 season, but left the club in June 2018 when it was withdrawn.

Wrexham

Summerfield signed for National League club

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on 5 July 2018 on a one-year contract. He made his debut on 4 August on the opening day of the 2018–19 season, starting in a 1–0 away victory over

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FC Halifax Town

On 20 August 2020, Summerfield signed for

. On 11 January 2021, Summerfield was awarded with the league's Player of the Month award for December 2020.

Career statistics

Honours

Macclesfield Town *

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runner-up: 2016–17 FC Halifax Town *

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References

External links

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at the Wrexham A.F.C. website * {{DEFAULTSORT:Summerfield, Luke 1987 births Living people People from Ivybridge Footballers from Devon English men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Plymouth Argyle F.C. players AFC Bournemouth players Leyton Orient F.C. players Cheltenham Town F.C. players Shrewsbury Town F.C. players York City F.C. players Grimsby Town F.C. players Macclesfield Town F.C. players Wrexham A.F.C. players FC Halifax Town players English Football League players National League (English football) players