Luke Joyce
 Joyce playing for Accrington Stanley in 2014 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Luke James Joyce[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 9 July 1987[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Bolton, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[1] | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Carlisle United | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003–2005 | Wigan Athletic | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2006 | Wigan Athletic | 0 | (0) |
| 2006–2009 | Carlisle United | 26 | (2) |
| 2008–2009 | → Barrow (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2009 | → Northwich Victoria (loan) | 12 | (2) |
| 2009–2015 | Accrington Stanley | 246 | (8) |
| 2015– | Carlisle United | 52 | (1) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:02, 21 February 2016 (UTC). | |||
Luke James Joyce (born 9 July 1987) is an English professional footballer who plays for Carlisle United as a midfielder.
Career
Wigan Athletic
Joyce was born in Bolton, Greater Manchester. He started his football career with Wigan Athletic in June 2003,[2] but only played one game for the first team, in the 2005–06 FA Cup third round replay at Leeds United.[3]
Carlisle United
After a short trial, he joined Carlisle United, initially with the club taking over his Wigan scholarship, signing on a permanent basis in July 2006.[3] He made his league debut for Carlisle as an 85th-minute substitute against Cheltenham Town on 3 September 2006.[4] His first League goal for the Brunton Park club came in the 5–0 victory against Gillingham.[5] Despite impressing for Carlisle, former manager John Ward had been reluctant to play Joyce. To play regular football, Joyce joined Barrow on loan in November 2008 and made his debut for the club in the shock FA Cup second round defeat of Brentford.[5][6] He remained with the club for five weeks, leaving after their FA Cup elimination by Middlesbrough in January 2009.[7] In March 2009, he joined Northwich Victoria on a one-month loan.[8]
Accrington Stanley
He joined League Two team Accrington Stanley on 25 June 2009.[9]
Carlisle United (return)
Joyce sealed a return to his former club six years following his departure, he signed a two-year deal on 21 May 2015 to be triggered on expiry of his Accrington contract. Joyce has cut a divisive figure amongst fans since his return, some claiming he is too limited in his play and lacked the necessary vision to operate effectively. However the arrival of Mike Jones from Oldham brought out the best in Joyce's game, and he enjoyed a terrific start to the 2016-17 campaign (in which Carlisle started the season unbeaten for 12 games in League Two). He also scored a goal of the season contender against Crawley Town on 29th October 2016, a right footed strike from outside the box, which went in via the crossbar. The goal put the Cumbrians 3-0 up on the way to a 3-1 win. It was Joyce's first goal in 52 league appearances from re-joining from Accrington Stanley.
References
- 1 2 3 Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2009). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2009–10. Mainstream Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84596-474-0.
- ↑ "Joyce Lukes North". Wigan Athletic F.C. 4 April 2006. Archived from the original on 18 October 2009.
- 1 2 "Joyce Earns United Place". Carlisle United F.C. 23 March 2006. Archived from the original on 14 March 2012.
- ↑ "Carlisle vs Cheltenham". Carlisle United F.C. 3 September 2006. Archived from the original on 14 March 2012.
- 1 2 "Barrow bring in Carlisle's Joyce". BBC Sport. 27 September 2008. Retrieved 7 January 2009.
- ↑ Gardner, Peter (29 November 2008). "Barrow boys dump League Two high-fliers Brentford out of FA Cup". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
- ↑ "Terriers bid for Graham rejected". BBC Sport. 7 January 2009. Retrieved 7 January 2009.
- ↑ "Northwich clinch double signing". BBC Sport. 13 March 2009. Retrieved 15 March 2009.
- ↑ "Accrington sign midfielder Joyce". BBC Sport. 25 June 2009. Retrieved 25 June 2009.
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