Javi Luke

Francisco Javier Luke Bermúdez (born 20 February 1968), known as Javi Luke or Luke, is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as an forward.^[1]

Javi Luke

Personal information
Full name	Francisco Javier Luke Bermúdez[1]
Date of birth	(1968-02-20) 20 February 1968 (age 57)
Place of birth	Barakaldo, Spain
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1985–1986	Retuerto Sport
1986–1989	Santurtzi	0	(0)
1989–1990	Sestao	34	(8)
1990–1995	Athletic Bilbao	82	(12)
1993–1994	→ Osasuna (loan)	16	(3)
1995–1996	Almería	21	(3)
1996–1997	Albacete Balompié	18	(0)
1997–1999	Burgos	40	(3)
1999–2000	Barakaldo	27	(2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Luke was born in Barakaldo.^[2] He spent five seasons in La Liga with Athletic Bilbao between 1990 and 1995, scoring 18 goals in 101 appearances across all competitions.^[2] In the 1991–92 Copa del Rey he scored six goals, a feat that remained unmatched until the 2023–24 season when Asier Villalibre contributed six goals to Athletic's title-winning run.^[3] His time with Athletic Bilbao was interrupted by a season-long loan at Osasuna in the 1993–94 season.^[2]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition^[1]

Club	Season	League			Copa del Rey		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Santurtzi	1986–87		0	0	1	0	–		1	0
Sestao	1989–90	Segunda División	34	8	3	0	–		37	8
Athletic Bilbao	1990–91	La Liga	24	7	5	0	–		29	7
	1991–92	La Liga	29	4	10	6	–		39	10
	1992–93	La Liga	22	1	2	0	–		23	1
	1993–94	La Liga	0	0	0	0	–		0	0
	1994–95	La Liga	7	0	2	0	–		9	0
	Total		82	12	19	6	0	0	101	18
Osasuna (loan)	1993–94	La Liga	16	3	2	0	–		18	3
Almería	1995–96	Segunda División	21	3	0	0	–		21	3
Albacete Balompié	1995–96	La Liga	14	0	1	0	–		15	0
	1996–97	Segunda División	4	0	0	0	–		4	0
	Total		18	0	1	0	0	0	19	0
Burgos	1997–98	Segunda División B	12	0	1	1	–		13	1
	1998–99	Segunda División B	28	3	0	0	3[a]	0	31	3
	Total		40	3	1	1	3	0	44	4
Barakaldo	1999–2000	Segunda División B	27	2	3	0	5[b]	1	35	3
Career total			238	31	30	7	8	1	276	39

1. One appearance in promotion play-offs, two appearances in Copa Federación
2. Appearances in promotion play-offs