Luke Adams (footballer)

Luke Anthony Adams (born 8 May 1994) is a New Zealand international footballer who plays as a defender.^[2]

Luke Adams

Personal information
Full name	Luke Anthony Adams[1]
Date of birth	(1994-05-08) 8 May 1994 (age 31)[1]
Place of birth	Melbourne, Australia
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s)	Centre back
Team information
Current team	Green Gully
Number	5
Youth career
0000–2009	Waitakere United
2012–2013	Derby County
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2009–2012	Waitakere United	12	(0)
2013–2014	Wellington Phoenix	3	(0)
2014–2015	Waitakere United	1	(0)
2015–2016	South Melbourne	43	(3)
2016–2017	Eastern Suburbs	8	(1)
2017	South Melbourne	27	(1)
2018	Ljungskile SK	0	(0)
2018–2021	South Melbourne	42	(1)
2022–	Green Gully	25	(2)
International career‡
2011	New Zealand U17	4	(0)
2013–2014	New Zealand U20
2015	New Zealand U23	3	(0)
2016	New Zealand	5	(1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 3 November 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 4 June 2016

Career

In 2012, Adams joined the English club Derby County F.C. on a one-year contract.^[3] In 2013, Adams signed a one-year contract with Wellington Phoenix.^[4] In May 2014, Adams was called into the All Whites squad for a 30 May friendly in Auckland against South Africa by interim coach Neil Emblen.^[5] In September 2014, Adams returned to Waitakere United.^[6] In January 2015, Adams signed with Australian football club South Melbourne FC.

In December 2017, Adams signed with Ljungskile SK in Division 1 Södra, the Swedish third tier. He left the club after only a few months, for personal reasons, failing to make a single league appearance.^[7]

International career

After representing various New Zealand youth teams, including at the 2011 U-17 World Cup and the 2013 U-20 World Cup, Adams was a member of the New Zealand U-23s squad at the 2015 Pacific Games.^[8]

He made his debut for the senior New Zealand national football team in a 2016 OFC Nations Cup 3–1 win over Fiji.^[9]

In June 2016, Adams scored the winner in a 1–0 win over the Solomon Islands. The match was a World Cup qualifier.^[10]

Career statistics

International goals

As of match played 4 June 2016. New Zealand score listed first, score column indicates score after each Adams goal.^[11]

International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition

No.	Date	Venue	Cap	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	4 June 2016	Sir John Guise Stadium, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea	3	Solomon Islands	1–0	1–0	2016 OFC Nations Cup

Honours

Club

South Melbourne

• National Premier Leagues Victoria Championship: 2016
• National Premier Leagues Victoria Premiership : 2015
• Dockerty Cup: 2015

Country

New Zealand

• OFC Nations Cup: 2016
• OFC U-20 Championship: 2013
• OFC U-17 Championship: 2011