Luke Berry

Luke David Berry (born 12 July 1992) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL Championship club Charlton Athletic.

Luke Berry

Berry in 2024
Personal information
Full name	Luke David Berry[1]
Date of birth	(1992-07-12) 12 July 1992 (age 33)[2]
Place of birth	Cambridge, England
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.77 m)[3]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Charlton Athletic
Number	8
Youth career
	Cambridge United
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2010–2014	Cambridge United	128	(22)
2014–2015	Barnsley	31	(1)
2015–2017	Cambridge United	94	(29)
2017–2024	Luton Town	158	(24)
2024–	Charlton Athletic	41	(7)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14:10, 7 August 2025 (UTC)

Career

Cambridge United

Born in Cambridge, was in Cambridge United's youth setup before making the step up to the first team squad in July 2009.

Barnsley

On 29 July 2014, Berry signed for Barnsley, who were newly relegated into League One on a three-year contract for an undisclosed fee.^[4] He made his Football League debut in their 1–0 opening day defeat at home to Crawley Town, in which he was substituted for Nana Boakye-Yiadom in the 78th minute.^[5][6] Berry scored his first goal for Barnsley in a Football League Trophy tie against Oldham Athletic on 7 October 2014, which they lost 4–2 in a penalty shoot-out after the match finished as a 2–2 draw.^[6] He scored his first league goal with a stoppage time equaliser in a 1–1 draw at home to Peterborough United on 18 April 2015.^[7]

Cambridge United

On 15 June 2015, Berry re-signed for Cambridge United on a four-year contract for an undisclosed fee.^[8] He scored four goals in their 4–0 win at home to Coventry City in the FA Cup second round on 4 December 2016, ensuring their progression to the third round.^[9]

Luton Town

On 25 August 2017, Berry signed for League Two rivals Luton Town on a three-year contract for an undisclosed fee, with the option of a further year.^[10] He helped the club gain promotion to League One in his first season, followed by winning the Championship in his second season and finally the EFL Championship playoffs in 2023,^[11] whilst scoring for Luton in all three of the lower leagues.^[12]

Berry scored in a 1–1 home draw against Nottingham Forest on 16 March 2024, making him the first player to score for Luton in all of the top four divisions of English football.^[12] On 24 May 2024, it was announced Berry would be leaving the club after Luton chose not to exercise the one-year extension in his contract in order to allow him to gain first-team opportunities elsewhere.^[13]

Charlton Athletic

On 17 June 2024, it was confirmed that Berry would join League One side Charlton Athletic on a two-year deal with the option of another year when his contract at Luton Town expired on 1 July 2024.^[14]

Career statistics

As of match played 11 May 2025

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Cambridge United	2009–10[15]	Conference Premier	1	0	0	0	—		0	0	1	0
	2010–11[16]	Conference Premier	14	1	0	0	—		0	0	14	1
	2011–12[17]	Conference Premier	43	6	3	1	—		4[a]	2	50	9
	2012–13[18]	Conference Premier	28	3	1	0	—		0	0	29	3
	2013–14[18]	Conference Premier	42	12	4	2	—		10[b]	2	56	16
	Total		128	22	8	3	—		14	4	150	29
Barnsley	2014–15[6]	League One	31	1	4	0	0	0	2[c]	1	37	2
Cambridge United	2015–16[19]	League Two	46	12	2	1	1	0	1[c]	0	50	13
	2016–17[20]	League Two	45	17	4	4	2	1	1[d]	0	52	22
	2017–18[21]	League Two	3	0	—		0	0	—		3	0
	Total		94	29	6	5	3	1	2	0	105	35
Luton Town	2017–18[21]	League Two	34	7	3	1	—		2[d]	0	39	8
	2018–19[22]	League One	21	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	24	3
	2019–20[23]	Championship	21	1	1	0	3	0	—		25	1
	2020–21[24]	Championship	31	2	2	0	1	0	—		34	2
	2021–22[25]	Championship	13	6	2	1	0	0	—		15	7
	2022–23[26]	Championship	21	3	3	0	1	0	2[e]	0	27	3
	2023–24[27]	Premier League	17	2	1	0	2	0	—		20	2
	Total		158	24	14	2	8	0	4	0	184	26
Charlton Athletic	2024–25[28]	League One	41	7	3	1	1	0	3[f]	0	48	8
	2025–26[29]	Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	Total		41	7	3	1	1	0	3	0	48	8
Career total			452	83	35	11	12	1	25	5	524	100

1. Appearances in FA Trophy
2. Eight appearances and two goals in FA Trophy, two appearances in Conference Premier play-offs
3. Appearance(s) in Football League Trophy
4. Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
5. Appearance in Championship play-offs
6. Two appearances in the EFL Trophy and one appearance in the League One play-offs

Honours

Cambridge United

• FA Trophy: 2013–14^[30]
• Conference Premier play-offs: 2014^[31]

Luton Town

• EFL Championship play-offs: 2023^[32]
• EFL League One: 2018–19^[33]

Charlton Athletic

• EFL League One play-offs: 2025^[34]

Individual

• PFA Team of the Year: 2016–17 League Two,^[35] 2017–18 League Two^[36]