| Luke Plange | |
| Fullname: | Luke Elliot Plange[1] |
| Birth Date: | 4 November 2002 |
| Birth Place: | Kingston upon Thames, England |
| Height: | 1.88m[2] |
| Position: | Forward |
| Currentclub: | HJK (on loan from Crystal Palace) |
| Clubnumber: | 9 |
| Youthyears1: | 2008–2021 |
| Youthclubs1: | Arsenal |
| Youthyears2: | 2021 |
| Youthclubs2: | Derby County |
| Years1: | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs1: | Derby County |
| Caps1: | 8 |
| Goals1: | 3 |
| Years2: | 2022– |
| Clubs2: | Crystal Palace |
| Caps2: | 0 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2022 |
| Clubs3: | → Derby County (loan) |
| Caps3: | 18 |
| Goals3: | 1 |
| Years4: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs4: | → RWD Molenbeek (loan) |
| Caps4: | 14 |
| Goals4: | 2 |
| Years5: | 2023 |
| Clubs5: | → Lincoln City (loan) |
| Caps5: | 18 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2023–2024 |
| Clubs6: | → Carlisle United (loan) |
| Caps6: | 22 |
| Goals6: | 2 |
| Years7: | 2024– |
| Clubs7: | → HJK (loan) |
| Caps7: | 26 |
| Goals7: | 6 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2022 |
| Nationalteam1: | England U20 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
| Pcupdate: | 20:15, 19 October 2024 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 10:51, 30 March 2022 (UTC) |
Luke Elliot Plange (born 4 November 2002) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Veikkausliiga side HJK on loan from club Crystal Palace.
A youth product of Arsenal since the age of six,[3] Plange moved to Derby County on 21 March 2021.[4] He made his professional debut with Derby County on 4 December 2021, coming on as a half-time substitute in a 1–0 EFL Championship defeat against Bristol City.[5]
On 31 January 2022, Plange signed for Crystal Palace and was loaned back to Derby for the remainder of the season.[6] In August 2022 he was loaned to Belgian club RWD Molenbeek, along with teammate Jake O'Brien, for the 2022–23 season.[7] On 30 January 2023, Crystal Palace recalled him from his loan at RWD Molenbeek and sent on loan to Lincoln City for the remainder of the season.[8]
On 1 August 2023, Plange joined Carlisle United on a half-season long loan.[9] He returned to his parent club at the end of the loan deal in January 2024.[10]
On 15 March 2024, Plange joined Finnish Veikkausliiga club HJK Helsinki on loan until 1 January 2025.[11] On 27 April 2024, Plange scored his first goal in the league, in a 1–1 away draw against Haka.[12] On 7 June 2024, Plange scored a hat-trick in a 4–1 home win against SJK, after coming on as the 71st minute substitute to Anthony Olusanya.[13]
Born in England, Plange is of Malaysian descent through a grandmother.[14] On 25 March 2022, he made his England U20 debut in a 2–0 defeat to Poland in Bielsko-Biała.[15]
| + Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | Club | Season | Division | League | Cup | League cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| Derby County | 2021–22 | Championship | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 3 | |||
| Crystal Palace | 2021–22 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2024–25 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | |||
| Derby County (loan) | 2021–22 | Championship | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 1 | |||
| RWD Molenbeek (loan) | 2022–23 | Challenger Pro League | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 16 | 2 | ||||
| Lincoln City (loan) | 2022–23 | League One | 18 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 18 | 0 | |||||
| Carlisle United (loan) | 2023–24 | League One | 22 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 26 | 2 | ||
| HJK Helsinki (loan) | 2024 | Veikkausliiga | 26 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | — | 36 | 7 | ||
| Career total | 106 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 123 | 15 | |||