| Luke Southwood | |
| Fullname: | Luke Kevin Southwood[1] |
| Birth Date: | 6 December 1997 |
| Birth Place: | Oxford, England |
| Height: | 184cm |
| Position: | Goalkeeper |
| Currentclub: | Bolton Wanderers |
| Clubnumber: | 20 |
| Youthclubs1: | Reading |
| Years1: | 2015–2023 |
| Clubs1: | Reading |
| Caps1: | 26 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2017–2018 |
| Clubs2: | → Bath City (loan) |
| Caps2: | 42 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs3: | → Eastleigh (loan) |
| Caps3: | 22 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs4: | → Hamilton Academical (loan) |
| Caps4: | 15 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs5: | → Cheltenham Town (loan) |
| Caps5: | 46 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2023–2024 |
| Clubs6: | Cheltenham Town |
| Caps6: | 46 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 2024– |
| Clubs7: | Bolton Wanderers |
| Caps7: | 0 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2016 |
| Nationalteam1: | England U19 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 1 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2016–2017 |
| Nationalteam2: | England U20 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 5 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2021– |
| Nationalteam3: | Northern Ireland |
| Nationalcaps3: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 14:43, 27 April 2024 (UTC) |
Luke Kevin Southwood (born 6 December 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper side Bolton Wanderers. Born in England, he plays for the Northern Ireland national team.
On 11 May 2018, Reading announced that they had offered a new contract to Luke Southwood,[2] with a new two-year contract being confirmed as signed on 2 July 2018.[3]
On 7 May 2021, Reading announced that Southwood had signed a new two-year contract, keeping him at the club until the summer of 2023.[4]
On 4 August 2017, Southwood joined Bath City on a six-month loan deal,[5] which was extended until the end of the season on 3 January 2018.[6] He was awarded player of the season after an outstanding year.
On 24 December 2018, Southwood joined Eastleigh on an initial one-month loan deal, with the loan being extended until the end of the season on 24 January 2019.[7] Eastleigh managed to get to the semi-finals of the National League play-offs with Southwood playing a key part in that, also getting player of the month in April.
On 1 August 2019, Southwood joined Hamilton Academical on loan until 5 January 2020.[8] On 21 January 2020, Southwood signed a new contract with Reading until the summer of 2021, and then returned to Hamilton Academical on loan until the end of the season.[9]
On 22 July 2022, Southwood joined Cheltenham Town on a season-long loan deal. During that time he kept sixteen clean sheets in league one and helped them to a 16th place finish.[10]
On 17 May 2023, Reading announced that Southwood would leave the club at the end of his contract.[11]
On 11 July 2023, Southwood returned to Cheltenham Town on a permanent one-year deal.[12] On 22 May 2024, the club announced he had rejected a new contract and would be leaving the club.[13]
On 21 June 2024, Southwood signed a two-year contract with EFL League One club Bolton Wanderers.[14]
Southwood made his debut for the England under-19 team, play the first 45minutes in a 1–0 defeat to Mexico in June 2016.[15]
Southwood was selected for the England under-20 team in the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup and was an unused substitute in the final where England beat Venezuela 1–0.[16]
In November 2021, Southwood was called up to the Northern Ireland national team for the first time, for whom he qualified for through a grandmother.[17] He debuted with Northern Ireland in a friendly 3–1 win over Luxembourg on 25 March 2022.[18]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Reading | 2015–16 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2016–17 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2017–18 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2018–19 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2019–20 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2020–21 | Championship | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 4 | 0 | ||||
| 2021–22 | Championship | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 26 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | |||
| Bath City (loan) | 2017–18 | National League South | 42 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | 45 | 0 | |||
| Eastleigh (loan) | 2018–19 | National League | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 22 | 0 | ||||
| Hamilton Academical (loan) | 2019–20 | Scottish Premiership | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | Scottish Premiership | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |||
| Total | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 0 | |||
| Cheltenham Town (loan) | 2022–23 | League One | 46 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 3 | 0 | 51 | 0 | ||
| Cheltenham Town | 2023–24 | League One | 46 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 48 | 0 | ||
| Total | 92 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 99 | 0 | |||
| Bolton Wanderers | 2024–25 | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 197 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 215 | 0 | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Ireland | ||||
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 1 | 0 | ||
England U20