Luke Pilling
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Luke Arthur Pilling[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 25 July 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Birkenhead, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Warrington Rylands | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Tranmere Rovers | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2020 | Tranmere Rovers | 3 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | → Ashton United (loan) | 17 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Notts County | 3 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Stafford Rangers | 24 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | AFC Telford United | ? | (?) |
| 2023– | Warrington Rylands | ? | (?) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017 | Wales U20 | 3 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Wales U21 | 8 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:12, 4 July 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:21, 5 December 2019 (UTC) | |||
Luke Arthur Pilling (born 25 July 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Warrington Rylands. Born in England, he has represented Wales at several youth levels.
Club career
Pilling began his career with Tranmere Rovers, joining the club at the age of six.[3] He made his senior debut on 29 April 2017 in a 1–0 victory over Maidstone United in the National League.[4] He spent the 2018–19 season on loan with National League North side Ashton United, making 17 league appearances.[2]
Pilling signed a new one-year contract with Tranmere following the club's promotion to League One at the end of the 2018–19 season.[3] Pilling made his Football League debut on 7 December 2019 as a first half substitute in place of injured starting goalkeeper Scott Davies during a 1–1 draw with Accrington Stanley.[5]
On 4 September 2020, Pilling signed for National League side Notts County.[6]
International career
In May 2017, Pilling was named in the Wales under-20 squad for the 2017 Toulon Tournament. After making his debut for the side in the tournament opener against Ivory Coast,[7] Pilling played in Wales' remaining group matches against France and Bahrain as they were eliminated in the group stage.[8][9] Pilling was later named Goalkeeper of the Tournament for his performances.[10]
Personal life
Pilling is the maternal grandson of former Tranmere Rovers player Terry Stephens (footballer).
Career statistics
- As of match played 7 December 2019
| Club | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Tranmere Rovers | 2016–17[11] | National League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017–18[12] | National League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2018–19[2] | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2019–20[13] | League One | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[b] | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Tranmere Rovers total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Ashton United | 2018–19[2] | National League North | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| Career total | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 25 | 0 | ||
- ^ Appearance in FA Trophy
- ^ Appearance in EFL Trophy
Honours
Individual
- Toulon Tournament Best Goalkeeper: 2017
References
- ^ "Club list of registered players: As at 18th May 2018: Tranmere Rovers" (PDF). English Football League. p. 94. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
- ^ a b c d Luke Pilling at Soccerway. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
- ^ a b "Luke Pilling signs new contract". Tranmere Rovers F.C. 25 June 2019. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
- ^ "Maidstone United 0–1 Tranmere Rovers". BBC Sport. 29 April 2017. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
- ^ "Tranmere Rovers 1–1 Accrington Stanley". BBC Sport. 7 December 2019. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
- ^ "Pilling joins keeper ranks". Notts County Official Site. 4 September 2020. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
- ^ "Wales U20 2–2 Cote D'Ivoire". Foot Espoirs. Archived from the original on 1 June 2017. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
- ^ "Toulon Tournament: France U20 0–0 Wales U20". BBC Sport. 30 May 2017. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
- ^ "Toulon Tournament: Wales U20 1–0 Bahrain U20". BBC Sport. 8 December 2019.
- ^ "The Toulon Tournament 2017 Awards". Foot Espoirs. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
- ^ "Games played by Luke Pilling in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
- ^ "Games played by Luke Pilling in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
- ^ "Games played by Luke Pilling in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 December 2019.