| Luke McNicholas | |
| Full Name: | Luke McNicholas |
| Birth Date: | 1 January 2000 |
| Birth Place: | Belcarra, County Mayo, Ireland |
| Position: | Goalkeeper |
| Currentclub: | Rochdale (on loan from Wrexham) |
| Clubnumber: | 1 |
| Youthclubs1: | Manulla |
| Youthclubs2: | Sligo Rovers |
| Years1: | 2019–2024 |
| Clubs1: | Sligo Rovers |
| Caps1: | 38 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2021 |
| Clubs2: | → Finn Harps (loan) |
| Caps2: | 0 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs3: | → Cliftonville (loan) |
| Caps3: | 24 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2023–2024 |
| Clubs4: | → Wrexham (loan) |
| Caps4: | 0 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2024– |
| Clubs5: | Wrexham |
| Caps5: | 0 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2024– |
| Clubs6: | → Rochdale (loan) |
| Caps6: | 8 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2018 |
| Nationalteam1: | Republic of Ireland U19 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 14:44, 23 January 2024 (UTC) |
Luke McNicholas (born 1 January 2000) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for club Rochdale, on loan from club Wrexham.
McNicholas began his career at Mayo soccer team Manulla
McNicholas began his professional career at Sligo Rovers, but was loaned out to fellow League of Ireland Premier Division side Finn Harps where he didn't make a single appearance, however, upon return he got his chance due to injury to Sligo Rovers keeper Edward McGinty.[1]
On 17 August 2021, he was loaned out to NIFL Premiership club Cliftonville.[2] During his time there, Cliftonville won the Northern Ireland Football League Cup and came runners up in the NIFL Premiership.[3]
On 11 August 2023, after establishing himself as Sligo Rovers' number 1, McNicholas would join newly promoted EFL League Two side Wrexham on a short-term loan, with the option for Wrexham to buy in January 2024.[4] He made his debut for the club on 10 October 2023, keeping a clean sheet in a 0–3 away win at Crewe Alexandra in the EFL Trophy.[5] On 23 January 2024, Wrexham announced that they had signed McNicholas on a permanent deal, joining on a two-and-a-half-year deal.[6]
On 15 July 2024, McNicholas joined Rochdale on a season-long loan.[7]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Sligo Rovers | 2019 | LOI Premier Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2020 | LOI Premier Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2021 | LOI Premier Division | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||
| 2022 | LOI Premier Division | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |||
| 2023 | LOI Premier Division | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 38 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 48 | 0 | |||
| Finn Harps (loan) | 2021 | LOI Premier Division | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Cliftonville (loan) | 2021–22 | NIFL Premiership | 24 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 31 | 0 | ||
| Wrexham (loan) | 2023–24 | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Wrexham | 2023–24 | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 65 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 82 | 0 | |||
Cliftonville
Wrexham