| Luke Turner | |
| Fullname: | Luke Turner |
| Birth Date: | 20 May 2002 |
| Birth Place: | Dublin, Ireland |
| Currentclub: | St Patrick's Athletic |
| Clubnumber: | 24 |
| Position: | Centre-back |
| Youthclubs1: | Shamrock Rovers |
| Youthyears2: | 2018–2019 |
| Youthclubs2: | Aberdeen |
| Years1: | 2019–2022 |
| Clubs1: | Aberdeen |
| Caps1: | 0 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs2: | → Turriff United (loan) |
| Caps2: | 1 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2021 |
| Clubs3: | → Wexford (loan) |
| Caps3: | 10 |
| Goals3: | 1 |
| Years4: | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs4: | → Cliftonville (loan) |
| Caps4: | 35 |
| Goals4: | 1 |
| Years5: | 2022–2024 |
| Clubs5: | Cliftonville |
| Caps5: | 62 |
| Goals5: | 3 |
| Years6: | 2024– |
| Clubs6: | St Patrick's Athletic |
| Caps6: | 28 |
| Goals6: | 3 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2018 |
| Nationalteam1: | Republic of Ireland U16 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2018–2019 |
| Nationalteam2: | Republic of Ireland U17 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 7 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2019 |
| Nationalteam3: | Republic of Ireland U18 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 23:57, 25 October 2024 (UTC) |
| Ntupdate: | 17 February 2023 |
Luke Turner (born 20 May 2002) is an Irish footballer who plays as a centre-back for League of Ireland Premier Division club St Patrick's Athletic.
As a youth player, played in the youth academy of Shamrock Rovers.[1]
Turner began his career at Aberdeen.[2] [3] [4] After that, he had loan spells at Turriff United, Wexford and Cliftonville.[5] [6] [7]
On 25 June 2022, Cliftonville announced the permanent signing of Turner from Aberdeen following his impressive performances throughout the 2021–22 season.[8] [9] He helped them win the 2021–22 Northern Ireland Football League Cup.[10] He also won that season's Young Player of the Year award.[11]
On 30 January 2024, it was announced that Turner had signed for his boyhood club St Patrick's Athletic on a multi-year contract for an undisclosed fee that also saw David Odumosu move the other way to Cliftonville on a permanent contract.[12] [13] On 1 April 2024, he scored his first goals for the club in a 3–0 win over Sligo Rovers, first scoring a half volley from Conor Keeley's knockdown header from a corner to open the scoring, then doubling his side's lead with a diving header from another corner.[14] On 10 May 2024, he scored his side's first equaliser of the game in a 2–2 draw away to Shamrock Rovers at Tallaght Stadium.[15] On 17 September 2024, Turner scored his fourth goal of the season, opening the scoring with a header from a corner in an eventual 3–1 win over Maynooth University Town in the Semi Final of the Leinster Senior Cup.[16] On 8 October 2024, Turner was part of the Pats side that defeated St Mochta's 2–1 in the final of the 2023–24 Leinster Senior Cup.[17]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Aberdeen | 2019–20 | Scottish Premiership | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2020–21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2021–22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| Turriff United (loan) | 2020–21 | Highland Football League | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Wexford (loan) | 2021 | LOI First Division | 10 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 1 | |||||
| Cliftonville (loan) | 2021–22 | NIFL Premiership | 35 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 43 | 2 | ||
| Cliftonville | 2022–23 | NIFL Premiership | 35 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 45 | 1 | |
| 2023–24 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 28 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 60 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 67 | 3 | |||
| St Patrick's Athletic | 2024 | LOI Premier Division | 28 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 33 | 4 | ||
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 28 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 33 | 4 | ||||
| Career total | 134 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 163 | 10 | |||