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.
| 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) | |||
Club career
editPilling 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
editIn 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
editPilling is the maternal grandson of former Tranmere Rovers player Terry Stephens (footballer).
Career statistics
edit- 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
editIndividual
- Toulon Tournament Best Goalkeeper: 2017
References
edit- ^ "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.