Luke Dean
Personal information
Full name Luke Adam Dean[1]
Date of birth (1991-05-14) 14 May 1991
Place of birth Cleckheaton,[2] England
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Brighouse Town
Youth career
2002–2009 Bradford City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2012 Bradford City 3 (0)
2009 → Halifax Town (loan) 1 (0)
2011 → Ossett Town (loan) 2 (0)
2011 → Hinckley United (loan) 7 (2)
2011 → Harrogate Town (loan) 4 (1)
2012 → Harrogate Town (loan) 6 (0)
2012–2013 Harrogate Town 26 (5)
2013 Bradford Park Avenue 1 (0)
2013–2014 Workington 3 (0)
2014–2015 Harrogate Town 4 (0)
2015 → Bradford Park Avenue (loan) 19 (1)
2015–2017 Bradford Park Avenue 60 (4)
2017–2019 Scarborough
2019–2020 Matlock Town 0 (0)
2020–2022 Yorkshire Amateur 30 (0)
2022–2023 Guiseley 13 (1)
2023 Liversedge 5 (0)
2023– Brighouse Town 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 June 2023 (UTC)

Luke Adam Dean (born 14 May 1991) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Brighouse Town.

Career

Dean joined Bradford City's centre of excellence in 2002.[3] He made his club debut against Morecambe on 13 April 2010. becoming the first Asian home grown player to make his debut as a professional for Bradford City. He rewarded with a contract on 16 June 2010[4] but suffered a setback when he broke his leg in a pre-season friendly.[3]

Dean moved to Ossett Town on loan in March 2011 but was recalled a month later by new Bradford City manager Peter Jackson.[5] Luke Dean was the only player of the 2011 Bradford City out of contract players to be handed a new contract, which would keep him at the club until at least June 2012.

In August 2011, he joined Hinckley United on a month-long loan deal, alongside Darren Stephenson.[6] In May 2012, Dean was released from Bradford .[7] He signed for Harrogate Town of the Conference North in the summer of 2012.

In January 2015, Dean signed a one-month loan deal for Bradford Park Avenue[8] In February 2015, Bradford Park Avenue and Harrogate Town agreed to extend the loan deal until the end of the 2014–15 season.[9]

Dean joined Scarborough on 25 May 2017.[10] He played for the club until May 2019, where he signed with Matlock Town.[11]

In June 2022, Dean joined Guiseley following their relegation from the National League North.[12] In January 2023, he joined Liversedge.[13] Having been unable to prevent Liversedge's relegation, he joined Brighouse Town in June 2023.[14]

References

  1. ↑ "List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/08/2010 and 31/08/2010" (PDF). The Football Association. Retrieved 14 October 2010.
  2. ↑ Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack, eds. (2012). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2012–2013 (43rd ed.). London: Headline. p. 437. ISBN 978-0-7553-6356-8.
  3. 1 2 Parker, Simon (25 September 2010). "Bradford City midfielder Dean faces a race against the clock". Telegraph & Argus. Retrieved 25 September 2010.
  4. ↑ Bullock, Lee (15 April 2010). "Younger lads have not let anyone down". Bradford Telegraph and Argus. Retrieved 17 April 2010.
  5. ↑ "Dean joins Ossett on loan". Bradford City A.F.C. 18 March 2011. Retrieved 18 March 2011.
  6. ↑ Simon Parker (24 August 2011). "Bradford City duo go on loan". Telegraph and Argus. Retrieved 24 August 2011.
  7. ↑ Bantams clear-out gets underway Skysports, 12 May 2012. Retrieved on 12 May 2012.
  8. ↑ "Avenue make triple signing". Bradford Park Avenue. Archived from the original on 12 January 2015. Retrieved 9 February 2015..
  9. ↑ "Luke's Loan Extended". Bradford Park Avenue. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
  10. ↑ LUKE DEAN READY FOR NEW CHALLENGE AT BORO‚ scarboroughathletic.com, 25 May 2017
  11. ↑ Kittrick makes first signings at Matlock, evostikleague.co.uk, 28 May 2019
  12. ↑ "Ellis Brings In Luke Dean". guiseleyafc.co.uk. 21 June 2022. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
  13. ↑ @Liversedge_FC (2 January 2023). "🚨 NEW SIGNING 🚨 ✍️ Liversedge can confirm the signing of central midfielder Luke Dean from Guiseley. ✅Dean is available for today's match at Stalybridge and is confirmed to make his debut this afternoon! 🤝 Welcome to Sedge Luke and best of luck! #UpTheSedge" (Tweet). Retrieved 11 June 2023 – via Twitter.
  14. ↑ @brighousetownfc (9 June 2023). "𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗦𝗜𝗚𝗡𝗜𝗡𝗚 We are delighted to confirm the signing of Luke Dean Luke has been on manager Vill Powell's radar for 2+ years and is a massive coup for the club. He comes in with bags of experience and quality and we are delighted he is with us #OneTownOneTeam" (Tweet). Retrieved 11 June 2023 – via Twitter.
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