Full name Luke Adams Career start 2009 Number 5 Height 1.85 m | Playing position Role Footballer Name Luke (footballer) | |
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Date of birth (1994-05-08) 8 May 1994 (age 21) Current team New Zealand national football team (Defender) | ||
Place of birth Melbourne, Australia | ||
Luke Adams is a New Zealand international footballer who plays as a defender. He currently plays for South Melbourne in the NPL Victoria in Australia.
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Career
In 2012, Adams joined the English club Derby County F.C. on a one-year contract. In 2013, Adams signed a one-year contract with Wellington Phoenix. In May 2014, Adams was called into the All Whites squad for a 30 May friendly in Auckland against South Africa by interim coach Neil Emblen. In September 2014, Adams returned to Waitakere United. In January 2015, Adams signed with Australian football club South Melbourne FC.
International career
After representing various New Zealand youth teams, including at the 2011 U-17 World Cup and the 2013 U-20 World Cup, Adams was a member of the New Zealand U-23s squad at the 2015 Pacific Games.
He made his debut for the senior New Zealand national football team in a 2016 OFC Nations Cup 3–1 win over Fiji.
In June 2016, Adams scored the winner in a 1-0 win over the Solomon Islands. The match was a World Cup qualifier.