Luke Croll

Luke Alan Croll (born 10 January 1995) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender, for National League side Dagenham & Redbridge.

Luke Croll
Personal information
Full name Luke Alan Croll[1]
Date of birth (1995-01-10) 10 January 1995[2]
Place of birth Lambeth, England
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Dagenham & Redbridge
Number 5
Youth career
0000–2013 Crystal Palace
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2017 Crystal Palace 0 (0)
2013–2014 → Harrow Borough (loan) 2 (0)
2015 → Plymouth Argyle (loan) 3 (0)
2016–2017 → Exeter City (loan) 19 (0)
2017–2019 Exeter City 23 (0)
2019– Dagenham & Redbridge 48 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10:41, 7 February 2021 (UTC)

Club career

Crystal Palace

Croll was born in Lambeth and joined the Crystal Palace Academy as a 9 year old. The left-sided centre half put in a series of consistent performances for the under-21 side to earn himself a professional contract at the club, and went onto firmly establish himself in the side that won the U21 League 2 South in the 2014-15 season.[3] In the 2015-16 season, Croll was named as an unused substitute against Watford. Croll was released by Crystal Palace on the expiry of his contract on 30 June 2017.[4]

2013–14 Harrow Borough (loan)

In January 2014, Croll joined Isthmian League side Harrow Borough on a short-term loan.[5] Croll made 2 league appearances [6] before returning to the Crystal Palace Development side.

2015–16 Plymouth Argyle (loan)

On 20 November 2015, Croll joined Plymouth Argyle on loan until 2 January 2016.[7]

2016–17 Exeter City (loan)

On deadline day, Croll joined Exeter City on loan until 14 January 2017.[8] The loan period was later extended until the end of the 2016–17 season.[9]

Exeter City

In June 2017, Croll signed a permanent deal with Exeter after being released by Crystal Palace.[10]

He was released by Exeter at the end of the 2018–19 season.[11]

Dagenham & Redbridge

In July 2019 he signed for National League side Dagenham & Redbridge on a one-year contract.[12]

Career statistics
As of match played 6 February 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Crystal Palace 2013–14[13] Premier League 000000—00
2014–15[14] Premier League 000000—00
2015–16[15] Premier League 000000—00
2016–17[16] Premier League 000000—00
Total 000000—00
Harrow Borough (loan) 2013–14[6] IL Premier Division 20———20
Plymouth Argyle (loan) 2015–16[15] League Two 30———30
Exeter City (loan) 2016–17[16] League Two 190——1[lower-alpha 1]0200
Exeter City 2017–18[17] League Two 10000102[lower-alpha 1]0130
2018–19[18] League Two 13010103[lower-alpha 1]0180
Total 420102060510
Dagenham & Redbridge 2019–20[19] National League 30010—2[lower-alpha 2]0330
2020–21[19] National League 18020—2[lower-alpha 2]0220
Total 48030—40550
Career total 95040201001110
  1. Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  2. Appearance(s) in FA Trophy

References
  1. "List of Temporary Transfers of Players under Written Contract Between 01/01/2013 and 31/01/2013" (PDF). The Football Association. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
  2. "Luke Croll". 11v11. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
  3. "Development Profiles". www.cpfc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 29 December 2014. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
  4. "Premier League players released by their clubs". skysports.com. 9 June 2017. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  5. "Football League clubs line up for Crystal Palace striker". Croydon Advertiser. Archived from the original on 22 November 2015. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
  6. "Luke Croll Profile | Aylesbury United FC". www.aylesburyunitedfc.co.uk. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
  7. "Crystal Palace defender Luke Croll has signed for Plymouth Argyle on loan until 2nd January 2016". www.cpfc.co.uk. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
  8. "Exeter City sign Crystal Palace defender Luke Croll on loan until mid-January". Exeter City F.C. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
  9. "Luke Croll: Crystal Palace defender extends loan at Exeter". BBC Sport. 16 January 2017. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
  10. "Luke Croll: Exeter City sign Crystal Palace defender on permanent deal". BBC Sport. 26 June 2017. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
  11. "Christy Pym: Exeter City boss Matt Taylor expects goalkeeper to leave Grecians". BBC Sport. 10 May 2019. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
  12. Ranson, Jacob (2 July 2019). "Daggers sign former Crystal Palace youngster Croll". Barking & Dagenham Post. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
  13. "Games played by Luke Croll in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
  14. "Games played by Luke Croll in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
  15. "Games played by Luke Croll in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
  16. "Games played by Luke Croll in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
  17. "Games played by Luke Croll in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
  18. "Games played by Luke Croll in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
  19. "L. Croll: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
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