Luke Jenkins (born 7 October 2002) is an English professional

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who plays as a defender for club

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Career

AFC Wimbledon

Previously with

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and

Sutton United Sutton United Football Club is a professional football club in Sutton, South London, England, who play in League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system. They play home games at Gander Green Lane in Sutton about 11 miles sou ...

, Jenkins joined

AFC Wimbledon AFC Wimbledon is an English professional football club, based in Merton, London, that plays in the EFL League Two, after being relegated from the EFL League One following the 2021–22 season. The club's home stadium is Plough Lane. The cl ...

in 2019 and went on to make his first-team debut during an

EFL Trophy The English Football League Trophy, known for sponsorship purposes as the Papa Johns Trophy after restaurant chain Papa John's Pizza, is an annual English association football knockout competition open to all clubs in EFL League One and EFL ...

group-stage tie in October 2021 against former side, Crystal Palace U23s, featuring for 53 minutes in the 2–0 defeat. On 9 November 2021, he made a subsequent appearance, once again coming in the EFL Trophy, replacing

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in the 61st minute during Wimbledon's 1–0 defeat to another former side of Jenkins', Sutton United. On 16 December 2021, Jenkins joined

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side

Tonbridge Angels Tonbridge Angels Football Club is a professional football club based in Tonbridge, Kent, England. The club was founded as Tonbridge Football Club in 1947 and became known as "The Angels" in 1949 when they started playing at the Angel Ground. S ...

on a one-month loan deal. On 25 March 2023, following loan spells at Hampton & Richmond Borough and Weymouth, Jenkins made his league debut in a 2–1 loss against Barrow, opening the scoring after just five minutes. Following the culmination of the 2022–23 season, Jenkins was released by Wimbledon.

Chelmsford City

On 15 July 2023, after a successful trial period, Jenkins signed for

Chelmsford City Chelmsford City Football Club is a semi-professional football club based in Chelmsford, Essex, England. Currently members of they play at the Melbourne Stadium. History Chelmsford Chelmsford Football Club was established in 1878 by members o ...

. On 2 October 2023, Jenkins scored his first goal for the club against Bromsgrove Sporting in the

FA Cup The Football Association Challenge Cup, more commonly known as the FA Cup, is an annual knockout football competition in men's domestic English football. First played during the 1871–72 season, it is the oldest national football competit ...

. In March 2023, Jenkins was called up to the

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team, becoming the first Chelmsford player since

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in 2008 to be called up to the side. On 15 May 2024, Chelmsford City announced Jenkins had left the club in order to play at a higher level. Aldershot Town On 7 June 2024, it was announced that Jenkins had signed for

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side

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Jenkins, Luke 2002 births Living people English men's footballers Men's association football defenders Crystal Palace F.C. players Sutton United F.C. players AFC Wimbledon players Tonbridge Angels F.C. players Hampton & Richmond Borough F.C. players Weymouth F.C. players Chelmsford City F.C. players Aldershot Town F.C. players English Football League players National League (English football) players Footballers from London England men's semi-pro international footballers