Luke Philip Bolton (born 7 October 1999) is an English professional

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who plays as a winger and full-back for club

Mansfield Town Mansfield Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England. The team competes in , the third level of the English football league system. The club was formed in 1897 as Mans ...

. Bolton began his career with

Manchester City Manchester City Football Club is a professional association football, football club based in Manchester, England, that competes in the Premier League, the English football league system, top flight of Football in England, English footbal ...

, and spent time on loan at

Wycombe Wanderers Wycombe Wanderers Football Club () is a professional association football club based in the town of High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England. The team competes in League One, the third level of the English football league system. Founded in 188 ...

(where he made his professional debut,

Luton Town Luton Town Football Club is a professional association football, football club from Luton, Bedfordshire, England. The club currently competes in EFL League One, the third level of the English football league system. Nicknamed "The Hatters", L ...

, and Scottish club

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. He later played with Salford City,

Wrexham Wrexham ( ; ) is a city status in the United Kingdom, city in the North East Wales, north-east of Wales. It lies between the Cambrian Mountains, Welsh mountains and the lower River Dee, Wales, Dee Valley, near the England–Wales border, borde ...

, and

Club career

Manchester City

Born in

Stockport Stockport is a town in Greater Manchester, England, south-east of Manchester, south-west of Ashton-under-Lyne and north of Macclesfield. The River Goyt, Rivers Goyt and River Tame, Greater Manchester, Tame merge to create the River Mersey he ...

, Bolton played in the

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for Manchester City U21 against

Barnsley Barnsley () is a market town in South Yorkshire, England. It is the main settlement of the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley and the fourth largest settlement in South Yorkshire. The town's population was 71,422 in 2021, while the wider boroug ...

and

Rochdale Rochdale ( ) is a town in Greater Manchester, England, and the administrative centre of the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale. In the United Kingdom 2021 Census, 2021 Census, the town had a population of 111,261, compared to 223,773 for the wid ...

, and was named in

's Champions League squad. He was an unused substitute for City's EFL Cup semi-final second leg against

Burton Albion Burton Albion Football Club is a professional association football club in the town of Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, England. The team competes in League One, the third level of the English football league system. The club moved its home g ...

on 23 January 2019, and the following day joined

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club

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until the end of the season. He made his

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debut on 26 January as a second-half substitute in a 1–0 home win against

Plymouth Argyle Plymouth Argyle Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Plymouth, Devon, England. The team currently competes in EFL League One, the third level of the English football league system. The club has played ...

. Bolton joined

on loan for the 2019–20 season. He was then loaned to

Scottish Premiership The Scottish Premiership, also known as the William Hill (bookmaker), William Hill Premiership for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Scotland and the highest level of the Scottish football league system. Th ...

club

for the 2020–21 season. Bolton's first senior goal came during his spell in Scotland, scoring a last-minute equaliser in a 1–1 draw with

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on 19 December.

Salford City

Bolton signed permanently for

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team Salford City in January 2022, signing a contract until June 2024. He explained his reason to sign for Salford was to play men's football consistently. He made his debut for the club on 8 February as an 80th minute substitute in a league match against Sutton United.

Wrexham

On 1 February 2024, Bolton joined League Two rivals

on a two-and-a-half-year deal for an undisclosed fee.

Mansfield Town

On 19 July 2025, Bolton joined League One side

on a two-year deal.

International career

He has represented England at under-20 level, and was a member of the squad that won the

2017 Toulon Tournament The 2017 Toulon Tournament (officially ) was the 45th edition of the Toulon Tournament. The tournament was named after Maurice Revello, who started the tournament in 1967 and died in 2016. It was held in the department of Bouches-du-Rhône from 29 ...

Playing style

During his time with Luton he played primarily as a full back rather than his usual position as a winger.

Career statistics

Honours

Wrexham *

runner-up: 2023–24 England U20 *

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bolton, Luke 1999 births Living people Footballers from Stockport English men's footballers Men's association football fullbacks Men's association football wingers England men's youth international footballers Manchester City F.C. players Wycombe Wanderers F.C. players Luton Town F.C. players Dundee United F.C. players Salford City F.C. players Wrexham A.F.C. players Mansfield Town F.C. players English Football League players Scottish Professional Football League players 21st-century English sportsmen