Luke Owen Jephcott (born 26 January 2000) is a Welsh professional

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who plays as a striker for

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. He is a former Wales under-21 international.

Club career

Plymouth Argyle

Whilst still an apprentice, Jephcott made his professional debut in the

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on 20 October 2018. He featured against

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in a 3–2 defeat, replacing

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in the 86th minute. Jephcott's full debut came ten days later, when he started in a 5-0

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defeat to Chelsea U21s. In August 2019, Jephcott joined

on loan. He was recalled by his parent club,

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 ...

, in January 2020. Jephcott won both the EFL League Two Player of the Month and

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awards for January 2020, after scoring 5 goals in 4 starts in January 2020. Jephcott finished the season with 7 goals in 14 games as Plymouth won promotion to League One. Jepchott started the 2020-21 League One season strongly by scoring the winner for Plymouth on the opening day against Blackpool. He scored 1 in the next 7 games before starting a sensational run of form, scoring 14 goals in the next 18 league games, which attracted interest from a clutch of Championship clubs including

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and

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. On 1 September 2022, Jephcott signed for

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club

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on an initial loan deal with the option to join the club permanently. He was released by Plymouth following their promotion to the

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at the end of the 2022–23 season.

St Johnstone

On 21 July 2023, Jephcott signed a two-year deal with

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club

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Newport County

On 25 January 2024 Jephcott joined

club Newport County on a free transfer He made his debut for Newport County in the 2-1 League Two win against Swindon Town on 3 February 2024 as a second half substitute. He was released by Newport County at the end of the 2024-25 season.

Truro City (loan)

On 4 February 2025 Jephcott rejoined

on loan for the remainder of the 2024-25 season. He scored his first goal on his return to the club on his debut in the 1-3 win over Hampton & Richmond Borough.

Truro City

Following Truro’s promotion to the National League for the 2025-2026 season, Jephcott then signed a two year contract with Truro City.

International career

On 9 September 2018 Jephcott made his Wales U19 debut in a friendly against Ireland U19s at the

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. Wales won the game 1–0. Jephcott was first called up to the Wales U19 team in 2018. He made his debut for Wales Under 21s in a 3–0 win against

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Career statistics

Honours

;Individual * EFL League Two Player of the Month: January 2020

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Jephcott, Luke 2000 births Living people Footballers from Aberystwyth Welsh men's footballers Wales men's youth international footballers Wales men's under-21 international footballers Men's association football forwards Plymouth Argyle F.C. players Truro City F.C. players Swindon Town F.C. players St Johnstone F.C. players Newport County A.F.C. players Southern Football League players English Football League players Scottish Professional Football League players 21st-century Welsh sportsmen