Luke Gareth Le Roux (born 10 March 2000) is a South African professional

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player who plays as a central or

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for

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club

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and the South African national team.

Career

In August 2023, Le Roux signed for

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club

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on an initial three-year contract with the option for a further season. In July 2024, Le Roux moved to Swedish

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club

IFK Värnamo IFK Värnamo is a Swedish professional Association football, football club located in Värnamo. The club plays in the Allsvenskan, the top tier of Swedish football. The most famous player from the club is Jonas Thern, who was captain of the Swede ...

on a contract until the end of 2026. On 25 July 2025, Le Roux signed for

club

on a three-year deal for an undisclosed fee.

Career statistics

References

2000 births Living people South African men's soccer players South African expatriate men's soccer players Men's association football midfielders National First Division players Allsvenskan players Eredivisie players Ikapa Sporting F.C. players SuperSport United F.C. players Stellenbosch F.C. players Varbergs BoIS players FC Volendam players IFK Värnamo players Portsmouth F.C. players South African expatriate sportspeople in Sweden Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden South African expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands South African expatriate sportspeople in England Expatriate men's footballers in England South Africa men's youth international soccer players South Africa men's under-20 international soccer players 21st-century South African sportsmen Sportspeople from Stellenbosch {{SouthAfrica-footy-midfielder-stub