Luke William Offord (born 19 November 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for

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Career

Crewe Alexandra

Offord graduated from Crewe's academy in summer 2018. He was given a two-year contract (with an optional two-year extension) in May 2019 having spent time on loan at Witton Albion. Luke Offord

In December 2019, Offord went on a month's loan to Nantwich Town. Soon after his return to Crewe, he made his first team debut, and first Crewe start, playing at centre-half in a 2–0 win over

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on 28 January 2020, and then helping the team to win four of their next six games. He scored his first league goal for Crewe on 10 October 2020, opening the scoring in a 3-0 win against

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. On 13 November 2020, he signed a new three-year contract with Crewe through to the summer of 2023. After featuring regularly in Crewe's defence, he suffered a serious (grade 3)

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injury in a match against

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on 19 January 2021, requiring a prolonged recovery. He returned to first team action in April 2021, but then suffered another hamstring injury requiring a further prolonged lay-off. In February 2022, Crewe's then manager

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said Offord could be a future captain of the club after consistent performances in the Crewe backline, and in July 2022, Artell's successor Alex Morris appointed Offord as captain for the 2022–23 season. At the end of the season, Crewe triggered an extension of his contract. On 9 August 2023, Offord scored Crewe's goal in a 1–1 draw in their

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first round tie against

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side

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at the

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; Crewe won the tie 5–3 on penalties. However, Offord's season was cut short after he suffered an ankle ligament injury against Harrogate Town at Gresty Road on 17 February 2024. With surgery scheduled for 1 March 2024, Offord was ruled out for the rest of the season and

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replaced him as club captain for the season's final games.

Milton Keynes Dons

In May 2024, Offord was offered a new contract by Crewe, but opted to join

upon the expiry of his current contract. He made his debut for the club on 10 August 2024 in a 1–2 home defeat to

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. He scored his first Dons goals, a brace, in the side's 6–3 league defeat at Newport County on 21 December 2024.

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