Luke Elliot Plange (born 4 November 2002) is an English professional

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who plays as a

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for

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side

Grasshopper Club Zurich Grasshopper Club Zurich (GCZ), commonly referred to as Grasshopper Club or simply just GC, is a professional multisports club based in Zurich, Switzerland. They are nicknamed the ''Grasshoppers'' or sometimes just ''Hoppers''. The oldest and b ...

Club career

A youth product of

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since the age of six, Plange moved to

Derby County Derby County Football Club () is a professional association football club in Derby, England. They compete in the EFL Championship, the second level of the English football league system. One of the 12 founder members of the English Football ...

on 21 March 2021. He made his professional debut with Derby County on 4 December 2021, coming on as a half-time substitute in a 1–0

EFL Championship The English Football League Championship, known simply as the Championship and for sponsorship purposes as Sky Bet Championship, is a professional association football league in England and Wales. Contested by 24 clubs, it is the highest divi ...

defeat against

Bristol City Bristol City Football Club is a professional football club based in Bristol, England. The team compete in the , the second level of the English football league system. Founded in 1894, the club competed in the Southern League and Western L ...

. On 31 January 2022, Plange signed for

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and was loaned back to Derby for the remainder of the season. In August 2022 he was loaned to Belgian club RWD Molenbeek, along with teammate Jake O'Brien, for the 2022–23 season. On 30 January 2023, Crystal Palace recalled him from his loan at RWD Molenbeek and sent on loan to Lincoln City for the remainder of the season. On 1 August 2023, Plange joined

Carlisle United Carlisle United Football Club ( , ) is a professional association football club based in Carlisle, Cumbria, England. The team currently compete in the National League, the fifth level of the English football league system. They have played their ...

on a half-season long loan. He returned to his parent club at the end of the loan deal in January 2024. On 15 March 2024, Plange joined Finnish

Veikkausliiga Veikkausliiga () is a professional association football league in Finland and the highest level of the Finnish football league system. The league comprises the top 12 clubs of the country. Its main sponsor is the Finnish national betting agenc ...

club

HJK Helsinki Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi (), commonly known as HJK Helsinki (), or simply as HJK (), is a Finnish football club based in Helsinki. The club competes in Veikkausliiga, the top division of the Finnish football league system. Founded in 1907, the ...

on loan until 1 January 2025. On 27 April 2024, Plange scored his first goal in the league, in a 1–1 away draw against

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. On 7 June 2024, Plange scored a hat-trick in a 4–1 home win against SJK, after coming on as the 71st minute substitute to

Anthony Olusanya Anthony Juhani Olusanya (born 1 February 2000) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Superettan club Kalmar. Club career Olusanya started football in Pietarsaaren Into and later joined FF Jaro youth sector. On 30 Septe ...

. On 1 February 2025, Plange joined

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club

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on loan until the end of the season. On 17 July 2025, he signed a three-year contract with

side

. He had already joined the Swiss record champions during pre-season and was able to impress in the test matches.

International career

On 25 March 2022, he made his

England U20 England national under-20 football team, also known as England Under-20s or England U20(s) or England Men's Elite Squad, represents England in association football at an under-20 age level and is controlled by the Football Association, the gov ...

debut in a 2–0 defeat to

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Personal life

Born in England, Plange is of Malaysian descent through a grandmother.

Career statistics

References

External links

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DCFC Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Plange, Luke 2002 births Living people Footballers from the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames People from Kingston upon Thames English men's footballers England men's youth international footballers English people of Malaysian descent Men's association football forwards Arsenal F.C. players Derby County F.C. players Crystal Palace F.C. players R.W.D. Molenbeek (2015) players Lincoln City F.C. players Carlisle United F.C. players English Football League players Challenger Pro League players English expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium English expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi players Expatriate men's footballers in Finland English expatriate sportspeople in Finland 21st-century English sportsmen Motherwell F.C. players Scottish Professional Football League players Expatriate men's footballers in Scotland