1. Luke Anthony Freeman was born on 22 March 1992 and is an English professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or winger.
53 Facts About Luke Freeman
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Luke Freeman made his first-team debut for Gillingham at the age of 15, becoming the youngest ever player to appear in the FA Cup.
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In January 2008, Luke Freeman signed for Arsenal, where he played regularly for the club's under-18 and reserve teams.
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Luke Freeman returned to his parent club when his loan ended, and signed a new contract in April 2011.
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Luke Freeman was loaned out in November 2011, this time to League One club Stevenage on a one-and-a-half-month loan deal.
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Luke Freeman played regularly during his time on loan at Stevenage, and signed for the club on a permanent basis in January 2012.
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Luke Freeman helped the club to Football League Trophy and League One titles during his first season with the team.
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Luke Freeman spent two and a half years at Bristol City before joining Queens Park Rangers, of the Championship, for an undisclosed fee in January 2017.
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Luke Freeman signed for newly promoted Premier League club Sheffield United for a club-record fee in July 2019.
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Luke Freeman's parents made the decision to relocate to Gravesend, Kent, where Freeman attended St John's Secondary School.
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Luke Freeman joined Charlton Athletic's academy in 2001 after being scouted playing Sunday league youth football.
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Luke Freeman spent two years at Charlton before being released "for being too small".
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Luke Freeman made his first-team debut for Gillingham in an FA Cup tie against Barnet on 10 November 2007, aged 15 years and 233 days, replacing Efe Sodje as an 80th-minute substitute.
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Luke Freeman's debut set two records; he simultaneously became Gillingham's youngest first team player in team history, and the youngest player to appear in the FA Cup, breaking records previously held by Billy Hughes and Lee Holmes respectively.
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Luke Freeman signed a two-year deal to become part of Arsenal's youth academy on the club's scholar scheme.
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Luke Freeman signed a professional contract with the club on 8 April 2009.
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Luke Freeman scored one goal in 11 appearances for Arsenal's reserve team, most of which came during the latter stages of the season.
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On joining Yeovil Town, Luke Freeman stated that he was now "getting to an age" where he wanted some first-team experience, and that ideally the loan move would put him in first-team contention come the end of the season.
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Luke Freeman's loan spell was ended early due to injury, and Freeman returned to Arsenal in November 2010.
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Luke Freeman signed a new contract with the club in April 2011.
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Luke Freeman joined League One club Stevenage on loan from 17 November 2011 to 8 January 2012, with an option to extend the agreement.
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Luke Freeman returned to his parent club on 8 January 2012, having played nine games and scored one goal during his loan spell.
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Luke Freeman scored the opening goal of the match, and then scored a second goal in the second-half with a 25-yard strike.
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Luke Freeman made 32 appearances during the season, scoring seven times, as Stevenage lost in the League One play-off semi-finals.
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Luke Freeman struggled to maintain consistent performances throughout the middle of the season, and was regularly used as a substitute.
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Luke Freeman made 43 appearances in all competitions during the season, scoring two goals.
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In December 2013, Stevenage stated Luke Freeman had been the subject of transfer interest from Championship clubs ahead of the 2014 January transfer window and that they would be willing to listen to offers for the player.
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Luke Freeman ended the season by scoring three times in the final five league fixtures in April 2014.
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Luke Freeman played 54 times and scored eight goals during the season, as Stevenage were relegated to League Two.
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Luke Freeman was voted Stevenage's Player of the Year at the club's end-of-season awards.
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Luke Freeman scored three times within the space of five games in February 2015 into March 2015, all three goals coming in away victories against Doncaster Rovers, Leyton Orient and Yeovil Town respectively.
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Luke Freeman signed for fellow Championship club Queens Park Rangers on 30 January 2017, for an undisclosed fee and on a three-and-a-half-year contract.
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Luke Freeman made 16 appearances during the second half of the season for his new club, scoring two times.
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Luke Freeman scored five times in 48 appearances during the season.
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Luke Freeman played a peripheral role during the season, making 16 appearances, of which seven were starting.
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Luke Freeman's season was disrupted by injuries, with the player having surgery on a hernia injury mid-season.
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Luke Freeman made 25 appearances during the season, scoring once, with Forest opting not to make the move permanent.
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Luke Freeman scored his first goal for Sheffield United in an EFL Cup tie against Derby County on 24 August 2021.
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On 4 July 2022, Luke Freeman joined Luton Town following his release from Sheffield United.
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On 29 August 2023, Luke Freeman was released from his contract by mutual agreement.
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On 31 January 2024, Luke Freeman joined National League club Barnet.
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Luke Freeman scored one goal in 14 appearances for the Bees before the end of the season.
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Luke Freeman was called up to the England under-17 squad ahead of the 2008 Nordic Tournament, held in Sweden.
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Luke Freeman played in all three games during the tournament, with England failing to qualify for the final due to Norway's superior goal-scoring record.
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Ahead of the elite round fixtures, Luke Freeman was called up to represent the under-17 team in the 2009 Algarve Tournament, a three-day friendly tournament, which was played in February 2009.
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Luke Freeman was named in England's squad to play in the elite round, the final qualification stage for the 2009 UEFA under-17 Championship.
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Luke Freeman was named in the 18-man squad for the tournament.
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Luke Freeman played in two of England's three games, with the country finishing bottom of their group with one point.
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Luke Freeman was initially deployed solely as a winger in the early stages of his career.
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Luke Freeman has generally been used on the left side for the majority of his career due to the fact he is left-footed.
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Luke Freeman was often given a free role at Bristol City, drifting into the middle and shooting from distance.
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QPR manager Holloway has described Luke Freeman as having a "wand of a left foot", as well as highlighting his creativity and desire to want the ball as plus-points.
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Luke Freeman is a set-piece specialist, proficient from corner kicks and free kicks.