1. Luke James Joyce was born on 9 July 1987 and is an English former professional footballer who is the Lead North Scout at Premier League club Brentford.
24 Facts About Luke Joyce
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Luke Joyce made 700 league and cup appearances in a 19-year professional playing career.
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Luke Joyce spent the next six years with the club, including over three seasons as captain, making a total of 276 league and cup appearances.
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Luke Joyce returned to Carlisle United in May 2015 and spent three years with the club, for an overall period of six years and 161 appearances in all competitions over his two spells.
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Luke Joyce moved on to Port Vale in May 2018, where he would remain a key fixture in the starting eleven for his three seasons at the club.
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Luke Joyce dropped into non-League football after signing for AFC Fylde in June 2021.
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Luke Joyce moved on to Radcliffe 12 months later and helped the club to win the 2023 Manchester Premier Cup.
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Luke Joyce was born in Bolton, Greater Manchester, and was at the Academy at Bolton Wanderers from the age of eight until he was released at age ten or eleven.
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Luke Joyce went on to play Sunday League football and captained the Wigan schools' team.
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Luke Joyce joined the youth team at Wigan Athletic in June 2003.
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Luke Joyce made his debut at Holker Street in the shock FA Cup second round defeat of Brentford.
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Luke Joyce remained with the club for five weeks, featuring seven times, before leaving after their FA Cup elimination by Middlesbrough in January 2009.
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On 25 June 2009, Luke Joyce signed with League Two club Accrington Stanley.
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On 21 May 2015, Luke Joyce turned down a two-year contract with Accrington to rejoin former club Carlisle United on a two-year deal.
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On 17 May 2018, Luke Joyce signed a two-year contract with League Two side Port Vale; manager Neil Aspin said that "he is comfortable in possession and was impressive against us for Carlisle".
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Luke Joyce chose to join the "Valiants" despite receiving a better contract offer from a club playing below the English Football League.
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Luke Joyce ended the season with 35 starts and seven substitute appearances.
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In February 2020, it was announced that Luke Joyce had triggered a clause in his contract to keep him at the club until summer 2021.
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Luke Joyce was a joint winner of that season's Players' Player of the Year award, along with David Worrall.
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Luke Joyce said that he was disappointed not to be offered a new contract but that "I have taken great pride in playing for Port Vale".
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Luke Joyce has proven to be one of the best midfielders in League Two over many seasons.
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On 20 June 2022, Luke Joyce joined Northern Premier League Premier Division club Radcliffe, having previously been a teammate of manager Bobby Grant at Accrington.
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Luke Joyce describes himself as a "working player in midfield" who wins the ball and passes it onto more creative teammates.
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Luke Joyce holds a UEFA B Licence and by 2019 had set up a junior academy in Westhoughton.