Luke Freeman

Date of birth22 March 1992
Place of birthDartford
NationalityEnglish
Weight64 kg
Height1.83 m
PositionMidfielder/Forward

At 15 years and 233 days, Luke Freeman became the youngest player ever to appear in the FA Cup proper breaking the record held by Derby County's Lee Holmes (versus Brentford in 2003) by 44 days.

The youngest player to appear in any round of the FA Cup (including qualifying rounds) is Andy Awford, who played for Oxford City in a Third Qualifying Round tie against Boreham Wood in October 1987 - aged 15 years and 88 days.

Luke also became Gillingham's youngest ever player beating Billy Hughes' record (against Southend United in 1976) by 26 days.

After a loan spell, he joined Stevenage in January 2012 with a contract to June 2014 that was extended to June 2015 in May 2014.

Luke joined Bristol City in July 2014 with a three-year contract.

He joined Queens Park Rangers in January 2017 with a contract to June 2020.

Luke joined Sheffield United in July 2019 for an undisclosed club record fee with a three-year contract.

Club history

Team Joined Left Loan / Trialist
Gillingham 01 Jul 2007 30 Jan 2008
Arsenal 30 Jan 2008 10 Jan 2012
Yeovil Town 01 Jul 2010 01 Jan 2011 L
Stevenage 17 Nov 2011 08 Jan 2012 L
Stevenage 10 Jan 2012 26 Jun 2014
Bristol City 26 Jun 2014 30 Jan 2017
Queens Park Rangers 30 Jan 2017 03 Jul 2019
Sheffield United 03 Jul 2019 30 Jun 2022
Nottingham Forest 28 Aug 2020 31 May 2021 L
Millwall 31 Jan 2022 31 May 2022 L
Luton Town 04 Jul 2022 24 Aug 2023
Barnet 31 Jan 2024

Club stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Goals Y R
2007-08 Gillingham FA Cup
1
2007-08 Gillingham Johnstones Paint Trophy
1
2007-08 Gillingham League One
1
2010-11 Yeovil Town Johnstones Paint Trophy
1
2010-11 Yeovil Town League Cup 1
2010-11 Yeovil Town League One 5
8
2
2
2011-12 Stevenage FA Cup 4
2011-12 Stevenage League One 22
4
7
2
2011-12 Stevenage League One Play-Offs 2
2012-13 Stevenage FA Cup 1
2012-13 Stevenage Johnstones Paint Trophy
1
2012-13 Stevenage League Cup 2
2012-13 Stevenage League One 26
13
2
1
2013-14 Stevenage FA Cup 4
1
2013-14 Stevenage Johnstones Paint Trophy 3
1
2013-14 Stevenage League Cup 2
1
2013-14 Stevenage League One 45
6
9
2014-15 Bristol City FA Cup 2
3
2014-15 Bristol City Johnstones Paint Trophy 4
1
1
2014-15 Bristol City League One 44
2
7
2
2015-16 Bristol City FA Cup 2
2015-16 Bristol City League Championship 36
5
1
4
1
2015-16 Bristol City League Cup 1
2016-17 Bristol City League Championship 14
4
2
3
2016-17 Bristol City League Cup 3
2016-17 Queens Park Rangers League Championship 12
4
2
3
1
2017-18 Queens Park Rangers FA Cup 1
1
2017-18 Queens Park Rangers League Championship 43
2
5
9
2017-18 Queens Park Rangers League Cup 1
1
2019-20 Sheffield United FA Cup 3
2019-20 Sheffield United League Cup 1
1
2019-20 Sheffield United Premier League 3
8
2


Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

Club matches

Date Match Result Competition Round
01 Feb 2017 Newcastle United v Queens Park Rangers D 2-2 League Championship
11 Feb 2017 Queens Park Rangers v Huddersfield Town L 1-2 League Championship
18 Feb 2017 Birmingham City v Queens Park Rangers W 1-4 League Championship
21 Feb 2017 Queens Park Rangers v Wigan Athletic W 2-1 League Championship
25 Feb 2017 Preston North End v Queens Park Rangers L 2-1 League Championship
07 Mar 2017 Queens Park Rangers v Barnsley W 2-1 League Championship
11 Mar 2017 Leeds United v Queens Park Rangers D 0-0 League Championship
18 Mar 2017 Queens Park Rangers v Rotherham United W 5-1 League Championship
31 Mar 2017 Derby County v Queens Park Rangers L 1-0 League Championship
04 Apr 2017 Aston Villa v Queens Park Rangers L 1-0 League Championship
07 Apr 2017 Queens Park Rangers v Brighton and Hove Albion L 1-2 League Championship
14 Apr 2017 Bristol City v Queens Park Rangers L 2-1 League Championship
17 Apr 2017 Queens Park Rangers v Sheffield Wednesday L 1-2 League Championship
22 Apr 2017 Brentford v Queens Park Rangers L 3-1 League Championship
29 Apr 2017 Queens Park Rangers v Nottingham Forest W 2-0 League Championship
07 May 2017 Norwich City v Queens Park Rangers L 4-0 League Championship
05 Aug 2017 Queens Park Rangers v Reading W 2-0 League Championship
08 Aug 2017 Queens Park Rangers v Northampton Town W 1-0 League Cup 1st round
12 Aug 2017 Sheffield Wednesday v Queens Park Rangers D 1-1 League Championship
16 Aug 2017 Norwich City v Queens Park Rangers L 2-0 League Championship
19 Aug 2017 Queens Park Rangers v Hull City W 2-1 League Championship
22 Aug 2017 Queens Park Rangers v Brentford L 1-4 League Cup 2nd round
26 Aug 2017 Cardiff City v Queens Park Rangers L 2-1 League Championship
09 Sep 2017 Queens Park Rangers v Ipswich Town W 2-1 League Championship
12 Sep 2017 Queens Park Rangers v Millwall D 2-2 League Championship
16 Sep 2017 Middlesbrough v Queens Park Rangers L 3-2 League Championship
23 Sep 2017 Queens Park Rangers v Burton Albion D 0-0 League Championship
26 Sep 2017 Barnsley v Queens Park Rangers D 1-1 League Championship
29 Sep 2017 Queens Park Rangers v Fulham L 1-2 League Championship
14 Oct 2017 Sunderland v Queens Park Rangers D 1-1 League Championship
21 Oct 2017 Bolton Wanderers v Queens Park Rangers D 1-1 League Championship
28 Oct 2017 Queens Park Rangers v Wolverhampton Wanderers W 2-1 League Championship
31 Oct 2017 Queens Park Rangers v Sheffield United W 1-0 League Championship
04 Nov 2017 Nottingham Forest v Queens Park Rangers L 4-0 League Championship
18 Nov 2017 Queens Park Rangers v Aston Villa L 1-2 League Championship
21 Nov 2017 Derby County v Queens Park Rangers L 2-0 League Championship
27 Nov 2017 Queens Park Rangers v Brentford D 2-2 League Championship
09 Dec 2017 Queens Park Rangers v Leeds United L 1-3 League Championship
16 Dec 2017 Birmingham City v Queens Park Rangers W 1-2 League Championship
23 Dec 2017 Queens Park Rangers v Bristol City D 1-1 League Championship
26 Dec 2017 Ipswich Town v Queens Park Rangers D 0-0 League Championship
29 Dec 2017 Millwall v Queens Park Rangers L 1-0 League Championship
01 Jan 2018 Queens Park Rangers v Cardiff City W 2-1 League Championship
06 Jan 2018 Queens Park Rangers v Milton Keynes Dons L 0-1 FA Cup 3rd round
13 Jan 2018 Burton Albion v Queens Park Rangers W 1-3 League Championship
20 Jan 2018 Queens Park Rangers v Middlesbrough L 0-3 League Championship
27 Jan 2018 Bristol City v Queens Park Rangers L 2-0 League Championship
03 Feb 2018 Queens Park Rangers v Barnsley W 1-0 League Championship
10 Feb 2018 Wolverhampton Wanderers v Queens Park Rangers L 2-1 League Championship
17 Feb 2018 Queens Park Rangers v Bolton Wanderers W 2-0 League Championship
20 Feb 2018 Sheffield United v Queens Park Rangers L 2-1 League Championship
24 Feb 2018 Queens Park Rangers v Nottingham Forest L 2-5 League Championship
06 Mar 2018 Queens Park Rangers v Derby County D 1-1 League Championship
10 Mar 2018 Queens Park Rangers v Sunderland W 1-0 League Championship
13 Mar 2018 Aston Villa v Queens Park Rangers W 1-3 League Championship
17 Mar 2018 Fulham v Queens Park Rangers D 2-2 League Championship
30 Mar 2018 Reading v Queens Park Rangers L 1-0 League Championship
02 Apr 2018 Queens Park Rangers v Norwich City W 4-1 League Championship
07 Apr 2018 Hull City v Queens Park Rangers L 4-0 League Championship
10 Apr 2018 Queens Park Rangers v Sheffield Wednesday W 4-2 League Championship
14 Apr 2018 Queens Park Rangers v Preston North End L 1-2 League Championship
21 Apr 2018 Brentford v Queens Park Rangers L 2-1 League Championship
28 Apr 2018 Queens Park Rangers v Birmingham City W 3-1 League Championship
06 May 2018 Leeds United v Queens Park Rangers L 2-0 League Championship


Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.