Luke Varney
Varney playing for Derby County in 2009
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Luke Varney | ||
| Date of birth | 28 September 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Leicester, England | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward / Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Burton Albion | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Quorn | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000–2003 | Quorn | 104 | (89) |
| 2003–2007 | Crewe Alexandra | 95 | (27) |
| 2007–2009 | Charlton Athletic | 57 | (10) |
| 2008–2009 | → Derby County (loan) | 7 | (1) |
| 2009–2011 | Derby County | 5 | (1) |
| 2009–2010 | → Sheffield Wednesday (loan) | 43 | (11) |
| 2010–2011 | → Blackpool (loan) | 30 | (5) |
| 2011–2012 | Portsmouth | 30 | (6) |
| 2012–2014 | Leeds United | 45 | (6) |
| 2014 | → Blackburn Rovers (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Blackburn Rovers | 11 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Ipswich Town (loan) | 10 | (1) |
| 2015–2017 | Ipswich Town | 32 | (4) |
| 2017– | Burton Albion | 0 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 03:25, 27 December 2016 (UTC). |
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Luke Varney (born 28 September 1982) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for Burton Albion. He started his career with non-League club Quorn, a club in his home county of Leicestershire, before moving to league football with Crewe Alexandra. His performances during Crewe's 2006–07 campaign, where he was named in the League One "Team of the Year" despite Crewe's finishing only mid-table and scoring against Manchester United in the League Cup saw him come to the attentions of bigger clubs and consecutive £1m-plus transfers to the Championship followed, as he joined Charlton Athletic and then Derby County. He had made over 200 league appearances, and scored his 50th career league goal, and career first top-flight goal, in the Premier League, with a 76th-minute strike against Fulham on his debut for Blackpool.
Varney was born in Leicester, and began his career as a semi-professional footballer at non-league level with Quorn before being spotted by Crewe's assistant manager Neil Baker. The Englishman signed for the Railwaymen in 2003 and spent four years at the club, appearing in 95 league games and scoring 27 goals. Varney signed for Crewe Alexandra from non-league Quorn in 2003 for £50,000. Varney's deal also had a 20% sell-on clause with the Leicestershire club. Whilst at Quorn, he worked as a quality controller at a factory. Varney made his Crewe debut five months later in a 3–1 away defeat to Wimbledon. The young Englishman also managed to get his first goal for the club four games after his debut in Crewe's 3–1 away win over Crystal Palace, Dean Ashton scoring the other two goals for The Railwaymen. Unfortunately, Varney picked up a shoulder injury during January 2004, denying him a chance of making any further appearances during the rest of the 2003–04 season.
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