Luke Turner
Defender · St Patrick's Athl. · №24
Recent matches
| Date | Match | Score |
|---|---|---|
St Patrick's Athl.
Waterford
Premier Division
|
0:2 | |
Drogheda United
St Patrick's Athl.
Premier Division
|
0:2 | |
Shelbourne
St Patrick's Athl.
Premier Division
|
1:2 | |
St Patrick's Athl.
Derry City
Premier Division
|
1:1 | |
St Patrick's Athl.
Dundalk
Premier Division
|
1:1 | |
|
St Patrick's Athl.
Drogheda United
Premier Division
|
2:0 | |
|
Drogheda United
St Patrick's Athl.
Premier Division
|
1:3 | |
St Patrick's Athl.
Shamrock Rovers
Premier Division
|
0:1 | |
|
Dundalk
St Patrick's Athl.
Premier Division
|
2:0 | |
St Patrick's Athl.
Sligo Rovers
Premier Division
|
4:1 |
Season statistics
| Competition | Season | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Premier Division | 2026 | 17 |
About the player
Luke Turner's route to St Patrick's Athletic ran through the Irish League. Dublin-born and a product of the Shamrock Rovers academy, he was sent out on loan to build experience: first to Turriff United, then to Wexford, then to Cliftonville. Cliftonville made the move permanent in January 2022, and within months Turner was named NIFL Premiership Young Player of the Year and lifted the Irish League Cup with the club.
He spent two seasons at Cliftonville before St Patrick's Athletic brought him back across the border in January 2024. Turner won the Leinster Senior Cup with St Patrick's in the 2023–24 season. He also reached the semi-final of the FAI Cup in 2025, though St Patrick's were beaten by Cork City at that stage.
Turner has represented the Republic of Ireland at U16, U17 and U18 level, though a senior cap has yet to follow.
Career path
- 2024 — 2026 — now St Patrick's Athl. 85 matches
- 2022 — 2024 Cliftonville FC 117 matches
- 2021 Wexford 10 matches
- 2021 Turriff United 2 matches
- 2020 Aberdeen FC B 1 match
Career
| Season | Club | Competition | Games | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25/26 | St Patrick's Athl. | UEFA Conference League Qualifying | 2 | 0 | 0 | 135 |
| 23/24 | Cliftonville FC | Premiership | 25 | 2 | 0 | 2 231 |
| 23/24 | Cliftonville FC | Scottish Challenge Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 23/24 | Cliftonville FC | Irish League Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 23/24 | Cliftonville FC | Irish Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 111 |
| 22/23 | Cliftonville FC | Premiership | 30 | 1 | 4 | 2 557 |
| 22/23 | Cliftonville FC | Playoff Premiership | 5 | 0 | 0 | 432 |
| 22/23 | Cliftonville FC | Irish League Cup | 3 | 0 | 0 | 250 |
| 22/23 | Cliftonville FC | Irish Cup | 3 | 0 | 0 | 185 |
| 22/23 | Cliftonville FC | UEFA Conference League Qualifying | 2 | 0 | 0 | 180 |
| 22/23 | Cliftonville FC | Premiership Playoff Conference League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 180 |
| 22/23 | Cliftonville FC | Scottish Challenge Cup | 1 | 0 | 1 | 90 |
| 21/22 | Cliftonville FC | Premiership | 30 | 1 | 0 | 2 547 |
| 21/22 | Cliftonville FC | Irish League Cup | 5 | 0 | 0 | 508 |
| 21/22 | Cliftonville FC | Playoff Premiership | 5 | 0 | 0 | 450 |
| 21/22 | Cliftonville FC | Irish Cup | 3 | 1 | 0 | 235 |
| 2026 | St Patrick's Athl. | League of Ireland Premier Division | 28 | 2 | 3 | 2 474 |
| 2026 | St Patrick's Athl. | FAI Cup | 2 | 1 | 0 | 210 |
| 2026 | St Patrick's Athl. | Leinster Senior Cup | 1 | 0 | 1 | 90 |
| 2025 | St Patrick's Athl. | League of Ireland Premier Division | 13 | 1 | 0 | 661 |
| 2025 | St Patrick's Athl. | Leinster Senior Cup | 4 | 0 | 0 | 267 |
| 2025 | St Patrick's Athl. | FAI Cup | 2 | 0 | 1 | 210 |
| 2024 | St Patrick's Athl. | League of Ireland Premier Division | 28 | 3 | 1 | 2 229 |
| 2024 | St Patrick's Athl. | Leinster Senior Cup | 3 | 1 | 1 | 270 |
| 2024 | St Patrick's Athl. | FAI Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2024 | St Patrick's Athl. | President of Ireland's Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
| 2021 | Wexford | League of Ireland First Division | 10 | 1 | 0 | 883 |
| 20/21 | Turriff United | Scottish Highland Football League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 20/21 | Turriff United | Scottish FA Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 19/20 | Aberdeen FC B | Scottish Challenge Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| Total | Cliftonville FC | 117 | 5 | 5 | 10 136 | |
| Total | St Patrick's Athl. | 85 | 8 | 7 | 6 577 | |
| Total | Wexford | 10 | 1 | 0 | 883 | |
| Total | Republic of Ireland U17 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 567 | |
| Total | Republic of Ireland U16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 120 | |
| Total | Turriff United | 2 | 0 | 0 | 180 | |
| Total | Aberdeen FC B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 | |
| Total | Republic of Ireland U18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 65 |
Transfers
Transfers- 23/24 Cliftonville FC St. Pat's
- 22/23 Aberdeen FC B Cliftonville FC
- 21/22 Cliftonville FC Aberdeen FC B
- 21/22 Aberdeen FC B Cliftonville FC
- 20/21 Wexford Aberdeen FC B
- 20/21 Aberdeen FC B Wexford
- 20/21 Turriff United Aberdeen FC B
- 20/21 Aberdeen FC B Turriff United
- 19/20 Aberdeen U18 Aberdeen FC B
- 18/19 Rovers Academy Aberdeen U18
