Chris Lucketti
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| Chris Lucketti | ||
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Christopher James Lucketti | |
| Date of birth | 28 September 1971 | |
| Place of birth | Littleborough, Rochdale, England | |
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | |
| Playing position | Central Defender | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Huddersfield Town | |
| Number | 20 | |
| Youth career | ||
| Rochdale | ||
| Senior career1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1989–1990 1990–1991 1991–1993 1993–1999 1999–2001 2001–2006 2006 2006–2008 2008 2008– |
Rochdale Stockport County Halifax Town Bury Huddersfield Town Preston North End → Sheffield United (loan) Sheffield United → Southampton (loan) Huddersfield Town |
1 (0) 0 (0) 78 (2) 235 (8) 69 (1) 189 (11) 3 (0) 14 (0) 4 (0) 13 (0) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Christopher James "Chris" Lucketti (born September 28, 1971 in Littleborough, Rochdale, England) is an English footballer, who currently plays as a central defender for Huddersfield Town in Football League One.
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[edit] Playing career
[edit] Halifax Town, Bury and Huddersfield Town
Lucketti started with Halifax Town and made 78 appearances for them between 1991-93. In 1993, he moved to Bury where he made a total of 235 first team appearances, winning back to back promotions in the 1995/96 and 1996/97 seasons. In 1999, he joined Huddersfield Town and made 76 appearances for The Terriers.
[edit] Preston North End
Lucketti moved to Preston North End in a £750,000 deal from Huddersfield at the start of the 2001-02 season and he played over 200 times for the club. In the 2004-05 season, he formed formidable partnerships with both Claude Davis and Youl Mawene in the Preston defence, helping his team to the Play-off final at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium.
[edit] Sheffield United
In March 2006, Lucketti joined Sheffield United for the remainder of the 2005-06 season[1], making 3 first-team appearances before signing a one-year deal on June 1, 2006 with the Blades with both clubs agreeing to a fee of £250,000.
Lucketti made his first team debut for the Blades whilst on loan, appearing in the 1-1 home draw with Leeds United on April 18 2006.[2] He was used as defensive cover and as such only made irregular first team starts deputising for injured regulars or in League or FA Cup matches.
On January 13, 2007, he made his Premiership debut at the age of 35 against Portsmouth[3] and went on to make a handful of Premiership appearances over the rest of the season. In July 2007, after being linked with a moved to Hull City, he signed a new one-year contract.[4] Despite being resigned by then manager Bryan Robson he featured even less for the Blades under the new boss.
On March 27, 2008 he signed on loan until the end of the season for Southampton[5] by new manager Kevin Blackwell, making four appearances for The Saints. Under the terms of his loan deal he was eligible to play in the final game of the season between Sheffield United and Southampton, a match which both sides desperately needed to win to try and finish in the play offs and to avoid relegation respectively,[6] but Lucketti opted to declare himself unavailable for the match to avoid a conflict of interests.
[edit] Return to Huddersfield
On July 4, 2008, Lucketti signed a two-year deal at Football League One side Huddersfield Town, seven years after leaving them to join Preston North End. He returned on a free, after Sheffield United agreed to cancel the last year of his contract.[7] Then, the following day, he was appointed club captain of the Terriers. He made his second Town debut in the 1-1 draw against Stockport County at the Galpharm Stadium on August 9, 2008. On October 25, he was sent off in a league match against Peterborough United, where Town lost 4-0. He didn't reappear in the Town first team until February 28, 2009, when he came on as a substitute in the 1-1 draw against Stockport County at Edgeley Park.
[edit] References
- ^ "Lucketti off to Sheff Utd on loan". BBC Sport. 2006-03-08. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/sheff_utd/4785662.stm. Retrieved on 2007-11-29.
- ^ "Sheff Utd 1-1 Leeds". BBC Sport. 2006-04-18. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/4906818.stm. Retrieved on 2007-11-29.
- ^ "Sheff Utd 1-1 Portsmouth". BBC Sport. 2007-01-13. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/6236721.stm. Retrieved on 2007-11-29.
- ^ "Sheff Utd pair sign new contracts". BBC Sport. 2007-07-07. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/sheff_utd/6278538.stm. Retrieved on 2007-11-29.
- ^ "Defender becomes a Saint". Sheffield United F.C.. 2008-03-28. http://www.sufc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/PlayerFeatures/0,,10418~1276457,00.html. Retrieved on 2008-03-28.
- ^ "Lucketti can play in crunch match". BBC Sport. 2008-04-30. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/southampton/7375132.stm. Retrieved on 2008-07-06.
- ^ "Lucketti moves to Terriers". sufc.co.uk. 2008-07-04. http://www.sufc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10418~1338508,00.html. Retrieved on 2008-07-04.
[edit] External links
- Official profile at HTFC
- Official profile at SUFC
- Official profile at SFC
- Chris Lucketti career stats at Soccerbase
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