Luke Chadwick

Luke Chadwick

Personal information
Full name	Luke Harry Chadwick
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Milton Keynes Dons
Number	26
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:36, 26 July 2007 (UTC)

Luke Harry Chadwick (born 18 November 1980 in Cambridge) is an English footballer, currently playing for Milton Keynes Dons. His favoured position is on the right side of midfield; however he can also operate on the left flank or behind the front two.

Club career

Chadwick came up through the Manchester United youth system; the majority of his appearances for Manchester United at senior level were in League Cup matches or against lower profile teams in the Premier League. He scored two league goals for Manchester United, one against Bradford in January 2001 and the other against Leeds in March 2001.

Luke Chadwick is an ugly maa chorde who looks like OMAR WILLIAMS arss.

In 1998 Luke was bummed by omar (also known as BIG OMAR, DUE TO HIM HAVING A BIG WILLY)in front of the young BULLDOG (Aunty Patts daughter) who was so much traumatised by this became overweight and homeless Aand til this day is on benefits and aunty patt claiming single parent allowance.

He was loaned to Belgian side Royal Antwerp for the entire 1999–2000 season. becoming a fan favourite and the earning the moniker "One Super Chadwick" with the clubs following. This was later followed by loan spells at Reading and Burnley, before he joined West Ham United on a free transfer at the beginning of the 2004–05 season. In his season at West Ham he scored once in the league, against Leeds.

He joined Stoke City on loan at the start of the 2005–06 season, and the deal was made permanent in January 2006 with Stoke paying £100,000 for his services. Chadwick's subsequent performances earned him many fans at Stoke City.

On 27 June 2006, Norwich City manager Nigel Worthington confirmed that he was interested in signing Chadwick from Stoke, but Stoke City rejected Norwich's approach for the player. However, on 13 November 2006, Worthington's replacement, Peter Grant, signed Chadwick, initially on loan, with a view to a permanent deal in January 2007. The proposed fee was £220,000, with an additional £100,000 if Chadwick helps the Canaries gain promotion.

Chadwick immediately made an impact at Carrow Road by scoring on his debut against arch rivals Ipswich Town. He was injured in the latter stages of that game, and the injury kept him out for most of the remainder of the season.

On 3 January 2007 Chadwick signed a 2 and a half year deal for Norwich City.

Chadwick made his long awaited comeback from injury as a substitute in the 1–0 win over Birmingham on 13 March 2007, and also featured in another 1–0 victory over Stoke on 17 March 2007 as he attempted to regain match fitness. His injury problems, however, continued into the following season as he struggled for fitness.

By the beginning of the 2007-2008 season, he had accumulated over 200 league appearances and scored more than 20 league goals.

On 4 October 2008 Chadwick made his MK Dons debut in their 4–0 hammering of Millwall after joining the League One club on an initial 3 month loan from Norwich City on 1 October 2008. On 18th October 2008, Chadwick scored his first goal for the Dons, equalising late on to secure a 2–2 draw against Crewe Alexandra. He then scored a brace for the Dons in the 2–1 away victory over Leyton Orient. Shortly after, he picked up an injury and returned from his loan early. On Wednesday 31 December 2008, Chadwick joined the Dons on a two and a half year deal, starting 1 January 2009.

External links

• Luke Chadwick player profile at mkdons.com
• Luke Chadwick player profile at canaries.co.uk
• Luke Chadwick player profile at rafc.be (in Flemish)
• Luke Chadwick at Soccerbase