# Luke Southwood

Luke Kevin Southwood (born 6 December 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for EFL League One club Bolton Wanderers. Born in England, he plays for the Northern Ireland national team.

## Club career
### Reading

On 11 May 2018, Reading announced that they had offered a new contract to Luke Southwood, with a new two-year contract being confirmed as signed on 2 July 2018.
On 7 May 2021, Reading announced that Southwood had signed a new two-year contract, keeping him at the club until the summer of 2023.

#### Loans

On 4 August 2017, Southwood joined Bath City on a six-month loan deal, which was extended until the end of the season on 3 January 2018. He was awarded player of the season after an outstanding year.
On 24 December 2018, Southwood joined Eastleigh on an initial one-month loan deal, with the loan being extended until the end of the season on 24 January 2019. Eastleigh managed to get to the semi-finals of the National League play-offs with Southwood playing a key part in that, also getting player of the month in April.
On 1 August 2019, Southwood joined Hamilton Academical on loan until 5 January 2020. On 21 January 2020, Southwood signed a new contract with Reading until the summer of 2021, and then returned to Hamilton Academical on loan until the end of the season.
On 22 July 2022, Southwood joined Cheltenham Town on a season-long loan deal. During that time he kept sixteen clean sheets in league one and helped them to a 16th place finish.
On 17 May 2023, Reading announced that Southwood would leave the club at the end of his contract.

### Cheltenham Town

On 11 July 2023, Southwood returned to Cheltenham Town on a permanent one-year deal. On 22 May 2024, the club announced he had rejected a new contract and would be leaving the club.

### Bolton Wanderers

On 21 June 2024, Southwood signed a two-year contract with EFL League One club Bolton Wanderers.

## International career

Southwood made his debut for the England under-19 team, play the first 45minutes in a 1–0 defeat to Mexico in June 2016.
Southwood was selected for the England under-20 team in the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup and was an unused substitute in the final where England beat Venezuela 1–0.
In November 2021, Southwood was called up to the Northern Ireland national team for the first time, for whom he qualified for through a grandmother. He debuted with Northern Ireland in a friendly 3–1 win over Luxembourg on 25 March 2022.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of match played 11 March 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National Cup | National Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Reading | 2015–16 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 |
| Reading | 2016–17 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 |
| Reading | 2017–18 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 |
| Reading | 2018–19 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 |
| Reading | 2019–20 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 |
| Reading | 2020–21 | Championship | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 4 | 0 |
| Reading | 2021–22 | Championship | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 26 | 0 |
| Reading | Total | Total | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| Bath City (loan) | 2017–18 | National League South | 42 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | 45 | 0 |
| Eastleigh (loan) | 2018–19 | National League | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 22 | 0 |
| Hamilton Academical (loan) | 2019–20 | Scottish Premiership | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Hamilton Academical (loan) | 2019–20 | Scottish Premiership | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Hamilton Academical (loan) | Total | Total | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| Cheltenham Town (loan) | 2022–23 | League One | 46 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 3 | 0 | 51 | 0 |
| Cheltenham Town | 2023–24 | League One | 46 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 48 | 0 |
| Cheltenham Town | Total | Total | 92 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 99 | 0 |
| Bolton Wanderers | 2024–25 | League One | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 215 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 238 | 0 |
* ↑ Appearance in FA Trophy
* ↑ Appearances for Hamilton under-21s in the Scottish Challenge Cup
* 1 2 Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

### International

    As of match played 25 March 2022
Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Northern Ireland |
| Northern Ireland | 2022 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 1 | 0 |

## Honours

England U20
* FIFA U-20 World Cup: 2017