Luke Wade-Slater


Luke Keith Wade-Slater is an Irish footballer who plays for League of Ireland Premier Division club Bohemians.

Club career

Stevenage

Wade-Slater joined Stevenage as an academy scholar in the summer of 2015, having previously been on schoolboy terms at Irish academy side St Kevin's Boys. He featured regularly for Stevenage's U18 side for two seasons, also playing in the club's FA Youth Cup run during the 2015–16 season.
Wade-Slater made his first-team debut in November 2016, coming on as a 77th minute substitute in a 4–0 EFL Trophy victory over Southend United at Broadhall Way. He subsequently signed his first professional contract with the club in May 2017. Wade-Slater made his Football League debut in October 2017, appearing as a second-half substitute as Stevenage fell to a 1–0 away defeat to Crewe Alexandra. He signed a "new and improved" contract with the Hertfordshire side on 6 December 2017.
Having made no first-team appearances three months into the 2018–19 season, Wade-Slater joined Kings Langley of the Southern League Premier Division South on loan until January 2019. He made his debut for Kings Langley on 10 November 2018, scoring the only goal of the game in a 1–0 away victory at Farnborough. He went on to score in each of his first five appearances for Kings Langley, making six appearances in total, before being recalled by Stevenage in December 2018.

Bohemians

Following his recall from Kings Langley in December 2018, Wade-Slater signed for League of Ireland Premier Division club Bohemians, officially joining on 1 January 2019.

International career

Wade-Slater appeared regularly for Republic of Ireland at U17 level, making his debut in February 2015 and proceeding to earn five caps throughout 2015. He was then called up to play for the U18 side in May 2016, playing three times within the space of a month for the U18s.

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