Personal information | |||
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Full name | Luke Chambers[1] | ||
Date of birth | 28 September 1985 | ||
Place of birth | Kettering, England | ||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Centre back / right back | ||
Youth career | |||
2001–2003 | Northampton Town | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2003–2007 | Northampton Town | 125 | (1) |
2007–2012 | Nottingham Forest | 205 | (17) |
2012–2021 | Ipswich Town | 376 | (18) |
2021–2023 | Colchester United | 86 | (2) |
Total | 792 | (38) | |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:20, 29 September 2023 (UTC) |
Luke Chambers (born 28 September 1985) is an English former professional footballer who played as a defender. Primarily a centre back, he could also play at right back. Chambers made 792 appearances in the English Football League, placing him in the top ten list of all time.[3][4]
Chambers began his career at Northampton Town, for whom he made over 100 appearances in five years, and Nottingham Forest where he made over 200 appearances. He joined Ipswich Town in July 2012 on a free transfer, and was appointed club captain in 2014. He went on to make over 370 appearances for the club before departing in 2021. He joined Colchester United in June 2021 where he remained until his retirement in 2023.