Market value
—
Rating · 22/23
5.7
Solid
Centre-Back Defender
Career snapshot
4
clubs played for
02/03
debut season
0.05
goals / match
Ipswich Town
top club · 396 apps
Position rank · 22/23
#1682
goals rank
#920
assists rank
45
season goals
26
season assists
Among 3,358 Defender - Centre-Backs · ≥200 mins
Career highs
€1.50m
peak value · 2009
€200k
top transfer fee · 06/07
8
best season · 07/08
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int'l / penalties
Born the same day
Shares 1985-09-28 · 4 players total
842Appearances
45Goals
26Assists
93Yellow cards
3Red cards
344Full matches (90′)
| Full name | Luke Chambers |
|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1985-09-28 (40 yrs) |
| Place of birth | Kettering, England |
| Citizenship | England Ireland |
| Position | Defender - Centre-Back (main: Defender) |
| Foot | right |
| Height | 185.00 m |
| Current club | Retired |
| Joined | 2023-08-03 |
| Contract expires | — |
Aug 2023
Transfer: Colchester Utd. → Retired
23/24 · Transfer
Jul 2022
22/23 — Colchester United
48 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2021
21/22 — Colchester United
49 matches · 3 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2021
Transfer: Ipswich → Colchester Utd.
21/22 · Transfer
Jul 2020
20/21 — Ipswich Town
41 matches · 3 G · 3 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2019
19/20 — Ipswich Town
32 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2018
18/19 — Ipswich Town
44 matches · 0 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2017
17/18 — Ipswich Town
39 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2016
16/17 — Ipswich Town
48 matches · 4 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2015
15/16 — Ipswich Town
48 matches · 3 G · 6 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2014
14/15 — Ipswich Town
50 matches · 1 G · 3 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2013
13/14 — Ipswich Town
48 matches · 3 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2012
Transfer: Forest → Ipswich
12/13 · Transfer
Jul 2012
12/13 — Ipswich Town
46 matches · 3 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2011
11/12 — Nottingham Forest
46 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2010
10/11 — Nottingham Forest
49 matches · 7 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2009
09/10 — Nottingham Forest
26 matches · 4 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2008
08/09 — Nottingham Forest
44 matches · 2 G · 4 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2007
07/08 — Nottingham Forest
48 matches · 8 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jan 2007
Transfer: Northampton → Forest
06/07 · Transfer · €200k
Jul 2006
06/07 — Northampton Town, Nottingham Forest
50 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2005
05/06 — Northampton Town
48 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2004
04/05 — Northampton Town
33 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2003
03/04 — Northampton Town
4 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2003
Transfer: Northampton U18 → Northampton
03/04 · Transfer
Jul 2002
02/03 — Northampton Town
1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €1.50m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
Percentile rank vs 2899 other Defender - Centre-Backs with ≥500 minutes in 22/23. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).
Goals1 total · 0.02/90
Assists1 total · 0.02/90
G+A2 total · 0.05/90
Yellow cards5 total · 0.12/90
Minutes played by club
Colchester United
25.3%
Ipswich Town
54.8%
Nottingham Forest
11.6%
Northampton Town
8.2%
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colchester United | 2 | 21/22 | 22/23 | 97 | 4 | 1 | 7,836 |
| Ipswich Town | 9 | 12/13 | 20/21 | 396 | 19 | 18 | 16,971 |
| Nottingham Forest | 6 | 06/07 | 11/12 | 229 | 21 | 6 | 3,592 |
| Northampton Town | 5 | 02/03 | 06/07 | 120 | 1 | 1 | 2,553 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22/23 | EFL Cup | Colchester United | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22/23 | EFL Trophy | Colchester United | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22/23 | FA Cup | Colchester United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22/23 | League Two | Colchester United | 43 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3,856 |
| 21/22 | EFL Trophy | Colchester United | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 180 |
| 21/22 | FA Cup | Colchester United | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21/22 | League Two | Colchester United | 43 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3,800 |
| 20/21 | EFL Cup | Ipswich Town | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81 |
| 20/21 | EFL Trophy | Ipswich Town | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20/21 | League One | Ipswich Town | 39 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1,755 |
| 19/20 | EFL Cup | Ipswich Town | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | League One | Ipswich Town | 31 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2,788 |
| 18/19 | Championship | Ipswich Town | 43 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 18/19 | EFL Cup | Ipswich Town | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | FA Cup | Ipswich Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17/18 | Championship | Ipswich Town | 37 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3,264 |
| 17/18 | EFL Cup | Ipswich Town | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 17/18 | FA Cup | Ipswich Town | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | Championship | Ipswich Town | 46 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1,035 |
| 16/17 | EFL Cup | Ipswich Town | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | FA Cup | Ipswich Town | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15/16 | Championship | Ipswich Town | 45 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 1,348 |
| 15/16 | FA Cup | Ipswich Town | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15/16 | League Cup | Ipswich Town | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14/15 | Championship | Ipswich Town | 45 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4,005 |
| 14/15 | Championship Play-Offs | Ipswich Town | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14/15 | FA Cup | Ipswich Town | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14/15 | League Cup | Ipswich Town | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13/14 | Championship | Ipswich Town | 46 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1,375 |
| 13/14 | FA Cup | Ipswich Town | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13/14 | League Cup | Ipswich Town | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12/13 | Championship | Ipswich Town | 44 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1,320 |
| 12/13 | FA Cup | Ipswich Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12/13 | League Cup | Ipswich Town | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11/12 | Championship | Nottingham Forest | 43 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 11/12 | FA Cup | Nottingham Forest | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11/12 | League Cup | Nottingham Forest | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/11 | Championship | Nottingham Forest | 44 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 653 |
| 10/11 | Championship Play-Offs | Nottingham Forest | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/11 | FA Cup | Nottingham Forest | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 180 |
| 10/11 | League Cup | Nottingham Forest | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 09/10 | Championship | Nottingham Forest | 23 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 559 |
| 09/10 | Championship Play-Offs | Nottingham Forest | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 09/10 | FA Cup | Nottingham Forest | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 09/10 | League Cup | Nottingham Forest | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 120 |
| 08/09 | Championship | Nottingham Forest | 39 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1,437 |
| 08/09 | FA Cup | Nottingham Forest | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 08/09 | League Cup | Nottingham Forest | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 07/08 | EFL Trophy | Nottingham Forest | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 |
| 07/08 | FA Cup | Nottingham Forest | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 07/08 | League Cup | Nottingham Forest | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 07/08 | League One | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 598 |
| 06/07 | EFL Trophy | Northampton Town | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 06/07 | FA Cup | Northampton Town | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 06/07 | League Cup | Northampton Town | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 06/07 | League One | Nottingham Forest | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 06/07 | League One | Northampton Town | 29 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2,553 |
| 06/07 | League One Play-Offs | Nottingham Forest | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 05/06 | EFL Trophy | Northampton Town | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 05/06 | FA Cup | Northampton Town | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 05/06 | League Cup | Northampton Town | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 05/06 | League Two | Northampton Town | 43 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 04/05 | FA Cup | Northampton Town | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 04/05 | League Cup | Northampton Town | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 04/05 | League Two | Northampton Town | 27 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 04/05 | League Two Play-Offs | Northampton Town | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 03/04 | FA Cup | Northampton Town | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 03/04 | League Cup | Northampton Town | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 03/04 | League Two | Northampton Town | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 02/03 | Second Division | Northampton Town | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/04 | 2003-07-01 | Northampton U18 | Northampton | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 06/07 | 2007-01-30 | Northampton | Forest | Transfer | 0 | €200k |
| 12/13 | 2012-07-09 | Forest | Ipswich | Transfer | 1000000 | — |
| 21/22 | 2021-07-01 | Ipswich | Colchester Utd. | Transfer | 600000 | — |
| 23/24 | 2023-08-03 | Colchester Utd. | Retired | Transfer | 75000 | — |
No recorded injuries.
Current—
Peak€1.50m
Low—
Δ since start−€400k
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | — |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €75k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €125k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €600k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €750k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.20m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.25m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.25m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €400k |
No national team data.
| Teammate | PPG played with | Joint goals | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Freddie Sears | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Tommy Smith | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| David McGoldrick | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Alan Judge | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Teddy Bishop | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott McGleish | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Frank Nouble | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Garath McCleary | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/11 | Championship | Nottingham Forest | 6 | 44 |
| 07/08 | League One | Nottingham Forest | 6 | 42 |
| 16/17 | Championship | Ipswich Town | 4 | 46 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15/16 | Championship | Ipswich Town | 6 | 45 |
| 08/09 | Championship | Nottingham Forest | 4 | 39 |
| 14/15 | Championship | Ipswich Town | 3 | 45 |
Teams faced most often by Luke Chambers's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).
| Opponent | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sheffield Wednesday | 48 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 54 | 64 | -10 | 33% |
| Barnsley FC | 45 | 17 | 13 | 15 | 72 | 57 | +15 | 38% |
| Derby County | 45 | 22 | 8 | 15 | 57 | 57 | 0 | 49% |
| Doncaster Rovers | 45 | 13 | 12 | 20 | 54 | 52 | +2 | 29% |
| Leeds United | 44 | 16 | 12 | 16 | 51 | 55 | -4 | 36% |
| Cardiff City | 43 | 13 | 10 | 20 | 49 | 53 | -4 | 30% |
| Bristol City | 43 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 50 | 55 | -5 | 30% |
| Charlton Athletic | 42 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 57 | 49 | +8 | 33% |
| Scunthorpe United | 41 | 12 | 17 | 12 | 57 | 59 | -2 | 29% |
| Carlisle United | 41 | 18 | 11 | 12 | 65 | 44 | +21 | 44% |
| Swindon Town | 41 | 18 | 10 | 13 | 62 | 52 | +10 | 44% |
| Plymouth Argyle | 41 | 14 | 9 | 18 | 45 | 47 | -2 | 34% |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 02/03 | Senior debut season | |
| 06/07 | First senior goal |
Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.
| Season | Matches | Mins | YC | 2nd YC | RC | Cards / 90′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22/23 | 48 | 3,856 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.12 |
| 21/22 | 49 | 3,980 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0.14 |
| 20/21 | 41 | 1,836 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.25 |
| 19/20 | 32 | 2,788 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.13 |
| 18/19 | 44 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 17/18 | 39 | 3,264 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.22 |
| 16/17 | 48 | 1,035 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 |
| 15/16 | 48 | 1,348 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 |
| 14/15 | 50 | 4,005 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.07 |
| 13/14 | 48 | 1,375 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.26 |
| 12/13 | 46 | 1,320 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 |
| 11/12 | 46 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 10/11 | 49 | 833 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.43 |
| 09/10 | 26 | 679 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.27 |
| 08/09 | 44 | 1,437 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.44 |
| 07/08 | 48 | 643 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.42 |
| 06/07 | 50 | 2,553 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.14 |
| 05/06 | 48 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 04/05 | 33 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 03/04 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
Championship
455 apps
26 G
20 A
League One
155 apps
10 G
5 A
EFL Trophy
10 apps
4 G
0 A
League Two
157 apps
2 G
1 A
League Cup
28 apps
2 G
0 A
FA Cup
28 apps
1 G
0 A
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Who is Luke Chambers?
Luke Chambers is an England professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Retired.
How old is Luke Chambers?
Luke Chambers is 40 years old. He was born on September 28, 1985 in Kettering.
What position does Luke Chambers play?
Luke Chambers plays as a centre-back (Defender - Centre-Back).
What club does Luke Chambers play for?
Luke Chambers currently plays for Retired.
How many career goals has Luke Chambers scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Luke Chambers has scored 45 goals in 842 appearances.