Luke Hendrie

Luke John Hendrie (born 7 August 1994) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for EFL League Two club Hartlepool United.

He began his career with Premier League side Manchester United and later transferred to both Derby County and Burnley. His time at Turf Moor saw loan spells with Hartlepool United, York City, Kilmarnock and his boyhood club Bradford City, before earning a permanent transfer to Shrewsbury Town and later Grimsby Town. He is a former England U17 international and earned 5 caps in 2010.

Club Career

Hendrie started his career in the youth team with Bradford City before signing for the Academy at Manchester United as a teenager. He progressed through the academy originally starting as a right-back, before forcing himself into his favoured position of central midfield, making 25 appearances and scoring three goals during the 2011–12 season. In July 2012, he signed his first professional contract with Manchester United, agreeing a one-year deal. He managed only 76 minutes of under-21 football during his first year as a professional and was released at the end of the season, having failed to make the breakthrough to the first team.

Following his release he joined Championship club Derby County on trial, eventually signing a two-year contract. He spent the majority of his time with Derby in the Development Squad and he failed to make a first-team appearance and was released in May 2015. He subsequently joined League One club Bradford City on trial during pre-season.

In August 2015, he signed a one-year contract with Championship club Burnley with the option of a further year, having featured against them in a pre-season friendly for Bradford City. In October 2015, having mainly featured for the Development Squad, he signed for League Two club Hartlepool United on an initial one-month loan deal. He made his professional debut in the 1–0 away win over Dagenham & Redbridge, playing the full ninety minutes. He made three appearances for Hartlepool