| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nathan John Luscombe | ||
| Date of birth | (1989-11-06) 6 November 1989 (age 35) | ||
| Place of birth | Gateshead, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 000–2008 | Sunderland | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2011 | Sunderland | 0 | (0) |
| 2011–2013 | Hartlepool United | 26 | (1) |
| 2013–2014 | Celtic Nation | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:42, 12 August 2013 (UTC) | |||
Nathan John Luscombe (born 6 November 1989) is an English former footballer who played as a winger.
Career
Born in Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, Luscombe progressed through the Sunderland youth system and signed a professional contract on 1 July 2008. He made his first team debut on 4 February 2009 in an FA Cup fourth round tie against Blackburn Rovers, aged 19. He had a trial with Conference National club York City in November 2010, playing in a reserve team game against the Middlesbrough academy. He was amongst eight players to be released by Sunderland on 7 April 2011 and on 15 April he agreed to sign for League One side Hartlepool United on 1 July.
Luscombe came under scrutiny upon joining Hartlepool in 2011 after an image taken of the winger in pre-season training of the winger appearing overweight, after this Luscombe admitted that he was "embarrassed" by the image stating "I've always said I was ashamed when I came back. I was embarrassed to see a photo in one of the papers and I could have been a sumo wrestler, I was that big. It wasn't the fact I couldn't run, but it took me longer to get in shape where I could be at my best" and vowed to continue to lose weight with doing extra work in training.
He scored his first career goal in a 2–0 home win for Hartlepool against Exeter in September 2011. He made 13 league appearances at the end of his first season with Hartlepool.
Luscombe was excluded from Hartlepool's 2012 pre-season tour of Holland due to him returning to training overweight which left boss Neale Cooper "raging" and "unable to speak to him".
He was released by Hartlepool in May 2013 after making 26 league appearances for the club, 21 of which were substitute appearances.
He was signed by Northern League club Celtic Nation and played his first game for the side in a 1–1 draw at home to Bishop Auckland. Luscombe was released by Celtic Nation at the end of the season and ended up quitting football.
References
- ^ Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2009). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2009–10. Mainstream Publishing. p. 258. ISBN 978-1-84596-474-0.
- "Nathan Luscombe". Sunderland A.F.C. Retrieved 11 July 2009.
- "Blackburn 2–1 Sunderland (aet)". BBC Sport. 4 February 2009. Retrieved 11 July 2009.
- Flett, Dave (13 November 2010). "York City seal loan deals and target Barrow's Jason Walker". The Press. Retrieved 6 June 2011.
- "Sunderland to release eight". Sunderland A.F.C. 7 April 2011. Retrieved 7 April 2011.
- "Hartlepool sign Sunderland midfielder Nathan Luscombe". BBC Sport. 15 April 2011. Retrieved 19 July 2011.
- Steel, Adam (4 November 2011). "Nathan Luscombe vows to keep losing weight". Gazette Live. Retrieved 9 May 2013.
- "Hartlepool 2–0 Exeter". BBC Sport. 3 September 2011. Retrieved 9 May 2013.
- "Nathan Luscombe thrown Pools lifeline after boss admits "I couldn't even speak to him"". Peterlee Star. 26 July 2012. Retrieved 9 May 2013.
- "Nathan Luscombe Excluded From Pools' Holland Trip". Vital Hartlepool. 13 July 2012. Retrieved 9 May 2013.
- "Pools Announce Retained List". Hartlepool United F.C. 7 May 2013. Retrieved 9 May 2013.
- "Games played by Nathan Luscombe in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 May 2013.
- "Celtic Nation Match Report". Celtic Nation F.C. 10 August 2013. Archived from the original on 8 September 2013. Retrieved 15 August 2013.
External links
- Nathan Luscombe at Soccerbase
