Luke Le Roux
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Luke Gareth Le Roux[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 10 March 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Stellenbosch, South Africa | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Central midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Portsmouth | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2016 | Ikapa Sporting | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2020 | SuperSport United | 0 | (0) |
| 2016–2018 | → Stellenbosch (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2020–2023 | Varbergs BoIS | 92 | (3) |
| 2023–2024 | Volendam | 14 | (1) |
| 2024–2025 | IFK Värnamo | 32 | (1) |
| 2025– | Portsmouth | 9 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016 | South Africa U17 | 5 | (1) |
| 2017–2019 | South Africa U20 | 5 | (1) |
| 2021 | South Africa U23 | 1 | (0) |
| 2022– | South Africa | 9 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 30 August 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 10 June 2025 | |||
Luke Gareth Le Roux (born 10 March 2000) is a South African professional soccer player who plays as a central or defensive midfielder for EFL Championship club Portsmouth and the South African national team.
Career
In August 2023, Le Roux signed for Eredivisie club Volendam on an initial three-year contract with the option for a further season.[2] In July 2024, Le Roux moved to Swedish Allsvenskan club IFK Värnamo on a contract until the end of 2026.[3]
On 25 July 2025, Le Roux signed for EFL Championship club Portsmouth on a three-year deal for an undisclosed fee.[4]
Career statistics
- As of 21 January 2026[1]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| SuperSport United | 2016–17 | Premier Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017–18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Stellenbosch (loan) | 2016–17 | National First Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017–18 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Total | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Varbergs BoIS | 2020 | Allsvenskan | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| 2021 | Allsvenskan | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | |
| 2022 | Allsvenskan | 28 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 33 | 1 | |
| 2023 | Allsvenskan | 17 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 3 | |
| Total | 92 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 104 | 4 | ||
| FC Volendam | 2023–24 | Eredivisie | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 |
| IFK Värnamo | 2024 | Allsvenskan | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 |
| 2025 | Allsvenskan | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | |
| Total | 32 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 1 | ||
| Portsmouth | 2025–26 | EFL Championship | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| Career total | 152 | 5 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 174 | 6 | ||
- ^ Includes Nedbank Cup, Svenska Cupen, KNVB Cup, FA Cup
- ^ Appearance(s) in EFL Cup
References
- ^ a b c Luke Le Roux at Soccerway. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
- ^ "Zuid-Afrikaans international Luke Le Roux voor drie seizoenen naar FC Volendam" [South African international Luke Le Roux to FC Volendam for three seasons]. fcvolendam.nl (in Dutch). 23 August 2023. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
- ^ VÄLKOMMEN TILL IFK VÄRNAMO, LUKE LE ROUX!, ifkvarnamo.se, 2 July 2024
- ^ "Blues Bring In Le Roux". www.portsmouthfc.co.uk. 25 July 2025. Retrieved 26 July 2025.