Luke Boden

Born 26 November 1988 (Age 19 at debut)

Position: Defender

(Diamonds player #307)

Total appearances 6

(4 League, 2 Hillier Senior Cup)

Debut:

8 November 2008 (Home Weymouth)

Final game:

2 December 2008 (Home Long Buckby)

Born in Sheffield, Luke joined the Sheffield Academy whilst still at school and played in the Sheffield Wednesday youth side at the age of 16. After taking a scholarship with the club, he joined up with the first team for the clubs summer tour of the USA in 2006 and made his first team debut in August that year. Appearances have been limited, although the tall attacking central midfielder was offered a new one-year contract with the Owls in the summer of 2008. He joined Chesterfield on a one month loan in September 2008, before joining Diamonds for a simlar period on 7 November 2008.

He returned to Sheffield Wednesday on  9 December 2008. He went on a one-month loan to Northampton Town in late-August 2009.