Lukas Jutkiewicz

Lukas Isaac Paul Jutkiewicz (born 28 March 1989) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for Championship club Coventry City.

Club career

Swindon Town

Jutkiewicz made his Swindon Town debut at the age of 17, as a substitute in a 2–1 defeat at Swansea's Liberty Stadium in April 2006. A week later, he had his first start in a 2–1 win at Scunthorpe United. Jutkiewicz signed a three year contract in July 2006. He was patient for his introduction to the first team in 2006–07, but finally made his first league start of the season in Swindon's 2–0 defeat to Mansfield. The next game, against top of the table Walsall, saw Jutkiewicz score his first senior goal in Swindon's victory. He went on to score four more goals during the 2006–07 season to help the club gain promotion to League One.

Everton

On 17 March 2007, Jutkiewicz joined Everton for a £1m fee. He joined up with the club for pre-season training in July 2007, and was handed the number 27 shirt – previously worn by Andy van der Meyde.

In January 2008, Plymouth Argyle signed Jutkiewicz on loan until the end of the 2007–08 season. Here he worked under his former boss at Swindon, Paul Sturrock. He made his debut for the Pilgrims three days later in their 3–2 FA Cup victory over Hull City, coming on as an 85th minute substitute.

The 2008–09 season saw Jutkiewicz make his Everton debut, coming...
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