Luke Prosser

Colchester United Prosser signed a two-year contract with League Two club Colchester United on 21 June 2016. He was named as captain by manager John McGreal ahead of the 2016–17 season. He made his competitive debut for the club in Colchester's 1–1 draw with Hartlepool United at Victoria Park on the opening day of the season. After making 17 appearances for the Colchester United first-team, Prosser was ruled out for the remainder of the 2016–17 season in November 2016 following surgery on his knee.

In July 2017, Prosser underwent a second operation on his knee that would leave him out of action for a further two months. He said that having a baby daughter to focus on helped during his injury layoff. Prosser made his first appearance since 5 November 2016 as a substitute in Colchester's 3–1 defeat at Wycombe Wanderers on 13 January 2018. He was named of the EFL Team of the Week after he helped the "U's" to keep a clean sheet in a 1–0 victory at Stevenage. He scored his first goal for the club in a 2–1 victory over Luton Town on 30 March 2018. McGreal credited him with the team's upturn in form following his return to fitness. After making 16 appearances during the 2017–18 season for Colchester, he signed a new two-year contract with the club. He made 41 appearances during the 2018–19 campaign and was named on the EFL Team of the Week for his performance in a 1–0 win over champions-elect Lincoln City on 27 October 2018.

He played in United's 0–0 draw with, and subsequent penalty shoot-out victory over, Tottenham Hotspur in the EFL Cup on 24 September 2019. They went on to advance to the quarter-finals, where they were beaten 3–0 by Manchester United at Old Trafford. Speaking in January, Prosser said that the club were aiming for automatic promotion. However, Colchester were in sixth-place when the season was suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic in England, which led Prosser to comment that "there's so much to play for and we're desperate to get back out there with the boys". Chairman Robbie Cowling went on to confirm that Prosser would be offered a new contract by the end of June, admitting that he was one of a number of players that "under normal circumstances I would have been determined to re-sign". He went on to play in both of the club's play-off semi-final games before leaving the club, a 3–2 aggregate defeat to Exeter City.

Stevenage Prosser signed with Stevenage on 10 August 2020, who had just been relegated into the National League out of the English Football League, citing the club's proximity to his family home as a major factor in making the move. The next day, Stevenage were reinstated into League Two due to a points deduction for Macclesfield Town. Manager Alex Revell said that Prosser would have "a huge responsibility every day to not only lead the squad with his experience but show the younger players what it takes to be a top professional". He scored on his home league debut at Broadhall Way, a 3–0 win over Oldham Athletic on 19 September 2020. Prosser was sent off in a 4–0 defeat at Carlisle United on 12 December 2020. He made 34 appearances throughout the 2020–21 season as Stevenage finished the campaign in 14th-place in League Two. He featured 32 times in the 2021–22 season and was released in the summer by new manager Steve Evans.

Personal life Born in Enfield, London, He later joked that "It's funny when the chauffeur pulls up and your sister gets in and goes off with England and I'm sitting there thinking: 'Bloody hell, I'm at Port Vale here, where's my life going?'" He married in 2019.

Career statistics + Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

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2005–06 League One

2006–07 League One

2007–08 League One

2008–09 League Two

2009–10 League Two

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2011–12 League Two

2012–13 League Two

2013–14 League Two

2014–15 League Two

2015–16 League One

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Northampton Town (loan) 2015–16 League Two

2017–18 League Two

2018–19 League Two

2019–20 League Two

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2020–21 League Two

2021–22 Football League Two play-offs: 2015

Northampton Town Football League Two: 2015–16