Lukas Kelly-Heald
 Kelly-Heald playing for the Wellington Phoenix in 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Lukas Eric Kelly-Heald[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 18 March 2005[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Wellington, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Wellington Phoenix | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Island Bay United | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Wellington AFC | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lower Hutt City AFC | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021 | Lower Hutt City AFC | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021– | Wellington Phoenix Reserves | 36 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Wellington Phoenix | 33 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022– | New Zealand U-20 | 7 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023– | New Zealand U-23 | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024– | New Zealand | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19 March 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 23 August 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Lukas Eric Kelly-Heald (born 18 March 2005) is a New Zealand professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or left-back for Wellington Phoenix.[2][3][4]
His twin brother Alby Kelly-Heald, a goalkeeper, played for the same youth clubs and the Phoenix academy. In January 2025, they became the third pair of twins to play together in the A-League Men, and the first for the Phoenix.[5]
Honours
- New Zealand
References
- ^ a b c "Men's Olympic Football Tournament Paris 2024: Squad list" (PDF). FIFA. 24 July 2024. p. 11. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
- ^ Rollo, Phillip (11 February 2024). "Wellington Phoenix twin goes from selling popcorn at the movies to playing football for a living". Stuff. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
- ^ "Getting to know Lukas Kelly-Heald". 11 July 2023.
- ^ "Phoenix teenager Lukas Kelly-Heald named in latest All Whites squad". Friends of Football. 10 March 2024.
- ^ Rollo, Phillip (15 January 2025). "Kelly-Heald twins create Wellington Phoenix history after sharing the pitch in the A-League Men". Stuff. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
External links
New Zealand squads | |||||||
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