Name:	Luke Ayling
Nationality:	English
Date of Birth:	25/08/1991
Height:	6' 0" (183cm)
Previous
Clubs:	Yeovil Town
Position:	Defender

Luke joined the Glovers in the summer of 2010 on a two year deal from Arsenal. It followed a successful loan spell at Huish Park at the end of the previous season.

Luke enjoyed a meteoric rise at the Emirates Stadium and played for the reserve team as a schoolboy against Charlton Athletic.

In the two seasons following, he established himself as an integral part of the academy, the youth and the reserve teams showing his versatility as either a defender, a defensive midfielder or playing out wide.

He was an important part of the double-winning youth side of 2008/09 as the team won both the FA Youth Cup and the Premier Academy League.

The six-footer joined Yeovil on loan in March 2010 and featured four times, three of which were as a substitute.

His first season saw the teenager establish himself as a regular in the Glovers first eleven playing either as a midfielder or along the back four while his second campaign, although interrupted with two red cards, saw him top forty appearances for the Glovers.