Chris Lucketti

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Personal information
Chris Lucketti
Full name	Christopher James Lucketti
Date of birth	28/09/1971
Place of birth	Littleborough, Rochdale, England
Nickname	Lucky
Playing position	Central Defender
Club information
Current club	Sheffield United
Youth clubs
	Rochdale
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1989-1990 1990-1991 1991-1993 1993-1999 1999-2001 2001-2006 2006 2006-present	Rochdale Stockport County Halifax Town Bury Huddersfield Town Preston North End Sheffield United (loan) Sheffield United	1 (0) - (-) 78 (2) 235 (8) 69 (1) 189 (11) 3 (0) 5 (0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 25/10/2006. * Appearances (Goals)

Christopher James Lucketti (born September 28, 1971 in Littleborough, Rochdale, England) is an English footballer.

He is a highly rated centre-back, and currently plays for Sheffield United.

Lucketti started with Halifax Town and made 78 appearances for them between 1991-93. In 1993 he moved to Bury where he made a total of 235 first team appearances. In 1999 he joined Huddersfield Town and made 76 appearances for The Terriers.

Lucketti moved to Preston in a £750,000 deal from Huddersfield at the start of the 2001-02 season and he played over 200 times for the club. In the 2004-2005 season he formed formidable partnerships with both Claude Davis and Youl Mawene in the Preston defence, helping his team to the Play-Off final at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium.

In March 2006, Lucketti joined Sheffield United for the remainder of the 2005-06 season, making 3 first-team appearances before signing a one-year deal on June 1, 2006 with the Blades with both clubs agreeing to a fee of £250,000.

On January 13, Lucketti made his Premiership debut at the age of 35 against Portsmouth. He has managed to keep a place in the starting line-up, keeping out skipper Chris Morgan after his return from suspension.

Lucketti was once the subject of a Knighthood campaign which had the backing of many loyal Bury fans and many of Lucketti's ex-team-mates. Sadly, nothing ever came of the Knighthood for Chris Lucketti campaign.