Luke Hendrie

Early career

Hendrie started his career in the youth team with Bradford City before signing for the academy at Manchester United as a teenager. He progressed through the academy originally starting as a right-back, before forcing himself into his favoured position of central midfield, making 25 appearances and scoring three goals during the 2011–12 season. In July 2012, he signed his first professional contract with Manchester United, agreeing a one-year deal. He managed only 76 minutes of under-21 football during his first year as a professional and was released at the end of the season, having failed to make the breakthrough to the first team. Following his release he joined Championship club Derby County on trial, eventually signing a two-year contract. He spent the majority of his time with Derby in the Development Squad and he failed to make a first-team appearance and was released in May 2015. He subsequently joined League One club Bradford City on trial during pre-season.

Burnley

In August 2015, he signed a one-year contract with Championship club Burnley with the option of a further year, having featured against them in a pre-season friendly for Bradford City. In October 2015, having mainly featured for the Development Squad, he signed for League Two club Hartlepool United on an initial one-month loan deal. He made his professional debut in the 1–0 away win over Dagenham & Redbridge, playing the full ninety minutes. He made three appearances for…

Hendrie is eligible to play for England, and Scotland who he qualifies for through his father. In October 2009, he received his first call-up to the England under-16 team for the international friendly against Wales, making his debut in a 1–0 win. He also gained five caps for the under-17 team, making two appearances in the 2011 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualifiers against Poland and Georgia. In May 2013, he received a call up to the Scotland under-20 team for a youth tournament in the Netherlands.

Hendrie holds a UEFA A coaching licence. In September 2025, he combined his playing career with a full-time role coaching as Bradford City's Lead Youth Development Phase coach. Prior to this, he had been coaching part-time in the club's academy.

Born in Leeds, West Yorkshire, Hendrie grew up in Menston and attended St Mary's Menston Catholic Voluntary Academy in the village. He comes from a footballing family, with his father John Hendrie who previously played for Bradford City, Middlesbrough and Leeds United and his great-uncle Paul Hendrie, who was a former player and manager in the Football League. His father's cousins are former England international Lee Hendrie and former Morecambe striker Stuart Hendrie. He graduated from Staffordshire University in 2017 with a first-class degree in Professional Sports Writing and Broadcasting.