Gianluca Catalano
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Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | May 6, 2000 | ||
Place of birth | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | ||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Youth career | |||
Kleinburg Nobleton SC | |||
2012–2018 | Toronto FC | ||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2018– | Connecticut | 19 | (0) |
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2016–2018 | Toronto FC III | 28 | (0) |
2018 | Toronto FC II | 5 | (0) |
2019 | AC Connecticut | 9 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2017 | Canada U17 | 3 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of June 23, 2019 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19:41, 25 May 2018 (UTC) |
Gianluca Catalano (born May 6, 2000) is a Canadian soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for the University of Connecticut. He was a member of the Toronto FC Academy.
Youth career[]
As a youth, he was a member of the TFC Academy.[1] He was 14 years old when he made his debut in the Canadian youth program in 2014, at an identification camp. He represented Canada at the 2017 CONCACAF U-17 Championship in Panama and has represented Canada at the U15, U16, U17 and U18 level. He has also represented Toronto FC at multiple youth international soccer tournaments in France, Mexico, USA, and at the world famous Torneo di Viareggio in Italy, where he helped the TFC Academy to a 1-1 draw against the Juventus Academy.[2] He later helped them defeat Juventus saving the final shot in a penalty shootout in the championship finals to win the 2017 International Youth Soccer Cup.[3]
NCAA career[]
In 2018, he accepted a scholarship to play for NCAA Division 1 University of Connecticut (UConn).[4] As a freshman, he started the season opener and won 2-1 vs Lehigh, advanced to the American Athletic Conference semi-finals, and lost to Indiana University in the 2nd round of the NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament, also known as the College Cup. As a sophomore in 2019, he was named Goalkeeper of the Week in October.[5] On February 24, 2020, he was named to the (FTF) NCAA All-Canadian 1st Team.[6]
Professional career[]
He began his career in the semi-professional League1 Ontario playing for Toronto FC III.
He made his fully professional league debut for Toronto FC II in the USL Championship as an academy call-up, on May 16, 2018 against Atlanta United 2.[7] He went on to play a total of 5 USL Championship games, including 4 starts, prior to joining UConn.[8]
In the spring of 2019, he joined AC Connecticut of the USL League Two (USL2) making 66 saves in 9 games[9] and was named the number two goalkeeping prospect as part of the league's Top 20 Under 20.[10] On November 20, 2019, he was nominated by the league for the 'Global Greats Series': Best Player from North America 2019, where he finished 3rd overall in voting.[11]
International career[]
In 2015, he was named to the Canadian U-15 team, for a CONCACAF tournament in Mexico City.[12] Later that same year, he was named to a U-18 development camp.[13] In 2017, he was named to the Canadian U17 team for the 2017 CONCACAF U-17 Championship.[14]
Career statistics[]
- As of August 31, 2019[15]
Club | League | Season | League | Playoffs | Domestic Cup | League Cup | Total | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
Toronto FC III | League1 Ontario | 2016[16] | 9 | 0 | — | — | ? | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
2017[17] | 17 | 0 | — | — | ? | 0 | 17 | 0 | ||||
2018[18] | 2 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
Total | 28 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 29 | 0 | ||
Toronto FC II | USL | 2018 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
AC Connecticut | USL League Two | 2019[9] | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | 9 | 0 | |||
Career Total | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 0 |
References[]
- ^ "Profile - Gianluca Catalano". Toronto FC. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
- ^ "Viareggio Cup Journal: Tournament Match Day 2". Toronto FC. March 15, 2017.
- ^ Adam Krueger (August 21, 2017). "U-17s beat Juventus to capture International Youth Soccer Cup!". Toronto FC.
- ^ Adam Krueger (February 7, 2018). "Signing Day 2018 Three academy players sign National Letter of Intent". Toronto FC. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
- ^ "American Athletic Conference Announces Weekly Men's Soccer Honors". American Athletic Conference. October 14, 2019. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
- ^ FTF Canada. "FTF NCAA All- Canadian Teams". Twitter.
- ^ James Grossi (May 17, 2018). "Offensive explosion not enough for Toronto FC II as they lose by the odd goal in nine at Atlanta United 2". Waking The Red.
- ^ "Gianluca Catalano". University of Connecticut.
- ^ a b "Gianluca Catalano". USL League Two.
- ^ "League Two 20 Under 20: Goalkeepers". USL League Two. October 2, 2019.
- ^ "Global Greats: North America". USL League Two. November 20, 2019.
- ^ "Six TFC Academy players named to Canada's U-15 Team". Toronto FC. July 30, 2015.
- ^ "Kia TFC Academy Players Selected to Canada's U-18 Development Camp". Toronto FC. October 17, 2015.
- ^ "Eleven Athletes called into Canada U-17 Squad". Toronto FC. April 17, 2017.
- ^ Soccerway. "Gianluca Catalano profile".
- ^ "Gianluca Catalano TFCIII Statistics 2016". League1 Ontario.
- ^ "Gianluca Catalano TFCIII Statistics 2017". League1 Ontario.
- ^ "Gianluca Catalano TFCIII Statistics 2018". League1 Ontario.
External links[]
- Gianluca Catalano at Soccerway
- Gianluca Catalano at USL Championship
- Gianluca Catalano at Canada Soccer
- 2000 births
- Living people
- Association football goalkeepers
- Canadian soccer players
- People from Vaughan
- Toronto FC players
- Toronto FC II players