Luca Petrasso

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Luca Petrasso
Personal information
Full name Luca Allan Petrasso
Date of birth (2000-06-16) June 16, 2000 (age 21)
Place of birth Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Position(s) Left-back
Club information
Current team
 Toronto FC
Number 38
Youth career
Kleinburg-Nobleton SC
Toronto FC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2018 Toronto FC III 20 (9)
2018–2021 Toronto FC II 62 (3)
2022– Toronto FC 0 (0)
National team‡
2017 Canada U17 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of October 29, 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of September 3, 2018

Luca Allan Petrasso (born June 16, 2000) is a Canadian soccer player who plays as a left-back for Major League Soccer club Toronto FC.

Career[]

Early career[]

As a member of the Toronto FC Academy, Petrasso joined the Senior Academy team in League1 Ontario in 2016, making his debut on June 4 against ProStars FC, where he scored an 86th minute game winning goal to win the match 3-2.[1] On September 23, 2017, he scored four goals in a 5-1 victory over North Mississauga SC.[2][3]

On March 15, 2018, he signed his first professional contract with Toronto FC II in the second-tier USL.[4] He made his professional debut on April 26 against the Richmond Kickers.[4] He scored his first professional goal on April 6, 2019 against Orlando City B, which was the club's first goal in USL League One after the club dropped down to the third tier in 2019.[5][6] He re-signed with the team for the 2021 season.[4]

Toronto FC[]

On January 11, 2022, Toronto FC announced they had signed Petrasso to the senior side as a Homegrown Player through 2023.[7]

International career[]

In 2017, Petrasso represented the Canada U17 team at the 2017 CONCACAF U-17 Championship.[4]

Personal[]

He is the younger brother of York United FC player Michael Petrasso.[8]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of October 29, 2021[9]
Club Season League League Cup Domestic Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Toronto FC III 2016[10] League1 Ontario 4 2 0 0 – – 4 2
2017[11] 14 7 2 0 – – 16 7
2018[12] 2 0 0 0 – – 2 0
Total 20 9 2 0 0 0 0 0 22 9
Toronto FC II 2018 USL 9 0 – – – 9 0
2019 USL League One 25 2 – – – 25 2
2021 28 1 – – – 28 1
Total 62 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 62 3
Toronto FC 2022 Major League Soccer 0 0 – 0 0 – 0 0
Career total 81 12 2 0 0 0 0 0 83 12

References[]

  1. ^ "Five Goal Second Half Leads To Narrow 3-2 TFCA Win Over Pro Stars". League1 Ontario. June 4, 2016.
  2. ^ "Match Recap: North Mississauga SC 1 - 5 Toronto FC III". League1 Ontario. September 24, 2017.
  3. ^ Glover, Robin (September 23, 2017). "September 23, 2071 League 1 Ontario–North Mississauga Panthers vs Toronto FC III". Northern Starting XI.
  4. ^ a b c d "Toronto FC II re-sign Luca Petrasso". Toronto FC. May 12, 2021.
  5. ^ Grossi, James (April 8, 2019). "TFC II win first game of the season". Waking the Red.
  6. ^ Rhodes, Benedict (July 10, 2020). "Which Toronto FC II players are candidates to be loaned to the CanPL?". Waking the Red.
  7. ^ "Toronto FC sign Homegrown defender Luca Petrasso". January 11, 2022.
  8. ^ Ridwan, Ibrahim (July 23, 2020). "Where should they Go?". FTF Canada.
  9. ^ Luca Petrasso at Soccerway. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
  10. ^ "2016 Statistics". League 1 Ontario. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
  11. ^ "2017 Statistics". League 1 Ontario. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
  12. ^ "2018 Statistics". League 1 Ontario. Retrieved 23 September 2018.

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