Luca Petrasso
Luca Allan Petrasso (born June 16, 2000) is a Canadian soccer player who plays as a defender for Toronto FC II.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Luca Allan Petrasso | ||
| Date of birth | June 16, 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Toronto FC II | ||
| Number | 38 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Kleinburg-Nobleton SC | |||
| Toronto FC | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2018 | Toronto FC III | 20 | (9) |
| 2018– | Toronto FC II | 62 | (3) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2017 | Canada U17 | 3 | (0) |
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* 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 | |||
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]
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.[7]
Career statistics
Club
- As of October 29, 2021[8]
| Club | Season | League | League Cup | Domestic Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Toronto FC III | 2016[9] | League1 Ontario | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 4 | 2 | ||
| 2017[10] | 14 | 7 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 16 | 7 | ||||
| 2018[11] | 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 | ||
| Career total | 81 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 12 | ||
- Notes
References
- "Five Goal Second Half Leads To Narrow 3-2 TFCA Win Over Pro Stars". League1 Ontario. June 4, 2016.
- "Match Recap: North Mississauga SC 1 - 5 Toronto FC III". League1 Ontario. September 24, 2017.
- Glover, Robin (September 23, 2017). "September 23, 2071 League 1 Ontario–North Mississauga Panthers vs Toronto FC III". Northern Starting XI.
- "Toronto FC II re-sign Luca Petrasso". Toronto FC. May 12, 2021.
- Grossi, James (April 8, 2019). "TFC II win first game of the season". Waking the Red.
- Rhodes, Benedict (July 10, 2020). "Which Toronto FC II players are candidates to be loaned to the CanPL?". Waking the Red.
- Ridwan, Ibrahim (July 23, 2020). "Where should they Go?". FTF Canada.
- Luca Petrasso at Soccerway. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
- "2016 Statistics". League 1 Ontario. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
- "2017 Statistics". League 1 Ontario. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
- "2018 Statistics". League 1 Ontario. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
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