Lukas MacNaughton

Lukas Michael MacNaughton (born March 8, 1995) is a professional soccer player who plays for Pacific FC as a defender. Born in the United States and raised in Belgium, he represented Canada at the 2015 and 2017 World Universiade Games.

Lukas MacNaughton
MacNaughton with Pacific FC in 2021
Personal information
Full name Lukas Michael MacNaughton[1]
Date of birth (1995-03-08) March 8, 1995
Place of birth New York City, United States
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Pacific FC
Number 6
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2017 Toronto Varsity Blues 63 (17)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 North Toronto Nitros 9 (4)
2018 Alliance United 8 (0)
2019– Pacific FC 51 (5)
National team
2015–2017 Canada Universiade 10 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of October 25, 2021

Early life

Born in New York to an Austrian mother and a Canadian father, MacNaughton was raised in Brussels, Belgium.[2]

College career

After attending high school at the International School of Brussels, he moved to Canada to attend the University of Toronto, where he also played for the Toronto Varsity Blues men's soccer team from 2013 to 2017, where also served as team captain.[3] He scored his first goal on September 3, 2014 against the Ontario Tech Ridgebacks.[4] He was named an OUA East first-team all-star four times from 2014 to 2017, a CIS second team all-Canadian in 2015, and U SPORTS second team all-Canadian in 2017.[4] He led the team in goals in 2016.[2]

Club career

North Toronto Nitros

In 2016 and 2017, MacNaughton played his summer soccer with League1 Ontario side North Toronto Nitros, making a total of nine appearances and scoring four goals over two seasons.[5][6]

Alliance United FC

In 2018, MacNaughton played for League1 Ontario side Alliance United FC, making eight appearances.[7]

Pacific FC

MacNaughton signed for Canadian Premier League club Pacific FC in March 2019.[8] He made his debut in Pacific FC's inaugural match as a starter and received two yellow cards, becoming the club's first ever sent off player in a 1-0 victory over HFX Wanderers.[9] MacNaughton scored his first goal for Pacific FC on July 31, netting a header against Valour FC in an eventual 2-2 draw.[10] He made twenty league appearances that season, scoring two goals, and made two appearances in the Canadian Championship.[11] On January 17, 2020, MacNaughton re-signed with Pacific for the 2020 season.[11] In November 2020, he once again re-signed for the 2021 season.[12]

International career

He represented Canada at the 2015 FISU Universiade Games and 2017 FISU Universiade Games.[4] He scored against Brazil during the 2017 Games.[13]

Personal life

MacNaughton was born in New York City to an Austrian mother and a Canadian father, and grew up in Brussels, Belgium.[2] He is a citizen of Belgium and Canada.[8] He works as a model for Sutherland Models.[14]

Honours

Club

Pacific FC

Career statistics
As of July 22, 2021[15]
Club statistics
Club Season League Playoffs Domestic Cup League Cup Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
North Toronto Nitros 2016[5] League1 Ontario 52——??52
2017[6] 42——??42
Total 9400000094
Alliance United FC 2018[7] League1 Ontario 8020—??100
Pacific FC 2019 Canadian Premier League 202—20—220
2020 81———81
2021 800000—80
Total 363002000383
Career total 537002000557

    References
    1. "Lukas Michael MacNaughton". Universiade.
    2. Rendle, Josh (March 7, 2019). "MacNaughton finds new home on West Coast". Pacific FC. Archived from the original on April 30, 2019.
    3. Breen, Ciarán (October 20, 2016). "U of T's MacNaughton enjoying best year in Blue". Toronto Observer.
    4. "Lukas MacNaughton Varsity Blues profile". Toronto Varsity Blues.
    5. "Lukas MacNaughton 2016 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
    6. "Lukas MacNaughton 2017 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
    7. "Lukas MacNaughton 2018 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
    8. "Pacific FC adds pair of central defenders in Starostzik, MacNaughton". Canadian Premier League. March 7, 2019.
    9. Bauman, Martin (April 29, 2019). "'It was a grind': Starostzik provides heroics at both ends in Pacific FC opener". Pacific FC. Archived from the original on April 30, 2019.
    10. "Valour benefits from late penalty kick again". CBC. July 31, 2019.
    11. Jacques, John (January 17, 2020). "Pacific FC Re-Signs Wirth, MacNaughton". Northern Tribune.
    12. O'Connor-Clarke, Charlie (November 13, 2020). "Pacific FC re-signs 4 for 2021 including Chung, Meilleur-Giguère". Canadian Premier League.
    13. "MacNaughton, Nazemi Place 0th at 2017 FISU Summer Universiade". Toronto Varsity Blues. August 29, 2017.
    14. "Lukas MacNaughton". Sutherland Models.
    15. Lukas MacNaughton at Soccerway
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