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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 24)
Place of birth Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[1]
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
 Orlando City
Number 20
Youth career
Kleinburg-Nobleton SC
2013–2018 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 23 (0)
2023– Orlando City 14 (0)
2023 → Orlando City B (loan) 1 (0)
2024 → Triestina (loan) 14 (0)
2024 → Orlando City B (loan) 9 (1)
International career‡
2017 Canada U17 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 2, 2024
‡ 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 Orlando City SC.

Career

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Early career

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Petrasso joined the Toronto FC Academy in 2013, when he was 12.[2][3] 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.[4] On September 23, 2017, he scored four goals in a 5-1 victory over North Mississauga SC.[5][6]

On March 15, 2018, he signed his first professional contract with Toronto FC II in the second-tier USL.[7] He made his professional debut on April 26 against the Richmond Kickers.[7] 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.[8][9] He re-signed with the team for the 2021 season.[7]

Toronto FC

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On January 11, 2022, Toronto FC announced they had signed Petrasso to the senior side as a Homegrown Player through 2023.[10] He made his MLS debut on March 5, starting against the New York Red Bulls, recording his first assist on a Jesús Jiménez goal in a 4-1 loss.[11]

Orlando City

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On November 9, 2022, Petrasso was acquired in a trade by Orlando City SC in exchange for $300,000 in 2023 General Allocation Money, with the potential for an additional $50,000 in 2024 and $50,000 in 2025 should certain conditions be met.[12]

Loan to Triestina

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On January 12, 2024, Petrasso joined Italian Serie C club Triestina on loan with an option to buy.[13][14]

International career

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In 2017, Petrasso represented the Canada U17 team at the 2017 CONCACAF U-17 Championship.[7]

In May 2023, Petrasso was listed on the Canada preliminary rosters for the 2023 CONCACAF Nations League Finals,[15] and again on February 26, 2024, Petrasso was named to the Canada provisional roster for the 2024 Copa América qualifying play-offs against Trinidad and Tobago.[16]

Personal

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Petrasso was born in Canada and is of Italian descent, holding dual citizenship.[17] He is the younger brother of York United FC player Michael Petrasso.[18]

Career statistics

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As of match played September 18, 2024[19]
Club Season League League Cup National Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Toronto FC III 2016[20] League1 Ontario 4 2 0 0 – – – 4 2
2017[21] 14 7 2 0 – – – 16 7
2018[22] 2 0 0 0 – – – 2 0
Total 20 9 2 0 0 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 0 0 62 3
Toronto FC 2022 Major League Soccer 23 0 – 4[a] 0 – – 27 0
Orlando City 2023 12 0 0 0 0 0 2[b] 0 – 14 0
2024 2 0 0 0 – 0 0 1[c] 0 3 0
Total 14 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 17 0
Orlando City B (loan) 2023 MLS Next Pro 1 0 – – – – 1 0
Triestina (loan) 2023–24 Serie C 14 0 – – – – 14 0
Orlando City B (loan) 2024 MLS Next Pro 9 1 – – – – 9 1
Career total 140 13 2 0 4 0 2 0 1 0 150 13
  1. ^ Includes appearance in 2020 Canadian Championship final (played in 2022)
  2. ^ Appearances in CONCACAF Champions League
  3. ^ Appearances in Leagues Cup

Honours

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Toronto FC

References

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  1. ^ "Luca Petrasso". Toronto FC. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  2. ^ Molinaro, John (February 9, 2022). "Academy grad Luca Petrasso looks to make a splash with Toronto FC". TFC Republic.
  3. ^ Molinaro, John (December 16, 2022). "Luca Petrasso looking to get new lease on life after TFC trade". TFC Republic.
  4. ^ "Five Goal Second Half Leads To Narrow 3-2 TFCA Win Over Pro Stars". League1 Ontario. June 4, 2016.
  5. ^ "Match Recap: North Mississauga SC 1 - 5 Toronto FC III". League1 Ontario. September 24, 2017.
  6. ^ Glover, Robin (September 23, 2017). "September 23, 2071 League 1 Ontario–North Mississauga Panthers vs Toronto FC III". Northern Starting XI.
  7. ^ a b c d "Toronto FC II re-sign Luca Petrasso". Toronto FC. May 12, 2021.
  8. ^ Grossi, James (April 8, 2019). "TFC II win first game of the season". Waking the Red.
  9. ^ Rhodes, Benedict (July 10, 2020). "Which Toronto FC II players are candidates to be loaned to the CanPL?". Waking the Red.
  10. ^ "Toronto FC sign Homegrown defender Luca Petrasso". January 11, 2022.
  11. ^ "New York Red Bulls run wild in 4-1 victory to spoil Toronto FC's home opener". CBC Sports. March 5, 2022.
  12. ^ "Orlando City acquires defender Luca Petrasso from Toronto FC". www.orlandocitysc.com.
  13. ^ "Luca Petrasso firma con la Triestina" [Luca Petrasso signs with Triestina] (in Italian). Triestina. January 12, 2024. Retrieved January 12, 2024.
  14. ^ Maschio, Tommaso (January 12, 2024). "Dalla MLS alla Serie C: Petrasso ha firmato con la Triestina fino a fine stagione". TUTTOmercatoWEB (in Italian). Retrieved January 15, 2024.
  15. ^ "CONCACAF drops stacked Canada preliminary Nations League roster with some surprise names". Canada Soccer Daily. May 19, 2023. Retrieved May 19, 2023.
  16. ^ "Concacaf Nations League Play-In preliminary rosters announced". Concacaf.com. February 26, 2024. Retrieved February 26, 2024.
  17. ^ "MLS transfers 2024: List of ins and outs at every team | Goal.com UK". www.goal.com. March 15, 2024.
  18. ^ Ridwan, Ibrahim (July 23, 2020). "Where should they Go?". FTF Canada.
  19. ^ Luca Petrasso at Soccerway. Retrieved September 3, 2018.
  20. ^ "2016 Statistics". League 1 Ontario. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
  21. ^ "2017 Statistics". League 1 Ontario. Retrieved September 3, 2018.
  22. ^ "2018 Statistics". League 1 Ontario. Retrieved September 23, 2018.
  23. ^ "At last, Toronto FC capture 2020 Canadian Championship over Forge FC". Major League Soccer. June 4, 2022. Retrieved June 4, 2022.
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