Jordan Loreto Perruzza (born January 16, 2001) is a Canadian soccer player who plays as a forward for Major League Soccer club Toronto FC.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jordan Loreto Perruzza | ||
| Date of birth | (2001-01-16) January 16, 2001 (age 21) | ||
| Place of birth | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Toronto FC | ||
| Number | 77 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Woodbridge Strikers | |||
| Vaughan SC | |||
| 2012–2014 | Toronto FC | ||
| 2014–2018 | Empoli | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2020 | Toronto FC II | 28 | (17) |
| 2020 | → San Antonio FC (loan) | 5 | (3) |
| 2021– | Toronto FC | 18 | (1) |
| 2021 | → San Antonio FC (loan) | 6 | (1) |
| 2021– | → Toronto FC II (loan) | 11 | (2) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2018 | Canada U20 | 4 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of September 18, 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of November 10, 2018 | |||
Perruzza began playing youth soccer with Woodbridge Strikers and Vaughan SC.[2] In December 2012, he joined the Toronto FC Academy.[2] In 2014, he moved to Italy joining the youth setup of Empoli, where they got him an Italian passport, through his Italian heritage.[2]
Perruzza joined Toronto FC II in August 2018. He scored his first goal for the club against Louisville City FC on October 8, 2018.[3] On August 20, 2020, Perruzza signed a first-team deal with Toronto FC, which will become effective on January 1, 2021.[4]
On September 8, 2020 he was loaned to USL Championship side San Antonio FC. He scored his first goals for San Antonio on September 19, netting a brace in a 2–0 victory over the Oklahoma City Energy.[5] On May 20, 2021, he returned to San Antonio FC on loan.[6] In his first match on May 22, he scored the winning goal in the 81st minute against Birmingham Legion FC.[7] He was later loaned to Toronto FC II for some matches.[8]
He scored his first MLS goal on October 30 against Atlanta United.[9] In January 2022 Toronto FC announced they had signed Perruzza to a new deal through 2024, with an option for 2025.[10] On July 27th 2022, during the penalty kick series in the Canadian Championship Cup Final against the Vancouver Whitecaps, Perruzza taunted the Whitecaps fans mockingly after scoring his penalty, only for Toronto to lose in the shootout. [11]
Peruzza was born in Canada to an Italian father and a Canadian mother. Peruzza was named to the Canadian U20 team for the 2018 CONCACAF U-20 Championship on October 24, 2018.[12] Perruzza was named to the Canadian U-23 provisional roster for the 2020 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship on February 26, 2020.[13]
| Club | Season | League | Playoffs | National Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Toronto FC II | 2018 | USL | 4 | 2 | — | – | — | 4 | 2 | |||
| 2019 | USL League One | 24 | 15 | — | — | — | 24 | 15 | ||||
| Total | 28 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 17 | ||
| San Antonio FC (loan) | 2020 | USL Championship | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 3 | ||
| Toronto FC | 2021 | MLS | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 13 | 0 | — | 4[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | — | 17 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 2 | ||
| San Antonio FC (loan) | 2021 | USL Championship | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 1 | ||
| Toronto FC II (loan) | 2021 | USL League One | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2022 | MLS Next Pro | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 1 | |||
| Total | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 65 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 74 | 24 | ||
Toronto FC
Toronto FC – current squad | |
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