Luca Warrick Daeovie Koleosho (born September 15, 2004) is an professional soccer player who plays as a winger for RCD Espanyol in La Liga, as well as their second team Espanyol B in the Segunda Federación. Born in the United States, he has accepted call-ups to the Canadian national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Luca Warrick Daeovie Koleosho | ||
| Date of birth | (2004-09-15) September 15, 2004 (age 18) | ||
| Place of birth | Norwalk, Connecticut, United States | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Espanyol B | ||
| Number | 29 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2012 | Trumbull United | ||
| 2012–2016 | Manhattan Kickers | ||
| 2016–2020 | Reus | ||
| 2020–2022 | Espanyol | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022– | Espanyol B | 4 | (1) |
| 2022– | Espanyol | 3 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2019 | United States U15 | 4 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 10, 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of May 25, 2022 | |||
Koleosho began playing soccer with his local soccer club Trumbull United at the age of 7.[1] Afterwards, he played for the Manhattan Kickers from age 7 to 11.[2] After two trips to Spain with the Kickers, his parents decided to help him develop in Spain.[1][3] In 2016, he joined the youth academy of Reus, before moving to the Espanyol youth system in 2020.[4][5] Working his way up their youth sides, he signed his first professional contract with Espanyol on June 2, 2021, keeping him at the club for 3 additional seasons.[6] In 2022, he helped the Espanyol U19 reach the Copa del Rey Juvenil final, where they were defeated by Real Madrid.[7]
He debuted at the senior level with Espanyol B in the fourth tier Segunda División RFEF during the 2021-22 season.[7] He made his first start on October 8, 2022, and scored his first goal against RCD Mallorca B.[8][9]
He made his first team debut with Espanyol in a 0–0 La Liga tie with Granada on May 22, 2022, coming as a late substitute in the 90th minute.[10]
Koleosho is eligible to represent the United States, Canada, Nigeria, and Italy, as he was born and raised in the United States to a Nigerian father and an Italian-Canadian mother.[11]
In August 2019, Koleosho appeared with the United States U15 team, making four appearances.[12][13] In April 2022, Koleosho was called up to a United States under-20 training camp in Carson, California.[14] After his call-up to Canada's senior side in June 2022, Koleosho confirmed he had not closed the door on representing the United States.[7]
Koleosho was called up to the senior Canada national team for a friendly and two CONCACAF Nations League matches in June 2022.[15]He departed the camp after the cancellation of the Iran friendly and the subsequent cancellation of the replacement Panama friendly.[16] In September 2022, Koleosho was re-called to Canada ahead of friendlies against Qatar and Uruguay.[17][18]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| RCD Espanyol B | 2021–22 | Segunda División RFEF | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23 | Segunda Federación | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | ||
| RCD Espanyol | 2021–22 | La Liga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | ||