Luca Allan Petrasso (born June 16, 2000) is a Canadian soccer player who plays as a left-back for Major League Soccer club Toronto FC.
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Luca Allan Petrasso | ||
| Date of birth | (2000-06-16) June 16, 2000 (age 22) | ||
| Place of birth | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Left-back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Toronto FC | ||
| Number | 38 | ||
| 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) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2017 | Canada U17 | 3 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 9, 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of September 3, 2018 | |||
Petrasso joined the Toronto FC Academy in 2013, when he was 12.[2] 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.[3] On September 23, 2017, he scored four goals in a 5-1 victory over North Mississauga SC.[4][5]
On March 15, 2018, he signed his first professional contract with Toronto FC II in the second-tier USL.[6] He made his professional debut on April 26 against the Richmond Kickers.[6] 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.[7][8] He re-signed with the team for the 2021 season.[6]
On January 11, 2022, Toronto FC announced they had signed Petrasso to the senior side as a Homegrown Player through 2023.[9] 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.[10]
In 2017, Petrasso represented the Canada U17 team at the 2017 CONCACAF U-17 Championship.[6]
He is the younger brother of York United FC player Michael Petrasso.[11]
| Club | Season | League | League Cup | National Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Toronto FC III | 2016[13] | League1 Ontario | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 4 | 2 | ||
| 2017[14] | 14 | 7 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 16 | 7 | ||||
| 2018[15] | 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 | ||
| Toronto FC | 2022 | Major League Soccer | 23 | 0 | – | 4[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | – | 27 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 104 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 110 | 12 | ||
Toronto FC
Toronto FC – current squad | |
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