Lucas Daniel de la Torre (born May 23, 1998) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for La Liga club RC Celta de Vigo and the United States national team.
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Full name | Lucas Daniel de la Torre[1] | |||||||||
Date of birth | (1998-05-23) May 23, 1998 (age 24) | |||||||||
Place of birth | San Diego, California, United States | |||||||||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.77 m) | |||||||||
Position(s) | Midfielder | |||||||||
Club information | ||||||||||
Current team | Celta | |||||||||
Number | 23 | |||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||
2011–2012 | Nomads SC | |||||||||
2012–2013 | San Diego Surf | |||||||||
2013–2020 | Fulham | |||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||
2016–2020 | Fulham | 7 | (0) | |||||||
2020–2022 | Heracles Almelo | 64 | (2) | |||||||
2022– | Celta | 5 | (0) | |||||||
National team‡ | ||||||||||
2013–2015 | United States U17 | 28 | (2) | |||||||
2016–2017 | United States U20 | 15 | (2) | |||||||
2018– | United States | 12 | (0) | |||||||
Honours
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 24, 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of September 23, 2022 |
De la Torre was born and raised in San Diego, California, and began playing soccer at Nomads SC and the San Diego Surf, before moving to England to play with Fulham in 2013.[2] De la Torre made his debut for Fulham on August 9, 2016, in the EFL Cup first round against Leyton Orient, starting the match and played 88 minutes at Brisbane Road as Fulham won 3–2.[3] His first league game was a Championship match against Bolton Wanderers on October 28, 2017, as a last-minute substitute for Tomáš Kalas in a 1–1 home tie.[4]
He scored his first goal for Fulham in an EFL Cup tie against Millwall on September 25, 2018.[5]
On August 6, 2020, de la Torre signed a two-year deal with Eredivisie side Heracles Almelo.[6] He provided an assist in his Eredivisie debut on September 13, 2020, in a 2–0 win over ADO Den Haag.[7] He was named to the Eredivisie Team of the Month for March 2021.[8] He was again named to the Eredivisie Team of the Month for January 2022.[9]
On July 7, 2022, de la Torre was reported to sign with Celta de Vigo of La Liga.[10][11][12]
De la Torre was part of the United States under-17 team for the 2015 CONCACAF U-17 Championship and 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup.[13][14]
He was also part of the United States under-20 team that won the 2017 CONCACAF U-20 Championship, scoring the game-winner in a 4–1 group stage win against Haiti[15] and netting a penalty kick during the penalty shootout in the final against Honduras.[2] He was also a member of the United States squad that reached the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup quarterfinals, scoring a goal in a group stage draw against Ecuador[16] and assisting on both Josh Sargent's game-winner in a group stage match against Senegal[17] as well as Lagos Kunga's goal in a 6–0 Round of 16 win over New Zealand.[18]
On June 2, 2018, de la Torre made his senior team debut for the United States, coming on as a substitute in a friendly against Republic of Ireland.[19][20] On February 2, 2022, he made his first start for the United States against Honduras in a 3–0 victory in World Cup Qualifying.[21]
De la Torre's father is Spanish, and his mother is American. As a result, he holds a Spanish passport.[22]
Club | Season | League | National cup[lower-alpha 1] | League cup[lower-alpha 2] | Continental | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Fulham | 2016–17 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |
2017–18 | Championship | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||||
2018–19 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | |||
2019–20 | Championship | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | ||
Total | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | — | 14 | 1 | |||
Heracles Almelo | 2020–21 | Eredivisie | 32 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 1 | ||
2021–22 | Eredivisie | 32 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 1 | |||
Total | 64 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 67 | 2 | ||||
Celta | 2022–23 | La Liga | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||
Career total | 76 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 3 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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United States | 2018 | 1 | 0 |
2021 | 3 | 0 | |
2022 | 8 | 0 | |
Total | 12 | 0 |
United States U20
Sixteen of the 25 players on the trip in Europe have five caps or less, while three made their first appearance for the USA at Aviva Stadium: Luca de la Torre, Shaq Moore and Tim Parker.
RC Celta de Vigo – current squad | |
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United States squad – 2022 FIFA World Cup | ||
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