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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.

Luca de la Torre

Personal information
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 Representing  United States CONCACAF U-20 Championship 2017
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 24, 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of September 23, 2022

Club career

Early career

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]

Heracles

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]

Celta de Vigo

On July 7, 2022, de la Torre was reported to sign with Celta de Vigo of La Liga.[10][11][12]

International career

Youth

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]

Senior

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]

Personal life

De la Torre's father is Spanish, and his mother is American. As a result, he holds a Spanish passport.[22]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played October 24, 2022[23]

Club	Season	League			National cup[lower-alpha 1]		League cup[lower-alpha 2]		Continental		Total
		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

International

As of match played September 23, 2022[24]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
United States	2018	1	0
	2021	3	0
	2022	8	0
Total		12	0

Honors

United States U20

• CONCACAF U-20 Championship: 2017

References

External links

• Profile of Luca de la Torre

На других языках

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- [en] Luca de la Torre

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[es] Luca de la Torre

Lucas Daniel de la Torre (San Diego, California, Estados Unidos, 23 de mayo de 1998) es un futbolista estadounidense que juega como mediocampista y su equipo es el R. C. Celta de Vigo de la Primera División de España.

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[fr] Luca de la Torre

Luca de la Torre est un joueur international américain de soccer né le 23 mai 1998 à San Diego en Californie. Il joue au poste de milieu de terrain au Celta de Vigo.

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[it] Luca de la Torre

Luca Daniel de la Torre (San Diego, 23 maggio 1998) è un calciatore statunitense, centrocampista del Celta Vigo e della nazionale statunitense.

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[ru] Де ла Торре, Лука

Лука Даниэль де ла Торре (англ. Luca Daniel de la Torre; род. 23 мая 1998 год, Сан-Диего, Калифорния, США) — американский футболист, атакующий полузащитник испанского клуба «Сельта» и сборной США.

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