Luis Marcus Nicola Lawrie-Lattanzio (born 20 February 2002) is an Australian soccer player who plays as a winger or striker for York United FC in the Canadian Premier League.
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Luis Marcus Nicola Lawrie-Lattanzio | ||
| Date of birth | (2002-02-20) 20 February 2002 (age 20) | ||
| Place of birth | Adelaide, Australia | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger, forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | York United | ||
| Number | 25 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Metrostars | |||
| FSA NTC | |||
| Adelaide United | |||
| 2019–2021 | Melbourne Victory | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2019 | Adelaide United NPL | 12 | (0) |
| 2020–2022 | Melbourne Victory | 18 | (0) |
| 2022 | Campbelltown City | 2 | (0) |
| 2022– | York United | 12 | (2) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2019 | Australia U17 | 2 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 October 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 May 2022 | |||
Lawrie-Lattanzio played youth soccer with Metrostars, before joining the Football South Australia National Training Centre program.[1] Afterwards, he joined the youth system of Adelaide United, before later joining Melbourne Victory FC.[2] He had a prominent season in the 2019–20 Y-League helping the Victory reach the Grand Final[3] and being awarded with the Melbourne Victory FC Y-League Victory Medal & TAC Y-League Golden Boot[4]
In 2018 and 2019, he appeared in the NPL South Australia with Adelaide United NPL.
In October 2019, Lawrie-Lattanzio joined A-League Men side Melbourne Victory FC.[5] He made his professional debut on 25 July 2020 against Western United FC and later made his AFC Champions League debut against Beijing Guoan F.C. on 27 November 2020.[6] He scored his first professional goal on 6 February 2021 against the Brisbane Roar.[7] In May 2022, he departed the club, upon the expiry of his contract.[8]
In June 2022, he signed with Campbelltown City SC in the second-tier NPL South Australia.[9]
On 6 July 2022, he signed with Canadian Premier League club York United FC.[10] He made his debut on 15 July against Pacific FC, coming on as a substitute.[11] He scored his first goal on 1 August against HFX Wanderers FC.[12]
Lawrie-Lattanzio began his international career with the Joeys in 2019, where he was announced in the squad for the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup.[13][14] Lawrie-Lattanzio featured in the first match against Ecuador U17.[10]
Lawrie-Lattanzio is an Indigenous Australian,[15][16] and is also of Italian descent through his father.[17] He attended Blackfriars Priory School.[18]
York United FC – current squad | |
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