Luca Uccello

Luca Uccello

Uccello playing for Toronto FC II in 2016
Personal information
Full name Luca Uccello
Date of birth (1997-06-17) June 17, 1997
Place of birth Markham, Ontario, Canada
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing position Midfielder, Forward
Club information
Current team
 Toronto FC II
Number 45
Youth career
Kleinburg Nobleton SC
2011–2014 TFC Academy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014 TFC Senior Academy 16 (8)
2015– Toronto FC II 54 (7)
National team‡
2015 Canada U18 4 (2)
2016–2017 Canada U20 8 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of July 9, 2017.
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of February 23, 2017

Luca Uccello (born June 17, 1997) is a Canadian soccer player who currently plays for USL club Toronto FC II.

Career

Club

Uccello joined TFC Academy in 2011, and played in the Second Division of the Canadian Soccer League.[1][2] In 2013, Luca won the Golden Boot at the U15 Generation Adidas Cup with a total of 5 goals as TFC Academy finished runners up against Chivas USA. Uccello would then feature as part of the academy's senior team during the inaugural season of League1 Ontario in 2014. He scored eight goals and won player of the week honours during week 11 of the campaign,[3] as TFC Academy captured the regular season championship.[4]

Uccello signed his first professional contract with Toronto FC's USL affiliate, Toronto FC II on March 12, 2015.[5] He made his debut against the Charleston Battery on March 21.[6]

International

On August 30, 2015 Uccello was called up to the ID U20 camp held In Vaughan, Ontario for 1 week. Uccello was called up to a Canada U-17 camp in February 2013.[7] On April 16, 2015 Uccello was called up by coach Rob Gale to the Canada U-18 side for a tournament in Slovakia.[8] He made his debut for the U18s against Slovakia's U18 squad on April 20, and scored a goal in a 2-2 draw.[9]

In August 2016, he was called up to the U-20 team for a pair of friendlies against Costa Rica[10] Uccello was nominated for Canada's U-20 player of the year in 2016.[11] In February 2017, Uccello was named to Canada's roster for the 2017 CONCACAF U-20 Championship[12]

Career statistics

Club

As of July 9, 2017[13]
Club League Season League Playoffs Canadian Championship Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Toronto FC II USL 2015 2210000221
2016 2030000203
2017 1230000123
Total 5470000547
Career Total 5470000547

Personal life

Uccello was born in Markham, Ontario. He has an older brother, Julian, who is also a soccer player, who most notably played for Crotone in Italy. He also has a twin, Michael, who like Luca, is a part of the Toronto FC system.

References

  1. ↑ "Former KNSC player Luca Uccello, signs with TFC II". Retrieved March 22, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Junior Roster | Toronto FC". 2012-12-31. Archived from the original on 2012-12-31. Retrieved 2017-05-21.
  3. ↑ Rollins, Duane (August 28, 2014). "Player of the Week - Luca Uccello".
  4. ↑ "TFC Academy Triumphs". October 4, 2014.
  5. ↑ Rowaan, Dave (March 12, 2015). "Toronto FC II sign eight players".
  6. ↑ Hylton, Kamal (March 21, 2015). "Match Recap: TFC II vs. Charleston".
  7. ↑ "[2013-02] Men's U-17 camp". Retrieved March 22, 2015.
  8. ↑ "Canada M18 heading East". April 16, 2015.
  9. ↑ "Slovakia Cup 2015: V prvom zápase remíza Slovákov s Kanadou". April 20, 2015.
  10. ↑ "Canada m20 announces squad and matches against Costa Rica". Canada Soccer Association. August 24, 2016.
  11. ↑ Canada Soccer (November 28, 2016). "Award nominees announced for annual Canada Soccer Player Awards". Canada Soccer.
  12. ↑ Neil Davidson (Feb 9, 2017). "Canada names young squad for CONCACAF U-20 Championship". Sportsnet.
  13. ↑ Soccerway. "Luca Uccello profile".
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