Luca Uccello

Luca Uccello (born June 17, 1997) is a Canadian soccer player who currently plays college soccer for Humber College.

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 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Youth career
2003– Thornhill SC
2011–2014 Kleinburg Nobleton SC
2011–2014 Toronto FC
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021– Humber Hawks 0 (0)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014 TFC Senior Academy 12 (6)
2017 Toronto FC III 1 (2)
2015–2018 Toronto FC II 77 (10)
2019 Memphis 901 6 (0)
2020 Toronto FC II 0 (0)
International career‡
2015 Canada U18 4 (2)
2016–2017 Canada U20 8 (0)
Medal record

U14 National Champion and Golden Boot Winner. U15 GA Cup Golden Boot Winner with TFCA

*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 16, 2019
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of February 23, 2017

Career

Toronto FC II

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] During the 2017 offseason, Uccello would train with Danish club HB Køge,[7] and would later re-sign with the club for the 2018 season.[8]

Memphis 901 FC

Uccello signed with expansion club Memphis 901 FC for the 2019 season on October 30, 2018.[9]

Return to Toronto FC II

He returned to Toronto FC II for the 2020 season.[10] However, the club did not play any games that year, opting out of the 2020 USL League One season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[11] He was released by Toronto FC II after they declined his option for the 2021 season.[12]

College

In August 2021 the Humber Hawks announced Uccello was joining the team for the 2021 OCAA soccer season.[13]

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.[14] On April 16, 2015 Uccello was called up by coach Rob Gale to the Canada U-18 side for a tournament in Slovakia.[15] He made his debut for the U18s against Slovakia's U18 squad on April 20, and scored a goal in a 2–2 draw.[16]

In August 2016, he was called up to the U-20 team for a pair of friendlies against Costa Rica[17] Uccello was nominated in back to back years by the Canadian Soccer Association for the Canadian Men's U-20 player of the year Award in 2016 and 2017.[18] In February 2017, Uccello was named to Canada's U-20 World Cup Qualifying roster for the 2017 CONCACAF U-20 Championship[19]

Career statistics

Club
As of October 16, 2019[20]
Club League Season League Playoffs Domestic Cup Other Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Toronto FC III League1 Ontario 2014 126——62188
2017 12——0012
Total 1380000621910
Toronto FC II USL 2015 221———221
2016 203———203
2017 153———153
2018 183———183
Total 77100000007710
Memphis 901 FC USL Championship 2019 60—10—70
Career Total 961800106210320

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 in the Serie B. He also has a twin, Michael, who was also part of the Toronto FC system, playing as a goalkeeper, but at the age 18, Michael decided to leave the club to become a film director.

References
  1. "Former KNSC player Luca Uccello, signs with TFC II". KNSC. Archived from the original on October 31, 2019.
  2. "Junior Roster - Toronto FC". December 31, 2012. Archived from the original on December 31, 2012. Retrieved May 21, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. Rollins, Duane (August 28, 2014). "Player of the Week - Luca Uccello". League1 Ontario. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 22, 2015.
  4. "TFC Academy Triumphs". Toronto FC. October 4, 2014. Archived from the original on December 28, 2014.
  5. Rowaan, Dave (March 12, 2015). "Toronto FC II sign eight players". Waking the Red.
  6. Hylton, Kamal (March 21, 2015). "Match Recap: TFC II vs. Charleston". Toronto FC. Archived from the original on March 25, 2015.
  7. James Grossi (November 12, 2017). "TFC II send four on training stint to Denmark". Waking The Red.
  8. "Toronto FC II Re-Sign Luca Uccello". Toronto FC. December 18, 2017.
  9. "Memphis 901 Signs Three More Players". Memphis 901. October 30, 2018.
  10. "Toronto FC Reserve Side signs two goalkeepers and Welcomes Uccello back to the fold". TSN. January 19, 2020.
  11. "Toronto FC II pulls out of USL League One season due to Global Pandemic". TSN. July 8, 2020.
  12. "Toronto FC II Announces Roster Moves". Toronto FC. December 23, 2020.
  13. "Humber soccer signs Toronto FC II star Luca Uccello". Humber College. August 30, 2021.
  14. "[2013-02] Men's U-17 Camp In USA And Costa Rica". Canadian Soccer Association.
  15. "Canada M18 heading East". Canadian Soccer Association. April 16, 2015. Archived from the original on August 3, 2016.
  16. "Slovakia Cup 2015: V prvom zápase remíza Slovákov s Kanadou" [Slovakia Cup 2015: Slovaks draw Canada with the first match]. Futbal SFZ (in Slovak). April 20, 2015. Archived from the original on April 27, 2015. Retrieved April 20, 2015.
  17. "L'équipe masculine U-20 du Canada présente sa sélection pour des matchs face au Costa Rica" [Canada m20 announces squad and matches against Costa Rica] (in French). Canadian Soccer Association. August 24, 2016. Archived from the original on August 26, 2016.
  18. "Les finalistes annoncés et début du vote pour les Prix des joueurs Canada Soccer" [Award nominees announced for annual Canada Soccer Player Awards] (in French). Canadian Soccer Association. November 28, 2016. Archived from the original on July 28, 2018.
  19. Davidson, Neil (February 9, 2017). "Canada names young squad for CONCACAF U-20 Championship". Sportsnet.
  20. Soccerway. "Luca Uccello profile".

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