Personal information | |||
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Full name | Diego Angel Luna [1] | ||
Date of birth | September 7, 2003 | ||
Place of birth | Sunnyvale, California, United States | ||
Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.72 m) [2] | ||
Position(s) | Attacking midfielder, winger | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Real Salt Lake | ||
Number | 8 | ||
Youth career | |||
Palo Alto SC | |||
2015–2018 | San Jose Earthquakes | ||
2018–2021 | Barcelona Residency Academy | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2021–2022 | El Paso Locomotive | 41 | (13) |
2022 | Real Monarchs | 3 | (2) |
2022– | Real Salt Lake | 56 | (10) |
International career‡ | |||
2021–2023 | United States U20 | 21 | (5) |
2024– | United States U23 | 1 | (0) |
2024– | United States | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of July 7, 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of March 22, 2024 |
Diego Angel Luna (born September 7, 2003) is an American professional soccer player who plays as an attacking midfielder or winger for Major League Soccer club Real Salt Lake.
Born in Sunnyvale, California, Luna began his career with the Palo Alto Soccer Club before joining the youth setup at Major League Soccer club San Jose Earthquakes in 2015. [3] [4] With the Earthquakes, Luna participated in various tournaments, including the Dallas Cup and Generation Adidas Cup. [4] In 2018, Luna left the Earthquakes academy and joined the Barcelona Residency Academy, the Arizona based academy for Spanish club Barcelona. [5]
On April 5, 2021, Luna signed a professional contract with USL Championship club El Paso Locomotive. [5] He made his debut for the club on May 8 in their season opening 1–1 draw against New Mexico United. He came on as a 78th-minute substitute for Richie Ryan. [6] Following the match, as well as the second against Rio Grande Valley Toros, Locomotive head coach Mark Lowry said, "He has the mentality to go to the very top and we’re gonna help him do that." [7]
Luna scored his first professional goal for El Paso on June 3, the winning goal in a 1–0 road victory over Austin Bold. [8] He headed in a crossed ball from Macauley King in the 56th minute to give his side all three points. [8]
On June 2, 2022, Luna transferred to Real Salt Lake in a USL record deal of $250,000. He made his debut as an 88th-minute substitute against Vancouver Whitecaps.
Luna has received call-ups to camps with the United States under-14, under-17, and under-20 youth national teams. [4]
In 2022, Luna featured prominently with the United States U-20 team that won the CONCACAF U-20 championship, securing berths for the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup and the 2024 Olympics in the process.
Luna earned his first selection to the senior national team in January 2024. [9]
Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
El Paso Locomotive | 2021 | USL | 31 | 9 | — | — | 1 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 32 | 9 | ||
2022 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 4 | ||||
Total | 41 | 13 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 43 | 13 | |||
Real Monarchs | 2022 | MLS Next Pro | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | |||
Real Salt Lake | 2022 | MLS | 13 | 0 | — | — | — | 13 | 0 | |||
2023 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 [lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 3 [lower-alpha 3] | 2 | 32 | 7 | ||
2024 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 21 | 6 | ||||
Total | 56 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 66 | 13 | ||
Career total | 100 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 112 | 28 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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United States | 2024 | 1 | 0 |
Total | 1 | 0 |
United States U20
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