| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Luca Dylan Bombino [1] | ||
| Date of birth | July 10, 2006 | ||
| Place of birth | Santa Monica, California, U.S. | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Position | Left-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Stoke City | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2012–2017 | FC Valencia | ||
| 2017–2023 | Los Angeles FC | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023–2024 | Los Angeles FC 2 | 32 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | Los Angeles FC | 0 | (0) |
| 2025 | → San Diego FC (loan) | 26 | (1) |
| 2026 | San Diego FC | 17 | (1) |
| 2026– | Stoke City | 7 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023 | United States U17 | 1 | (0) |
| 2024 | United States U19 | 4 | (0) |
| 2025– | United States U20 | 11 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:02, 17 October 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of October 10, 2025 | |||
Luca Dylan Bombino (born July 10, 2006) is an American professional soccer player who plays left-back for EFL Championship club Stoke City.
Bombino was born in Santa Monica, California and participated in a community program called Kids Love Soccer in Santa Clarita. He then joined youth club FC Valencia until he was scouted playing in the state cup by Los Angeles FC joining in 2017 at under-12 level. [2]
Bombino played as part of the Los Angeles FC academy setup from 2017, before playing with the club's MLS Next Pro side Los Angeles FC 2 in both 2023 and 2024. On September 7, 2024, he was temporarily part of the first team squad, [3] before signing permanently as a homegrown player a week later. [4]
On February 25, 2025, Bombino joined San Diego FC on a season-long loan ahead of their inaugural season. [5] [6] [7] [8] He scored his first professional goal on July 5, netting during a 4–3 loss at home to Houston Dynamo. [9] [10] On November 18, San Diego FC exercised their option to sign Bombino on a permanent basis. [11] On April 11, 2026, Bombino scored San Diego's 100th goal. [12]
On September 1, 2026, Bombino signed with EFL Championship club Stoke City for an undisclosed fee on a four-year contract. [13] He made his debut the same day coming on as a half-time substitute in a 1–0 victory against Norwich City. [14] [15]
Born in the United States, Bombino is of Italian descent. [16] Luca was named as an alternate for the 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup, but did not make the final 21 man roster. [17] He was called up to the United States U20s for the 2024 CONCACAF U-20 Championship. [18] Bombino was part of the squad at the 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup that took place in Chile. [19]
| Club | Season | League | National cup [a] | League cup [b] | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Los Angeles FC 2 | 2023 | MLS Next Pro | 17 | 0 | — | — | — | 17 | 0 | |||
| 2024 | MLS Next Pro | 15 | 0 | — | — | — | 15 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 32 | 0 | — | — | — | 32 | 0 | |||||
| Los Angeles FC | 2024 | Major League Soccer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| San Diego FC (loan) | 2025 | Major League Soccer | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 [c] | 1 | 31 | 2 | |
| San Diego FC | 2026 | Major League Soccer | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 [d] | 2 | 23 | 3 | |
| Total | 43 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 13 | 2 | 56 | 5 | |||
| Stoke City | 2026–27 | EFL Championship | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | |
| Career total | 82 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 95 | 5 | ||