| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Luca Salvatore Ricci | ||
| Date of birth | 23 February 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | LaSalle, Quebec, Canada | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2015–2018 | Montreal Impact | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021– | Montreal Carabins | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018 | Montreal Impact | 0 | (0) |
| 2018 | → Phoenix Rising (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2019 | Ottawa Fury | 0 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Montreal Impact (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2021 | FC Lanaudière | 5 | (0) |
| 2022 | Pacific FC | 6 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of September 18, 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of February 2, 2018 | |||
Luca Salvatore Ricci (born February 23, 1998) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder.
Ricci began his career with the Montreal Impact Academy. [1] Ricci was loaned to Phoenix Rising FC for the 2018 season on February 2, 2018. [2] He signed with Ottawa Fury FC on February 1, 2019. [3] He joined the Fury's MLS-affiliate Montreal Impact on an emergency loan under the Emergency Hardship Rule. [4]
In 2021, he began playing university soccer for the Montreal Carabins, while also playing in the semi-pro PLSQ with FC Lanaudière. [5]
At the 2022 CPL-U Sports Draft, he was selected 8th overall by Pacific FC. [6] On May 12, 2022, he signed a U Sports contract with Pacific. [7] He departed the club at the end of the season. [8]
In 2017, he was called up to a Quebec-Canada U20 team to play friendlies against Haiti U20, who were preparing for the 2017 Jeux de la Francophonie. [9]
Ricci was born in LaSalle, Quebec, Canada to Italian parents. His mother was born in Calabria, Italy. He speaks English, French and Italian. [10]