Luca Ricci (Canadian soccer)

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Luca Ricci
Personal information
Full name Luca Salvatore Ricci
Date of birth (1998-02-23) 23 February 1998 (age 25)
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
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021– Montreal Carabins
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(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.

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Club career

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]

International career

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]

Personal life

Ricci was born in LaSalle, Quebec, Canada to Italian parents. His mother was born in Calabria, Italy. He speaks English, French and Italian. [10]

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References

  1. ↑ Cox, David (February 19, 2018). "Lachine lad goes pro". Métro .
  2. ↑ "Midfielder Luca Ricci Joins Phoenix Rising Football Club". Phoenix Rising FC. February 2, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Meilleur-Giguère Returns To Fury FC For 2019; Young Luca Ricci Added". Ottawa Fury FC. February 1, 2019. Retrieved February 1, 2019.
  4. ↑ "Midfielder Luca Ricci joins the Montreal Impact on a short-term contract". Montreal Impact . June 4, 2019.
  5. ↑ "CPL : Guillaume Pianelli, Julien Bruce, Quentin Paumier et Luca Ricci sélectionnés !" [CPL: Guillaume Pianelli, Julien Bruce, Quentin Paumier and Luca Ricci selected!]. Just eSoccer (in French). January 20, 2022.
  6. ↑ Dheensaw, Cleve (January 21, 2022). "Pacific FC selects Montreal's Ricci, UVic's Goertzen in CPL U Sports draft". Times Colonist .
  7. ↑ John Jacques (May 12, 2022). "Draft Pick Luca Ricci Inks Deal With Pacific". Northern Tribune. Retrieved May 12, 2022.
  8. ↑ Jacques, John (November 8, 2022). "Pacific Departures Continue With Mavila And Ricci". Northern Tribune.
  9. ↑ "L'Impact U18 Bien Représenté dans la Sélection Canada-Québec" [The Impact U18 Well Represented in the Canada-Quebec Selection]. TVA Sports (in French). July 7, 2017.
  10. ↑ "Luca Ricci Canada Soccer profile". Canadian Soccer Association .
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