Luca de la Torre

Lucas Daniel de la Torre (born May 23, 1998) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Eredivisie club Heracles Almelo.

Luca de la Torre
Personal information
Full name Lucas Daniel de la Torre[1]
Date of birth (1998-05-23) May 23, 1998
Place of birth San Diego, California, United States
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Heracles Almelo
Number 14
Youth career
2011–2012 Nomads Youth Soccer Club
2012–2013 San Diego Surf
2013–2016 Fulham
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2020 Fulham 7 (0)
2020– Heracles Almelo 0 (0)
National team‡
2013–2015 United States U17 28 (2)
2016–2017 United States U20 15 (2)
2018– United States 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of January 14, 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of June 2, 2018

Club

De La Torre was born and raised in San Diego, California and began playing soccer at Nomad Soccer Club and San Diego Surf, before moving to England to play with Fulham in 2013.[2] De la Torre made his debut for Fulham on August 9, 2016 in the EFL Cup first round against Leyton Orient, starting the match and played 88 minutes at Brisbane Road as Fulham won 3–2.[3] His first league game was a Championship match against Bolton Wanderers on October 28, 2017, as a last-minute substitute for Tomáš Kalas in a 1–1 home tie.[4]

He scored his first goal for Fulham in an EFL Cup tie against Millwall on September 25, 2018.[5]

On August 6, 2020, de la Torre signed a two-year deal with Eredivisie side Heracles Almelo.[6]

International

De La Torre was part of the United States U17 team for the 2015 CONCACAF U-17 Championship and 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup.[7][8]

He was also part of the United States U20 team that won the 2017 CONCACAF U-20 Championship, scoring the game-winner in a 4–1 group stage win against Haiti U20,[9] and a penalty kick during the penalty shootout in the final against Honduras U20.[2] He was also a member of the United States squad that reached the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup quarterfinals, scoring a goal in a group stage draw against Ecuador U20[10] and assisting on both Josh Sargent's game-winner in a group stage match vs. Senegal U20[11] and a Lagos Kunga goal in a 6-0 Round of 16 win over New Zealand U20.[12]

On June 2, 2018, De La Torre made his senior team debut for the United States, coming on as a substitute in a friendly against Republic of Ireland.[13][14]

Personal life

De la Torre's father is Spanish and mother is American. As a result, he holds a Spanish passport.[15]

Career statistics
As of January 27, 2020[16]
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Fulham 2016–17 Championship000030——30
2017–18 500000——50
2018–19 Premier League000021——21
2019–20 Championship201010——40
Total 7 0 1 0 6 1 0 0 14 1
Heracles Almelo 2020–21 Eredivisie 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0
Career total 70106100141

Honors

United States U20

  • CONCACAF U-20 Championship: 2017
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References
  1. "Club list of registered players: As at 19th May 2018: Fulham" (PDF). English Football League. p. 16. Retrieved June 17, 2018.
  2. "Five Things to Know About U-20 MNT Attacker Luca de la Torre". www.ussoccer.com.
  3. "Leyton Orient 2–3 Fulham". Soccerway.
  4. "Fulham 1-1 Bolton". BBC Sport. October 28, 2017. Retrieved November 7, 2017.
  5. "Fulham ease past Millwall and introduce teenage prospect". belfasttelegraph.co.uk. September 25, 2018. Retrieved September 26, 2018.
  6. https://www.heracles.nl/2020/08/06/heracles-almelo-contracteert-aanvaller-luca-de-la-torre/
  7. "FIFA Tournaments - Players & Coaches - Luca DE LA TORRE". FIFA. Retrieved June 11, 2018.
  8. "U-17 MNT Draws Honduras 2-2 at 2015 CONCACAF U-17 Championship". United States Soccer Federation. San Pedro Sula, Honduras. March 8, 2015. Retrieved June 11, 2018.
  9. "Second Half Outburst Powers U-20 MNT to 4-1 World Cup Qualifying Win vs. Haiti". United States Soccer Federation. February 21, 2017. Retrieved June 11, 2018.
  10. "YOUNG GUNS SARGENT, DE LA TORRE FIRE USA TO 3-3 COMEBACK DRAW IN WORLD CUP OPENER VS. ECUADOR". United States Soccer Federation. Incheon, South Korea. May 22, 2017. Retrieved June 11, 2018.
  11. "Sargent sends USA top of group". FIFA. May 25, 2017. Retrieved June 11, 2018.
  12. "Rampant USA hit New Zealand for six". FIFA. June 1, 2017. Retrieved June 11, 2018.
  13. "Young U.S. MNT Downed 2-1 by Late Goal in Back-and-Forth Battle vs. Ireland". United States Soccer Federation. June 2, 2018. Retrieved June 11, 2018.
  14. "LAST-MINUTE LOSS TO IRELAND OFFERS VALUABLE LESSONS FOR YOUNG MNT". United States Soccer Federation. June 3, 2018. Retrieved June 11, 2018. Sixteen of the 25 players on the trip in Europe have five caps or less, while three made their first appearance for the USA at Aviva Stadium: Luca de la Torre, Shaq Moore and Tim Parker.
  15. "ASN: Luca de la Torre: "No Reason We Can't Win Cup"". americansoccernow.com.
  16. Luca de la Torre at Soccerway
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