Jordan Loreto Perruzza (born January 16, 2001) is a Canadian

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player.

Early life

Perruzza began playing youth soccer with Woodbridge Strikers and

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. In December 2012, he joined the Toronto FC Academy. In 2014, he moved to Italy joining the youth setup of

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, where they got him an Italian passport, through his Italian heritage.

Club career

Perruzza joined Toronto FC II in August 2018. He scored his first goal for the club against Louisville City FC on October 8, 2018. On August 20, 2020, Perruzza signed a first-team deal with Toronto FC, which became effective on January 1, 2021. In September 2020, he was loaned to USL Championship side San Antonio FC. He scored his first goals for San Antonio on September 19, netting a brace in a 2–0 victory over the

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. On May 20, 2021, he returned to San Antonio FC on loan. In his first match on May 22, he scored the winning goal in the 81st minute against Birmingham Legion FC. He was later loaned to Toronto FC II for some matches. He scored his first MLS goal on October 30, 2021 against Atlanta United. In January 2022, Toronto FC announced they had signed Perruzza to a new deal through 2024, with an option for 2025. In August 2023, he was loaned to the

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in the Canadian Premier League for the remainder of the 2023 season. He made his CPL debut on August 7 against Pacific FC. He scored his first CPL goal on September 4 against

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. In May 2024, Perruzza was waived by Toronto FC, ending his time with the club.

International career

Peruzza was born in Canada to an Italian father and a Canadian mother. Peruzza was named to the Canadian U20 team for the

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on October 24, 2018. Perruzza was named to the Canadian U-23 provisional roster for the

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on February 26, 2020.

Career statistics

Honours

Toronto FC *

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Perruzza, Jordan 2001 births Living people Canadian men's soccer players Canada men's youth international soccer players Men's association football forwards Canadian sportspeople of Italian descent Homegrown Players (MLS) Soccer players from Toronto Toronto FC players Toronto FC II players USL Championship players USL League One players Major League Soccer players Canadian expatriate men's soccer players Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Canadian expatriate sportspeople in the United States San Antonio FC players Vaughan Azzurri players Woodbridge Strikers players Empoli FC players MLS Next Pro players HFX Wanderers FC players Canadian Premier League players Toronto FC Academy players