Kevin Luarca (born December 10, 1993) is a former

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player. Born in Venezuela, he represented Canada internationally.

Club career

Early career

Luarca joined the Montreal Impact Academy for the 2010 season in the Canadian Soccer League's first division. He would re-sign with the team in 2011. Before the commencement of the CSL season, he was named to the gameday roster for the Montreal Impact match against the Tampa Bay Rowdies on April 9, 2011, where he was an unused substitute. In his debut season in the inter-provincial circuit, he helped Montreal secure a playoff berth. Luarca would contribute a goal in the second match of the quarterfinal series against

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where Montreal was eliminated from the tournament. He re-signed with the academy the following season. Luarca scored his first goal of the season on August 26, 2012, against the

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. He would assist the club in securing another playoff berth by finishing second in the division. In the first round of the postseason, Montreal would defeat Toronto FC's academy to advance to the next round. Montreal would face the York Region Shooters in the semifinal and the club would successfully advance to the championship final. He participated in the championship final match where Toronto Croatia defeated Montreal. In 2013, he played with the senior team's reserve squad in the

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. He made his debut for the reserve team on March 24, 2013, against the

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reserve team and recorded a goal. His final run with the academy was during the 2014 season when the team competed in the American-based

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FC Montreal

On March 13, 2015, it was announced that Luarca would join FC Montreal, a

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affiliate club of the Montreal Impact for their inaugural season. He made his debut for the club on March 28 in a 2–0 defeat to

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. In 2016, he played in the Première Ligue de soccer du Québec with

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International career

Luarca was selected to represent the Canada men's national under-20 soccer team in the 2012 Marbella Cup. In the opening match of the tournament, the Canadians defeated the

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on October 10, 2012.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Luarca, Kevin 1993 births Living people Canadian men's soccer players Canada men's youth international soccer players Venezuelan men's footballers Canadian people of Venezuelan descent Venezuelan emigrants to Canada CF Montréal U23 players FC Montreal players Men's association football midfielders USL League Two players USL Championship players Ligue1 Québec players Canadian Soccer League (1998–present) players FC Lanaudière players