Luca Allan Petrasso (born June 16, 2000) is a Canadian

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player who plays as a left-back for Italian club

Triestina Unione Sportiva Triestina Calcio 1918, commonly referred to as Triestina, is an Italian football club based in Trieste, Friuli-Venezia Giulia. Originally founded in 1918, the club has been re-established several times in its history. As of the ...

, on loan from

Orlando City SC Orlando City SC is an American professional soccer club in Orlando, Florida, that competes as a member of the Eastern Conference in Major League Soccer (MLS). Orlando City SC began play in 2015 as the 21st franchise in MLS, succeeding the USL ...

Career

Early career

Petrasso joined the Toronto FC Academy in 2013, when he was 12. Petrasso joined the Senior Academy team in League1 Ontario in 2016, making his debut on June 4 against

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, where he scored an 86th minute game winning goal to win the match 3-2. On September 23, 2017, he scored four goals in a 5-1 victory over

North Mississauga SC North Mississauga Soccer Club is a Canadian semi-professional soccer club based in Mississauga, Ontario. The club was founded in 1982 as a youth soccer club and added its men's semi-professional club in League1 Ontario in 2016. The team plays ho ...

. On March 15, 2018, he signed his first professional contract with

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in the second-tier

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. He made his professional debut on April 26 against the

Richmond Kickers Richmond Kickers is an American professional soccer club based in Richmond, Virginia. The Kickers compete as a member of USL League One (USL-1). The club was established in 1993, and began play that same year as a United States Interregional S ...

. He scored his first professional goal on April 6, 2019 against Orlando City B, which was the club's first goal in USL League One after the club dropped down to the third tier in 2019. He re-signed with the team for the 2021 season.

Toronto FC

On January 11, 2022, Toronto FC announced they had signed Petrasso to the senior side as a Homegrown Player through 2023. He made his MLS debut on March 5, starting against the

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, recording his first assist on a Jesús Jiménez goal in a 4-1 loss.

Orlando City

On November 9, 2022, Petrasso was acquired in a trade by

in exchange for $300,000 in 2023 General Allocation Money, with the potential for an additional $50,000 in 2024 and $50,000 in 2025 should certain conditions be met.

Loan to Triestina

On January 12, 2024, Petrasso joined Italian

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club

on loan with an option to buy.

International career

In 2017, Petrasso represented the Canada U17 team at the

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. In May 2023, Petrasso was listed on the

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preliminary rosters for the

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, and again on February 26, 2024, Petrasso was named to the

provisional roster for the

2024 Copa América qualifying play-offs The 2024 Copa América qualifying play-offs or play-in round were contested by four CONCACAF teams to earn the final two places in the 2024 Copa América. It was the second time that a qualifying tournament was organized for CONCACAF teams to ent ...

against

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Personal

Petrasso was born in Canada and is of Italian descent, holding dual citizenship. He is the younger brother of

York United FC York United Football Club (formerly known as York9 FC) is a Canadian professional soccer club based in Toronto, Ontario. The club competes in the Canadian Premier League and plays its home games at York University's York Lions Stadium. History ...

player

Michael Petrasso Michael Alexander Petrasso (born 9 July 1995) is a Canadian professional soccer player as a winger and is currently a free agent having last played for York United. Early life Petrasso was born in Toronto, and grew up in Woodbridge, just north ...

Career statistics

Honours

Toronto FC *

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Petrasso, Luca 2000 births Living people Canadian men's soccer players Canada men's youth international soccer players Canadian people of Italian descent Men's association football defenders Soccer players from Toronto Toronto FC Academy players Toronto FC players Toronto FC II players Orlando City SC players US Triestina Calcio 1918 players USL Championship players USL League One players Homegrown Players (MLS) Major League Soccer players MLS Next Pro players Canadian expatriate men's soccer players Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Canadian expatriate sportspeople in the United States