Luca Ricci | |
Fullname: | Luca Salvatore Ricci |
Birth Date: | 23 February 1998 |
Birth Place: | LaSalle, Quebec, Canada |
Height: | 1.75m |
Position: | Midfielder |
Youthyears1: | 2015–2018 |
Youthclubs1: | Montreal Impact |
Collegeyears1: | 2021– |
College1: | Montreal Carabins |
Years1: | 2018 |
Clubs1: | Montreal Impact |
Caps1: | 0 |
Goals1: | 0 |
Years2: | 2018 |
Clubs2: | → Phoenix Rising (loan) |
Caps2: | 4 |
Goals2: | 0 |
Years3: | 2019 |
Clubs3: | Ottawa Fury |
Caps3: | 0 |
Goals3: | 0 |
Years4: | 2019 |
Clubs4: | → Montreal Impact (loan) |
Caps4: | 0 |
Goals4: | 0 |
Years5: | 2021 |
Clubs5: | FC Lanaudière |
Caps5: | 5 |
Goals5: | 0 |
Years6: | 2022 |
Clubs6: | Pacific FC |
Caps6: | 6 |
Goals6: | 0 |
Pcupdate: | September 18, 2022 |
Ntupdate: | February 2, 2018 |
Luca Salvatore Ricci (born February 23, 1998) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder.
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]
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]
Ricci was born in LaSalle, Quebec, Canada to Italian parents. His mother was born in Calabria, Italy. He speaks English, French and Italian.[10]