{{short description|Canadian soccer player (born 1997)}} {{Use Canadian English|date=September 2021}} {{Use mdy dates|date=September 2021}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Luca Uccello | image = Luca Uccello (27726768556) (cropped).jpg | image_size = | caption = Uccello playing for Toronto FC II in 2016 | fullname = Luca Uccello | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1997|6|17}} | birth_place = Markham, Ontario, Canada | height = {{convert|1.72|m|abbr=on}} | position = Attacking midfielder | currentclub = | clubnumber = | youthyears1 = 2003– | youthclubs1 = Thornhill SC | youthyears2 = 2011–2014 | youthclubs2 = Kleinburg Nobleton SC | youthyears3 = 2011–2014 | youthclubs3 = Toronto FC | collegeyears1 = 2021– | college1 = Humber Hawks | collegecaps1 = 0 | collegegoals1 = 0 | years1 = 2014 | clubs1 = TFC Senior Academy | caps1 = 12 | goals1 = 6 | years2 = 2017 | clubs2 = Toronto FC III | caps2 = 1 | goals2 = 2 | years3 = 2015–2018 | clubs3 = Toronto FC II | caps3 = 77 | goals3 = 10 | years4 = 2019 | clubs4 = Memphis 901 | caps4 = 6 | goals4 = 0 | years5 = 2020 | clubs5 = Toronto FC II | caps5 = 0 | goals5 = 0 | nationalyears1 = 2015 | nationalteam1 = Canada U18 | nationalcaps1 = 4 | nationalgoals1 = 2 | nationalyears2 = 2016–2017 | nationalteam2 = Canada U20 | nationalcaps2 = 8 | nationalgoals2 = 0 | medaltemplates = U14 National Champion and Golden Boot Winner. U15 GA Cup Golden Boot Winner with TFCA | club-update = October 16, 2019 | nationalteam-update = February 23, 2017 }}
'''Luca Uccello''' (born June 17, 1997) is a Canadian soccer player who currently plays college soccer for Humber College.
==Career== ===Club===
====Toronto FC II==== Uccello joined TFC Academy in 2011, and played in the Second Division of the Canadian Soccer League.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.knsc.ca/about-us/club-news/547-former-knsc-player-luca-uccello-signs-with-tfc-ii|title=Former KNSC player Luca Uccello, signs with TFC II|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191031101405/https://www.knsc.ca/about-us/club-news/547-former-knsc-player-luca-uccello-signs-with-tfc-ii|archivedate=October 31, 2019|url-status=dead|work=KNSC}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.torontofc.ca/academy/teams/roster-junior |title=Junior Roster - Toronto FC |date=2012-12-31 |access-date=2017-05-21 |url-status=bot: unknown |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121231094422/http://www.torontofc.ca/academy/teams/roster-junior |archivedate=2012-12-31 }}</ref> In 2013, Luca won the Golden Boot at the U15 Generation Adidas Cup with a total of 5 goals as TFC Academy finished runners up against Chivas USA. Uccello would then feature as part of the academy's senior team during the inaugural season of League1 Ontario in 2014. He scored eight goals and won player of the week honours during week 11 of the campaign,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.league1ontario.com/article/player-of-the-week---luca-uccello|first=Duane|last=Rollins|date=August 28, 2014|title=Player of the Week - Luca Uccello|access-date=March 22, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402155248/http://www.league1ontario.com/article/player-of-the-week---luca-uccello|archive-date=April 2, 2015|url-status=dead|work=League1 Ontario}}</ref> as TFC Academy captured the regular season championship.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.torontofc.ca/news/tfc-academy-triumphs-1|title=TFC Academy Triumphs|date=October 4, 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141228042915/https://www.torontofc.ca/news/2014/10/tfc-academy-triumphs-1|archive-date=December 28, 2014|work=Toronto FC}}</ref>
Uccello signed his first professional contract with Toronto FC's USL affiliate, Toronto FC II on March 12, 2015.<ref>{{cite web|first=Dave|last=Rowaan|title=Toronto FC II sign eight players|url=http://www.wakingthered.com/tfcii/2015/3/12/8199379/toronto-fc-ii-sign-eight-players|date=March 12, 2015|work=Waking the Red}}</ref> He made his debut against the Charleston Battery on March 21.<ref>{{cite web|first=Kamal|last=Hylton|date=March 21, 2015|title=Match Recap: TFC II vs. Charleston|url=https://www.torontofc.ca/news/match-recap-tfc-ii-vs-charleston|work=Toronto FC|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150325005235/https://www.torontofc.ca/news/2015/03/match-recap-tfc-ii-vs-charleston|archive-date=March 25, 2015}}</ref> During the 2017 offseason, Uccello would train with Danish club HB Køge,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wakingthered.com/2017/11/8/16624786/toronto-fc-news-tfc-ii-denmark-aiden-daniels-liam-fraser-luca-uccello-malik-johnson|title=TFC II send four on training stint to Denmark|website=Waking The Red|author=James Grossi|date=November 12, 2017|access-date=November 12, 2017|archive-date=March 31, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190331204740/https://www.wakingthered.com/2017/11/8/16624786/toronto-fc-news-tfc-ii-denmark-aiden-daniels-liam-fraser-luca-uccello-malik-johnson|url-status=dead}}</ref> and would later re-sign with the club for the 2018 season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.torontofc.ca/news/toronto-fc-ii-re-sign-luca-uccello|title=Toronto FC II Re-Sign Luca Uccello|website=Toronto FC|date=December 18, 2017}}</ref>
====Memphis 901 FC==== Uccello signed with expansion club Memphis 901 FC for the 2019 season on October 30, 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.memphis901fc.com/news_article/show/963796|date=October 30, 2018|title=Memphis 901 Signs Three More Players|work=Memphis 901}}</ref>
====Return to Toronto FC II==== He returned to Toronto FC II for the 2020 season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tsn.ca/toronto-fc-reserve-side-signs-two-goalkeepers-and-welcomes-uccello-back-to-fold-1.1429924|title=Toronto FC Reserve Side signs two goalkeepers and Welcomes Uccello back to the fold|date=January 19, 2020|work=TSN}}</ref> However, the club did not play any games that year, opting out of the 2020 USL League One season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tsn.ca/toronto-fc-2-pulls-out-of-usl-league-one-season-due-to-global-pandemic-1.1493467| title=Toronto FC II pulls out of USL League One season due to Global Pandemic|date=July 8, 2020|work=TSN}}</ref> He was released by Toronto FC II after they declined his option for the 2021 season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.torontofc.ca/news/toronto-fc-ii-announces-roster-moves|title=Toronto FC II Announces Roster Moves|date=December 23, 2020|work=Toronto FC}}</ref>
===College=== In August 2021, the Humber Hawks announced Uccello was joining the team for the 2021 OCAA soccer season.<ref>{{cite web|date=August 30, 2021|url=https://humberhawks.ca/sports/msoc/2021-22/releases/20210830jr2hwv|title=Humber soccer signs Toronto FC II star Luca Uccello|work=Humber College}}</ref> In two seasons with the Hawks, Uccello captured two CCAA national titles, two CCAA All-Canadian selections, and was named CCAA Player of the Year.<ref name="humberhawks_uccello_luca_qq92"/>
In his final season, he was named the 2022-23 OCAA Male Athlete of the Year.<ref>{{cite web|date=April 18, 2023|url=https://www.ocaa.com/sports/general/2022-23/releases/04182023ocaamaoty |title=UCCELLO NAMED OCAA MALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR |publisher=Ontario Colleges Athletic Association |access-date=2026-04-05}}</ref> Uccello concluded his career tenth all-time at Humber with 53 points (14 goals, 25 assists).<ref name="humberhawks_uccello_luca_qq92">{{cite web |url=https://humberhawks.ca/sports/msoc/2022-23/bios/uccello_luca_qq92 |title=Luca Uccello |publisher=Humber Polytechnic |access-date=2026-04-05}}</ref>
===International===
On August 30, 2015 Uccello was called up to the ID U20 camp held In Vaughan, Ontario for 1 week. Uccello was called up to a Canada U-17 camp in February 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://canadasoccer.com/national-teams/excel-teams/?teamId=2075&camp_id=924|title=[2013-02] Men's U-17 Camp In USA And Costa Rica|work=Canadian Soccer Association}}</ref> On April 16, 2015 Uccello was called up by coach Rob Gale to the Canada U-18 side for a tournament in Slovakia.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://canadasoccer.com/canada-m18-heading-east-p157668|date= April 16, 2015|title=Canada M18 heading East|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160803235817/https://canadasoccer.com/canada-m18-heading-east-p157668|archivedate=August 3, 2016|work=Canadian Soccer Association}}</ref> He made his debut for the U18s against Slovakia's U18 squad on April 20, and scored a goal in a 2–2 draw.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.futbalsfz.sk/reprezentacia/sr-18/spravy/novinka/slovakia-cup-2015-v-prvom-zapase-remiza-slovakov-s-kanadou.html|date=April 20, 2015|title=Slovakia Cup 2015: V prvom zápase remíza Slovákov s Kanadou|access-date=April 20, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150427111517/http://www.futbalsfz.sk/reprezentacia/sr-18/spravy/novinka/slovakia-cup-2015-v-prvom-zapase-remiza-slovakov-s-kanadou.html|archive-date=April 27, 2015|url-status=dead|language=Slovak|trans-title=Slovakia Cup 2015: Slovaks draw Canada with the first match|work=Futbal SFZ}}</ref>
In August 2016, he was called up to the U-20 team for a pair of friendlies against Costa Rica<ref>{{cite web|url=http://canadasoccer.com/canada-m20-announces-squad-and-matches-against-costa-rica-p159838|publisher=Canadian Soccer Association|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160826060558/https://canadasoccer.com/canada-m20-announces-squad-and-matches-against-costa-rica-p159838|archive-date=August 26, 2016|url-status=dead|title=L'équipe masculine U-20 du Canada présente sa sélection pour des matchs face au Costa Rica|language=fr|trans-title=Canada m20 announces squad and matches against Costa Rica|date=August 24, 2016}}</ref> Uccello was nominated in back to back years by the Canadian Soccer Association for the Canadian Men's U-20 player of the year Award in 2016 and 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.canadasoccer.com/award-nominees-announced-for-annual-canada-soccer-player-awards-p160179|trans-title=Award nominees announced for annual Canada Soccer Player Awards|publisher=Canadian Soccer Association|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180728101114/https://www.canadasoccer.com/award-nominees-announced-for-annual-canada-soccer-player-awards-p160179|archive-date=July 28, 2018|url-status=dead|date=November 28, 2016|language=fr|title=Les finalistes annoncés et début du vote pour les Prix des joueurs Canada Soccer}}</ref> In February 2017, Uccello was named to Canada's U-20 World Cup Qualifying roster for the 2017 CONCACAF U-20 Championship.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sportsnet.ca/soccer/canada-names-young-squad-concacaf-u-20-championship/|title=Canada names young squad for CONCACAF U-20 Championship|first=Neil|last=Davidson|publisher=Sportsnet|date=February 9, 2017}}</ref>
==Career statistics==
===Club=== {{updated|October 16, 2019}}<ref>{{cite web|title=Luca Uccello profile|author=Soccerway|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/luca-uccello/289044/}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|League !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="2"|League !colspan="2"|Playoffs !colspan="2"|Domestic Cup !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="3"|Toronto FC III |rowspan="2"|League1 Ontario |2014 |12||6||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||6||2||18||8 |- |2017 |1||2||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||0||0||1||2 |- !colspan="2"|Total !13!!8!!0!!0!!0!!0!!6!!2!!19!!10 |- |rowspan="5"|Toronto FC II |rowspan="4"|USL |2015 |22||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||22||1 |- |2016 |20||3||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||20||3 |- |2017 |15||3||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||15||3 |- |2018 |18||3||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||18||3 |- !colspan="2"|Total !77!!10!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!77!!10 |- |Memphis 901 FC |USL Championship |2019 |6||0||colspan="2"|—||1||0||colspan="2"|—||7||0 |- !colspan="3"|Career Total !96!!18!!0!!0!!1!!0!!6!!2!!103!!20 |}
==Personal life== Uccello was born in Markham, Ontario. He has an older brother, Julian, who is also a soccer player, who most notably played for Crotone in Italy in the Serie B. He also has a twin, Michael, who was also part of the Toronto FC system, playing as a goalkeeper, but at the age 18, Michael decided to leave the club to become a film director.
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== {{Commons category-inline}} * {{Canada Soccer|3550}}
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