Luca de la Torre


Lucas Daniel de la Torre is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for club Fulham.

Club

De La Torre was born and raised in San Diego, California and began playing soccer at Nomad Soccer Club and San Diego Surf, before moving to England to play with Fulham in 2013. De la Torre made his debut for Fulham on August 9, 2016 in the EFL Cup first round against Leyton Orient, starting the match and played 88 minutes at Brisbane Road as Fulham won 3–2. His first league game was a Championship match against Bolton Wanderers on October 28, 2017, as a last-minute substitute for Tomáš Kalas in a 1–1 home tie.
He scored his first goal for Fulham in an EFL Cup tie against Millwall on September 25, 2018.

International

De La Torre was part of the United States U17 team for the 2015 CONCACAF U-17 Championship and 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup.
He was also part of the United States U20 team that won the 2017 CONCACAF U-20 Championship, scoring the game-winner in a 4–1 group stage win against Haiti U20, and a penalty kick during the penalty shootout in the final against Honduras U20. He was also a member of the United States squad that reached the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup quarterfinals, scoring a goal in a group stage draw against Ecuador U20 and assisting on both Josh Sargent's game-winner in a group stage match vs. Senegal U20 and a Lagos Kunga goal in a 6-0 Round of 16 win over New Zealand U20.
On June 2, 2018, De La Torre made his senior team debut for the United States, coming on as a substitute in a friendly against Republic of Ireland.

Personal life

De la Torre's father is Spanish and mother is American. As a result, he holds a Spanish passport.

Career statistics

Honors

United States U20